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Getting Started: Sample Letter of Intent to Homeschool
By Mimi Rothschild

Form 4140 is a Department of Education's form for parents who wish to withdraw their children from the public school system, not only to homeschool but also for alternative educational programs, private school attendance, etc. If applicable, send your Letter of Intent (Form 4140) to the local public school. This letter will be written in accordance to your State's homeschooling laws. For information on your local homeschooling laws, visit Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) or your local State Department of Education.

This is a Sample Letter of Intent to Homeschool:

Janice White
15 Punchbowl Street
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Tel: 808-555-1992

Friday, July 1, 2005

Principal
Royal School
1519 Queen Emma Street
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

Re: Notice of Intent to Homeschool

Dear Principal,

We are hereby notifying you of our intent to homeschool our son, Jim for the remainder of the school year. For your records, the student is:

Frankie White
15 Punchbowl Street
Honolulu, Hawaii 98613
Tel: 808-555-1992
Birth Date: 07/11/1992
Grade: 3rd

In accordance with Hawaii Administrative rule title 8, chapter 12, Compulsory Attendance Exception, we are notifying you of our intent to homeschool. As stated in the above rule, we will, if requested, be submitting our progress report at the end of our school year.

We would appreciate a written acknowledgement of our notice of intent and request that any future communication be in written form for our record keeping.

Sincerely,

Jane Doe

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Mimi Rothschild is a homeschooling parent, children's rights activist, author, and Founder and C.E.O. of online education company Learning by Grace, Inc. Rothschild and her husband of twenty-eight years reside in suburban Philadelphia with their eight children.

Feeling that “our current system of education has broken its promise,” Rothschild co-founded Learning By Grace, Inc. to provide families with Internet-based multimedia education to PreK-12 children all over the world.

In addition to her twenty years of experience as a homeschool mother, Rothschild has written a number of books dealing with education published by McGraw Hill and others. Her Home Education Websites Blog consists of helpful online content and activities for Christian homeschooling families.

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