Does a Release of Liability Agreement really count for anything?
A homeschool leader wonders if the waivers her group uses are really helpful.
Can a board appoint members without a vote?
A new homeschool leader asks several questions about appointing board members and if members need to be allowed to vote.
Can a co-op refund fees to members?
A homeschool co-op leader asks about returning supply fees charged to members.
Box Tops now requires 501c3 status for homeschool groups
Box Tops for Education now requires homeschool groups to have 501c3 tax exempt status with the IRS in order to participate.
What to do with a surplus of cash?
A homeschool leader, Michele in Colorado, asks, We will have less than $100 left in the check book. We have a Fed ID #. What do we do? What about next year? You did the right thing by getting a…
Questions on taxes, incorporation and leaving a group
A homeschool leader has questions about taxes, incorporation and leaving a group.
Have you figured out what type of organizations you are?
A visual picture of homeschool nonprofit organizations
Co-op Policy Pop Quiz!
One year my co-op got creative with how to explain our policies, so we created a quiz and made a skit doing it as a game show. Here’s the whole quiz if you’d like to see it: 1. If…
Can I hire a homeschool governess?
A parent wishes to hire a homeschool instructor like a governess.
Public school teacher wants to teach in a homeschool co-op
An experienced public school teacher wants to work in a homeschool co-op instead. What does she need to know?