If you end your home ed program for any reason prior to your child’s completion of the equivalent of high school, it is necessary to notify your Participating Agency (the education entity to whom you originally filed your notification when you started) who may be your local SAU office, a private school, or the NH Department of Education within 15 days of the conclusion of your home ed program per RSA 193-A:5 and Ed 315 rules. You do not need to give an explanation or say where your child will be enrolled.

Families are required to notify their Participating Agency if…

a) the student is enrolling in one of the other educational options — a public school (district or charter), private school, or the Education Freedom Account program,

b) moving out of district if the original notification was filed with the local SAU district office, or

c) changing Participating Agency relationships for any reason.

The content of your termination letter should mirror the same information as your original notification. You may send in a letter or email with the following information, use the template prepared by the NH Department of Education, or use the letter GSHE prepared:

• the children’s names
• addresses
• birth dates
• parent(s)’ name(s)
• date the home ed program will end
• signature of the parent(s)

Families are encouraged to keep a record and consider sending all correspondence by certified mail so there is documentation showing required notification was filed.