If you have any questions or concerns about our chapter, please contact Faith at romeleah1@gmail.com.
How to Plan a Field Trip
3) ask if they have a minimum/maximum # children (or people). Make sure they're aware that a parent will be accompanying their own child (ren) so there will be many adult chaperones. (Some places limit total # children but allow unlimited adults. Some places limit the total # people.)
4) ask if there are any age restrictions, whether or not handicap/stroller accessible & if there is any other need-to-know info
5) if there is a fee, ask if they offer school discounts & if there is a minimum # participants to get the discount
6) go to the LEAH website calendar, find the scheduled day & click on the blue date in the upper right hand corner of the day
7) complete the online form, including cost, meeting time/place, directions & any addtl info, then click submit
8) it will go to Jennie Mroz for review & approval
Resources
Abeka has a new, free homeschooling magazine.You can subscribe to Abekamazing at
Abeka.com/GetAbekamazingHome
Box Tops for Education
Here's the new app info from Box tops for Education.
1. Go to BTFE.com and type in Rome LEAH for your school. Complete the
"join" info (this is free)....name,zip,birthdate,password) This makes
sure any online or app boxtops you earn go to our organization.
2. Download the app to your smart phone: Go to BTFE.com/bonusapp (it's free)
3. The offers change on the app. If you think you will buy something
that is featured, click on it. After buying at the store, scan your
receipt and these boxtop app offers are automatically credited to Rome
LEAH. This is IN ADDITION to ACTUALLY clipping the boxtops on items.
Not every item that has a boxtop will be featured on the app! These are
ADDITIONAL offers that are on the app! So, keep clipping boxtops and sending them to Jerrianne Scheiderich!
TAP is Back for Homeschool Graduates!!
New York State Loving Education at Home (LEAH) is pleased to announce that TAP will be given to all eligible home instructed students who have met ONE of the following requirements:
obtain a letter from local school district officials confirming that the student has received an education "substantially equivalent" to instruction given to students graduating high school in the public schools;
take and pass the GED test; or
achieve a satisfactory score on an ability-to-benefit test approved by the U.S. Secretary of Education.
Please make a copy of the memo ( found in the "Articles" link on our website) from NYS Deputy Commissioner John L D'Agati and keep it for your files and share with anyone at a SUNY or a CUNY college that might question your eligibility to receive TAP.
And please take a moment in prayer to thank Our Lord for granting home school students favor in the eyes of the SED on this issue, and for blessing all the time and effort our volunteer Legislative Liaisons, Michael and Carolyn Bailey, have spent on this and so many other issues!
From our LEAH regional rep
I have been hearing from different sources that some school districts are telling parents or sending home letters to parents of high school students that once their student turns 16 that they do not have to report to the school district anymore..meaning letter of intent, quarterly reports, IHIPS or end of the year evalutions. This is not a good practice and puts the future of those students at a disadvantage.
NYS LEAH Regulatory & Informational Manual
The NYS LEAH Regulatory & Informational Manual is now available to LEAH members for FREE and online. When you call with questions, this is where we find the answers! We refer to it often. Please take some time to familiarize yourself with it. Samples forms/letters/evaluations and blank forms are included for your use. It can be found at:
http://www.leah.org/resources/regulatory-manual/