[Vision2020] DoDEA to Discontinue Remote Hme School Program
lfalen
lfalen at turbonet.com
Wed Jan 24 15:01:56 PST 2007
Thanks Chris
Pressure needs to brought on the politicians to reverse this edict.
Roger
-----Original message-----
From: "Chris Storhok" cstorhok at co.fairbanks.ak.us
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 15:50:42 -0800
To: "lfalen" lfalen at turbonet.com, "J Ford" privatejf32 at hotmail.com, vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: RE: [Vision2020] DoDEA to Discontinue Remote Hme School Program
> The RHSP is used by service families to provide stability to their
> children's education process. For example, many of the families
> assigned to Fort Wainwright or Eielson Air Force Base who move in and
> out of the Fairbanks North Star Borough as a result of their change in
> duty station choose to home school their children.
>
> The reasons they choose RHSP over local schools are as varied as there
> are numbers of families; however the program is popular and will be
> sorely missed. These kids are shuffled from duty station to duty
> station and thus are exposed to various educational systems.
>
> The immediate effect that the end of RHSP will have on my local district
> is the sudden and unplanned for introduction of around 900 children to
> the local public schools. Try to plan and fund that sudden addition and
> you can see that military towns around the nation are going to face one
> heck of mess next fall.
>
> This is just another blunder by the military and will make it even more
> difficult to recruit and retain our nation's finest people.
>
> Chris S.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com
> [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com] On Behalf Of lfalen
> Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 1:37 PM
> To: J Ford; vision2020 at moscow.com
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] DoDEA to Discontinue Remote Hme School Program
>
> I don't think Tom's post had anything to do with Moscow. I think this
> was in reference to where public schools were not available.
>
> Roger
> -----Original message-----
> From: "J Ford" privatejf32 at hotmail.com
> Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 15:24:54 -0800
> To: vision2020 at moscow.com
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] DoDEA to Discontinue Remote Hme School Program
>
> > Em...how?
> >
> > We have an excellent system here in Moscow...if the parent chooses not
> to
> > take advantage of that or of one of the private schools here...it is
> up to
> > them to educate, up to standards that would allow their child to enter
>
> > college, voc school or the military, or be prepared to have that kid
> in
> > their home the rest of their (parent's) lives. No education - no
> job...that
> > simple.
> >
> > J :]
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: lfalen <lfalen at turbonet.com>
> > >Reply-To: lfalen <lfalen at turbonet.com>
> > >To: "Tom Hansen" <idahotom at hotmail.com>, vision2020 at moscow.com
> > >Subject: Re: [Vision2020] DoDEA to Discontinue Remote Hme School
> Program
> > >Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 13:33:47 -0800
> > >
> > >If the kids under this program have no other means of public
> education,
> > >they need to be taken care of.
> > >-----Original message-----
> > >From: "Tom Hansen" idahotom at hotmail.com
> > >Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 12:31:59 -0800
> > >To: vision2020 at moscow.com
> > >Subject: [Vision2020] DoDEA to Discontinue Remote Hme School Program
> > >
> > > > >From the American Forces Press Service -
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >-----------------------------------------------------------------------
> ------------------------------------------
> > > >
> > > > WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2007 - The Department of Defense Education
> Activity
> > > > will discontinue its Remote Home School Program beginning in
> school year
> > > > 2007-2008, DoDEA officials announced today.
> > > >
> > > > "We understand this unique program is valued by our families,"
> said
> > >Joseph
> > > > D. Tafoya, DoDEA director. "Unfortunately, with the funding
> allocation
> > >and
> > > > grants expiring for this program at the end of school year
> 2006-2007, we
> > > > will have to discontinue the Remote Location Home Schooling
> Program."
> > > >
> > > > DoDEA plans, directs, coordinates and manages the education
> programs for
> > > > Defense Department family members who would otherwise not have
> access to
> > >a
> > > > high-quality public education. Although operating a home-schooling
>
> > >program
> > > > is outside of its directed mission, officials said, DoDEA has
> > >administered
> > > > the Remote Home School Program since school year 2001-2002, when
> it
> > >received
> > > > the first in a series of unsolicited allocations and grants to
> support
> > >the
> > > > program.
> > > >
> > > > DoDEA cannot continue administering the program with the funding
> > > > authorizations and grants expiring, and by law, DoDEA is not
> permitted
> > >to
> > > > lobby for funds to continue operating the program, officials
> explained.
> > > >
> > > > "We truly regret the disruption this may cause students and
> families,"
> > > > Tafoya said. "We do not take this decision lightly; it is the
> result of
> > > > careful analysis of the needs of our directed mission."
> > > >
> > > > Officials said DoDEA will help students and families in any way
> possible
> > >in
> > > > transitioning from the home-schooling program. Based on their home
>
> > >location,
> > > > students and families may choose to enroll in a local
> DoDEA-administered
> > > > school or public school. They may also choose to attend a private
> school
> > >or
> > > > to participate in a home-schooling program of their choice at
> their own
> > > > expense.
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >-----------------------------------------------------------------------
> ------------------------------------------
> > > >
> > > > Seeya round town, Moscow.
> > > >
> > > > Tom Hansen
> > > >
> > > >
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