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| Date: From: Subject: | 11/14/2006 12:20:03 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Rhode Island: Attend Meeting to Support Policy Improvements |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== Rhode Island: Attend Meeting to Support Policy Improvements Dear HSLDA members and friends in Warwick, R.I.: The new homeschool policy that will be considered tonight contains many improvements. Here is an itemization. Homeschooling as a Right > Current: Does not explicitly recognize homeschooling as a right. > New: Does acknowledge the right. Delegation of Approval > Current: Delegates to the superintendent and chairperson the power to approve a homeschool plan. > New: Delegates approval power only to chairperson. Delegation of Rejection > Current: Delegates power to reject a homeschool plan to the chairperson and superintendent. > New: Makes it clear only the full school committee can reject a homeschool plan. "Agreement" > Current: Requires a contract-like "agreement," with many burdensome requirements, and a letter of intent. > New: Requires ONLY a letter of intent. Number of Progress Reports > Current: Requires two progress reports. > New: Requires only one progress report. Type of Progress Reports > Current: Does not specifically acknowledge parents' right to decide what type of report to submit. > New: Explicitly states parents' preferences will be accommodated. Status Pending "Approval" > Current: School system states families are truant until they have been approved unless they have signed the "agreement." > New: Policy states a truancy petition will not be filed pending final decisions from the school committee, and if there is an appeal, from the Rhode Island Commissioner of Education. Administrative Impositions > Current: Administrators seem to have power to add new requirements. > New: Clearly states NO requirements can be imposed except those specifically listed in the policy. Course Content > Currrent: An official was stating families must include the state content standards; course content was often demanded. > New: Families list only subjects to be taught and major textbooks (title, author, publisher) to be used. Timing of Attendance Records > Current: Appears to give administrators broad discretion as to when and how often to demand attendance records. > New: Attendance records are only due once per year, in June. Content of Attendance Records > Current: Attendance records must be submitted on a form developed by administrators. > New: Parents have freedom to decide what format to use in submitting the attendance report. ACTION REQUESTED Please attend the meeting at 7 tonight in the Warwick Administration Building School Committee Room, to show your support for these improvements and to make sure any additional changes to the policy support homeschool freedom. Sincerely Yours, Scott A. Woodruff HSLDA Staff Attorney ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Extreme makeovers are for extreme circumstances... Most homeschools don't need an extreme makeover, but there is something to be said for attention to detail and recognition of accomplishments. Watch the media and you'll soon see that not everyone wants home educators and homeschooling to look good. HSLDA works hard to shed light on the good work of home educators so it's obvious that we don't need someone "making-over" our homeschools. Join HSLDA and help us show the world that we're fine as we are . . . thank you! More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1943 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== The HSLDA E-lert Service is a service of: Home School Legal Defense Association P.O. 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