WEEK IN SOUTH FLORIDA. >> GOOD SUNDAY MORNING. I’M GLENNA MILLBURG, A PACKED
SHOW TODAY AND WE BEGIN WITH THE
PLAN FOR SEISMIC CHANGE IN STATE
EDUCATION AND THE MAN AT THE
HELM OF THAT PLAN.
THE HOUSE BILL FILED LATE THIS
WEEK WOULD BE AN HISTORIC
EXPANSION OF THE STATE’S SCHOOL
VOUCHER PROGRAM.
EVERY STUDENT IN THE STATE,
KINDERGARTENER THROUGH HIGH
SCHOOL SENIOR BECOMES HE
VIJ-- ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE STATE
MONEY TO GO TO PRIVATE SCHOOL OR
HOME SCHOOL EVEN IF THEY CHOOSE.
THE BILL HAS MAJOR SUPPORT FROM
THOSE WHO BACK CHOICE LEVELING
THE FINANCIAL PLAYING FIELD AND
GIVING OPTIONS TO ALL FAMILIES.
AND IT DREW IMMEDIATE BLOWBACK
FROM THOSE FEARING THE DEMISE OF
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
SCHOOL CHOICE IS A PRIERLT FOR
FLORIDA’S NEW HOUSE SPEAKER PAUL
RENNER AND HOUSE PEAKER PAUL REN
CERTIFICATE WITH US THIS
MORNING, LIVE AND IT IS SO GOOD
TO HAVE YOU, SPEAKER.
GREAT TO YOU HAVE ON THE
PROGRAM.
>> GREAT TO BE WITH YOU, GLENNA.
AND THANK YOU FOR SPARING SOME
OF YOUR SUNDAY WITH US, I THOUGH
THAT IS NOT ALWAYS SO EASY, LET
ME START WITH THIS.
HB1.
YOU GAVE IT THE NUMBER ONE BILL
IN THE HOUSE THIS WEEK.
IS IT FAIR TO SAY THAT THIS
REALLY DOES DISMANTLE AND
REBUILD THE STRUCTURE OF
SCHOOLS?
FLORIDA?
SCHOOLS? FLORIDA? >> WELL, IF IS REALLY AN
EXTENSION OF WHAT FLORIDA HAS
BEEN UNDERTAKING FOR 25 YEARS
WHICH IS JUST SAYING THAT
STUDENTS SHOULD GO TO THE SCHOOL
THAT BEST FITS THEIR NEEDS.
AND WHATEVER THAT S WHEREVER
THAT IS, WE HAVE MANY GREAT
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
I WAS A PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT
THROUGHOUT MY ENTIRE TENURE.
BUT SOME CHILDREN DON’T SUCCEED
IN THE ENVIRONMENT WHERE THERE
IS ZIP CODE TELLS THEM THEY
SHOULD GO.
SO WE SHOULD HAVE OTHER
ALTERNATIVES WHETHER THAT IS
CHARTER SCHOOLS OR HOME SCHOOLS
OR PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
AND DO THIS BILL IS REALLY AN
EXTENSION OF WHAT WE HAVE BEGUN
SO THAT EVERY CHILD GETS THE
EDUCATION THAT BEST FITS THEIR
INDIVIDUAL NEEDS.
>> SO I WANT TO REALLY LET OUR
VIEWERS HEAR SOME OF THE DETAILS
IN THE PLAN BECAUSE THE DEVIL IS
ALWAYS IN THE DETAILS BUT I WANT
TO PICK UP TO WHAT YOU JUST SAID
AND SHOUT OUT TO JEB BUSH WHO
TULLY STARTED THE VOUCHER
PROGRAM.
WHAT IS IN THIS BILL BUILDS ON
THAT AND BUILD IT DIFFERENTLY,
THE VOUCHER IS FOR LOW INCOME
FAMILIES TO GIVE THEM THE
FINANCIAL WHEREWITHAL TO GO TO A
PRIVATE SCHOOL, SEND THEIR
CHILDREN STO PRIVATE SCHOOL OR
PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.
I GUESS THEY CALL IT SPECIAL
ABILITIES NOW WHO NEED A
DIFFERENT KIND OF SCHOOLING.
AND THOSE WERE THE KIND OF GUARD
RAILS ON THE VOUCHERS.
AND YOU HAD TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR
THAT.
AND THIS BLOWS THAT ALL UP.
THERE IS NO NEED-BASED
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS NOW,
RIGHT?
THIS IS FOR EVERYBODY.
>> WELL, THE TWO THINGS I’M MOST
EXCITED ABOUT IN THIS BILL AND
YOU MENTIONED CHILDREN WITH
UNIQUE ABILITIES.
