Florida Alliance for Choices in Education

- F.A.C.E. Newsletter
- FAQ
- Impact Research
- Media Coverage
- FTC Schools
- McKay Schools
- School Choice Links
- Student Spotlights
- Shining FACEs
- FACE/SUFS Rally
- Training

- Email Legislators
- Legislative Updates
- Choice Editorials

F.A.C.E. is a statewide association organized by regional chapters comprised of businesspeople, community leaders, clergy, schools (administrators, educators, parents, students, staff, community) and families participating in and concerned about Florida's school choice options.

A major initiative of F.A.C.E. is to identify and train “Spartans" at partner schools. Spartans will be the point people for informing and empowering parents to support schools choice.

Since its inception, F.A.C.E. has been resolute in providing members with the knowledge and skills necessary to not only effectively defend educational options for Florida families, but also to educate and mobilize others to join in support of the movement in order to ensure that the benefits and rights of all are protected. Advocates take significant action to defend and advance school choice through research, media/PR, accountability, legislative/political, program implementation and community leader influence. F.A.C.E. maintains regular contact in some form with hundreds of private schools and parents throughout Florida.

If you participate in the Step Up for Students Scholarship Program and have students from Florida P.R.I.D.E. or Children First Florida you should be involved with F.A.C.E. and have trained Spartans. Each school should have at least three Spartans--an administrator/principal, teacher and parent. In addition to calling on schools and parents for help in defending school choice, F.A.C.E. hopes to provide value-added services for schools and parents.

F.A.C.E. serves as the grassroots and "grass tops" component in advancing educational/parental/school choice in Florida. In particular, the organization has promoted educational opportunities for low-income families through its defense of the Step Up For Students (SUFS) Program, and has been at the forefront in advancing school choice for special needs and disabled students through its defense of the McKay Scholarship.

F.A.C.E. will continue its efforts to engage, educate, empower and mobilize parents, community and vested parties on behalf of the struggle for the educational future of Florida’s lower income children and the right of their parents and/or guardians to choose the best educational options for their children.

Please help us grow & defend the Step Up For Students (SUFS)/Florida P.R.I.D.E. & Children First, McKay & VPK Scholarship Programs by filling out and returning the STUDENT SPOTLIGHT REQUEST form. Please include a high-resolution photo of your scholarship student when possible. Thank you for helping us help you defend the children's scholarships!

You may also fill out the form below to become an official member of the Florida Alliance for Choices in Education, if you prefer you can download and print this form to fax it to us at (813) 251-2127.

Section 1 (*Required)

School Name: *

Street Address: *

City: * State: * Zip: *

Phone: * Fax: County: *

Email: *

Please complete all that apply:

Principal/Headmaster:	Phone:	Email:
Scholarship Director:	Phone:	Email:
Financial Administrator:	Phone:	Email:
Who should be our primary contact:

Section 2

Does your school have transportation to and from school?

If so, do you charge for transportation? If yes, how much?

Does your school offer before or after school programs?

Does your school have special programs for learning disabled children?

Does your school have a waiting list?

Does your school accept McKay Scholarship?

Number of McKay Scholarship Students (if applicable)

Does your school accept FTC Scholarship?

Number of FTC Scholarship Students (if applicable)

Section 3

Tuition (Range): Norm Referenced Test (NRT):

Grades Offered: Registration deadline (date):

Present Enrollment: Enrollment Capacity:

Year School Founded: Accreditation Agency:

Is your school a 501 (c) (3) / non profit organization?

What is your estimated enrollment for the 2004/2005 school year?

How many students qualify for free and reduced lunches?

% African-American: % Caucasian: % Hispanic: % Other:

Does your school offer financial aid? (source)

Please identify (or estimate) the number of students you expect to have within your school by grade level for the 2004/2005 school year.

Kindergarten
1st Grade
2nd Grade
3rd Grade
4th Grade

5th Grade
6th Grade
7th Grade
8th Grade
9th Grade

10th Grade
11th Grade
12th Grade

TOTAL:

Does your school presently have trained Education Coordinators (EC’s)?

Are you aware that there are legislators that are opposed to the Tax Credit (FTC) Scholarship and that they might be your legislator?

Are you willing to help defend the rights of the scholarship students by writing your legislator, letters to the editor (newspaper) or editorial board meetings (newspaper) etc.?

Are you able to recruit two others (teacher/staff and parent) besides yourself to represent the school and be a contact for F.A.C.E. to help defend the rights of the scholarship students?

Are you interested in receiving training on school choice issues?

Would your school be willing to host a meeting or training?

Are you familiar with the Universal Pre-K?

What is your willingness to engage in helping to defend the rights of the scholarship students?
(1 = Low, 2 = Moderate, 3 = High)

Level of interest:

*This may be in the form of writing your legislator or donors, letters to the editor (newspaper), editorial board meetings (newspaper), legislative or media visits to your school, hosting a meeting or training, attending rallies, phoning and emailing.

Additional comments:

© 2004 Copyright. Florida Alliance for Choices in Education. All Rights Reserved.

Executive Director mbenjamin@flace.org
For questions or comments about this web site contact webmaster@flace.org.