SAMPLE LETTER of INTENT

Your Name
Your Address

Superintendent's Name
Address of District Office

Dear Superintendent ... (may be Dr. or Mr/Mrs/Ms),

This is to inform you of our intent to home school our child[ren] for the [year dates] school year. [NAME of FIRST CHILD] will be in the [#] grade, [NAME of SECOND CHILD] will be in the [#] grade [...Continue for each child]. Our qualifications for this include; [add here...college courses or degrees, other special schooling or seminars, volunteer work at schools or churches, knowledge of child's unique educational learning style, etc.]

We feel that we can best fulfill our child[ren]'s [special] needs in [his/her/their] educational process, and wish to give [him/her/them] the benefit of a pleasurable learning experience, including [field trips, one-on-one tutoring, Bible study, etc.]. We are also very concerned about the [put concerns here--examples: negative and immoral social environment that our children have been and will continue to be exposed to in the public school system; the lack of support for talented and gifted children...].

Learning will be a continuous process throughout the year and we are confident we will fulfill the [required amount--usually 180 or 190] instructional day requirement. We have already planned field trips to supplement our daily learning and will include activities that incorporate art, music, home economics, citizenship, health, and physical education as well as the more traditional subjects of math, social and natural history, science, reading, and language arts [*NOTE* check your district/state requirements for any special courses that are required, such as state history, foreign language, fire safety, etc. and be sure to include these]

Sincerely,
YOUR NAMES TYPED & SIGNED

ADD THESE ATTACHMENTS--

• Curriculum list (for Massachusetts this can be very basic--list planned courses, field trips, and names of books or unit studies you will use)
  
• Resources (materials you have at home; maps, computer and Internet access, art supplies, encyclopedias or other research material, sports equipment, videos and tapes, etc.)