LOVING EDUCATION AT HOME, INC.
At The Heartbeat of NY Homeschooling
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
LEAH, Inc. is organized primarily for the purpose of providing service and support to member Christian home education support groups within New York State.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Programs and Services
Regional LEAH Events: Rochester, Binghamton, Long Island, Watertown.
Annual Commencement
Special Needs Services through PICC LEAH(is a network of parents homeschooling, or thinking about home schooling, their child with special learning needs. PICC LEAH is the special-needs support chapter of NYS LEAH)http://www.leah.org/special-needs/leah-and-special-needs
130 + Chapters across New York State
Regional Events,
Publications, LEAH Messenger
Regional LEAH Events
Providing regional & local homeschooling events to encourage families and those interested in homeschooling.
Homeschool NY LEAH Downstate Homeschool Events
Downstate Used Curriculum Sale
Homeschool Through High School conference
HSLDA Mini-Conference
NYC Mini-Conference & Used Curriculum Sale
PICC LEAH - Parents Instructing Challenged Children
PICC LEAH is special needs support and resources available to LEAH member families who are homeschooling children with special learning needs.
LEAH Media & Communications
LEAH website: WWW.LEAH.org
Magazine: The LEAH Messenger
LEAH Commencement
The 2024 Commencement Ceremony will be held at on June 1, 2024 at the Smith Center, Geneva, NY.
Where we work
External reviews
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
One of our major purposes is to support a statewide network of homeschool chapters by and for home educating parents.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Aid in the creation and growth of Christian home education support groups throughout New York State.
Provide information regarding the legal climate of home education in New York State and in our nation.
Encourage home education families to seek appropriate legal counsel.
Monitor and advise the State Department of Education and other appropriate officials.
Monitor cases before family, state, and federal courts in this regard.
Do whatever is necessary to protect the future freedoms of home education in New York State and in our nation.
Promote the advantages of home education over alternative forms of education outside the home.
Promote sound, high quality home education programs by parents or legal guardians for the purpose of developing Christ like character, and which will satisfy the spiritual, intellectual, physical, and emotional growth needs of their children.
Review and disseminate home education materials and information considered vital to home educators, this serving as a resource to parents desiring to educate their children in the home.
Publish a state newsletter.
Plan and conduct annual state home education conventions and other educational opportunities designed to provide information and training that will help parents and others involved with or interested in home education.
Support accurate home education research and its publication.
Institute whatever other programs or services in the future as may be deemed necessary by the membership of this organization.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Website: WWW.LEAH.org
Organizational Magazine: The LEAH Messenger, available to all member families
Regional Conferences around New York State. 100 chapters across New York State with seven Regional Representatives overseeing. Provide special support to families with special need children. Annual state-wide graduation held.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Membership remains steady.
LEAH Regional Events have been expanded, with the focus on supporting homeschool chapters and families
LEAH Messenger is published quarterly.
Special Needs services (PICC) have continued to expand.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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LOVING EDUCATION AT HOME, INC.
Board of directorsas of 11/30/2023
Mr. Robert Snyder
Avid Health At Home
Term: 2023 - 2025
David & Lucy Forrest
Retired
Dan & Kathryn DiFrancesco
Owner, Niagara Gravity LLC
Marty & Rita Reed
Oswego County Energy Recovery Facility
Bill & Cheryl Moy
IBM
Louis & Sherry Sabo
LRS IIImages
Robert & Jennifer Snyder
Avid Health At Home
John & Frania Corniel
Self employed
Scott & Erica Matthews
Pastor
Michael & Erin Sands
Michael Sands, CPA
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Not applicable -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable