Family Empowerment Scholarship Program
The Family Empowerment Scholarship Program (McKay, Gardiner, were repealed July 1, 2022) ensures that Florida empowers every family and every child to achieve their educational goals.
Expanded School Choice Options
Florida's school choice programs allow parents to choose the best educational setting—public or private—for their child.
Effective July 1, 2022, the McKay Scholarship Program joined the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program under the Unique Abilities category (FES UA). Current McKay families will have the opportunity to remain in their current public or private school choice setting or to utilize the additional options available under the FES UA education savings account model to further customize their child's education experience for their specific needs.
Under the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program students will be allowed to attend non-public schools when they meet specific criteria. Eligible students may also be eligible for scholarships that can be used to purchase approved services or products in order to design a customized educational program for that student.
How do I Apply?
If you are interested in applying for either branch of the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program, please contact one of the two scholarship funding organizations that administers these programs.
AAA Scholarship Foundation
A.A.A. Scholarship Foundation- FL, LLC
P.O. Box 15719, Tampa, FL 33684
Phone/Fax: 888-707-2465
info@aaascholarships.org
Step Up For Students
Step Up For Students
P.O. Box 54367
Jacksonville, FL 32245-4367
877-735-7837
info@stepupforstudents.org
Hope Scholarship
The Hope Scholarship was established to provide the parent of a public-school student who was subjected to an eligible incident an opportunity to transfer the student to another public school in the district or to request a scholarship for the student to enroll in and attend an eligible school in another district/private school.
Beginning with the 2018-19 school year, contingent upon available funds, and on a first-come, first-served basis, a student enrolled in a Florida Public School in grades K-12 is eligible for a scholarship under this program if the student reported an eligible incident.
For additional information, contact the Coordinator of Student Supports and Behavior for Flagler District Schools at 386-437-7526 extension 1107.
Additional Information
Additional information about ESE programs and services may be obtained through your child's guidance department, your school-based ESE Administrator, Staffing Specialist or the district's office of ESE at (386) 437-7526 or through our district ESE Website.