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Update – Alaska SBoEED Meeting
Thursday, March 27, 2008

Update – Alaska SBoEED Meeting - Thursday, March 27, 2008

Homeschool supporters have been listening at LIOs across the state. This is not an official AHEA board document, rather a summary put together by those listening to the meeting.

Yesterday, when considering the new Proposed Regulations for Correspondence programs, the State Board of Education and Early Development (SBoEED) voted on an amendment that would send a message that the Arts and Physical Education are important subjects and that they “…want to be sure that every child has a tool kit.”

The Board voted. 6 to 1 to amend the new proposed regulations by removing the following from 4 AAC 33.421(i)

(2) if the student achieved a score of proficient or above in the previous school year on the reading, writing and math standards-based assessments under a AAC 06.739, 25 percent of the base student allocation provided in AS 14.17.470.

(removed 3/27/08)

Then the SBoEED voted to send the proposed regulations out for public comment. The Board has a heavy schedule on Friday and plans to keep testimony brief. They will count the number of folks who sign up saying they are there as “homeschoolers” or members of one school district or another, as well as members of AHEA.

Future planning:

We invite you to take our survey and arrange to visit via teleconference and email as we gather talking points. The regulations still impose harsh and undue restrictions on all homeschoolers and we hope to open dialogue with our Alaska’s BoEED members, the Department of Education and Early Development and to have our legislators help in this cause.

Update – Alaska SBoEED Meeting Thursday, March 27, 2008

Update – Alaska SBoEED Meeting
Thursday, March 27, 2008