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Our Speakers
HSLDA’s @home e•vents program showcases speakers who are experts in their fields and often leaders in the homeschool community. They’ve been in your shoes and want to come alongside you in your journey to enhance your family’s homeschooling experience! Our speakers possess the breadth of experience, talent, and enthusiasm suited for encouraging you and equipping you with relevant tools.
Past e•vents have included presentations by well-known authors and speakers, such as Andrew Pudewa, Lou Priolo, Dr. Jay Wile, Jeff Myers, and Hal and Melanie Young, as well as experienced homeschooling parents and homeschool graduates. HSLDA staff speakers have included President J. Michael Smith, Chairman Michael P. Farris, many other attorneys, and some of our Special Needs, High School, and Early Years coordinators, such as Dianne Craft, Vicki Bentley, Becky Cooke, and Diane Kummer.
Scott Woodruff, Esq., HSLDA Senior Counsel
Scott Woodruff, a follower of Christ since his conversion in 1971, earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia in 1980. After working for John Ashcroft, and subsequently a major regional insurance company, Scott came to work for HSLDA in 1998.
He is a member of the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States, and licensed in Virginia and Missouri. He has assisted thousands of home educating families in dealings with social workers, police officers, truant officers, principals, superintendents, and prosecuting attorneys. He has represented HSLDA members in court, and appeared before many state legislatures to fight against repressive homeschool legislation. Scott is a frequent speaker at homeschool conferences and on radio programs across the country.
Scott currently handles legal issues for HSLDA members in Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Maine, Missouri, Iowa, South Dakota and Kansas. He also has extensive previous experience dealing with members' legal issues in Oklahoma, Indiana, Illinois, Colorado, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Michigan.
Scott and his wife, Jane, have homeschooled their three children. Sarah continues to be taught at home. Their daughter Betsy, a national merit finalist, will attend Hillsdale College on an academic scholarship this fall. Their son, Christopher, a national merit finalist, attends Baylor University on an academic scholarship.
“This was great. Thank you very much!! I feel much more in control now.” — Cathy, MO
E•vents
2/12/2010 (4PM EST): State Counsel: Iowa Homeschool Law
In this informative webinar, HSLDA attorney Scott Woodruff addresses the needs and questions of homeschooling families in the state of Iowa. Learn how to successfully navigate state-specific policies and statutes that can affect home educators. Scott clarifies specific considerations for homeschoolers and takes time to answer your particular questions regarding home education in Iowa in a Q&A session.
Member Price: Free
Non-Member Price: Member Only Event
3/11/2010 (4PM EST): State Counsel: Understanding VA homeschool law
In this informative webinar, HSLDA attorney Scott Woodruff addresses the needs and questions of homeschooling families in the state of Virginia. Learn how to successfully navigate state-specific policies and statutes that can affect home educators. Scott clarifies specific considerations for homeschoolers and takes time to answer your particular questions regarding home education in Virginia in a Q&A session.
Member Price: Free
Non-Member Price: Member Only Event
4/9/2010 (3:30 PM EST): State Counsel: Kansas Homeschool Law
In this informative webinar, HSLDA attorney Scott Woodruff addresses the needs and questions of homeschooling families in the state of Kansas. Don’t be intimidated by homeschool legal issues- learn how to successfully navigate relevant state-specific policies and statutes so that you can be confident in your home education! Scott clarifies specific considerations for homeschoolers and takes time to answer your particular questions regarding home education in Kansas in a Q&A session.
Member Price: Free
Non-Member Price: Member Only Event
7/28/2009 (2PM EST): State Counsel: Understanding Maine Homeschool Law
In this informative webinar, HSLDA attorney Scott Woodruff addresses the needs and questions of homeschooling families in the state of Maine. Learn how to successfully navigate state-specific policies and statutes that can affect home educators. Scott clarifies specific considerations for homeschoolers and takes time to answer your particular questions regarding home education in Maine in a Q&A session.
