National Microschooling Center's Thursday Bulletin

Hello Microschooling Community!

Can you believe that we are nearing the end of another school year? Here at the Center, we aren’t slowing down and we know you’re not either!

Because this is a packed-full time of year, we are keeping this edition short and sweet with the highlights you need!

In this edition: Legislative update, sign up to enter the drawing for the last two days of our Teacher Appreciation Week Gift Card a Day Giveaway, Center Membership for 26-27 is now open (plus a rundown of benefits) and all the events you could hope for!

Legislative Updates

These closing days of the South Carolina legislative session are proving turbulent for microschools and families hoping to use the state’s Education Scholarship Trust Fund to attend them for the 2026-27 school year. Competing House and Senate budget bills hold different outcomes impacting families currently using the program and new families hoping to join for next year. As of this writing the outcome remains far from certain as to how, and whether, families will be allowed to use program funds to attend microschools as homeschoolers under the state’s different options. Stay tuned, and keep an eye out for updates in the NMC members portal.

Teacher Appreciation Week Gift Card Giveaway!

Teacher Appreciation Week is in full swing, and we’re celebrating microschool founders, leaders, facilitators, guides, curators, and everyone in your microschool building something permissionless every single day this week (which means there’s still a chance for you to win)!

If you’re part of the microschool movement, enter below!

We’re dropping a Teacher Appreciation Week gift card giveaway, (and the only way in is through this newsletter)!  We are giving away one $30 gift card every day this week, all you have to do is enter here to win!

Know someone who wants in? Forward this newsletter to them!

Yass Briefing Today

Are you interested in learning more about the Yass prize, the national awards program for innovative education that has brought financial awards and national recognition to many microschools, including several of our Center members, in the past few years? Join Yass Prize Chief Program Officer Caroline Allen and the Center's Don Soifer for an informational webinar for Center member microschools  Thursday, May 7th at 4pm PT/7pm ET  to learn more about the Yass Prize, STOP principles, how to apply and what the network is all about.

Members, register in the member portal to join as a panelist and ask your questions of a key member of the Yass Prize leadership!

Nonmembers, you are totally welcome to join us, register here to attend!

26-27 Center Membership Now Open!

Looking to join the National Microschooling Center as a member? The 26-27 membership year just opened and this is your front-row ticket! Membership is for microschool founders, leaders, facilitators and teams. One membership ($100 for the year) covers every team member on one campus (Have multiple campuses? Email ashley@microschoolingcenter.org to learn how we can work together to serve all of your campuses!)!

Already a Center member? Don’t lose a day of your benefits! Renew your membership before 6/30/26 to keep all of your benefits current!

Join and renew here today!

Center Membership Benefits

Here’s a quick run-down of some of the Center member benefits (yes, there’s more)!

• Access to our members-only community (this means a chance to ask your questions while knowing you’re in a microschool only group - no reporters, no funders, no parents - just microschool founders and leaders eager to learn together).
• Access to our FREE cohorts! This includes things like Instructional Leadership, Structured Literacy Basics, Building a Sustainable Microschool and so many more! We can’t wait to announce the lineup for the coming school year!
• The opportunity to come off of mute and join in the discussion during our Hot Topic Webinars (if you’re one of the nearly 300 attendees we’ve had over the past 4 months, you know how quickly questions are coming in!)
• Access to our LAP program (see below)
• Access to our learning tools program (looking for learning licenses at a bulk price?)

And so much more!

Have questions about everything happening at the Center? Join Dr. Erin Flynn for National Microschooling Center: Sneak Peak happening on 6/8/26 at 4pm PT/7pm ET. Register here!

Leadership Achievement Pathway

For members only, this pathway is meant to help you as a guide through your microschooling journey, connecting you with many of the resources and trainings that the Center has to offer!

The Can't Miss of the Season!

Take a look for virtual trainings, conferences, local meetups and more!

Register for any event here!

Center Webinars

Yass Prize Webinar: Thursday, May 7th at 4pmPT/7pmET 

See above for description and registration links

Center Virtual Meetings & Office Hours

Virtual: Training Institute Office Hours, Tuesday, May 12th | 4pm PT/7pm ET

If you completed a course through the National Microschooling Center Training Institute, you may now register for one office hour session for the course you have completed.

Register here!

Virtual: Currently Operating Office Hours, Thursday, May 14th | 3pm PT/6pm ET

Join Alex for monthly conversations about struggles, joys, and other general support for running your microschool. We can all work together to suggest resources, celebrate wins, and create a nationwide community of school leaders.

Register here!

Center Cohort Meetings

Virtual Cohort: Instructional Leadership: Monday, May 11th | 4:30pm PT/7:30pm ET

Sign up in the member portal

Virtual Cohort: Successful Start Ups and Nonprofits: Wednesday, May 13th | 4:00pm PT/7:00pm ET

Sign up in the member portal

Center Regional Meetups

Virtual: South Carolina, Tuesday, May 12th | 3pm PT/6pm ET

Join the National Microschooling Center's Tiffany Blassingame and South Carolina founders for this regional meetup to discuss all things South Carolina microschooling! Email tiffany@microschoolingcenter.org to learn more!

Have a question? Want to share an idea or resource? We love hearing from you, reach out any time!

Ashley & Don Soifer 

and the team of the National Microschooling Center

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