The New York quarterly report, answered

New York's home-instruction paperwork does not stop at the IHIP: four quarterly reports follow it, one on each date your family set, describing the hours you taught and what you covered (8 NYCRR §100.10). Below are direct answers to the questions families ask most when one of the four is due, with a free blank form if you would rather fill it in by hand.

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Checked against 8 NYCRR §100.10. Requirements on this page last reviewed September 29, 2026. The regulation text is always the source of truth.

Prefer paper? There is a free printable blank quarterly report with your grade's required subjects already printed. No account needed.

What goes in a New York quarterly report?

Four things, exactly (8 NYCRR §100.10(g)): the hours of instruction during that quarter; a description of the material covered in each subject listed in your IHIP; either a grade or a written narrative evaluation for each subject; and, if less than 80 percent of what you planned for a subject was covered, a brief written explanation. Nothing else is required.

How many hours do the four reports need to add up to?

900 hours a year for grades 1 to 6, 990 hours a year for grades 7 to 12 (8 NYCRR §100.10(f)). The IHIP itself does not report hours; the four quarterly reports carry them, and together they reach the annual figure.

Who decides when my four reports are due?

You do. New York has your family write the four dates into the IHIP itself, spaced in even and logical periods across the year (8 NYCRR §100.10(d)(3)). Whatever dates your IHIP set are the ones that govern this year, whether or not they match anyone else’s.

Do I have to grade my child, or can I write a narrative instead?

Either one satisfies the regulation, subject by subject (8 NYCRR §100.10(g)(3)). A short, honest narrative of what the student did and how it went is a complete substitute for a letter grade, and many families use narratives for a subject or two and grades for the rest.

What if I covered less than I planned in a subject?

If less than 80 percent of the material you planned for a subject that quarter was covered, add a brief written explanation next to that subject (8 NYCRR §100.10(g)(4)). It is a routine note about why the plan shifted, not a penalty.

What comes with the fourth report?

The annual assessment. New York has the family file it at the same time as the fourth quarterly report (8 NYCRR §100.10(h)): a standardized test result or a written narrative evaluation, depending on grade level, closing out the year the IHIP opened.

Is there a free blank form?

Yes, and it needs no account: a printable blank quarterly report with your grade’s required subjects already listed. Fill it in by hand, or fill it in online and see the completed version as a free preview before you print or file anything.

The record behind the four reports

A quarterly report asks for two things a family is already tracking if they keep any running record at all: how many hours were taught, and what was covered, subject by subject. Families who keep their student's record on Eformogi have those hours aggregate by subject on their own, and each quarterly report drafts itself from what is already there, for review before filing, not for a district to read directly.

Capturing that record is free for the learner, forever, and each student's first IHIP of the season renders free from it once you sign in. The rest of the season's filed paperwork, the four quarterly reports and the annual assessment, is Family Pro at $99 per year. Either way, the family holds the record, and the four reports are only one thing it is used for.

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