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| Date: From: Subject: | 5/8/2006 3:48:00 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Virginia--School District Can't Dictate Test Form |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== May 8, 2006 Virginia--School District Can't Dictate Test Form Dear HSLDA Members and Friends in Smyth County, We would like to offer guidance concerning issues discussed in a letter the school district recently sent to area homeschool families. If you wish to use a standardized test for your year-end assessment, you are not required to tell the school district which standardized test you intend to use. You can use any nationally-normed standardized test. Assessments other than standardized tests can be used as long as they show an adequate level of educational growth and progress. Your year-end assessment must be filed by August 1. Your notice of intent for the coming year must be filed by August 15. You should make every effort to meet these deadlines. If you miss either deadline, please contact us for guidance. Families do not need to "apply" to homeschool. When someone "applies" for something, it implies they must wait for a reply before they proceed. Homeschool families do not "apply"-- they simply file a notice. Once they file their notice, they do not need to wait for approval before homeschooling. The notice of intent form included with the district's letter calls for information you are not required under law to submit. Their form is also outdated and does not reflect the changes in the homeschool law that become effective July 1. We encourage you to use the notice of intent form available on the members-only section of our website at http://members.hslda.org/state/VA/default.asp . Please call our office at (540) 338-5600 if you have any questions, or if you are interested in submitting an assessment other than a standardized test. Sincerely, Scott A. Woodruff HSLDA Staff Attorney ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Will your children's inheritance retain its value? If you pass on a legacy of freedom, your children and their children's children will thank you. But freedom is never secure; it must always be guarded. Membership with HSLDA is an investment in the future that can be passed on to future generations of families wanting to teach their children at home. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1944 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== The HSLDA E-lert Service is a service of: Home School Legal Defense Association P.O. Box 3000 Purcellville, Virginia 20134 Phone: (540) 338-5600 Fax: (540) 338-2733 Email: info@hslda.org Web: http://www.hslda.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- How To Subscribe: - Subscribe to the HSLDA E-lert Service at our website: https://secure.hslda.org/hslda/elert/account.asp?Process=Subscribe - Or send an email with name and complete mailing address to: subscribe@hslda.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscription Information: - You subscribed to the HSLDA E-lert Service as: ##ToAddress## - To unsubscribe from the HSLDA E-lert Service send an email from the email address you want to unsubscribe to: unsubscribe@hslda.org - To change your email address or make other changes to your subscription, visit the HSLDA E-lert Service account web page at: https://secure.hslda.org/hslda/elert/account.asp ---------------------------------------------------------------------- POSTMASTERS: This message is being sent to the most recent address we have for our subscribers. If this is an invalid email address or you have other problems, please reply to webmaster@hslda.org. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: This is considered a private and confidential message from HSLDA to its bonafide HSLDA E-lert Service subscribers. HSLDA cannot attest to the authenticity of copies posted, forwarded, or sent by any party other than HSLDA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: Please do not reply or otherwise use this email address; hslda@hslda.org is for broadcast purposes only and is not intended to receive incoming messages. We cannot reply to any email sent to this address. If you have comments or questions, please send email to info@hslda.org or call HSLDA at 540-338-5600. HSLDA members can also email staff directly through the Members website at http://members.hslda.org/contact.asp. Thank you for your cooperation. ====================================================================== | |
