NinjaToons NIN

We got origami arts and crafts for our students after school enrichment activities!

📚Please join us at NinjaToons NIN as we host our Open House at NIN NinjaToons Independent Studies Network!! This Open House is for registered teens & parents, potential teens & parents, and community members that want to be involved in our movement!
Jennifer McCarthy with Liberty Academy will be in attendance to answer any questions you may regarding the Private School piece.

🥳We cannot wait to see you TOMORROW for the Open House! https://facebook.com/events/s/open-house-at-nin-ninjatoons-i/6415740128513645/

We are open for registration for your middle & high schoolers at NinjaToons Independent Studies Network!!! Fall semester starts on Tuesday, September 5th!!
? Have you wanted to pull your kids from public school but feel your work schedule doesn’t allow the time?
? Have you wanted to homeschool your teens, but need them to have socialization & independence?
? Do you want a core group of like-minded individuals to partner with in teaching & raising your teens?

At NinjaToons, we want to be a solution. This Network will be for Middle & High Schoolers, ages 12+.

🇺🇸We will have Veterans doing the pledge of Allegiance, Special guests, readings, & enrichment courses as well.

Our hours will be 9-2 M-F
Art & Self Defense Classes will commence at 3pm as an add-on for enrichment on-site.

Website:
http://info.NinjaToons.net

STEP 1: Register with Liberty Academy https://libertyacademy.net/
Discounts for family of 2+👍🏼
(YES, you can be registered with another Charter, home, or private school)

STEP 2: Choose your Curriculum
EASY PEASY
https://allinonehomeschool.com/
HSLDA
https://hslda.org/post/selecting-my-curriculum
HILLSDALE ACADEMY
https://k12.hillsdale.edu/Curriculum/Overview/
(Already have your school or curriculum? You may be eligible to skip steps 1&2, e-mail us with questions.)

STEP 3: Register your teens time at NinjaToonsNIN & register
http://Register.NinjaToons.net
SECURE YOUR TEENS SEAT WITH A $199 DEPOSIT TODAY (only 19 spots!)
Regular Full Time enrollment (5days/week)

Regular + After-Hours Enrichment

Part Time enrollment (3days/week)

Enrichment Activities
(art, self defense &awareness, etc.)
*The price of activities outside of NinjaToonsNIN and located in the SVTC will be determined by those businesses.

Any additional questions, don’t hesitate to
e-mail Shelly at;
[email protected]
Text or call (805) 285-8535
Or PM her with questions or to schedule a call together.

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Charters & homeschool parents, a MUST READ & ACT NOW!
Remember, Open House at NIN NinjaToons Independent Studies Network is an option for your teens!

URGENT- Take action tonight or tomorrow. The deadline is August 1, 2023!

Hi Everybody, (PLEASE SHARE THIS POST EVERYWHERE YOU CAN AND TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION)

I wanted to update you all about some legal BUT highly unusual things happening at the California Department of Education (CDE) TOMORROW that, if passed, WILL GREATLY impact how we as homeschool families work with our charter schools!

The California Department of Education (CDE) and State Superintendent Tony Thurmond are proposing an extensive set of amendments to the laws that govern our non-classroom-based charter schools (homeschool charter schools). Usually, changes to our laws are passed through the legislative process at our state capitol, but the CDE is attempting to use California’s regulatory adoption process to change policy.

Items of Greatest Concern

• Expanding mandated board policy to include minimum time for live interaction and synchronous instruction: The draft calls for adding minimum time provisions to the already-extensive board policy mandate, which will be burdensome and could be interpreted to force a one-size-fits-all approach that students and families neither want nor need.
• Limitation on vendors: The proposed regulations state that vendors may “not be the primary provider” of independent study instruction.
• Additional consultation and signature-gathering mandate: The proposed regulations call for schools to “consult” with parents/guardians when making any amendments to written agreements and gathering new signatures. This is burdensome; it could delay teachers’ ability to amend students’ assignments and could preclude schools from generating attendance credit for funding purposes.
• Limits on credit for past-due work: The proposed regulations state that assignments submitted after the due date are eligible only for “academic” credit, presumably excluding attendance credit for funding purposes.

You can read all about what the CDE is proposing here:

https://www.cde.ca.gov/re/lr/rr/independentstudy.asp

Process:

California’s regulatory adoption process is complex, arcane, and governed by its own rules. Governed by the Administrative Procedures Act, a set of laws in the Government Code that establishes the rules state agencies must follow when they develop regulations.

