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We would like to inform you that your student may be eligible to participate in the Family Empowerment Scholarship-Educational Options (FES EO) Program that was established to boost Florida's education options. It is also available for students with Unique Abilities (FES UA). This program was created to provide additional educational options for families of students with disabilities.
By participating in the FES UA or FES EO Program, your student may have the option to attend a different public school in your district, attend a public school in an adjacent district, or receive a scholarship in the form of an education savings account (ESA). FES UA funds can be used for items such as private school tuition and fees, online learning programs, private tutoring, therapies, community college costs, and other approved customized learning services and materials.
Eligibility to participate in the ESA option of FES UA is established in section 1002.394, Florida Statutes, which also sets caps on the number of students who can enter the program each year. Parents interested in the option may submit an application to one of the state's two scholarship funding organizations (SFOs) that administer this program. Please take note of any deadlines for submission and completion of applications provided by the SFOs.
To learn more about your student's public-school options, contact your district's school choice office. For more information on the ESA option of the FES UA program, please contact one of the
SFOs below:
For more information, please visit the Department of Education website at www.fldoe.org/schools/school-chopice/k12-scholarship-program/.
Scholarship Funding Organizations
A.A.A. Scholarship Foundation -FL, LLC Step Up for Students
http://www.aaascholarship.org/ https://www.stepupforstudents.org/
888-707-2465 877-735-7837
Info@aaascholarships.org info@stepupforstudents.org
Please note this letter serves to notify you that your child may be eligible to participate in the FES
UNFES OE Program. This letter does not guarantee your student's eligibility to participate.