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Iowa

Choose the right legal pathway

Iowa has multiple private-instruction pathways, including competent private instruction with a licensed practitioner, parent-directed CPI options, and independent private instruction.

Your State-to-Schedule Blueprint

What Is Required

Iowa has multiple private-instruction pathways, including competent private instruction with a licensed practitioner, parent-directed CPI options, and independent private instruction. Filing, supervision, assessment, and dual-enrollment rules differ, so the companion requires pathway selection before generating documents. CPI plans track 148 days with at least 37 days per quarter and adequate progress; IPI plans map mathematics, reading/language arts, science, and social studies and preserve records for any written district request.

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 chosen CPI/IPI route, 148-day and 37-day-quarter calendar where applicable, required core subjects, and route-dependent assessment/filing fields. Parent review and submission remain required.

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.

Educational information only—verify current requirements with the official source.

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