Key points to keep in mind:

• This is CDE’s initial proposal.
• CDE staff will take this week’s comments and issue a revised version in the future.
• We must speak up now with our concerns because, during future hearings, we must focus comments only on updates and not the entirety of the proposed changes.
• During the next round, there is a very short window for responses.
• Once CDE finalizes its proposed changes, it must submit them, along with a record of their responses to stakeholders, to the Office of Administrative Law (OAL).
• OAL attorneys review the proposed changes for consistency with the Administrative Procedures Act (APA) to ensure that regulations align with statutory and constitutional law and that regulations are not a “back door” way of amending them.
• If OAL rejects the proposed changes, CDE can re-amend them, again with a short timeframe for additional public comment.
• If/when OAL approves the proposed changes, they then become regulatory law.

Criteria that Matter:

The OAL is supposed to review the proposed regulations through several lenses, principally including that the law meets the following standards:
• Adequate authority and reference to law. The State Superintendent, per the Education Code, is authorized to adopt regulations governing independent study, so the “authority” standard is generally met. The regulations, however, should also have a basis in either statutory law (e.g., the Education Code) or other law (e.g., constitutional law).
• Consistency with other laws, meaning that the regulation is consistent with other controlling laws and doesn’t alter, expand, or amend them.
• Clarity, meaning that a normal human being would find it understandable.
• Non-duplication, meaning that the regulation doesn’t duplicate another regulation or law, and
• Necessity, meaning there is a clear need for the regulation.

We must take the time to make our concerns heard. Here is how you can help:

Attend the public hearing via Zoom on August 1, 2023, and make public comments starting at 9 a.m.

The more people that call in and comment, the better. We need to flood their Zoom meeting.

Here is how to access the meeting:

Click the following link or paste the link to the browser to join the webinar and enter the password:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82554925016

Meeting ID: 825 5492 5016�Passcode: 985603

To connect with audio only and no video, call one of the following telephone numbers and enter the meeting ID and password:
+1 669 219 2599 US (San Jose)�
+1 213 338 8477 US (Los Angeles)

Meeting ID: 825 5492 5016�Passcode: 985603

There may be a limit on how many people can attend their Zoom meeting. Please disconnect after you speak to make room for others.

Also, send written comments. Please submit written comments to [email protected] on August 1.

Tips:

• Briefly state your name, parent of # of kids, and school name if applicable.
• Briefly thank CDE staff for their work.
• Express general concern regarding the already-burdensome compliance requirements for independent study, especially concerning non-classroom-based charter schools.
• Briefly summarize your concerns (if any) with any proposed changes, ideally grounding them in one or more of the review criteria listed above (e.g., consistency, clarity, necessity, etc.)
• Note any proposed changes that you support (if any).
• CSDC wrote a letter outlining concerns for our schools so if you are not comfortable stating your own concerns, and especially if you’re uncomfortable speaking to the arcane details in a public hearing, feel free to state that you share the concerns CSDC has raised in its letter.

You can read CSDC’s letter here:
https://csdcwebapps.org/advocacy/campaigns/2023-07-31/CSDC_AdvocacyLetter_CDELetter_2023-07-31.pdf

Sample wording you can use to call in and/or email in:

Hello, my name is Windi Eklund. I have three children that attend non-classroom-based public charter schools. I appreciate all that your department does to support students in California. I have general concerns regarding the increasingly burdensome compliance requirements for independent study, especially as they relate to non-classroom-based charter schools and the way my children learn best, and specific concerns around the following:

• Expanding mandated board policy to include minimum time for live interaction and synchronous instruction: The draft calls for adding minimum time provisions to the already-extensive board policy mandate, which will be burdensome and could be interpreted to force a one-size-fits-all approach that students and families neither want nor need.
• Limitation on vendors: The proposed regulations state that vendors may “not be the primary provider” of independent study instruction.
• Additional consultation and signature-gathering mandate: The proposed regulations call for schools to “consult” with parents/guardians when making any amendments to written agreements and gathering new signatures. This is burdensome. It could delay teachers’ ability to amend students’ assignments and could preclude schools from generating attendance credit for funding purposes.
• Limits on credit for past-due work: The proposed regulations state that assignments submitted after the due date are eligible only for “academic” credit, presumably excluding attendance credit for funding purposes.

I share the concerns CSDC has raised in their letter dated July 31, 2023.

I appreciate your consideration and urge you to please continue to allow flexibility for students who need different education models.