The collaboration between Constitution Colleges USA and Step Up For College students (SUFS) will give Florida’s training selection scholarship college students entry to particular person lessons at 62 constitution faculty campuses.
Two of the main organizations in Florida’s united training selection motion mentioned by becoming a member of forces it can develop entry to studying alternatives at constitution colleges throughout the state.
Florida’s 500,000 Ok-12 scholarship college students are allowed to make use of their scholarships to buy particular person lessons and different providers from constitution colleges and college districts. Greater than 100,000 of these college students use scholarships that enable them to completely customise their youngster’s training with out attending a personal faculty full time.
When August rolls round for the start of the college 12 months, one in three of the state’s 67 faculty districts and 5 constitution faculty networks will supply versatile studying alternatives to scholarship college students.
Keith Jacobs, Step Up’s assistant director of supplier growth says with the 2 teams working collectively it can assist native faculty districts and public constitution colleges to seek out artistic methods to serve scholarship college students.
“Constitution colleges started greater than 30 years in the past with a mission to deliver much-needed improvements to training,” Jacobs mentioned. “At Step Up, we’re dedicated to supporting public colleges throughout the state as they discover new alternatives to succeed in scholarship households. Constitution Colleges USA, with its confirmed capacity to serve college students throughout Florida, will supercharge these efforts.”
Schooling selection is the norm in Florida, the place 3.5 million Ok-12 college students attended colleges or studying environments chosen by their households, a testomony to many years of efforts by the state’s leaders to assist a united motion to extend alternatives for college students.
“By opening its campuses throughout the state for scholarship college students, Constitution Colleges USA helps set the tempo for training innovation,” mentioned Gretchen Schoenhaar, CEO of Step Up For College students. “Working with constitution colleges in a united motion expands entry to versatile, high quality studying choices for Florida households.”
