Homeschool Record Keeping in Vermont

Required days

175 days/year

Required subjects

10 subjects

Notice

Required each year

Testing / evaluation

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

Recordkeeping

Required

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

What to keep in Vermont

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

Vermont doesn't specify a minimum number of hours, but requires at least 175 days of instruction per year.

Portfolio and work samples

Vermont requires no portfolio, though a parent report with at least four work samples is one of the five ways to satisfy the end-of-year assessment. What is required is retention: 16 V.S.A. 166b(a)(3) has you attest that you will keep the record of those assessments, and the Agency advises holding them until the student turns 18.

Assessment and evaluation records

Vermont requires an assessment of your child's academic progress at the end of each school year, under 16 V.S.A. § 166b. Since H.461 (2023) nothing is submitted to the Agency of Education. Families attest on the enrollment notice that they will assess and keep the record. Accepted forms are a standardized assessment, a review by a teacher with a current Vermont license, a parent report and portfolio with a summary of the year and at least four work samples, grades from an online academy or school, or passing the GED.

Filing documents and deadlines

Vermont has filing dates worth putting on your calendar: Annual notice (10 business days before starting homeschooling, then annually). 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 Vermont reports and year-end summaries you may need.

What this looks like in Homeschool Fox

Every activity you log rolls into a compliance view for Vermont, so the records exist before anyone asks for them.

Free Vermont printables

Three ready-to-use PDFs for Vermont homeschoolers. No account needed.

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

What Homeschool Fox tracks for Vermont

The records Vermont asks you to keep, plus the rest of your year, in one place. No spreadsheets, no lost notebooks.

• Days toward your 175-day goal
• Required subjects
• Days attended
• The records Vermont asks you to keep
• Parent's choice (testing, portfolio, or evaluation)
• Daily activity logs
• Printable PDF reports
• Progress tracking

More Vermont guides

• Vermont Homeschool Requirements Hours, notice, assessment, and subjects at a glance.
• How to Start Homeschooling in Vermont A step-by-step guide from withdrawal to your first logged day.
• Homeschooling High School in Vermont Credits, GPA, transcripts, and graduation.
• How to Withdraw From School in Vermont The steps, the letter, and timing to avoid truancy issues.
• Moving to Vermont What to file when you arrive and whether your records transfer.
• Public School Sports in Vermont Whether homeschoolers can play, what it takes, and who to ask.
• Homeschool Days Required in Vermont The number, what counts toward it, and the pace to hit it.
• Required Subjects in Vermont The list, how much time each needs, and proving you taught them.
• Vermont Letter of Intent Who to file with, when it's due, and a free generator.
• Homeschool Testing in Vermont What the state asks for, when, and low-score rules.