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Membership Requirements
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NOTE: Deadline for the Fall 2011 induction
is July 31.
You can download the Application Form from the "Downloadable Forms" page.
Requirements for membership are as follows:
1) The student must have and maintain a 3.5 grade point average based on a 4.0 scale. A transcript prepared by the parent must accompany the membership application.
2) A test score of 1800 (SAT) or 26 (ACT) or 180 (PSAT) or a 90% on the composite/complete battery on the IOWA or Stanford nationally normed standardized achievement tests is required for ESA membership. All tests must be administered in a group setting. Parent administered tests are not acceptable. CAT scores, administered in a group setting where the parent has absolutely NO access to the test or answer sheet, may be used. Test scores should not be more than 1 year old. MAT, Woodcock Johnson, PASS, THETA, and COMPASS Tests are not acceptable. Because of National Chapter guidlines, the test score is non-negotiable
3) Only those students who meet the HSLDA definition of a homeschooler are eligible for membership. This rule states that a student must complete 50% of his/her studies at home under the direct supervision of the parent. Co-op programs, group classes, and even community college courses are acceptable as long as the 50% rule is followed. Students enrolled in public school programs, charter school programs, full-time college programs, or other programs where more than 50% of the school time is spent in the supervision of a school setting or where the public school receives 50% funding for the student's attendance or where the public school system, umbrella school, on-line school assigns the grades without parent participation, are not eligible for ESA membership. (See HSLDA's webpage at www.hslda.org for more information.)
4) The student must provide name and contact information for 2 references and submit a written essay as set forth on the Membership Application.
5) Upon notification of acceptance, each member must pay a $20/year membership fee.
Upon induction into the Zeta Delta Chapter, each student will be expected to:a) Attend the monthly meetings, and
b) Participate in at least one community service project per year.
All members will be expected to maintain the academic standards: * GPA must be submitted at the end of each subsequent school year.
CONTINUING REQUIREMENTS
