Homeschooled Graduates NOT Welcome!

 

Well that’s what it seems like!

 

Did you know that the Commissioner of Education has recently decided that homeschooled high school students can’t prove their education using their diploma, their transcript, a portfolio, SATs or other test scores, not even the placement tests given by the colleges? 

 

(It doesn’t matter that we consistently follow the regulations and are already the most heavily regulated state in the union.)

 

Did you know that New York State Education Department has decided that homeschool graduates can’t attend state colleges and universities AND graduate with degrees? 

 

(This is indeed the case, even if the students are ALREADY enrolled and are succeeding in their classes. Because in their eyes, the student never “really” obtained an education if they didn’t get a state diploma.)

 

Did you know that (in the their eyes) there are only 3 ways to prove your child’s education?  One is for a student to get a GED and a GED is not in the student’s best interest?

 

Text Box: “Would you like it better if it wasn’t called a GED?” … Asked the SED(It’s true, and even public school administrators don’t want their students taking the GED.  The GED has a stigma attached to it.  Why should our students be forced to take a test designed for dropouts when they have completed 4 years of school?  They also may be held to college enrollment limits for students that hold GEDs.  If they have a GED they can be dropped into a lower tier for the military.  They may be over looked for employment by potential employers or run the future risk of not being able to advance because their education seems “incomplete?”)  (The other options are for the students to get a GED diploma by taking 24 specific credits at a community college; which is STILL a GED, or getting a letter from their Superintendent certifying their child’s education.  Our concern is that superintendents will develop extensive monitoring procedures if they feel responsible for certifying our equivalency.)

 

Did you know that NYS is the ONLY state putting extra requirements on homeschool students?

 

(They are, even though the federal government recognizes homeschool diplomas and colleges are saying that our students do very well.  The colleges also say that the new requirements won’t make a difference in the student’s performance.  It’s just more paperwork.)

 

PLEASE, Call and write your Regents today and ask them to STOP

this discrimination of homeschool students in NYS!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text Box: Please Do The Following • Pray! • Call and Write your Regent • Write the Commissioner • Visit your Senator’s and Assembly member’s offices Things to mention: 1. Accept a homeschool diploma as equivalent to a high school diploma 2. Accept a homeschool student’s transcript 3. Don’t hinder students that have completed their college courses and want to graduate. 4. The record of homeschoolers is GREAT! High test scores (85th percentile range), winning Spelling Bees and Geography Bees, more info at: www.leah.org – “Homeschooling Works”
Text Box: Regents Terms* and Area (Counties) Represented
 

 

 

 

 


2005* Bennett, Robert M.; Chancellor; Judicial District VIII -- Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans and Wyoming

201 Millwood Lane, Tonawanda, NY 14150

Phone: (716) 694-6783

 

2005* Sanford, Adelaide L.; Vice Chancellor; At Large

New York State Education Department, 55 Hanson Place, Brooklyn, NY 11217-1580

Phone: (718) 722-2807

 

2005* McGivern, Diane O'Neill; Judicial District II -- Kings and Richmond

95 West Entry Road, Country Club Grounds, Staten Island, 10304

Phone: (718) 667-6334

 

2004* Cohen, Saul B.; At Large

82 Taymil Road, New Rochelle, NY 10804

 Phone: (914) 633-7889

 

2005* Dawson, James C.; Judicial District IV -- Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Warren and Washington

2 Birchwood Drive, Peru, NY 12972

Phone: (518) 643-9289

 

2005* Johnson, Robert M.; Judicial District X -- Nassau and Suffolk

2 Skunk Hollow Road, Huntington, NY 11743

Phone: (212) 229-7200

 

2006* Bottar, Anthony S.; Judicial District V -- Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Oneida, Onondaga, and Oswego

407 South Warren Street, Syracuse, NY 13202

Phone: (315) 422-3466

 

2006* Tisch, Merryl H.; At Large

9 East 79th Street, N.Y., N.Y. 10021

Phone: (212) 879-9414

 

2003* Chapey, Geraldine; Judicial District XI -- Queens

107-10 Shore Front Parkway, Apt. 9C, Belle Harbor, NY 11694

Phone: (718) 634-8471

 

2004* Gardner, Arnold B.; At Large

120 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, N.Y. 14202

Phone: (716) 845-6000

 

2005* Phillips 3rd, Harry; Judicial District IX -- Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester

71 Hawthorne Way, Hartsdale, NY 10530

Phone: (914) 948-2228

 

2004* Bowman, Jr., Joseph E.; Judicial District III -- Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Schoharie, Sullivan and Ulster

ED 124, School of Education, University at Albany, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12222  

Phone:  (518) 442-4987

 

2003* Cortes-Vazquez, Lorraine A.; Judicial District XII - Bronx

130 William Street, 9th Floor, Manhattan, N.Y. 10038

Phone (212) 233-8955

 

2007* Rubin, Judith O.; Judicial District I - New York

911 Park Avenue, New York 10021

Phone (212) 535-6942

 

2007* Tallon, James R. Jr.; Judicial District VI - Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Madison, Otsego, Schuyler, Tioga, Tompkins

United Hospital Fund, Empire State Building, 350 Fifth Avenue, 23rd Floor, New York, N.Y. 10118-0110

Phone (212) 494-0777

 

2007* Cofield, Milton L.; Judicial District VII - Cayuga, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Yates

98 Hickory Ridge Road, Rochester, N.Y. 14625

Phone (585) 248-8494

 

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Web list last updated 9/17/2002

 

End the Discrimination

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