Homeschool benefits and savings in Little Compton

Little Compton School Department gives approved home-instruction students access to textbooks and workbooks on the district's approved list, plus part-time enrollment in up to two classes a year, clubs, athletics, and state tests. Ask for textbooks in your letter of intent, and request classes from the principal between March 1 and August 15.

By Andrew Garber, founder of TheHomeschoolingCompany. Reviewed August 25, 2026.

Who qualifies

1. Approved for home instruction

   Send the superintendent a letter of intent with a start date, a plan for each required subject, and any textbook requests. The School Committee approves it.

2. Registered with the district

   Register your child as a home-instructed student with a birth certificate copy, two proofs of residency, and a copy of your ID.

3. Meets class prerequisites

   For part-time classes, show evidence of achievement in that subject for the past year and meet the prerequisites. Placement testing may be required.

4. Space is available

   Part-time enrollment is on a space-available basis, and principals may give priority to full-time students when resources are limited.

What your child can get

The terms come from the Little Compton School Department Home Instruction Policy and its partial enrollment agreement.

Textbooks and workbooks on the approved list

Available on request

Core or co-curricular classes

Up to 2 a year

Clubs, extracurriculars, and school athletics

Eligible

State and local assessments

By arrangement

Field trips

Only with an enrolled class

Transportation

Not provided

Core subjects are English, mathematics, science, social studies, and world languages, and your child cannot audit a class.

From applying to keeping it

1. Before you start

   Register and send a letter of intent

   Fill in the enrollment inquiry form, checking that you are enrolling a home-instructed student, and send your letter of intent with any textbook requests.

2. After the letter

   Meet the superintendent

   The superintendent or a designee offers a meeting about your plan, then forwards it to the School Committee for approval.

3. March 1 to August 15

   Request classes

   Send the pre-registration form for home-schooled students to the school principal for the next school year.

4. Each June

   Renew in writing

   Tell the superintendent in writing whether you will continue home instruction or enroll your child.

5. End of each year

   Send the end-of-year letter

   Report days of instruction, subjects taught, and your child's progress, such as a report card, test results, or a written summary.

What it includes

Included

• Textbooks and workbooks on the approved list
• Up to two part-time classes a year
• Clubs, extracurriculars, and athletics
• State and local assessments

Not included

• Special transportation
• Auditing a class
• Field trips not tied to an enrolled class
• Time on campus outside class hours

Good to know

• Up to two classes a year if there is space

  Your child can take up to two core or co-curricular classes a year, or one of each, if there is space and they meet the prerequisites.

Who to contact

Mary Elizabeth Miller, the Home Instruction Coordinator, answers questions about registration, approval, and textbook requests.

mmiller@lcsd.k12.ri.us 401-592-0363 Home instruction page

Homeschool rules and statewide help in Rhode Island

You must seek approval from local school committee.

Rhode Island sets these rules:

• Subjects: Provide instruction in English in reading, writing, geography, arithmetic, US and Rhode Island history, American government, civics, health, and physical education. Instruction must be thorough and efficient.
• Testing: Agree on an evaluation method with the local school committee during approval. Rhode Island does not prescribe a single statewide annual homeschool test.
• Records: Keep attendance records and return them to the local school committee. Provide progress reports or evaluations as agreed during approval.
• Teachers: Rhode Island does not require a teaching certificate or degree to homeschool your own child.

Read the Rhode Island homeschooling guide See statewide programs in Rhode Island

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