Member Price: Free
Non-Member Price: Member Only Event
6/1/2009 (3:45 PM EST): State Counsel: Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program Briefing
With Lee Andes of the VA State Council for Higher Education
On May 6, Governor Kaine signed a bill expanding the Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program to give homeschoolers access to college scholarship money. Do you know how this program will impact your high schooler’s college scholarship opportunities? HSLDA Attorney Scott Woodruff joins Lee Andes of the State Council for Higher Education in Virginia to help you discover the answers to important questions such as: Who is eligible? What are the state’s standards? How much funding is available? How can you apply? Get the full story on Senate Bill 1547 as Scott and Lee answer your questions in this free HSLDA @home e-vent.
Member Price: Free
Non-Member Price: Member Only Event
5/7/2009 (4PM EST): State Counsel: Maryland
How much teaching must parents personally do? Join HSLDA Attorney Scott Woodruff for a discussion on whether Maryland parents are required to personally provide a certain percentage of their children’s homeschool instruction. A large Maryland public school system recently threatened to find a homeschool program “out of compliance” if the parents personally did less than 80% of the student’s instruction. Mr. Woodruff will take your questions and discuss this threat, its impact on families, and a long-range strategy for home educating in the state of Maryland. During the session, you’ll be able to take a look at HSLDA’s letter to the school system, their response, and a number of other related documents.
Member Price: Free
Non-Member Price: Member Only Event
8/25/2009 (3PM EST): State Counsel: Missouri Homeschool Law Change
Can home educated students stop counting their 1000 credit hours at age 14? 15? 16? 17?
Under a new Missouri law, compulsory attendance goes to age 17 unless a child has earned 16 high school credits. Scott Woodruff will explain what a "credit" really is for homeschoolers and how they can earn one. Learn ways to adapt your record-keeping and college preparation to this new development. Don't get behind the curve on this important change in the law!
Woodruff will allow time to take your specific questions regarding this law change. Time permitting, Woodruff will also walk through other aspects of homeschool law for those who are relatively new to homeschooling in Missouri. (This is a members-only e-vent.)
Member Price: Free
Non-Member Price: Member Only Event
5/4/2010 (11:15 AM EST): State Counsel: New Jersey Homeschool Law
In this informative webinar, HSLDA attorney Scott Woodruff addresses the needs and questions of homeschooling families in the state of New Jersey. Don’t be intimidated by homeschool legal issues- learn how to successfully navigate relevant state-specific policies and statutes so that you can be confident in your home education! Scott clarifies specific considerations for homeschoolers and takes time to answer your particular questions regarding home education in New Jersey in a Q&A session.
Member Price: Free
Non-Member Price: Member Only Event
8/26/2010 (3:30 PM EST): Understanding Illinois Homeschool Law
In this informative webinar, HSLDA Senior Counsel Scott Woodruff addresses the needs and questions of homeschooling families in the state of Illinois. Don’t be intimidated by legal issues—learn how to successfully navigate relevant state policies and statutes so that you can be confident in your home education program! Scott clarifies specific considerations for homeschoolers and takes time to answer your particular questions regarding home education in the Prairie State.
Member Price: Free
Non-Member Price: Member Only Event
10/21/2010 (2PM EST): Understanding Rhode Island Homeschool Law
Don’t be intimidated by homeschool legal issues—learn how to successfully navigate Rhode Island’s policies and statutes so that you can be confident in your home education! In this exclusive @home e-vent, HSLDA Staff Attorney Scott Woodruff addresses the needs and questions of Rhode Island homeschooling families and clarifies specific considerations and regulations that you need to be aware of. Bring your questions and find the answers in this e-vent about home education in the Ocean State.
Member Price: Free
Non-Member Price: Member Only Event
2/11/2011 (9PM EST): Freedom in Illinois Threatened – Information and Action Points
Your homeschooling freedom is in danger! What can you do about it? Join HSLDA Staff Attorney Scott Woodruff for an urgent, open-to-the-public webinar on Senator Edward Maloney’s proposed Illinois bill SB 136. Learn why this bill would threaten all private school and homeschooling families with unprecedented state regulation. Invite your friends, family, homeschool groups, and private school acquaintances to watch this webinar so we can work together to protect your freedom in Illinois!
Member Price: Free
Non-Member Price: Free!
