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Board reviews scholarship participation policy (PEP/FES/UA), asks staff to add course examples
Summary
Board members reviewed a statutorily driven policy allowing the district to accept scholarship students for certain courses (PEP/FES/UA), asked staff to ensure AP/IB/ACE courses are explicitly included or clearly covered by 'including but not limited to' language.
Pasco County School District board members discussed Policy 9971, a statutorily driven item setting a framework for accepting scholarship students into district courses, including PEP, FES and UA programs.
Staff explained the draft is intentional for PEP but can encompass FES and UA; one speaker said UA is being rolled into FES and the policy’s structure is meant to be flexible. “The way that it's structured right now is that it's intentional for PEP… This would include PEP and UA and FES,” Speaker 1 said.
Board members asked whether the policy’s list of course categories (A–E) should explicitly name higher‑level college‑level courses such as Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB) or ACE courses. Staff replied the list is exemplary and “include but not limited to,” but board members asked staff to add the common course types to reduce confusion.
Members asked staff to confirm how this draft interacts with other programs (for example, New Worlds) and to return with clarified cross‑references. No vote was recorded in the transcript; staff agreed to add AP/IB/ACE examples and to verify the policy’s scope.
