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Board to seek policy on PEP and Family Empowerment scholarship participation; staff to return first reading in November
Summary
After a lengthy presentation, the board directed staff to proceed with a district policy (not just procedure) governing Personalized Education Program (PEP) and Family Empowerment Scholarship (FES) students' access to district courses and activities, with fee procedures developed separately.
The Alachua County School Board heard presentations and discussion Oct. 15 about a proposed policy to define how Personalized Education Program (PEP) and Family Empowerment Scholarship (FES) students may participate in district courses, career-technical programs and extracurricular activities.
Staff presentation: Ms. Neal (Director/presenter) summarized a proposed policy that would allow PEP and Family Empowerment Scholarship–Unique Abilities (FES-UA) students to enroll in district courses on a space-available basis and require written contracts and prepayment of course fees through educational spending accounts. "This policy... would outline how students enrolled in the personalized education programs and the Family Empowerment Scholarship unique abilities may interact with district programs and activities," Ms. Neal said.
What the policy would do: the draft presented would permit PEP and FES-UA students to participate in…
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