Homeschool Record Keeping in Montana

Required hours

720 hrs/year

Required subjects

7 subjects

Notice

Required

Testing / evaluation

Not required

Recordkeeping

Recommended

Jump to the full Montana requirements for plain-English detail on each of these.

What to keep in Montana

Good records are your best protection if anyone ever questions your homeschool. In Montana, keep an organized set: a running log of what you teach and when, samples of your child's work, and any assessment or filing documents the state asks for. Depending on the rules you'll keep some at home and file others, so keep everything organized and dated.

Attendance and hours

Montana requires a minimum of 720 hours of instruction per school year.

Portfolio and work samples

No, Montana does not legally require you to maintain a portfolio. However, keeping records of your homeschool activities is still highly recommended for your own reference and for potential college applications or if you ever need to demonstrate educational progress.

How to organize your records

Keep one folder per child per school year: a running activity log, a stack of work samples, any test or evaluation results, and copies of anything you filed. Homeschool Fox does this automatically, logging hours by subject from your phone, tagging core versus non-core, and generating the Montana reports and year-end summaries you may need.

Free Montana printables

Two ready-to-use PDFs for Montana homeschoolers. No account needed.

Templates, not legal advice. Confirm the current rule with your state or district.

What Homeschool Fox tracks for Montana

Everything Montana expects you to keep, in one place — no spreadsheets, no lost notebooks.

• Hours toward your 720-hour goal
• Required subjects & core hours
• Daily activity logs
• Attendance records
• Notes & portfolio records
• Printable PDF reports
• High school transcripts
• State-specific progress tracking

More Montana guides

• Montana Homeschool Requirements Hours, notice, assessment, and subjects at a glance.
• How to Start Homeschooling in Montana A step-by-step guide from withdrawal to your first logged day.
• Homeschooling High School in Montana Credits, GPA, transcripts, and graduation.