Homeschool benefits: Snohomish School District

Snohomish School District's Parent Partnership Program (PPP) gives homeschooling families in grades K-10 one to three days a week of on-campus classes with district teachers, plus a learning plan you write with staff for the days at home. Students in grades 1-10 receive core curriculum, and the high school classes earn credit.

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

Who qualifies

1. In kindergarten through grade 10

   PPP classes and programs are for grades K-10, and the high school classes carry credit.

2. Lives in the district or transfers

   The district enrolls only students whose parents live within its boundaries, unless it has accepted an in-district or Choice Transfer request first.

3. Enrolls as a district student

   Register online with proof of birth date and residency, then bring your photo ID and a signed Certificate of Immunization Status to the school before the application is approved.

4. Follows a student learning plan

   You turn in monthly work samples, report every absence to the PPP office, and plan on your child taking state tests each spring.

What PPP gives you

Snohomish's PPP Program Information page sets the weekly schedule and materials by grade.

Kindergarten

1 day a week at PPP

Grades 1-6

2-3 days a week, core curriculum, weekly plan

Grades 7-10

3 days a week, core and elective curriculum

Progress reports

Monthly in Skyward

Report cards

January and June

PPP does not supply curriculum for the home classes you design, though your learning plan advisor can suggest materials and you can use curriculum and resources from district schools.

From enrolling to staying enrolled

1. Before you enroll

   Register with the district

   Online enrollment for 2026-27 is open. Upload proof of birth date and residency, and bring your photo ID and signed immunization form to the school.

2. If you live elsewhere

   Request a transfer

   Families outside the district need an accepted Choice Transfer, and transfers and variances must be requested again each year.

3. At the start

   Write the learning plan

   PPP staff and your family build a personalized student learning plan covering both home and school.

4. By the 20th each month

   Send work samples

   Turn in samples of progress toward your child's goals to the assigned learning plan advisor.

5. Each spring

   Take state tests

   PPP students take part in Washington's state testing like other district students.

What it includes

Included

• On-campus core and elective classes
• A co-created student learning plan
• Core curriculum for grades 1-10
• Classes for high school credit
• District curriculum and resources

Not included

• Curriculum for parent-designed home classes
• A five-day online school
• Cash or reimbursement for materials

PPP provides classes, teachers, and district curriculum; Washington's alternative learning experience rule bars districts from giving parents money for materials or services.

Good to know

• Your child enrolls in the district through PPP

  PPP is a partnership in which the district provides academic and enrichment classes and you teach at home. Your child enrolls in the Snohomish School District through PPP rather than through a neighborhood school.

Who to contact about PPP

The PPP office at 221 Union Avenue in Snohomish answers enrollment, schedule, and attendance questions Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Friday, 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

360-563-4603 New student enrollment

Homeschool rules and statewide help in Washington

You must file a declaration of intent by September 15 for the school year, or within two weeks after the start of a public-school quarter or term for a later start.

Washington sets these rules:

• Subjects: Teach occupational education, science, mathematics, language, social studies, history, health, reading, writing, spelling, and art and music appreciation. Provide hours equivalent to the annual program hours per grade for approved private schools under RCW 28A.195.010 and .040.
• Testing: Each year, obtain a state-board-approved standardized test administered by a qualified person or a written assessment by a Washington-certificated person currently working in education.
• Records: Keep annual test or assessment results permanently, along with immunization records. Forward required records if your child transfers to a public or approved private school.
• Teachers: The parent needs 45 college quarter credits or the semester equivalent, a home-instruction course at a postsecondary or vocational-technical institute, supervision by a certificated teacher, or the superintendent’s finding of sufficient qualifications. Teacher supervision includes planned objectives, an average of at least one contact hour per week with the child each month, and progress evaluation; the teacher may supervise no more than 30 children.

Read the Washington homeschooling guide See statewide programs in Washington

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