5/24/2011 (3PM EST): Understanding Missouri Work Certificate Law
If you live in the state of Missouri and your student is looking for a job, chances are you will need to obtain a work certificate. In this @home e-vent, HSLDA Senior Counsel Scott Woodruff will let you know exactly how parents can issue the certificate themselves—without having talking to any public school officials! You will learn what hours, days, and types of jobs your student can work under Missouri law, as well as whether a work certificate is necessary for a summer job. Missouri is a pioneer in allowing parents to issue work certificates. Attend this e-vent, get informed, and enjoy your new freedom!
Member Price: Free
Non-Member Price: Member Only Event
7/12/2011 (3PM EST): How to Homeschool in Wisconsin
With controversy brewing over what information the state can demand from homeschoolers, you probably have questions about what parents are truly required to do in order to comply with Wisconsin homeschool law. Join HSLDA Senior Counsel Scott Woodruff as he outlines what you need to know to homeschool legally in Wisconsin. He will thoroughly explain the annual enrollment form the Department of Public Instruction wants homeschoolers to fill out—and where the department has gone astray in its demands.
Member Price: Free
Non-Member Price: Member Only Event
8/31/2011 (2:55 PM EST): Getting Your Kid into College
College--for many parents, it's the launching pad where you watch your kids zoom off toward the future. And preparing for launch can be the mother of all white-knuckle experiences! However, the college experience for both you and your children begins many years earlier, in academic and spiritual lessons learned throughout the homeschool years. HSLDA Senior Counsel Scott Woodruff will share what he has learned through homeschooling his three children (now pursuing college and careers), from the nuts and bolts of filling out a college application, to providing a solid academic foundation in high school, to preparing your child for the emotional and spiritual challenges of college and newfound independence.
Member Price: Free
Non-Member Price: Free!
10/6/2011 (1:55 PM EST): How to Homeschool in South Dakota
After a tumultuous year of truancy threats against homeschoolers, South Dakota homeschool law changed in important ways during spring 2011. In this informative e-vent, HSLDA Senior Counsel Scott Woodruff will explain the basics of homeschooling legally in South Dakota, and will also cover the new alternative instruction form, "tinkering" by the state department of education, and how you can expect to be treated under the new law. There will be plenty of time for questions so every participant can walk away with complete confidence that they know how to follow the law.
Member Price: Free
Non-Member Price: Member Only Event
11/8/2011 (2:46 PM EST): How to Homeschool in Idaho
Every Idaho homeschool parent needs to understand the state's homeschool laws to protect your family and your homeschool program. Join HSLDA Senior Counsel Scott Woodruff as he gives a complete summary of Idaho homeschool law, and find out what you can do to guard your freedoms! Scott will bring you up-to-date on the Pocatello-Chubbuck school district's attempts to prevent homeschoolers from dual enrolling. Sign up today for this e-vent, and see how you can homeschool with confidence!
Member Price: Free
Non-Member Price: Member Only Event
2/22/2012 (10:10 AM EST): View from the Front: Get the Latest on Virginia's Homeschool Bills with Special Guest Delegate Rob Bell
Several important homeschool bills are receiving top-level attention in the 2012 Virginia Legislature. Delegate Rob Bell of the 58th District, a vigorous supporter of legislation such as the nationally publicized House Bill 947-which empowers public schools to let homeschoolers try out for their sports teams-will join HSLDA Senior Counsel Scott Woodruff in this special @home e-vent to give an insider's view on the progress of these important bills. Join Scott as he interviews Delegate Bell on the specifics of the bills, how they influence your homeschool freedom, and what you can do. Don't miss this opportunity to get answers from a friend of homeschooling in the Virginia Legislature!
Member Price: Free
Non-Member Price: Free!
4/13/2012 (3:58 PM EST): Panic Button: Do You Need a GED to Get into an Idaho College?
The rumor is spreading like wildfire: Idaho homeschool students can't get into college without a GED! Is it true? Get the facts from HSLDA Senior Counsel Scott A. Woodruff, who will discuss the recent changes in federal college financial aid law that have caused such confusion in Idaho. He'll explain the background, the details, the misunderstandings, efforts being made to fix the situation, and its current status. If you have a homeschooled student headed to college soon, you should hear this presentation.
Member Price: Free
Non-Member Price: Free!
