Both presentations were well recieved. The Review Board met on February 1, 1996. We spent the morning discussing the funding formula that the Department uses to distribute the funds to the local school boards. Local boards are autonomous and therefore, can decide how they will spend the money. The only moneys that they must give and accounting of are those designated for special needs programs.
Boards are within their rights to spend their other funding as they see fit.
The same holds true of funding fro home schoolers registered with a board. The issue of justice and air play were raised and shall have to be continued to be raised. The underlying problem of funding, services, polices, etc. is attitude. We can't coerce boards and directors to treat home schoolers justly and fairly. We need to work on education directors and trustees regarding what home schooling is all about without attacking the school system.