Florida Tax Credit Scholarship/Family Empowerment Scholarship for Educational Options
Purchasing Guide 2023-24
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Effective March 2024 Step Up For Students
school for scholarship eligibility purposes. However, if the district reports the student for any FTE funding
or other state funding, the student will be ineligible for the Family Empowerment Scholarship.
PART-TIME TUTORING AND CHOICE NAVIGATOR SERVICES
Tuition and fees for part-time tutoring or fees for Choice Navigator services are covered by FTC/FES-EO
funds.
Part-time tutoring includes tuition and fees for services provided by a person who:
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Holds a valid Florida educator's certificate pursuant to s. 1012.56, F.S..
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Holds an adjunct teaching certificate pursuant to s. 1012.57, F.S..
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Has a bachelor's degree or a graduate degree in the subject area in which instruction is given.
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Is certified by a nationally or internationally recognized research-based training program as
approved by the department.
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Has demonstrated a mastery of subject area knowledge pursuant to s. 1012.56(5), F.S. by one of
the following ways:
• For a subject requiring only a baccalaureate degree for which a Florida subject area
examination has been developed, achievement of a passing score on the Florida-
developed subject area examination specified in state board rule.
• For a subject for which a Florida subject area examination has not been developed,
achievement of a passing score on a standardized examination specified in state board
rule, including, but not limited to, passing scores on both the oral proficiency and written
proficiency examinations administered by the American Council on the Teaching of
Foreign Languages.
• For a subject for which a Florida subject area examination has not been developed or a
standardized examination has not been specified in state board rule, completion of the
subject area specialization requirements specified in state board rule and verification of
the attainment of the essential subject matter competencies by the district school
superintendent of the employing school district or chief administrative officer of the
employing state-supported or private school.
• For a subject requiring a master's or higher degree, completion of the subject area
specialization requirements specified in state board rule and achievement of a passing
score on the Florida-developed subject area examination or a standardized examination
that is directly related to the subject specified in state board rule.
• Documentation of successful completion of a United States Defense Language Institute
Foreign Language Center program.
• Documentation of a passing score on the Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT); or
• For a subject requiring only a baccalaureate degree for which a Florida subject area
examination has been developed, documentation of receipt of a master's or higher
degree from an accredited postsecondary educational institution that the Department of
Education has identified as having a quality program resulting in a baccalaureate degree
or higher in the certificate subject area as identified by state board rule.