ELT - Enjoy Learning Together (Homeschool co-op)

Since it’s customary to honor a retiring ELT board member at their last Expo/Graduation, it can be difficult to surprise them. But I can assure you, this group did just that, and the camera caught it all!

After 20 years at ELT, including 13 years serving on the board, all I can say is how deeply I love this community: these board members, every ELT family, and every single student I have ever taught or helped along the way.
It has truly been a pleasure, an honor, and a privilege to serve in the ways I have, to the best of my ability. So many people are in disbelief that I would actually “retire,” and honestly… they’re probably right. 😊

My plan is to come back next year as a volunteer teacher and facilitate a chemistry lab for the high school students. I think a part of me would be lost without students to love and without the joy of helping them discover more about God’s world.

Thank you, ELT, for being such a meaningful part of my (and my family's) life for the past two decades.❤

ELT is cancelled tomorrow, 3/17/26. Check your email, and have a great spring break next week!

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UPDATE! The meeting time has changed to 10:15 a.m.

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Connecticut HB 5468 would drastically change homeschool law by requiring families to register with their school district, submit annual continuation forms, and demonstrate their child’s education through state-approved methods.

What can you do?

-Attend the hearing tomorrow, March 11, at 10:15 am
-Register to speak and give verbal testimony during the hearing (NOTE: The deadline to register for this ends at 3:00 pm today! https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/EDdata/pha/pdf/2026pha00311-R001000ED-pha.pdf)
-Submit written testimony
-Contact your legislators asking them to please oppose this bill

Get more details at this link: https://hslda.org/post/hb-5468

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Calling all mortarboards (graduation caps) to please come home!

(If you've borrowed one, please return it. If you have one (black) that you'd like to donate to ELT, we'd love to have it!)

Hey Teachers! Outlines were due yesterday! Get them in ASAP!

New semester starting in five weeks!

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Turning Point USA is giving away these digital education resources right now with the code: Education.
https://shop.turningpointed.com/collections/Frontpage

Returning ELT families, check your email for registration and class sign-up links!

Update on the Homeschool Freedom Bill (HB 2187):

The Homeschool Freedom Bill did not make it to committee this session and will not move forward for a vote on the floor of the legislature.

While this is disappointing, we remain committed to advancing homeschool freedoms in Oregon. Lord willing, we plan to submit a different bill in 2026 in a new effort to continue this important work!

In the meantime, there are other bills that require immediate attention from homeschoolers now, including HB 2508 (learn more here: (https://oceanetwork.org/hb-2508/) and additional legislation that OCEANetwork is closely monitoring (see current alerts here: https://oceanetwork.org/current-alerts/).

Please stay engaged and watch for another action alert coming this week. Your prayers and advocacy make a difference! Sign up for our email newsletter to stay up to date. >> https://oceanetwork.org/signup/

NEW ALERT: House Bill 2508 establishes a statewide computer data system for K-12 student records. It will be used by Education Service Districts (ESDs), which hold state data on homeschooled students.

Read more and contact your Representative to oppose this bill! >> https://oceanetwork.org/hb-2508/