New York's homeschool evaluation: who can sign, what they review, and when it is due
New York lists an outside evaluation of a homeschooled student's year as one of its options, in grades 1, 2, and 3 every year, and grades 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 in alternate years. The signer is one of: a New York State certified teacher; a home instruction peer review panel; or another person chosen by the parent with the consent of the superintendent. The evaluator looks at a portfolio of the student's work and an interview with the student and produces a written narrative evaluation of the student's progress.
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Checked against 8 NYCRR §100.10(h). Requirements on this page last reviewed October 12, 2026. The regulation text is always the source of truth.
Who may sign
The signer is one of: a New York State certified teacher; a home instruction peer review panel; or another person chosen by the parent with the consent of the superintendent.
What the evaluator reviews, and what it produces
The evaluator looks at a portfolio of the student's work and an interview with the student. What comes out of that review is a written narrative evaluation of the student's progress (the written narrative).
When it is due
The the written narrative is filed with the school district, with the fourth quarterly report.
Other ways to meet this requirement
New York's law also lists these ways to meet the yearly requirement, apart from an outside evaluation:
- a commercially published norm-referenced achievement test
Worth knowing
- The narrative may be used every year in grades 1 to 3 and in alternate years in grades 4 to 8; grades 9 to 12 test every year.
- NYSED's own words: the program is placed on probation only if the evaluator certifies that the student has not made adequate academic progress.
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 New York walks through what the regulation asks you to review and produces the written narrative in a format built from 8 NYCRR §100.10(h). 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 New York's homeschool evaluation?
The signer is one of: a New York State certified teacher; a home instruction peer review panel; or another person chosen by the parent with the consent of the superintendent.
What does the evaluator review?
The evaluator looks at a portfolio of the student's work and an interview with the student and produces a written narrative evaluation of the student's progress.
When is the written narrative due?
The the written narrative is filed with the school district, with the fourth quarterly report.
Are there other ways to meet this requirement in New York?
New York's law names other ways to meet the yearly requirement besides an outside evaluation: a commercially published norm-referenced achievement test.
What else does the regulation say?
The narrative may be used every year in grades 1 to 3 and in alternate years in grades 4 to 8; grades 9 to 12 test every year. NYSED's own words: the program is placed on probation only if the evaluator certifies that the student has not made adequate academic progress.
Read the primary text: 8 NYCRR §100.10(h). See also: every state's evaluation rule · the New York annual assessment guide · New York homeschool records and the IHIP · the record for homeschool families