IHIP in NY? Here's What Actually Works

kewobs · 2026-03-17T13:57:34-04:00

Let's be honest: homeschooling in New York comes with two jobs. There's the teaching—curriculum development, lesson planning, assessment prep. And then there's the paperwork: the IHIP, quarterly reports, attendance logs, and complying with Section 100.10. Most parents find the teaching rewarding. The paperwork? That's where stress builds. The IHIP (Individualized Home Instruction Plan) requirements vary by district. Some superintendents approve everything in a week. Others request specific textbook lists, detailed curricula, and quarterly narratives that feel like a second job. **What Auxesis offers:** • **Examples, not templates** — See how other NY families wrote their IHIP descriptions. Borrow language that worked for their district. • **Offline hour logging** — A simple system to track instructional hours (reading, experiments, field trips). NY requires 900 hours for K-6 and 990 hours for 7-12—keep your own record. • **Quarterly report prompts** — Questions like "What did your child understand? What was hard?" to help you write actual progress narratives. • **Grade-specific requirement lists** — Health, Civics, US History have different requirements by grade. Know what your district expects. • **Annual assessment prep** — The final quarterly report often includes the year-end assessment. We help you prepare for that wrap-up. **The honest truth:** There's no magic solution. You'll likely customize. Some districts are easy. Others are bureaucratic. We're not here to bypass the system—we're here to help you navigate it with less stress.─── *Auxesis: Support for the paperwork, so you can focus on the learning.*

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