What Is Required
California offers several legally distinct home-education pathways. The companion requires the parent to select a home-based private school/private school affidavit pathway, credentialed private tutor, public independent study, charter program, or existing private-school program before any checklist is generated. It then supplies only the pathway-specific filing, curriculum, calendar, instructor, record, and assessment materials; program-controlled pathways are held for the school’s own documents.
Tier 3 State Companion: Editable, parent-reviewable 36-week Curriculum Summary Draft with student and grade/year details, parent and instructor fields, four nine-week review/report dates, and subject-by-subject scope, sequence, objectives, resources, methods, and progress evidence. It also adds selected legal pathway and its records—for example private-school affidavit, attendance, courses of study, and faculty records when that route applies. Parent review is required. Submit documents only when required for your confirmed state and pathway; keep retain-only items in your family records.
Official Sources & Review
August 19, 2026
What Is Not Required
The guide separates mandatory steps from optional best practices and will not add a filing simply because a planner template exists.
Your Next Steps
Review and correct every generated field, confirm the current official source and local/pathway instructions, sign where appropriate, and submit any required notice, plan, report, evaluation, or other form yourself. K–5 Blueprint does not file on the family's behalf or guarantee agency acceptance.