SCHOOL DISTRICT LETTERHEAD

 

 

 

 

(Date)

 

Dear Parent or Guardian:

We would like to inform you that your child

may

be eligible to participate in the John M. McKay

Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program, commonly known as the McKay Scholarship

Program. This program was created to provide educational options to parents of disabled

students. Currently, more than 17,000 Florida students are participating in this program.

By participating in the McKay Scholarship Program, your student may be able to attend a different

public school in your district, attend a public school in an adjacent district, or receive a

scholarship to attend a participating private school.

In order to be eligible for the McKay Scholarship Program, a student must apply for the program

prior to withdrawing from public school. The student must also have an Individual Education Plan

(IEP), and:

•

Have been enrolled and reported for funding in a Florida public school for the school year

prior to applying for a scholarship (Grades K-12); or

•

Have been a pre-kindergarten student who was enrolled and reported for funding in a

Florida public school during the school year prior to applying for a scholarship; or

•

Have attended the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind during the preceding school

year’s student membership surveys (Grades K-12).

To learn more about your child’s educational options, please contact your school district’s

Parental Choice Office at ____________________.

You may also contact the Department of Education, Office of Independent Education and

Parental Choice Information Hotline at 1 (800) 447-1636 or visit the School Choice website at

www.floridaschoolchoice.org and click the McKay Scholarships link.

In order for a student to be eligible for the program, intent to participate in the McKay

Scholarship Program must be filed on the School Choice website prior to withdrawing

from public school.

To receive a first period scholarship payment for the 2007-08 school year, intent must be

filed by July 3, 2007. The student must then be enrolled by the participating private school

by August 2, 2007.

Please note this letter serves to notify you that

McKay Scholarship Program.

This letter does not guarantee your student’s eligibility

.

Sincerely,

 

 

 

District School Superintendent’s Signature