Louisiana's homeschool evaluation: who can sign, what they review, and when it is due
Louisiana lists an outside evaluation of a homeschooled student's year as one of the options its law allows each year. The signer is a teacher certified to teach at the child's grade level who has examined the program being offered. The evaluator looks at the home study program being offered and produces a statement that, in the teacher's professional opinion, the child is being taught a sustained curriculum of quality at least equal to that offered by public schools at the same grade level.
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Checked against La. R.S. 17:236.1 and the BESE-Approved Home Study Program Guidelines (March 27 2026). Requirements on this page last reviewed October 12, 2026. The regulation text is always the source of truth.
Who may sign
The signer is a teacher certified to teach at the child's grade level who has examined the program being offered.
What the evaluator reviews, and what it produces
The evaluator looks at the home study program being offered. What comes out of that review is a statement that, in the teacher's professional opinion, the child is being taught a sustained curriculum of quality at least equal to that offered by public schools at the same grade level (the teacher statement).
When it is due
The the teacher statement goes to the Louisiana Department of Education, with the renewal application.
Other ways to meet this requirement
Louisiana's law also lists these ways to meet the yearly requirement, apart from an outside evaluation:
- a curriculum packet, which may include a statement from a third party who observed the student's progress
- standardized test scores at or above grade level, or one grade level of progress per year
Worth knowing
- Renewal is due by October 1 of the school year, or within 12 months of the initial approval, whichever is later.
- A teacher evaluation under this option is subject to review and approval by the State Board of Education.
- Students in a BESE-approved home study program cannot take part in the LA GATOR scholarship program.
For families
The portfolio, the log, and the samples an evaluator asks to see are easiest to produce when they were kept as the year happened, not assembled the week before it is due. A photo of a finished project, a logged book, a math sample each month: each one is a thirty-second entry, and by the time the evaluator asks, the record already exists.
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For evaluators
If you are the person who signs this evaluation, Eformogi's free form for Louisiana walks through what the regulation asks you to review and produces the teacher statement in a format built from La. R.S. 17:236.1 and the BESE-Approved Home Study Program Guidelines (March 27 2026). The form is free forever. No evaluator is ever paid by Eformogi for signing, and no evaluator's fee is ever shared with us.
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Frequently asked questions
Who can sign Louisiana's homeschool evaluation?
The signer is a teacher certified to teach at the child's grade level who has examined the program being offered.
What does the evaluator review?
The evaluator looks at the home study program being offered and produces a statement that, in the teacher's professional opinion, the child is being taught a sustained curriculum of quality at least equal to that offered by public schools at the same grade level.
When is the teacher statement due?
The the teacher statement goes to the Louisiana Department of Education, with the renewal application.
Are there other ways to meet this requirement in Louisiana?
Louisiana's law names other ways to meet the yearly requirement besides an outside evaluation: a curriculum packet, which may include a statement from a third party who observed the student's progress; standardized test scores at or above grade level, or one grade level of progress per year.
What else does the regulation say?
Renewal is due by October 1 of the school year, or within 12 months of the initial approval, whichever is later. A teacher evaluation under this option is subject to review and approval by the State Board of Education. Students in a BESE-approved home study program cannot take part in the LA GATOR scholarship program.
Read the primary text: La. R.S. 17:236.1 and the BESE-Approved Home Study Program Guidelines (March 27 2026). See also: every state's evaluation rule · the Louisiana home study renewal guide · the record for homeschool families