SO THINK OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM
OR DOWN SYNDROME, RIGHT NOW
GIVEN THE CURRENT STRUCTURE OF
OUR PROGRAM, THERE SAY WAIT LIST
AND ESTIMATES VARY BUT SOMEWHERE
AROUND 9,000 STUDENTS WHO HAVE
UNIQUE ABILITIES WHO ARE BEING
TOLD KNOW, AND WHAT A TERRIBLE
THING FOR A PARENT TO HAVE TO BE
SHUT OUT OF THAT.
AND SO THIS BILL, WHEN YOU SAID
BLOWS THE DOORS OFF IT, IT LIFTS
THAT WAIT LIST SO THAT WE WILL
NEVER AGAIN TELL AN AUTISTIC
CHILD OR A CHILD WITH UNIQUE
ABILITIES THAT THEY CAN’T GET
THE SPECIALIZED EDUCATION THAT
THEY NEED.
I’M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT
ASPECT OF THE BILL.
BUT THE OTHER PART IS WHAT IS
CULLED AN ESA, AN EDUCATIONAL
SAVINGS ACCOUNT.
SO CURRENTLY IN OUR PROGRAM FOR
THOSE THAT DO NOT HAVE UNIQUE
ABILITIES, YOU CAN ONLY PAY FOR
TUITION BUT YOU CAN’T CUSTOMIZE
THAT ANY FURTHER.
WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO SAY THAT
LOOK, IF YOU NEED TO HAVE AN
IN-HOME TUTOR WHICH COULD BE A
PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER THAT COMES
IN YOUR HOME TO HELP YOUR CHILD
WITH MATH OR READING, YOU CAN
USE THIS ACCOUNT IN MORE
CUSTOMIZABLE WAYS.
AND I THINK THAT WILL EMPOWER
BOTH PARENTS AND STUDENTS AS
WELL AS THEIR TEACHERS AND
SCHOOL ADVISORS TO MAKE SURE
THAT EVERY CHILD GEPTS A
CUSTOMIZED EDUCATION.
AND SO THAT ESA COMPONENT IS
NEW.
NOW IT’S ALREADY THERE IN PLACE
FOR THE UNIQUE ABILITY STUDENTS
BUT IT’S NOT FOR THE OTHER
STUDENTS WHO ENJOY THIS PROGRAM.
>> AND I SHOULD SAY.
>> I DON’T MEAN TO INTERRUPT BUT
I WANT TO THE ESA COMPONENT,
COULD YOU SORT OF COMPARE THAT
TO A HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNT OR A
FLEX MEDICAL ACCOUNT WHERE YOU
GET THIS POT OF MONEY TO SPEND
ON CERTAIN THINGS PERTAINING TO
EDUCATION?
WOULD THAT BE A FAIR COMPARISON?
>> I THINK THAT SAY GREAT
COMPARISON.
WHAT WE HAVE DONE SAY LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENT.
SOME OF THE OTHER STATES WHO
HAVE ALLOWED IT FOR UNIFORMS AND
THINGS THAT HAVE AN
EDUCATIONAL-- THAT ARE RELATED
TO EDUCATION, WE’VE RESTRICTED
IT TO THINGS THAT ARE PURELY
DIRECTLY RELATED TO EDUCATION.
SO IF YOU NEED TO PAY FOR AN
ONLINE COURSE OR IN-HOME TUTOR,
THAT TYPE OF THING WOULD NOW BE
ALLOWED UNDER THIS NEW BILL IF
IT’S PASSED.
>> SO THERE ARE QUESTIONS, SO
MANY QUESTIONS ON CAPACITY AND
ARE THERE ENOUGH PRIVATE
SCHOOLS.
BUT REALLY THE ESSENTIAL
QUESTION IS BECAUSE YOU KNOW,
YOU’VE SEEN THE BLOW BARKS
YOU’VE SEEN THE CONCERNS.
YOU’VE SEEN THE FEAR ABOUT THE
DEMISE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION AND
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
SO MR. SPEAKER, WHAT, WITH ALL
OF THIS CHOICE, AND WE’RE WE
WILL GO INTO MORE OF THE DETAIL
BUT WITH ALL OF THIS CHOICE WHO
DO YOU EXPECT, WHICH FAMILY,
WHAT KIND OF FAMILIES WOULD YOU
EXPECT WOULD CHOOSE TO REMAIN IN
THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD PUBLIC
SCHOOLS?
DO YOU SEE THAT HAPPENING?
>> WELL, ABSOLUTELY.
IT’S HAPPENING TODAY.
SO OUR CURRENT CAP IS OVER
100,000 DOLLARS FOR A FAMILY OF
FOUR.
