AHEA Homeschool Poll ::

Weigh In on Homeschool Issues
A poll for homeschoolers and their supporters!

(< 3 Minute Read – 4 Issue Questions – Personal Data Optional)

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* Do you agree that the compulsory school attendance age should remain the same and should not be raised from 16 to 18?
Raising the age of compulsory school attendance may affect homeschoolers as it requires them to continue their home education for two years longer than now required. It may also raise from 16 to 18 the limit on a student's employable hours for one day.

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* Do you agree that parents should be able to use allotment funds to pay for additional assessments (Learning Inventories / Basic Skills Tests / Ability Placements) for homeschool students whether in an in-district or statewide program?
Prior to June of 2008, the in-district programs were able to pay for assessments that help parents meet their child's educational needs, while the statewide programs were restricted to using Standards Based Assessments only. New regulations of 2008, applies this same restrictive policy to in-district students.

	5 Agree - Very Important	4	3	2	1 Agree - Not Important	Do Not Agree
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* Do you agree that families should be able to use privately-purchased materials that are aligned to state standards without loss of funding?
Currently, the Department of Education requires that homeschoolers in correspondence programs use "State fundable" materials in at least four courses with two of those courses being core in order for the district to be funded (which limits enrollment funding for each child).

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* Do you agree that homeschoolers in statewide programs should be able to take advantage of savings from family passes and that the State should allow the parent to teach and facilitate the P.E. instruction using a family pass?
Currently, the statewide programs cannot pay for a family pass to a facility even when it is the most cost efficient use of the child's allotment unless the parent hires an instructor and uses the limited P.E. funds.

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Personal Information
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AHEA will alert you on homeschool issues affecting your district. To help us advocate on your behalf, please identify your representative or senator (See drop down box). If you do not see your legislator in the list, select “Other” and a text box will appear where you can type in your address.

For more info on identifying your legislator, visit the Elected Officials website (click here). Or call your local Legislative Information Office (click here).
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