Enroll in Home School

Home Schooling is an option for parents who elect to withdraw their child(ren) from the public school system. Students who participate in homeschooling do not have access to any of the educational resources provided to students enrolled in public school. Instead, parents are responsible for providing materials and delivering instruction.

Parents who elect home schooling are legally mandated by the Maryland State Department of Education to “provide regular, thorough instruction in the studies usually taught in the public schools to children of the same age.” Home schooling students do not receive grades, credits or a diploma.

Signed notification forms must be returned within 15 days of creating the parent portal or the student will be deleted from the portal.

Option 1: Notify by Home Schooling Parent Portal

Home Schooling Notification Form- Parent Portal 

(Optional- Parent will need to provide an email address to use this option)

Advantages of the Parent Portal

• Automatically generates Home Schooling Notification Form with parent and student information
• Adds family to Home Schooling Office portfolio review scheduling emails and other home schooling informational email communications
• Allows parents to add and update student information in real time
• Allows parent to retrieve the Home Schooling Notification Form and Annual Verification as needed 

Parent Portal Guides

The parent portal guides provide step-by-step instructions for using the Home Schooling Parent Portal.  

• New User Quick Reference Guide
• New User Complete How to Guide
• Existing User Quick Reference Guide
• Existing User Complete How to Guide

Option 2: Notify by Interactive Form

Interactive Home Schooling Notification Form

• If you created a parent portal, you do not need to complete this form.
• Parent will need to frequently check the Prince George's County Public Schools Home Schooling website for portfolio review schedules and information
• If you choose not to create a parent portal, complete the form in its entirety and email it to pgcps.homeschool@pgcps.org 

NOTE:  Our physical office is currently closed.  Mailed forms cannot be processed at this time.  All notification forms must be sent via email to pgcps.homeschool@pgcps.org.  

New to Home Schooling in Prince George’s County?

Notify the Home Schooling Office of your intent to homeschool 15 days prior to beginning home schooling, if any of the following apply: 

• You are a Prince George’s County resident
• Your child is currently enrolled in PGCPS, but you want to withdraw the child to home school
• Your child was enrolled in home schooling in another county in Maryland or another state and you now live in Prince George’s County
• Your child will be 5 years old before September 1 of the current school year

Continuing to Home School?