New York homeschool quarterly reports.

After the IHIP, homeschooling in New York means four quarterly reports — one on each date your IHIP set, plus an annual assessment filed with the fourth (8 NYCRR §100.10). Each report has to state the hours you taught, what you covered in every required subject, and a grade or narrative for each. This page walks through exactly what goes in one, when it's due, and how the four add up to the year.

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

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What has to be in each quarterly report

A New York quarterly report is short, and the regulation is specific about its four parts (8 NYCRR §100.10). Each report states:

Hours of instruction — the hours taught during that quarter.
Material covered in each subject — a description of what was actually covered, subject by subject, against the plan in your IHIP.
A grade or a written narrative — for each required subject, either a grade or a short written evaluation of progress. Either is accepted.
An explanation for any subject under 80 percent — if less than 80 percent of the material you planned for a subject was covered, a brief written explanation of why.

That is the whole report. There is no test, no portfolio, and no district visit built into a quarterly — those belong to the annual assessment, filed with the fourth report.

When your four reports are due

New York does not fix the four dates — your family chose them when you filed the IHIP, and those are the dates that govern the year. Many families space the four quarters roughly across the school year (2026–2027), like this:

Quarter 1 (Jul–Sep) — covers instruction from 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-30.
Quarter 2 (Oct–Dec) — covers instruction from 2026-10-01 to 2026-12-31.
Quarter 3 (Jan–Mar) — covers instruction from 2027-01-01 to 2027-03-31.
Quarter 4 (Apr–Jun) — covers instruction from 2027-04-01 to 2027-06-30.

These are only the common defaults the IHIP form pre-fills. If your IHIP set different dates — or you started home instruction mid-year and prorated your quarters — then yours are whatever your IHIP says. The annual assessment is filed together with the fourth quarterly report.

Hours, and how the four reports add up to the year

The IHIP names your subjects and plan; it does not report hours. The quarterly reports carry the hours. New York sets the annual equivalent at 900 hours for grades 1–6 and 990 hours for grades 7–12 (8 NYCRR §100.10), and the four quarterly reports, added together, reach that annual figure.

Worth noticing: you are reporting the hours you actually taught, quarter by quarter — not promising a fixed number in advance. The record a family already keeps for a running transcript — what was studied, for how long, in which subject — is exactly what a quarterly report needs. You keep one record; the IHIP, the quarterly reports, and the verifiable transcript are all views of it.

The 80 percent rule, in plain language

If, in any required subject, less than 80 percent of the material you planned for that quarter was covered, New York asks for a short written explanation next to that subject. That is the entire rule. It is routine — plans shift, a unit runs long, a child lingers on something worth lingering on — and the explanation is simply how the state asks you to account for the gap. It is not a finding against the family, and it does not, by itself, put a program on probation.

What to write for “material covered”

Describe each subject in general terms ("regular composition assignments") rather than specific promises ("one polished essay per month"). General language satisfies the requirement and keeps you flexible if your plans change mid-year.

The same wording you used in the IHIP's plan of instruction carries naturally into the quarterly report's material-covered line — you are describing the same subject, now in the past tense. If you started from the free blank New York IHIP template, the subject list you filled in there is the list you report against here.

How to complete a quarterly report, step by step

A quarterly report has five moving parts. The regulation text (8 NYCRR §100.10) is always the source of truth; this is the plain-language version of what each part asks for.

1. Total the hours for the quarter

Add up the hours of instruction for the quarter across all subjects. New York sets an annual equivalent of 900 hours for grades 1–6 and 990 hours for grades 7–12; your four quarterly reports report the hours and, added together, reach that annual figure. The IHIP itself does not report hours — the quarterly reports do.

2. Describe the material covered in each required subject

For each subject on your grade’s IHIP, write a short description of what was actually covered this quarter — the topics, chapters, or units. General wording is fine and usually wiser (see below); a couple of plain sentences per subject is normal.

3. Add a grade or a written narrative per subject

For each subject, give either a grade or a short written narrative evaluation of the student’s progress. The regulation accepts either; you do not have to assign letter grades if a narrative describes the progress more honestly.

4. Note any subject under 80 percent of plan

If less than 80 percent of the material you planned for a subject in the IHIP was covered this quarter, add a brief written explanation. This is a normal part of the report, not a penalty — plans shift, and the explanation is simply how New York asks you to account for it.

5. File it with your district on your chosen date

Send the report to your school district (or, in New York City, the Office of Home Schooling) on the date your IHIP set for that quarter. Keep a copy — the reports build on one another across the year, and the fourth is filed together with the annual assessment.

If you already keep your student's record in Eformogi, you can generate each report from your record instead — hours aggregate by subject on their own, and the preview, filled in, is free.

Frequently asked questions

When are New York homeschool quarterly reports due?

On the four dates your family set in the IHIP — New York leaves the dates to you (8 NYCRR §100.10). Many families use quarters that fall roughly in July–September, October–December, January–March, and April–June, but yours are whatever your IHIP says. The annual assessment is filed together with the fourth quarterly report.

What has to be in each New York quarterly report?

Four things (8 NYCRR §100.10): the hours of instruction during that quarter; a description of the material covered in each required subject; either a grade or a written narrative evaluation in each subject; and — if less than 80 percent of the material planned for a subject was covered — a written explanation. That is the whole report.

How many hours does New York require, and how do the quarterly reports add up?

The regulation sets the annual equivalent at 900 hours for grades 1–6 and 990 hours for grades 7–12 (8 NYCRR §100.10). The IHIP does not report hours; the four quarterly reports do, and together they aggregate to the annual figure. You are reporting the hours actually taught, quarter by quarter — not promising a fixed number in advance.

What does the 80 percent rule mean on a quarterly report?

If, in any required subject, less than 80 percent of the material you planned for that quarter in your IHIP was covered, New York asks for a short written explanation alongside that subject (8 NYCRR §100.10). It is a routine note — a paragraph explaining why plans shifted — not a finding against the family.

Do I have to assign grades, or can I write a narrative?

Either. New York accepts a grade or a written narrative evaluation in each subject. A narrative — a few honest sentences about what the student did and how it went — is a full substitute for a letter grade, and it often describes a young or nontraditional learner more accurately.

What should I write for "material covered"?

Can Eformogi build my quarterly reports?

Yes. Eformogi keeps a running record of what your student reads, makes, and completes; hours and per-subject descriptions aggregate from that record on their own, so each quarterly report drafts itself. Previewing every report filled in is free. Generating the clean, filing-ready version is Family Pro, $99 per year. The record itself — capture, transcripts, verification, export — is free forever, by contract, and families who joined before August 2026 have Family Pro included at no charge.

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