​GOOD SHEPHERD DAY SCHOOL
​Scholarship Options
Scholarship Options
Scholarship Options
There are three different options available to help eligible families at Good Shepherd Day School. The first two, Florida Step Up and McKay Scholarships, are programs funded by the State of Florida. The third, The Good Shepherd Scholarship, is a fund established through private donations to our school. Please look through these guidelines and take note of deadlines. The applications for all three are available online. Please ask at the front desk if you need assistance completing the applications. Our goal is to help families attend Good Shepherd Day School, if that is the family’s choice for their children.
Step Up For Students
Florida Step Up for Students is a scholarship created by the Florida Legislature in 2001 to assure that low-income children have learning options. Under the law, the scholarships are based on financial need, not how well your child does in school. They are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis and can be transferred to other eligible schools if the student moves within the state, or simply wants to attend a different Step Up partner school.
Eligibility
To qualify for a scholarship:
1. A child entering kindergarten must be 5 on or before September 1st.
2. A child entering first grade must be 6 on or before September 1st
AND
Your household income is at or below the amount shown on the income guidelines chart below.
Scholarship Options
There are three different options available to help eligible families at Good Shepherd Day School. The first two, Florida Step Up and McKay Scholarships, are programs funded by the State of Florida. The third, The Good Shepherd Scholarship, is a fund established through private donations to our school. Please look through these guidelines and take note of deadlines. The applications for all three are available online. Please ask at the front desk if you need assistance completing the applications. Our goal is to help families attend Good Shepherd Day School, if that is the family’s choice for their children.
Or e-mail : info@stepupforstudents.org
Contact center hours:
Monday – Friday
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(closed from 11 a.m to noon)
Step Up For Students
P.O. Box 54367
Jacksonville, FL 32245-4367
MacKay Scholarship
Florida's school choice programs ensure that no child will be left behind by allowing parents to choose the best educational setting—public or private—for their child. The McKay Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program provided over 24,000 Florida students with special needs the opportunity to attend a participating private school. The McKay Scholarships Program also offers parents public school choice. A parent of an eligible special needs student may choose to transfer the student to another public school.
Eligibility Requirements
In order to be eligible for the McKay Scholarship Program, a student must apply for the program prior to withdrawing from public school. The student must also have an Individual Education Plan (IEP)* or 504 Accommodation Plan, and: Have been enrolled and reported for funding in a Florida public school during the preceding October and February Florida Education Finance Program surveys (Grades K-12); or Have been a pre-kindergarten student who was enrolled and reported for funding in a Florida public school during the preceding October and February Florida Education Finance Program surveys and was at least 4 years old; or
Have been a pre-kindergarten student who was reported as having received Specialized Instructional Services by the Office of Early Learning and was at least 4 years old; orHave attended the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind during the preceding October and February student membership surveys (Grades K-12).
If your child does not meet these requirements but has an IEP or 504 Accommodation Plan and is a dependent child of a member of the United States Armed Forces who transfers to a school in Florida from out of state or from a foreign country pursuant to a parent’s permanent change of station orders, the child may be eligible for a McKay Scholarship. Please contact this office at 1-800-447-1636 for additional information.
* Please note that students with a "gifted only" designation and an Eligibility Plan (EP) do not meet the eligibility criteria for the McKay Scholarship Program.
Deadlines
Several Deadlines occur throughout the year, however, the earlier you file, the more scholarship money you will receive. Most parents file their intent to access a McKay Scholarship by July for the following academic year, however you can file by the subsequent deadlines in September, December, and January, and still be eligible to receive McKay funds.
For more information visit:
http://www.floridaschoolchoice.org
Or call: 1-800-447-1636
Good Shepherd Day School Scholarship Program
Good Shepherd Day School is fortunate to have private donors donate to our scholarship fund. The Scholarship Committee reviews the applications and determines recipients. The amount of the scholarship is usually less than 50% of the total tuition expense.
Eligibility
All Good Shepherd Day School families or families who would like to apply for admission at Good Shepherd Day School are welcome to apply for this scholarship.
Deadlines
You must submit a Parent Financial Statement with your admission application.