Homeschooling in New York City.

The first thing a New York City homeschool family hits isn't a form, it's a question: who do I even send this to? NYC doesn't file with a local district the way the rest of the state does — everything goes to one central DOE Office of Home Schooling, on a 28-day IHIP clock. Here are the addresses, the timeline, and what stays the same as the rest of New York (8 NYCRR §100.10).

Checked against 8 NYCRR §100.10 — requirements on this page last reviewed July 16, 2026. The regulation text is always the source of truth.

NYC files with one central office, not your district

Everywhere else in New York, a homeschool family files with their local school district. New York City is the exception: the five boroughs are one district for home instruction, and every filing goes to the central NYC DOE Office of Home Schooling. There is no borough office and no zoned-school step.

Letter of Intent — LetterofIntent@schools.nyc.gov
IHIP, quarterly reports, annual assessment — homeschool@schools.nyc.gov
Phone — (718) 935-2343
Mail — 333 Seventh Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10001

These are the DOE's published contact details; confirm the current ones on the NYC DOE home-schooling page before you file.

The NYC timeline, and the 28-day clock

The sequence is the same five filings as the rest of the state, routed to the one office:

Letter of Intent — email it to the office. This starts the process.
Materials arrive — the office sends the regulation and an IHIP form, which starts your 28-day clock.
IHIP within 28 days — New York City asks for the IHIP within 28 days of receiving the materials (its framing of the §100.10 four-week window).
Four quarterly reports — on the four dates your IHIP sets.
Annual assessment — filed together with the fourth quarterly report.

How to file in NYC, step by step

The plain-language version; the regulation (8 NYCRR §100.10) and the DOE page are the source of truth.

1. Send your Letter of Intent to the central office

Email a Letter of Intent to the NYC DOE Office of Home Schooling at LetterofIntent@schools.nyc.gov. In NYC this goes to the central office, not to your borough or your zoned school.

2. Receive the §100.10 materials and IHIP form

The office sends back a copy of the regulation and an IHIP form. This is what starts the 28-day clock for your IHIP.

3. File your IHIP within 28 days

Submit the completed IHIP to homeschool@schools.nyc.gov within 28 days of receiving the materials (New York City’s framing of the §100.10 four-week window). The IHIP lists your subjects, who instructs, a plan for each required subject, and the four quarterly report dates you choose.

4. File four quarterly reports on your chosen dates

Send each quarterly report to homeschool@schools.nyc.gov on the four dates your IHIP set: hours, material covered per subject, and a grade or narrative. Same central office, same address, all year.

5. File the annual assessment with the fourth report

With the fourth quarterly report, include the annual assessment (a standardized test result or a written narrative, depending on the grade). One office receives everything.

What's the same as the rest of New York

Only the filing logistics are NYC-specific. The requirements themselves are the same 8 NYCRR §100.10 statewide:

the same required subjects for each grade;
the same annual hours — 900 for grades 1–6, 990 for grades 7–12;
the same four quarterly reports (hours, material covered, a grade or narrative, and an explanation for any subject under 80 percent of plan);
the same annual assessment (a standardized test or a written narrative, by grade).

So the NYC-specific part is small: the central office and the 28-day framing. For the underlying rules, the guides that cover the rest of the state cover NYC too — the New York transcript & compliance guide, the quarterly reports, and the annual assessment.

Frequently asked questions

Where do New York City homeschoolers file their paperwork?

With one central office: the NYC DOE Office of Home Schooling — not your borough, your district, or your zoned school. The Letter of Intent goes to LetterofIntent@schools.nyc.gov, and the IHIP, the four quarterly reports, and the annual assessment go to homeschool@schools.nyc.gov. The office phone is (718) 935-2343 and the mailing address is 333 Seventh Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10001. Confirm current details on the DOE’s home-schooling page before you file.

When is the NYC homeschool IHIP due? (the 28-day clock)

After you file the Letter of Intent, the Office of Home Schooling sends the §100.10 materials and an IHIP form. New York City frames the IHIP as due within 28 days of receiving those materials — its version of the state’s "within four weeks of receipt, or by August 15, whichever is later" rule (8 NYCRR §100.10).

Do I file with my borough or my local district in NYC?

No. This is the part that trips up most NYC families: everywhere else in New York you file with your local school district, but the five boroughs are one district for home instruction, and everything routes to the central DOE Office of Home Schooling. One office, one set of addresses, all year.

What forms does New York City use?

The NYC DOE publishes its own per-grade blank IHIP forms (grades 1–6, 7–8, and 9–12), a quarterly report template, and a written-narrative form for the annual assessment, on its home-schooling page. They are the blank official forms; for filled-in examples you can borrow wording from, see the free New York IHIP template and samples.

Are the homeschool rules different in NYC than the rest of New York?

The filing logistics differ — one central office and the 28-day IHIP framing — but the requirements are the same 8 NYCRR §100.10 as the rest of the state: the same required subjects, the same annual hours (900 for grades 1–6, 990 for grades 7–12), the same four quarterly reports, and the same annual assessment. Only who you send them to, and the address, are NYC-specific.

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