| From the HSLDA E-lert Service: |
< BACK TO ARCHIVE |
| Date: From: Subject: | 2/4/2008 4:22:41 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Virginia--Calls Needed For More Assessment Options |
|
====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== Virginia--Calls Needed For More Assessment Options Dear HSLDA Members and Friends: H. B. 1183, which expands year-end testing options, passed the House Education Committee last week and will come for a vote on the floor of the House of Delegates very soon. H.B. 1183 gives families three new types of assessment options: a letter from a certified teacher, a portfolio, and a report card from a college, correspondence course, etc. Last year we saw a dramatic surge in unreasonable rejections of perfectly good assessments. This new legislation should curb the number of arbitrary rejections. The standard is the same: adequate level of educational growth and progress. ACTION REQUESTED Call your delegate and ask him or her to support H.B. 1183 without further amendments. Your message can be as simple as, "Please support H.B. 1183, without any more amendments. It will help children who can best show their progress some way other than a standardized test, reduce conflicts, and give families more options for year-end assessments." Use our Legislative Toolbox, http://www.hslda.org/toolbox , to find your delegate's name. BACKGROUND The House Education Committee voted overwhelmingly in favor of Delegate Scott Lingamfelter's H.B. 1183, with strong bipartisan support. There was only one "nay" vote. I testified and explained why the bill was necessary. Representatives of Home Educators of Virginia and Organization of Virginia Homeschoolers testified in favor of the bill also. No one testified against the bill. The bill was amended in committee by consent. Thank you for standing with us for freedom. Sincerely Yours, Scott Woodruff HSLDA Staff Attorney ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> How many acorns can a chipmunk hold in its cheeks? We don't know! But we do know that gathering little by little enables ordinary folks to prepare for hard times. That principle is behind HSLDA's payment plan: by paying a month at a time, families can receive an annual HSLDA membership. Meanwhile, they can feel secure as they homeschool and focus on other priorities -- their children. Don't go nuts trying to pay for membership all at once. Choose one of our convenient payment plans. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1937 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== 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. ====================================================================== | |
