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7. When must I submit the PI-1206 report?
Under current law, homeschooling parents are required to file the online PI-1206 homeschool report
annually, on or before October 15. The earliest a PI-1206 Homeschool Enrollment Report can be
submitted for a new school year is July 1
st
. However, the PI-1206 report is available at any time during
the school year. If you withdraw your child from a public or private school after October 15, your online
PI-1206 report should be submitted or updated on or before the date your child ceases to attend the school
Your child will be considered officially enrolled in the home-based program on the date you complete and
electronically “submit” the online PI-1206 Homeschool Enrollment Report by pressing the “Submit
Enrollment Data” button at the end of the process.
Under Wis. Stat. §115.30(3), no school district can compel the submission of the form prior to October
15. If a parent communicates to their resident district their intent to homeschool their student(s), a district
should consider that sufficient notice up to the October 15 deadline to submit a PI-1206 form. If you
withdraw your child from a public or private school after October 15, your online PI-1206 report should
be submitted or updated on or before the date your child ceases to attend the school.
8. How do I find out if my PI-1206 report has been approved?
The PI-1206 report is not an application and neither the DPI nor your school district has authority to
approve or deny a parent’s homeschool program. Submittal of the PI-1206 report serves to notify the
state and the child’s resident school district that the child’s parent has enrolled the child in a homeschool
program. If the PI-1206 report is not fully completed or you have not clicked the “Submit Enrollment
Data” button at the end of the report, the state and your child’s resident district will not receive
notification of your child’s enrollment in a homeschool program. Once you have successfully submitted
your PI-1206 report, you will be able to print a paper copy of your report for your records. The copy of
your PI-1206 report includes your confirmation number and serves as your acknowledgement that you
have enrolled your child(ren) in a homeschool program.
9. How does my school district find out that I am homeschooling my child?
Authorized staff members in your child's school district of residence have online access to the data on
your PI-1206 report as soon as it is electronically submitted. School district staff do not have access to
the password you created to submit the report. If you have submitted your PI-1206 report and your
child’s school does not have record of your report, you may refer your school’s personnel to the school
district administrative office. Contact information for all public school districts is available on the
department’s website at: http://apps4.dpi.wi.gov/SchoolDirectory/Search/PublicDistrictsSearch.
10. How often do I need to submit the online PI-1206 report?
The online PI-1206 Homeschool Enrollment Report must be completed each year you wish to enroll your
child(ren) in a homeschool program. You should also update your online PI-1206 report if you move to a
different school district, or if you want to change the number of children enrolled in your homeschool
program. On your PI-1206 form, you should indicate only the children you are homeschooling.
If you submit the online PI-1206 Homeschool Enrollment Report and then decide to enroll or re-enroll
your child in a public or private school, please return to the online PI-1206 Homeschool Enrollment
Report and reduce the enrollment number. If you subsequently decide to re-enroll your child in a home-
based program, simply return to your online PI-1206 Homeschool Enrollment Report and increase the
enrollment numbers to reflect all children being homeschooled.