Homeschool benefits: Governor Wentworth Regional School District
Governor Wentworth Regional School District (GWRSD) lets home-educated students take district courses and join co-curricular activities for up to 50% of their time, under the same age, performance, and prerequisite standards as other students. Your child must follow district policies, including immunization requirements, before joining.
Who qualifies
Is home educated
District programs and activities are open to home education students who meet the district's conditions.
Follows district policies
Before joining any program or activity, your child must comply with all district policies, including immunization requirements, school rules, and grading procedures.
Meets the same standards
Your child faces the same age, performance, and prerequisite standards as other students for courses and co-curricular activities.
Stays at or under half time
Home education students may not be enrolled in school-based programs for more than 50% of the time.
What access includes
These conditions come from GWRSD's home education page.
- Time in school-based programs
- Up to 50%
- Average daily membership, quarter course
- 1/16 student
- Average daily membership, semester course
- 1/8 student
- Course and activity standards
- Same as peers
- Immunizations and school rules
- Required
The district counts your child as a fraction of a student in its average daily membership (ADM) and charges your town accordingly. The page does not explain how to request a course, so ask the Assistant Superintendent.
How to get access
- If leaving public school
Send written notice
Families withdrawing a child from a district school notify the school or district in writing, by email, letter, or the district's withdrawal form.
- Before a course or activity
Ask the district
Contact the Assistant Superintendent about the course or activity your child wants and its prerequisites.
- Before your child starts
Meet district requirements
Provide immunization records and agree to school rules and grading procedures.
- Each term
Keep under half time
Plan courses so your child stays at or below 50% of the school day in district programs.
What it includes
Included
- District curricular courses
- Co-curricular activities
Not included
- Enrollment above 50% of school time
- Courses whose prerequisites your child has not met
Good to know
Classes and activities are open for up to half their time
GWRSD opens its courses and co-curricular activities to home education students who follow district policies and meet the same standards as other students, for up to half their time.
Who to contact about home education access
Dr. Katey Hills, Assistant Superintendent of Schools, is the district's contact for home education questions.
603-569-1658 Home education page
Homeschool rules and statewide help in New Hampshire
Since July 1, 2026, a declaration is optional except upon public-school withdrawal or to obtain public-school program access. The declaration identifies the child’s name, birth date, and address and is signed by a parent. There is no general annual filing deadline.
New Hampshire sets these rules:
- Subjects: Parents direct the home education program; current RSA 193-A does not prescribe a subject list or require the district’s calendar or hours.
- Testing: No annual evaluation or standardized-test requirement under RSA 193-A after July 1, 2026. Education Freedom Account participants follow a separate program.
- Records: RSA 193-A no longer requires a portfolio or annual assessment records. Families may keep progress records and optionally certify completion.
- Teachers: No state degree or teaching-license requirement for parents directing home education under RSA 193-A.
New Hampshire also has an education savings account that home-educated students can use.
- The Education Freedom Account directs state adequacy funding to home education, tutoring, classes, and other approved costs, with no income limit since 2025. The 2026-27 enrollment cap has been reached, so new applicants may be waitlisted.
- TheHomeschoolingCompany is an approved vendor for it.
Read the New Hampshire homeschooling guide See statewide programs in New Hampshire
Questions parents ask
- Do we still have to notify GWRSD that we homeschool?
- No. Under the Home Education Freedom Act, House Bill 1268, effective July 2026, families no longer notify the state or their district before starting or ending home education. You only write to the school if you are withdrawing a child who is currently enrolled.
- Does our family pay for district courses?
- Not that GWRSD lists. The district counts each quarter course as one sixteenth of a student and each semester course as one eighth, and charges the town accordingly.
- Where do I find the withdrawal form?
- The Notice of Withdrawal for Home Education form is linked on the district's home education page, or you can send an email or letter instead.
Turn support into your child’s next lesson
Put eligible education funds toward a curriculum that teaches the courses and grades the work. Check the program’s purchasing rules before paying. We are an approved Education Freedom Account (EFA) vendor, so your ClassWallet balance can pay for it.
$149/month per child after the trial.
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