John M. McKay Program for Students with Disabilities
McKay Scholarship Eligibility Requirements
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 during the October and February Florida Education Finance Program surveys (Grades K-12); or
- Have been a pre-kindergarten student who was enrolled and reported for funding in a Florida public school during the preceding October and February Florida Education Finance Program surveys and was at least 4 years old; or
- Have attended the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind during the preceding October and February student membership surveys (Grades K-12).
If your child meets the eligibility requirements, you may apply for a scholarship by clicking on www.floridaschoolchoice.org
If your child does not meet these requirements but has an IEP and is a dependent child of a member of the United States Armed Forces who transfers to a school in Florida from out of state or from a foreign country pursuant to a parent's permanent change of station orders the child may be eligible for a McKay Scholarship. Please contact the McKay office at 1-800-447-1636 for additional information.
| The deadlines for intent filing, private school enrollment, and quarterly payments are set by Florida Statute. For the 2009-10 school year |
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| If you filed intent by: | July 3 | Sept. 2 | Dec. 3 | Jan. 31 |
| Your child must be enrolled by: | Aug. 2 | Oct. 2 | Jan. 2 | Mar. 2 |
| For the school to receive payment on: | Sept. 1 | Nov. 1 | Feb. 1 | April 1 |
| Maximum scholarship amount for the rest of the school year: | 100% | 75% | 50% | 25% |
| Payment Period: | July 1 - Sept 30 | Oct 1 - Dec 31 | Jan 1 - Feb 28 | March 1 - June 30 |
The scholarship amount is the state maximum amount or the private school tuition and fees, whichever is less. The scholarship amount is divided into four quarterly payments for the school year. If intent is filed or the student is enrolled after a deadline, the student will not be eligible to receive that quarter's scholarship payments, but will have met the deadline to receive payment the next quarter.
Note: A valid 2009-10 intent will expire if unused by April 1, 2010. A new Intent may be filed for the following year.