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| Date: From: Subject: | 4/4/2008 9:16:21 AM Home School Legal Defense Association District of Columbia--Committee Appointed to Draft New Homeschool Regulations |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== April 4, 2008 District of Columbia--Committee Appointed to Draft New Proposed Homeschool Regulations Dear HSLDA Members and Friends: Thank you again to all who participated in last month's public hearing on the District of Columbia's proposed home education regulations. Because of your continued involvement, a task force of D.C. homeschoolers, HSLDA Staff Attorney Mike Donnelly, and representatives from the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) are working toward new proposed homeschool regulations. (We expect that this means that the OSSE's original draft will not be used!) At the conclusion of the most recent task force meeting on March 31, a subcommittee was appointed to draft a new set of regulations, which will be presented to the task force, and once approved, will be submitted to the Board of Education. It is our understanding that the Board will hold another meeting to vote on the regulations no earlier than mid-May. The draft regulations will likely include some type of annual notification with very basic information, an agreement to provide "sufficient" instruction (no minimum days or hours), and an agreement to teach subjects "commonly taught to children of the same age." The OSSE will not insist on a home visit provision, but is still advocating instituting minimum teacher qualifications (a high school diploma or equivalent) and annual assessment. At this time, no action is needed, but if you would like to be involved, you can 1. Contact the Board of Education to thank them for supporting the task force with more time to work on the regulations; 2. Support the new D.C. Home Educators Association (www.dchea.org); and 3. Continue to support and work with HSLDA. If you have any questions regarding this drafting process, please do not hesitate to contact our office at legaldc@hslda.org . Thank you for your support of homeschooling freedom in the District of Columbia! Sincerely, Michael P. Donnelly, Esq. HSLDA Staff Attorney ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> How long are you in for? Some families are facing what seems like a lifelong commitment to homeschooling, with children at both ends of the spectrum -- some graduating and some just reaching school age. If you're going to be "in" for a while, consider a lifetime membership with HSLDA. It's a good deal for families with more than 10 years of homeschooling ahead. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1936 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== 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. ====================================================================== | |
