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.
5 Agree - Very Important
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Do Not Agree
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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
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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).
5 Agree - Very Important
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1 Agree - Not Important
Do Not Agree
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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.
5 Agree - Very Important
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1 Agree - Not Important
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Personal Information
In order to get statistics and concretely advocate the homeschool position, we would appreciate your help in providing the following information. All personal information will be kept confidential and will not be used for marketing of any product or service (even if it is homeschool related!).
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Voting District Information
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 (
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). Or call your local Legislative Information Office (
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).
House District:
Please choose..
1 - Kyle Johansen
2 - Peggy Wilson
3 - Beth Kerttula
4 - Andrea Doll
5 - William "Bill" Thomas Jr.
6 - Woodie Salmon
7 - Mike Kelly
8 - David Guttenberg
9 - Scott Kawasaki
10 - Jay Ramras
11 - John B. Coghill, Jr.
12 - John Harris
13 - Carl Gatto
14 - Wes Keller
15 - Mark Neuman
16 - Bill Stoltze
17 - Anna Fairclough
18 - Nancy Dahlstrom
19 - Bob Roses
20 - Max Gruenberg
21 - Harry Crawford
22 - Sharon Cissna
23 - Les Gara
24 - Berta Gardner
25 - Mike Doogan
26 - Lindsey Holmes
27 - Robert Buch
28 - Craig Johnson
30 - Kevin Meyer
31 - Bob Lynn
32 - Mike Hawker
33 - Kurt Olson
34 - Mike Chenault
35 - Paul Seaton
36 - Gabrielle LeDoux
37 - Bryce Edgmon
38 - Mary Sattler Nelson
39 - Richard Foster
40 - Reggie Joule
Other
Senate District:
Please choose..
A - Bert Stedman
B - Kim Elton
C - Al Kookesh
D - Joe Thomas
E - Gary Wilken
F - Gene Therriault
G - Lyda Green
H - Charlie Huggins
I - Fred Dyson
J - Bill Wielechowski
K - Bettye Davis
L - Johnny Ellis
M - Hollis French
N - Lesil McGuire
O - John Cowdery
P - Con Bunde
Q - Thomas Wagoner
R - Gary Stevens
S - Lyman Hoffman
T - Donald Olson
Other
I'm interested in quarterly updates from Alaska Home Educators Alliance (AHEA) on these issues and others.
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Use this box to express any comments, concerns, or questions you may have regarding current issues facing homeschoolers.
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