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State Reading Scholarships Available
College Readiness Workshop
For High School Students
Saturday, August 18, 2018 * 10:15 A. M. - 12:45 P. M. Robert W. Saunders, Sr. -
Ada T. Payne Community Room A
We will offer assistance to any high school student in ways to research potential colleges, scholarships and funding sources and how to make preparation to get accepted to great colleges. Presented in partnership with the Black Scholars Heading to College Program.
College Preparation Resources
Saturday, August 18, 2018 * 2 P. M. - 3 P. M. Arthenia L. Joyner - Community Room A&B
Dive into the weird and wild world of College Admissions Tests and discover the free, invaluable resources you can use to prepare yourself in advance.
For more classes and events at a library near you, call 813-273-3652 or go to website, www.hcplc.org.
In 2018, Florida became the first state to offer an ed- ucation savings account program for students en- rolled in public schools. The Reading Scholarship, ad- ministered by Step Up For Students, was created to help public school students in third through fifth grade who struggle with reading.
The program offers par- ents access to education sav- ings accounts to pay for tuition and fees related to part-time tutoring, summer and after-school literacy programs, instructional ma-
terials and curriculum re- lated to reading or literacy.
Who Is Eligible
Students in grades third through fifth who are at- tending grade public school. The students must have scoreda1or2onthethird or fourth grade English Lan- guage Arts section of the Florida Standards Assess- ment in the prior year.
Students who are classi- fied as English Language Learners, and who are en- rolled in a program or re- ceiving services that are
specifically designed to meet the instructional needs of English Language Learner students, will receive prior- ity.
The scholarships are worth $500 each and can be used for reimbursement for the following:
Tuition and fees for part- time tutoring provided by a person who holds a valid Florida educator’s certifi- cate, a baccalaureate or graduate degree in the sub- ject, an adjunct teaching certificate, or has demon- strated mastery of the sub- ject area knowledge.
Fees for summer educa- tion programs designed to improve reading or literacy skills.
Fees for after-school ed- ucation programs designed to improve reading or liter- acy skills.
Instructional materials and curriculum related to reading or literacy.
Parents interested in ob- taining more information or who would like to sign up and be notified when Step Up For Students begins ac- cepting applications, visit http://go stepupforstu- dents.org/reading- scholarship-accounts-in terest-list-2018-19.
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