Georgia asks for one filing and three records — and almost none of it gets sent anywhere. The Declaration of Intent is the only thing the state receives. Your test scores stay with you. Your progress reports stay with you. Your attendance stays with you.
This kit is built on O.C.G.A. § 20-2-690(c), items (1) through (8), quoted so you can point to them. It also flags the outdated rule still circulating on district websites.
What’s Inside
- The Declaration of Intent — within 30 days of starting, then by September 1 each year, filed with the Georgia DOE (not your district)
- Your qualification — a high school diploma or GED is the whole requirement; no degree, no certificate
- The five subject areas, and why “includes, but is not limited to” matters
- 180 days × 4½ hours = 810 hours — an equivalent, not a calendar, arranged however suits your family
- Testing every three years from the end of grade 3 — and the statutory clause saying scores need NOT be submitted
- The annual progress report, kept three years — written by you, read by nobody unless you choose
- The outdated monthly-attendance myth — that requirement is gone, but forms demanding it are still in circulation
- 7 fill-in templates: declaration prep worksheet, qualification record, standardized test log, five-subject coverage log, instructional hours log, annual progress report form, and a withdrawal letter
- Your Georgia year at a glance, FAQs, and every source cited so you can verify it yourself
Instant download. Plain-English explanation of Georgia law — not legal advice. Verified against the statute October 2026.
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