Well, I am official...I just notified the state that I am going to homeschool Emily.  I just filled out the online notification form and they should confirm by email that they received it.  This seemed WAY too easy.  Am I missing something??

Here's the link if anyone wants it.  I couldn't figure out how to make it a clickable link so you'll have to cut and paste.
http://164.64.166.11/alted/home_schools/application.html

Well, the link changed to a clickable one by itself (the magic of computers) so disregard the cut and paste comment.

I've never done the online version, but that's all that's required.  I usually just certified mail mine, but maybe next time I'll do the online one, so it won't cost me anything.
Angelica

We just mailed our Notice too.  I didn't do it electronically though because we used a form from HSLDA and mailed it certified mail, return reciept.  That way we'll have a hard copy of something proving it was recieved.
I'm sure the email confirmation you recieve will be fine, but just in case, you might want to print a copy of it for your records.  That's what I would do anyway.  

By they way, if you have not already looked into the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA),  I highly recommend them.  You can find them at http://www.hslda.org

EL

I did the online notification just now and know I put the school year for 2004-2005, but for some reason it said thanks for entering it for 2003-2004.  We'll see what happens.  I went ahead and emailed the person listed there for a copy of the verification to be mailed to me.

Hello all!  I did the online notification last year and I did eventually receive a hard copy in the mail.  I agree printing and keeping a copy is a good idea - I kept a copy until I received the "official" hard copy in the mail, and plan to keep these on file.  

Best wishes -

Susan