5/22/2012 (3:58 PM EST): Conquering the Great Outdoors, Family Style
The snow has melted, the trees are blooming, the grass is green--turn the TV off and take your family outside! HSLDA Senior Counsel Scott Woodruff, a self-proclaimed "moderate" expert on outdoor outings, has a bagful of ideas for your family. Rafting through the throbbing waves of class IV whitewater rapids? Canoeing across a mirror-smooth lake while loons call overhead? Scrambling on hands and knees through narrow passages in deep caverns? Setting up tents under the Ponderosa pines and mile-high views of the majestic Rocky Mountains? Learn to love your family in an entirely different world. See more things that make you stand in awe of God.
Scott will share about his disasters and conquests, duds and moonshots. His tips will cover safety, equipment, locations, food, and encounters with God.
This e-vent is for families who have seldom or never tried outdoor adventures, or those who have gone out a few times and want some more ideas or advice. Listen to this e-vent and get inspired to make your own lifetime memories!
Member Price: Free
Non-Member Price: Free!
7/12/2012 (4PM EST): Understanding Virginia's New Curriculum Description Law
For years, the vagueness of the notice of intent provision's "curriculum description" requirement gave Virginia school districts virtually a blank check to demand more and more information from homeschool families. Some families who resisted unreasonable demands were threatened with truancy charges. But, working with other state homeschool organizations, HSLDA helped change the law. Starting July 1, 2012, a simple list of subjects to be studied will satisfy the curriculum description requirement. Join HSLDA Senior Counsel Scott Woodruff as he comprehensively explains this change, the challenges we expect from school districts, and strategies for families to use in complying with the new law. New laws always raise new questions, and Scott will individually respond to every question submitted during the program.
Member Price: Free
Non-Member Price: Member Only Event
8/23/2012 (4:26 PM EST): Getting to Know the Chronicles of Narnia
Get to know The Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis's masterpiece of children's literature, with HSLDA Senior Counsel Scott Woodruff. He has read the Chronicles over and over, and is ready to shed light on their beauty and majesty, as well as some flaws.
If you have never read the series, this presentation will let you know what to expect, and will encourage you to get ready for some quality reading time with your kids! The Chronicles present a powerful and attractive presentation of the gospel in a format superbly suited for children. The books' strongly allegorical elements point to the cross, the incarnation, salvation, hearing from God, growing in truth, the problem of evil, and more.
Awesome literature, awesome message, awesome time with your kids--find it all in The Chronicles of Narnia!
Due to technical difficulties, the beginning of this recording, which included The Magician's Nephew and The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, has been lost. However, due to popular demand, Scott and Dave will be conducting e-vents that address each book individually. Make sure to check our website and our @home e-lerts for information on these upcoming e-vents!
Member Price: Free
Non-Member Price: Free!
11/1/2012 (3:55 PM EST): Getting to Know Great Literature: Crime and Punishment
HSLDA Senior Counsel Scott Woodruff will introduce you to one of literature's masterpieces: Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment. This fascinating novel deals with cold-blooded murder, guilt, prostitution, betrayal, suicide, love, faith, and the Christian hope of redemption. And since it's a Russian novel, we can't leave out exile in Siberia!
Dostoyevsky had a deep and complex faith. A masterful author, his characters are broken, flawed, desperate, and yearning for redemption in a dark world-just like us! Scott Woodruff assumes you know nothing about the book-yet. But maybe you'll want to add this classic to your mature teen's book list after the e-vent.
Member Price: Free
Non-Member Price: Free!
2/21/2013 (3:53 PM EST): Don't Judge Me!
"Don't judge me!" What do you say when your teen (or sister or friend) blurts that out-after you've pointed out a genuine concern you have about them? "Who are you to judge your neighbor?" James asked. And Jesus said, "Do not judge so that you will not be judged." But Paul asked rhetorically, "Do you not judge those who are within the church?" And Jesus said, "If your brother sins, rebuke him." We know that God never contradicts himself. But with some Scripture verses saying "Don't judge" and others saying "Do judge," how do you reconcile them in one compelling, comprehensive, Christ-centered theology? HSLDA Senior Counsel Scott Woodruff--who has been standing in front of "real" judges for 32 years--will clear up the confusion, explain how all the seemingly contradictory passages fit into an amazing and powerful whole, and give you the scriptural answer of what to say, do, and think when someone drops the "Don't judge me!" line on you.
Member Price: Free
Non-Member Price: Free!
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