BUT THE MAJORITY OF STUDENTS
THAT USE OUR PROGRAM MAKE THEIR
FAMILIES MAKE LESS THAN 40,000 A
YEAR AND 75 PERCENT COME FROM
MINORITY COMMUNITIES.
SO THERE ARE MANY, MANY PEOPLE
THAT ARE VERY HAPPY WITH THEIR
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
AS I MENTIONED I WENT THROUGH
K-12-RBGS I ANY I TURNED OUT
OKAY, MY MOM WAS A PUBLIC SCHOOL
TEACHER THERE ARE MANY GREAT
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
IT L BE A GOOD YEAR FOR PUBLIC
SCHOOLS IN THE LEGISLATURE ON
THINGS WE’RE WORKING ON AND
THINGS THAT WILL BE FUNDING.
MANY THINGS WILL STAY AS THEY
ARE, AS THEY ARE TODAY WITH THAT
PRETTY ELEVATED CAP.
SO I THINK THOSE CONCERNS ARE
REALLY OVERWROUGHT.
WE’VE SPENT MORE MONEY DEVOTED
TO ALL FORMS OF PUBLIC EDUCATION
IN THE TIME THAT I HAVE BEEN IN
THE LEGISLATURE.
AND I EXPECT THAT TO CONTINUE
AGAIN THISSIER.
>> WOULD YOU SAY THAT THIS MIGHT
BE A SPUR TO MAKE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
AND THE ADMINISTRATORS OF THOSE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS FEEL LIKE THEY
NEED TO BE A BIT MORE
COMPETITIVE?
TO WIN THAT CHOICE?
>> THAT IS EXACTLY RIGHT.
AND THE POWER OF CHOICE IS JUST
THAT.
YOU KNOW, IMAGINE THAT YOU ARE
TOLD THAT YOU’RE GOING TO GO OUT
AND SHOP FOR A CAR BUT YOU CAN
ONLY SHOP ON THE CAR LOT THAT IS
NEAREST TO YOUR HOME.
THE ONE YOUR ZIP CODE TELLS YOU
YOU CAN ATTEND.
AND IF YOU DON’T LIKE IT, SAY
THAT THE FORD DEALERSHIP, YOU
DON’T LIKE WHAT YOU SEE THERE
YOU CAN’T LEAVE.
YOU CAN’T GO TO CHEVY OR G M.C.
OR ANY, OR TOYOTA.
YOU CAN’T GO ANYWHERE, ARE YOU
STUCK THERE.
THAT IS THE SYSTEM THAT WE
INHERITED WITH A MONOPOLY, AND
THAT JUST DOESN’T LEAD TO GOOD
RESULTS.
SO CHOICE OVER THE LAST 25 YEARS
AND YOU MENTIONED THE
TRANSFORMATIONAL PATH THAT
GOVERNOR BUSH PUT US ON 25 YEARS
AGO, HAS MADE OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
BETTER.
WE WENT FROM BEING AT THE BOTTOM
OF THE BARREL TO THIRD IN THE
NATION IN OUR PUBLIC SCALES.
I’M PROUD OF OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL
ITS AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE GIVE THEM EVERY RESOURCE
TO SUCCEED.
BUT ARE YOU ABSOLUTELY RIGHT,
GLENNA, THAT THIS CHOICE
PROGRAM, AND THIS WILL JUST
BUILD ON THAT, WILL MAKE
EVERYONE BETTER BECAUSE IF YOU
DON’T LIKE IT, YOU HAVE NOT ONLY
AN ENTRANCE BUT YOU ALSO HAVE AN
EXIT TO LEAVE THAT SCHOOL IF
THEY DON’T MEET YOUR CHILD’S
NEEDS.
I THINK THAT IS THE POWER OF
WHAT WE ARE ABOUT TO DO.
>> SO I WANT TO, PART OF THE
BUSH PLAN, FOR THE PAST 25 YEARS
WAS BUILT IN ACCOUNTABILITY,
MEASURES.
I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT
ACCOUNTABILITY AND WHAT IS THERE
AND THE FINANCIAL COMPONENT OF
ALL OF THIS.
WE WILL TAKE A QUICK BREAK AND
BE BACK IN A COUPLE OF MINUTES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WE ARE BACK WITH FLORIDA HOUSE SPEAKER PAUL RENNER, TALKING ABOUT THE PRIORITY BILL
FILED THIS WEEK, HB1 WHICH IS
GOING TO BE A VAST EXPANSION.
SCHOOL VOUCHER PROGRAM,
UNIVERSAL CHOICE IS WHAT PEOPLE
IN TALLAHASSEE ARE CALLING IT
RIGHT NOW.
