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Interested in finding out more about who we are? This is the
place to start.
MDHSA Graduation Ceremony
Franklin County, Pa
Saturday, June 28, 2008 at 1:30 P.M.
Click on the MDHSA Graduation Link to the
left for details.
Registrations are accepted
anytime. To save the most money, please review the form
for various discount deadlines.
If you have any questions, contact Barbara
Snider
at diploma@pa.net
or call 717-749-5767.
Homeschoolers and No Child Left
Behind
Some school districts are
requesting additional information about students and claiming it
is required for No Child Left Behind and student tracking. If
your school district is asking for information that is not
required by the law here is what you should know.
NEW! Monthly Homeschool
Workshops
Are you interested in homeschooling but
don't know where or how to begin?
Want some help preparing your
child's portfolio so that you
comply with the law? Or do
you just need some fresh ideas? Come enjoy
an evening learning
with other homeschool parents at MDHSA's monthly
workshops.
Check out the complete workshop schedule and choose what's best
for
you.
Community Resources
See what resources are available to local homeschool families.
- Arts and Crafts
- Cultural Programs
- Environmental Programs
- Historical Activities
- Field Trip Ideas
- and much more!
PA
Evaluators
If you are looking for someone to evaluate your children this
year or, if you
are a PA Evaluator and would like to be listed
please check out the PA
Evaluator page.
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New Homeschooling Booklets Available
Homeschooling and the
Law or how to comply with Pennsylvania Act 169-1988 without
losing your mind.
Have questions about complying
with the PA Law? MDHSA has created a 30+ page booklet to answer your
questions and help you get started.
$6.00 (non- MDHSA members)
$1.00 (MDHSA members)
Homeschooling 101
- is no longer the name of that booklet. It is now, "An
Introduction to the Fine Art of Homeschooling".
The workshop is still called
Homeschooling 101.
This is a great booklet to offer to people who are
interested in homeschooling. It's full of information on
getting started, finding curriculum and scheduling your day,
etc.
The cost has changed a bit:
$6.50 to non-members, $6.00 to members if picked up at the office.
Both must add $1.50 shipping if ordering by mail.
If you would like to order either booklet,
please send a check payable to MDHSA
MDHSA Office
32
West Main St. #5
Waynesboro, PA 17268
Legislative Update
HB1085 is currently in the Senate
Education Committee. The purpose of this bill is to provide
homeschooled students access to PHEAA aid without requiring
them to purchase a diploma or obtain the signature of the
superintendent of their school district of residence. CHAP
has declined to support the bill claiming that the bill
requires homeschoolers to go through an extra hoop to obtain
something readily available to publically educated
students. CHAP has a wrong understanding of what publically
educated students must do to obtain aid. ALL students
requesting aid from PHEAA must file a FAFSA and
be accepted to a college in order for aid to
be awarded. Monies are never disbursed directly
to a student, only to the approved institution of post high
school education at which he is enrolled.
HB1085 puts homeschoolers on the same footing as publically
educated students. If a student wants to find out how much
he may obtain, he can visit the
PHEAA website and figure out for himself how much
he would be awarded from PHEAA. This service is available
to all students who have access to the internet.
You are encouraged to call your state
senator and urge him to put pressure on the Senate Education
committee to move this bill quickly into law.
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