Briefing Kit · Florida ToolAt the IEP Table · Oct. 9, 2026
The scholarship a parent hears about at the IEP meeting, in numbers a district can stand behind.
When a Florida student has a Matrix of Services, the family may hear of the Family Empowerment Scholarship for Students with Unique Abilities, and the district may have to say what it is. This sheet puts the three sides of that conversation on one page for one county: what the family can receive, what the district discloses, and what the district reports to the state. The same published figures on every side.
The family
Five published amounts
By Matrix level and grade band, one row each, with the source
The district discloses
A choice, never a requirement
In the words the disclosure notice prints, with its date
The district reports
The Matrix to the program number
251–255; cost factors 3.515 at 254 and 5.906 at 255
Published July 27, 2026
FLDOE and Step Up For Students
The schedule’s own date; a county with no row says so
One county’s schedule, by level and band
| Level | Band | 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | Ages 3–4 and K–3 | $10,579 |
| 1–3 | Grades 4–8 | $9,995 |
| 1–3 | Grades 9–12 | $9,804 |
| 4 | Any | $21,556 |
| 5 | Any | $34,606 |
St. Johns County · FES-UA Scholarship Award Amounts, FLDOE and Step Up For Students, published July 27, 2026.
The notice, in the words it prints
“FES-UA is a state scholarship that lets eligible families direct education funds toward approved services (therapies, curriculum, tuition, and other allowable expenses). Participation is a parent choice and is not required. Enrolling in FES-UA may affect the services the district provides; families are encouraged to review the program before applying.”FES-UA Scholarship Disclosure, as IEPeasyhub prints it
- Given with the Matrix, dated, with the county’s published amount and its source
- States the level and the band it was read for
- Never an eligibility finding, and never a recommendation
The Matrix to the program number
| Points | Program | FEFP |
|---|---|---|
| 0–9 | 251 | Guaranteed Allocation |
| 10–13 | 252 | Guaranteed Allocation |
| 14–17 | 253 | Guaranteed Allocation |
| 18–21 | 254 | cost factor 3.515 |
| 22– | 255 | cost factor 5.906 |
The program number on the survey record must match the Matrix on file, dated before the survey period; a Matrix older than three years, or left as it was after the IEP changed, is a finding.
Published · July 27, 2026The 2026-27 award schedule: 67 counties, five amounts each; the sheet reads one row per student and prints its source.
Statute · F.S. §1002.394Re-confirmed current Oct. 9, 2026 through flsenate.gov and FLDOE’s own FES-UA page; not renumbered.
Matrix · every three yearsA Matrix is reviewed within three years and when the IEP changes; the award follows the level on file.
The disclosure the district hands the family, printed from the same row.
In IEPeasyhub the FES-UA disclosure notice carries the county’s published award and its source; the Matrix page shows the award beside the level.
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