Seventeen in-person and ten remote leaders participated in a session focusing on parental rights and district obligations related to home schooling on February 11th at Erie 1 BOCES,.
Ryan Everhart from WNYESC corporate sponsor Hodgson Russ LLC presented the key laws and regulations guiding home schooling and offer insights from district issues around those topics. Sharon Hance, the DIrector of Staff and Student Learning from the Alden Schools was joined by Janelle Hallgren and Hanah Holden , Erie 1 BOCES' Home Schooling Monitoring Team- to provide insights from their practice in working with families- both cooperative and potentially antagonistic- to implement home schooling successfully.
While there was important information shared, the real jewel of the morning was the sharing and networking that took place among all our participants- both in-person and on zoom.