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 It's that time of year again, when those of us in Minnesota have to complete our Letter of Intent and MACHECompulsory Reporting Forms, to send into local ISD. It sounds complicated but is really very simple once you have all the paperwork initially completed.  Then each subsequent year you simply fill in the blanks with any new information.  I thought I would share a few of our letters for those of you that may be new to MN, and new to homeschooling.  The 1st one is our cover letter, and 2nd is our Yearly Schedule.

Note: We always have our initials at the bottom of each page, along with our signatures and date, so school offices cannot tamper with paperwork in any way.  I also send all of our paperwork "certified mail," so there is proof ISD offices have recieved paperwork in a timely manner.

SAMPLE LETTER OF INTENT

~ (Your Homeschool Title Here) ~
____________________________________________
Stree Address* City You Live, Minnesota w/zipcode * (area code)phone number 

August 20, 2007 

(Name of Superintendent Here)
(Name of Homeschool Contact Within ISD Here)
Name of Your City Area Public Schools #
Central Offices
Street Address Of School District
Your City, Minnesota w/ zip code
Phone: (area code)123-4567

Dear (Superintendant and Homeschool Contact), 

            This letter is to notify you that we are a continuing home-education family in the ISD #123 school district.  You will find enclosed our 2007-2008 Home-Education Calendar and Non-Public Education Compulsory Instruction Report. 

            If you should have any questions or need to contact us in any way, please call us at (phone number here).  Also, in an effort to keep our home-education records updated/accurate we kindly request an acknowledgement of our letter, and ask that all necessary communication between us include written form.  Thank you for your understanding. 

Respectfully,

______________________________________________________________
(Father/Instructor)                                                (Date)

______________________________________________________________
(Mother/Instructor)                                               (Date)

Initials: _______ ________

SAMPLE CALENDAR INSERT

Street Address* Your City, Minnesota w/ zip code * (phone number)

 
2007-2008 Home-Education Instruction Calendar 
Note:  We are a year-round, home-education family, with structured studies during the months of September (official date 9/05/07) through May, and more casual studies from June thru August. 

The following dates are scheduled for breaks, vacations or holiday’s: 
November 19^th-30^th (Thanksgiving Break)
December 17^th-January 4th  (Christmas Break)
March 17th-30^th (Spring Break)
July 1st– 18^th (Summer Break) 

Mini vacations and travels all throughout summer, during various times, which include educational learning experiences. Dates are subject to change, as needed, for husband’s vacation allowance at work. 

______________________    _______________________
(Father/Instructor)                  (Mother/Instructor) 

Initials: _____ _____


See How easy it can be :-)  No muss and fuss.  The rest of the Compulsory reporting forms can be found at MACHE'S (Minnesota Association Of Home Educator's) website HERE.  Simply print them from your computer and then fill them out by hand.  Also, if you live in a curmudgeonly ISD district you may want to consider enrolling in HSLDA's yearly legal program HERE. 

Happy Yearly Reporting,