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FLORIDA PROVIDES PARENTS FUNDS TO HOMESCHOOL THEIR CHILD
- The funds can be used to hire state-approved tutors and purchase online programs, books and supplies from state-approved companies
Florida's Personalized Education Plan (PEP) scholarship
- For all Florida children, independent of the parent's financial status.
- The PEP scholarship is roughly $8,000.
- The deadline for PEP applications is April 30 for the next school year.
Florida's Unique Abilities (UA) scholarship
- For children with learning disabilities, such as dyslexia.
- The UA scholarship is roughly $10,000.
- The deadline for UA applications is November 15 of the current school year.
To engage your children with others who are homeschooled:
- Join the Florida Parent-Educators Association (FPEA).
- Attend a Florida Homeschool Event.
- Join a homeschool group on Facebook, such as:
- Homeschoolers of Putnam County, FL (800 members)
- Florida Homeschool Events (56k members)
Coordination with the Putnam County public school district
- Parents who homeschool must file a written Notice of Intent (NOI) with the Putnam County School District within 30 days of starting your home education program.
- Mary Wood (Home Education Contact) Phone: (386) 329-0683 Email: homeschool@my.putnamschools.org
FLorida STATE pays FLORIDA Children's private schoOL TUITION
- The "Private School Step Up Scholarship" pays up to roughly $8,000.
- The deadline for a Private School Scholarship is November 15 of the current school year. For instance, the deadline for the 2026-2027 school year is 11/15/2026.
- The "Unique Abilities Scholarship" (for children with a learning disability such as dyslexia) pays up to roughly $10,000.
- The deadline for a Unique Abilities Scholarship is November 15 of the current school year.
- Florida Unschoolers is a type of private school known as an umbrella school.
- It does not charge tuitition.
- Students enrolled in Florida Unschoolers are homeschooled by their parents, but Florida Unschoolers handles the administrative requirements of the state—just as other private schools do.
- Students are not required to engage in state standardized tests.
- Students may participate in sports at their local pubic school.
Educational Curriculum
- Parents design their child's curriculum.
- Beyond English, Math, Science and Social Studies, popular courses include but are not limited to Religion, Art, Music, Physical Education, and Sign Language.
- Parents can create a course from scratch or utilize an established course from:
Established Curriculums
- Khan Academy - FREE online courses for K-12 plus college. In a recent study, students were over twice as likely to meet grade-level standards with Khan Academy than with traditional public school.
- A.C.E. School of Tomorrow - Low-cost booklets and online options for K-12.
- Florida Virtual School - FREE online courses for K-12.
- The Peaceful Press - Low-cost books for K-6. Based on the philosophies of Maria Montessori and Charlotte Mason.
Examples of Courses:
- An Algebra course via Khan Academy
- A course in Bible Studies via A.C.E. School of Tomorrow
- A course in Archery by attending a season of Archery in the local 4-H Club
- A Chemistry course via Power Homeschool
- A course in Social Studies that includes online articles, YouTube videos and a visit to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (pictured).
- A course in Animal Studies might include online learning, YouTube videos, creating a powerpoint presentation and a trip to the Jacksonville Zoo.
- A course in Florida History might include a trip to the public library to obtain reading materials, YouTube videos and visit to the Fountain of Youth and the Castillo de San Marcos in St Augustine (pictured).
- A course in American Literature might include ten short stories, two plays, two essays and eight novels, including The Yearling, followed by a field trip to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park (Cross Creek, FL).
- A course in Horticulture might including online learning, a trip to Ravine Gardens and planting and tending a vegetable garden (pictured).
- Parents choose how to assess their child's competence in each course. For instance, parents may have their child complete a standardized test, write term paper, complete a project and/or create a portfolio.
- Florida Unschoolers provide parents templates for report cards, transcripts and diplomas.
- If your child has a "learning disability" (e.g., dyslexia), then you are eligible to receive a "Unique Abilities" (UA) Scholarship.
- The UA scholarship is roughly $10,000.
- UA funds can pay for PT, OT, SLP, tutors, supplies, etc. while your child is enrolled in Florida Unschoolers.
- FYI: Children enrolled in Florida Unschoolers are not eligible for the Private School or PEP scholarship.
The Wellness Society cannot favorably recommend Putnam County, FL Public Schools because School Board Superintendent Rick Surrency was provided evidence there is transgender social contagion in the schools and he refused to acknowledge it, let alone address it.
Surrency's term ends November 2028. The Wellness Society is looking forward to backing a Republican candidate who is a true conservative.
DR. FAIR notified Superintendent SURRENCY of the problem:
Dr. Fair's "Public Comment" on July 16, 2024 (min 17:45-20:55)
Dr. Fair's "Public Comment" on March 4, 2025 (minute 32:25-35:54)
- President Trump's "Gender" Executive Order dated January 20, 2025:
- All federal agencies (including the U.S. Department of Education) shall remove all policies, regulations, forms, communications, internal and external messages, etc. that promote or otherwise inculcate gender ideology - including the more than dozen Biden Executive Orders that mandated educators to push transgender ideology on students.
- All federal agencies shall take all necessary steps to end the Federal funding of gender ideology.
- President Trump's "School" Executive Order dated January 29, 2025:
- Teachers are prohibited from influencing children to even consider they are not their birth sex.
- Teachers who socially affirm a confused student are culpable because social affirmation contributes to the social contagion of transgender ideology.
- Teachers who PASSIVELY permit students to be exposed to TRANSGENDER SOCIAL CONTAGION while in school may also be found to be culpable.