| The McKay Scholarship Program of the Florida | | | | from kindergarten through high school. There |
| schools offers parents and their children | | | | is no time use limit on the scholarship. |
| with disabilities the option to attend the | | | | |
| public or private school of their choice. | | | | Transportation for the Florida schools |
| Florida schools students in grades | | | | student varies, depending upon the selected |
| kindergarten through high school, who are | | | | school. The school district provides |
| mentally handicapped, speech and language | | | | transportation if the child transfers to |
| impaired, deaf or hard of hearing, visually | | | | another school within the same district of |
| impaired, dual sensory impaired, physically | | | | his or her prior year and is consistent with |
| impaired, emotionally handicapped, specific | | | | the district's school choice plan. Parents |
| learning disabled, hospitalized or homebound, | | | | are responsible for providing transportation |
| or autistic may be eligible for this program. | | | | and its cost, when: |
| This allows parents who are dissatisfied with | | | | |
| the educational progress of their children | | | | - The chosen public school is not consistent |
| with disabilities to request their children | | | | with the district's school choice plan, even |
| be enrolled in and attend schools that better | | | | though it is within the same district; |
| suit the needs of the students. | | | | |
| | | | - The chosen public school is within an |
| To be eligible, the Florida schools student | | | | adjacent district and offers the student's |
| must meet the following requirements: | | | | IEP services; or |
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| - Has one of the above mentioned | | | | - The chosen school is a private school. |
| disabilities; | | | | |
| | | | The Florida schools' McKay Scholarship |
| - Has attended a Florida public school in the | | | | Program is funded, using the per student |
| previous year (this requirement is waived for | | | | expenditure amount for each individual child |
| students transferring into the state with a | | | | (including the costs to accommodate the |
| parent of the Armed Forces, who has moved due | | | | disability) OR the cost of tuition and fees |
| to change of station orders); and | | | | for the private school - whichever is less. |
| | | | The program requires no additional state |
| - Has an Individual Education Plan (IEP). | | | | funding by the Florida schools |
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| According to the Florida schools, the average | | | | There are currently 703 private schools |
| value of a McKay scholarship is $6,114 | | | | participating in the Florida schools |
| annually. Parents and their children may take | | | | scholarship program, though not all private |
| advantage of this Florida schools program | | | | schools are eligible or wish to participate. |