Homeschool Support Network Anna Gagne-Hawes (UAF) Jennifer Tilbury - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Anna Gagne-Hawes (UAF) Jennifer Tilbury (UAF CTC) Ryan Tilbury (Raven)

Homeschool Support Network

• Homeschool Support Network is a coalition of

B.E.S.T ., Focus Homeschool, Raven, IDEA, Cyberlynx, Independents and UAF

• Parents, students, teachers, counselors and

community members attend events

• Representatives from each organization help
• rganize and host events with some focus on

postsecondary educational opportunities

What is the Homeschool Support Network?

• 1 in 10 high school students in Alaska is

homeschooled

• Schools hold overlapping events and use similar

resources

• Interior homeschools are competitive programs

that fall under different school districts

• Lack of collaboration between different programs
• A lack of procedural consistency within University

system

• Community of information – both internal and

external

Why the Homeschool Network Formed

• First year focused on building interschool

relationships.

• First year also focused on offering options for

all postsecondary opportunities.

• Second year doubled activities/hosted events,
• Second year strengthened relationships

between stakeholders. Resources and knowledge is shared beyond meetings.

Year One and Year Two

Events and Participation

• The Homeschool Support Network has offered
• ver 20 collaborated events
• Close to 250 students, parents, military and

community members have attended Homeschool Support Network Events

• Roughly 25% of CTC’s WRTG111 is now composed
• f homeschool students (an enormous jump

within the last two years)

• The Homeschool Support Network has maintained

participation of all original stakeholders

Event Highlights

• Trade Fair (included unions and UAF programs

(Associate and Bachelor degrees). Focus was on union trade apprenticeship.

• AKCIS presentations from ACPE representative.
• Scholarship, financial aid and dual enrollment

presentations at CTC.

• Military Recruitment Event (included UAF ROTC

and UAF Homeland Security and Emergency Management program).

Challenges and Positives

• Challenges

– Still difficult to achieve good participation at events – The Homeschool Network is still fragile – continued buy-in is necessary

• Positives

– Increased collaboration among schools – Homeschool Support Network is now established – Valued by students and parents

Future Plans

• Permanent co-chairs rotating between

home school programs and UAF

• University advising track for home school

students (identification and communication)

• Incentivize dual enrollment programs
• Improved marketing for collaborated

events – Facebook, emails, fliers, radio

Group Discussion

– Identify physical or informational barriers that prevent students from accessing post- secondary opportunities – Not limited just to high school students – where are the barriers? – What networks would be necessary to

• vercome these barriers – who would your

partners be?

Questions?