New Mexico

New Mexico Dept of Edcuation Homeschooling

You must send written notification to the Secretary of Education within thirty (30) days of your school's establishment AND on or before April 1st of each year thereafter. You must submit your home school notification form electronically by filling out the Online Notification Form.

The home school operator must:

• be the parent or the legal guardian
• have a high school diploma or G.E.D.
• keep a calendar in their own files showing that they are teaching the child(ren) at least 180 days out of the school year
• keep a copy of their own diploma or degree in their own files
• keep a copy of the child(ren)'s immunization records or objection to immunization waiver form in their own files
• send written notification to the Secretary of Education within thirty (30) days of the home school's establishment.
• re-new the home school's establishment every year by April 1st by submitting written notification.