Certificate of Enrollment cards are due to the Attendance Officer in your county by September 15 of each year. Mississippi law requires homeschooling parents and guardians to fill out the enrollment card and include a simple description of their home instruction plan for any child age 6 to 17 as of September 1 of the current year.
As of 2009, a new entry has been added as follows: “The Mississippi Department of Education has permission to provide a copy of this certificate to the local school district upon request.” This statement is addressed by circling a YES or NO. Starkville Christian Home Educators strongly counsels you to circle NO to preserve your privacy.
For those in Oktibbeha County, Attendance Officer Debra Judon gave the following information for connecting with her to get your Certificate of Enrollment cards. Her email address is djudon@mde.k.12.ms.us.
- Best times:
- Monday & Friday — 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Tuesday & Wednesday — 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm.
SCHE also recommends the following resource from the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA).
- Legal Analysis of Mississippi’s home schooling law (2 page pdf document)