Homeschool Record Keeping in Rhode Island

Required hours

1080 hrs/year

School days

180 days/year

Required subjects

9 subjects

Notice

Required

Testing / evaluation

Parent's choice (testing, portfolio, or evaluation)

Recordkeeping

Recommended

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

What to keep in Rhode Island

Good records are your best protection if anyone ever questions your homeschool. In Rhode Island, 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

Rhode Island requires at least 5.5 hours of instruction per day over 180 school days, which works out to roughly 1080 hours per year.

Portfolio and work samples

No, Rhode Island 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.

Assessment and evaluation records

Rhode Island doesn't set a statewide assessment rule. Your local school committee determines the annual progress check as part of approval — commonly a standardized test, portfolio review, or written progress report — and committees are expected to give reasonable weight to the evaluation method the family proposes.

Filing documents and deadlines

Rhode Island has filing dates worth putting on your calendar: Education plan (Before starting homeschooling (school committee approval required)). Keep a dated copy of everything you file and note when you sent it.

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 Rhode Island reports and year-end summaries you may need.

Free Rhode Island printables

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

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

What Homeschool Fox tracks for Rhode Island

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

• Hours toward your 1080-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 Rhode Island guides

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