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St. Lucie to offer a la carte courses to scholarship students via Step Up marketplace

St. Lucie County School Board · February 24, 2026
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Summary

District leaders said St. Lucie Public Schools will apply to be a provider on the Step Up for Students marketplace to offer a la carte courses (up to three per student) to PEP/ESA and certain scholarship students; courses would be subject to district code of conduct, require a parent contract and be flagged separately in Skyward. A soft rollout and pilot courses are already under way.

District leaders said Saint Lucie Public Schools will apply to be a provider on Step Up for Students so scholarship families can use Educational Savings Accounts (ESAs) or other scholarships to buy a la carte courses on district campuses.

Dr. Wilde described how ESAs and the Step Up marketplace work and said the district can post approved courses, require parents to sign a PEP contract and accept…

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