Financial Aid

 

Grant Support

The Saint Francis Academy seeks additional sources of funding including available Grants to support our Exceptional Educational Program for Special Needs Students.

Funding is available from number of Federal and State agencies including:

Federal Agencies:

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• U.S. National Institutes of Health
• U.S. Department of Education

State of Florida:

• Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities
  • Children's Medical Services Programs Department of Health & Rehabilitative
    Services
  • Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs

McKay Scholarship

The State of Florida John M. McKay Scholarship Program allows parents of students with disabilities to choose the best learning environment for their children. The scholarship is equal to the amount of state generated funding the student would have received or the cost of the private school's tuition and fees, whichever is less.

• If parents choose to enroll their child in a private school, McKay funds will be mailed
  directly to the private school four times a year
• The parents will then endorse the payment over to the private school.
  • Scholarships range from $5,500 to up to $22,000 a year, depending on the level of the
    child's diagnosed disability, as indicated by the Service Plan.

The amount of the scholarship is determined by tests that indicate where each child
needs support and by a school-based team's evaluation of the child's needs