The purpose of HOW... is to provide support for Wyoming families which home educate. The support provides a network for legislative purposes, newsletters, conventions, and activities. The leadership is Christian directed and lead, consisting of couples serving as board of directors, each serving as a district representative. These officials advise and inform the county contacts throughout the state. The county contacts volunteer to pass on information and help those in their county. Local support groups are very loosely structured in most cases. We encourage all home educating families to join HOW, HSLDA and their local support group. Please read below to understand the difference between the types of membership and their benefits. If you have any questions contact the HOW office. Regular HOW Member — no cost: To become a regular member of HOW we need your name, mailing address, county, and phone number. There are no dues. All HOW members are eligible to use the HOW group discount number for Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) to receive a discount on joining HSLDA. As members of HSLDA you will receive a membership card that entitles you to discounts at a variety of businesses; you may contact HSLDA directly for help on any home education legal needs. HSLDA offers help to special need students, scholarships for widows and an e-lert service to its members. HSLDA members may also download a form for notifying your local school district of your intent to home educate. Thus simplifying the process greatly! Regular members only receive the Convention Issue of HOW News. Subscriber HOW Member — $10.00 per year: A subscriber member joins HOW by subscribing to HOW News which is $10.00 per year (5 issues), They also may use the HOW group discount number for HSLDA (see above). As a bonus subscriber members will receive a $10 discount on their adult convention registration. Membership in HOW is open to all families home educating their children in Wyoming. As a member of HOW you are part of a state-wide organization actively working to protect and promote home education. HOW currently has a three-pronged approach: Encouragement, Information, and Protection. The HOW website offers information to help new homeschoolers get started, links to homeschool resources, an events page of activities around the state, and legislative alerts are posted on the home page. HOW News is designed to encourage and inform home educating families through the year with five issues containing articles and news. We plan to carry more legislative news and articles in future issues! The annual HOW Convention provides speakers, workshops, used book sale, exhibit hall to view curriculum and materials, and an opportunity to fellowship with other home educating families. The HOW legislative liaison monitors legislative happenings in Wyoming and works closely with HSLDA to protect home educating freedoms and to defeat offensive legislation. HOW sends out alerts when needed through our County Contacts. If you are not currently a subscribing member of HOW, please consider helping support Wyoming home education by joining as a subscribing HOW member. Check out the Homeschool Beginners Check-list. Check out the Links & Resources Page. © Copyright 2002-2007 H.O.W.