North Carolinians for Home Education
Protecting, Equipping and Connecting
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Many homeschoolers haven't developed their philosophy of education, have no knowledge of learning theory, and have no understanding of the freedom they have to tailor their homeschool to fit the needs of their students (children) and their family. As a result, many homeschool students struggle with some of the same limitations that confront their classroom educated peers. NCHE has a vision for flourishing families and thriving generations in which people remain passionate, curious and actively engaged in their faith and in their learning.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Thrive! The NCHE Homeschool Conference
The NCHE annual conference serves as a celebration of the multi-faceted face of home education in North Carolina. Our name, Thrive! The NCHE Homeschool Conference, reflects the goal of the NCHE conference and mirrors the NCHE mission “NCHE has a vision for flourishing families and thriving generations in which people remain passionate, curious and actively engaged in their faith and in their learning…”
The conference mission is to:
Equip and encourage homeschooling families through an abundance of outstanding speakers and workshops
Connect and equip homeschoolers with quality curriculum resources through our extensive vendor hall
Connect homeschool families with each other to build relationships and a strong community
Celebrate our teens and alums through special workshops, fun activities, fellowship, the talent showcase and our state-wide graduation
Where we work
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Our mission is to help homeschooling families in North Carolina to excel in educating their children. We do this by working to
• Protect the rights of North Carolina citizens to homeschool
• Equip families with the information and encouragement they need
• Connect families with other homeschooling families and groups across the state
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We protect the rights of North Carolina citizens to homeschool by maintaining a relationship with members of the North Carolina General Assembly and informing homeschool families of bills that may affect their ability to homeschool. We also provide workshops on the three branches of our state government and encourage families to develop relationships with their representative and senator.
We equip families with the information and encouragement they need by
• staging an annual homeschool conference with continuing education workshops, keynote sessions, a large vendor hall, and mentoring sessions
• sponsoring an annual conference for teaching exceptional children
• publishing an high quality GREENHOUSE magazine
• organizing monthly field trips
• maintaining an informative website
• maintaining staff people to answer questions
• maintaining active Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter pages
We connect families with other homeschooling families and groups across the state via
• our website
• our monthly field trips
• our annual conference
• our office
• maintaining active Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter pages
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We have a working board of directors with thirteen members. We divide the state into nine regions and have regional liaisons to answer questions and connect people in each of those regions. We have a staff of people who understand home education and have a real desire to help families in their homeschool endeavors.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
The NCHE office answered more than 2,700 phone inquiries and more than 13,500 email questions in 2019. The number of page hits on our informative https://nche.com website in 2019 was more than 508,000. The 2019 Thrive! Conference had more than 6,200 attendees. Two hundred-twenty one high school seniors graduated in NCHE ceremonies at the end of the Thrive! Conference. Fifty people attended the NCHE Summit for Teaching Exceptional Children. The NCHE board of directors hosted more than 1,100 people at Capital Fest (legislative day) and visited with many of your legislators, ensuring our leaders are aware of and informed about the greater family of homeschoolers in North Carolina. We hosted 550 people over 7 state-wide field trips.More than 20,000 people follow NCHE on Facebook. In 2019 the North Carolinians for Home Education Athletic Commission engaged more than 1,700 athletes, coaches and assistants in the following sports: boys baseball, boys basketball, boys cross country, boys soccer, boys swimming, fencing, girls basketball, girls cross country, girls soccer, girls softball, girls swimming and girls volleyball.
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 strengthen relationships with the people we serve
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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North Carolinians for Home Education
Board of directorsas of 02/01/2024
Mr. Matthew McDill
North Carolinians for Home Education
Term: 2017 - 2020
Barry Bickley
North Carolinians for Home Education, Inc
Jessica Frierson
North Carolinians for Home Education, Inc
Diane Helfrich
North Carolinians for Home Education, Inc
Debbie Mason
North Carolinians for Home Education, Inc
Briggs Greenwood
North Carolinians for Home Education, Inc
Evelyn Bickley
North Carolinians for Home Education, Inc
Ronda Marshall
North Carolinians for Home Education, Inc
Amanda Wares
North Carolinians for Home Education, Inc
Spencer Mason
North Carolinians for Home Education, Inc
Matthew McDill
North Carolinians for Home Education, Inc
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 ? Yes -
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? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
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Equity strategies
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- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.