MR. SPEAKER, I WANT TO TALK A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT SORT OF THE
GUIDE RAIL AND GUIDELINES FOR
THIS UNIVERSAL CHOICE WHERE
FAMILIES COULD CHOOSE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS OR PRIVATE SCHOOL OR
EVEN HOME SCHOOL PAROCHIAL
SCHOOLS, THERE DOESN’T SEEM TO
BE REALLY A LIMIT ON WHO DOES
THIS EDUCATION.
SO I WONDER IF YOU WOULD FRAME
FOR US THE ACCOUNT ABILITY
MEASURES.
YOU KNOW, WE LIKE TO THINK THAT
EVERYBODY ACTS ON GOOD FAITH AND
WE INSIST THIS IN PARTICULAR,
NO, THAT IS NOT ALWAYS THE CASE,
SO WHAT ARE THE GUARD RAILS IN
PLACE FOR THE SPENDING OF MONEY
WHERE IT GOES, WHO USES IT, AND
THAT IT IS BEING SPENT WELL.
>> WELL, THERE ARE TWO MAJOR
COMPONENTS TO ACCOUNTABILITIES.
ONE IS REGULATORY AND SO WE, FOR
EXAMPLE, REQUIRE STANDARDIZED
TESTING FOR THOSE THAT RECEIVE
THESE SCHOLARSHIPS.
AND THE LIKE TO MAKE THEUR THAT
THEY ARE PROGRESSING AND
SUCCEEDING IN THEIR EDUCATIONAL
PURSUITS BUT THERE IS ALSO
MARKET ACCOUNTABILITY.
YOU KNOW, THE STUDENTS AS I
SAID, MANY PEOPLE ARE VERY HAPPY
WITH WHERE THEY ARE.
THAT IS WHY YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY
SEEN A MASS EXODUS IN THE
PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE EXPANDED
OVER THE YEARS BUT PARENTS WILL
LOOK AND IF THEY GO UP TO A
PLACE WHETHER IT IS A CHARTER
SCHOOL OR PRIVATE SCHOOL OR
VIRTUAL SCHOOL AND THEY DECIDE
THAT THEY’RE NOT HAPPY, THEY
HAVE THE CHANCE TO GO TO YETS
ANOTHER PLACE TO MAKE SURE THAT
THEY GET THE BEST EDUCATION FOR
THEIR CHILDREN.
SO THERE IS BOTH REGULATORY
ACCOUNTABILITY BUT ALSO MARKET
ACCOUNTABILITY.
AND I THINK IT’S IMPORTANT TO
KNOW THAT WE’RE NOT OPERATING OR
SPECULATING IN A VACUUM HERE.
WE HAVE HAD THIS PROGRAM IN
INCREASING SCOPE OVER THE LAST
25 YEARS.
AND IT’S WORKING WELL.
WHAT WE SEE IN PEOPLE THAT
PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM IS
THAT THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO GO
TO HIGH SCHOOL.
MORE LIKELY TO ATTEND COLLEGE
AND GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE THAN
THOSE LIKE PEERS THAT STAYED IN
THE TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
I THINK THAT IS THE BEST
INDICATION IS DOES IT WORK OR
NOT.
AND WE’RE ALL ABOUT EDUCATIONAL
OUTCOMES.
AND REWARDING THOSE SCHOOLS THAT
DO WELL AND NOT REWARDING THOSE
SCHOOLS THAT DO NOT DO WELL.
AND THAT REALLY IS DRIVEN A LOT
BY GREAT PARENTS AND STUDENTS
CHOOSING WHAT IS RIGHT FOR THEM.
>> WELL, NO DOUBT.
WE KNOW JUST FROM COVERING
EDUCATION FOR SO LONG THAT
PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IS NOT THE
KEY INDICATOR, THAN RIGHT UP
THERE IS ONE OF THE KEY
INDICATORS OF STUDENT SUCCESS.
PEOPLE TELL NEWS EDUCATION, THAT
ACROSS-THE-BOARD.
MR. SPEAKER SO THIS FAMILY
EMPOWERMENT VOUCHER THAT NOW
EVERYBODY IS AVAILABLE FOR, NO
NEED BASE ANY MORE, DIS YOU
EXPECT THAT THERE ARE FAMILIES
MAYBE WHO DO SEND THEIR CHILDREN
TO PRIVATE SCHOOL NOW AND SOME
OF THE PRIVATE SCHOOLS, ARE NOT
AS EXPENSIVE AS OTHERS, SOME ARE
VERY EXPENSIVE, INCLUDING SOME
ONE’S ANNUAL SALARY AS TUITION
EVERY YEAR.
BUT HOW DO YOU SEE THAT GOING
NOW THAT THERE IS NOT A
NEED-BASE, THERE IS STILL REALLY
NOT SO MUCH OF A LEVEL PLAYING
FIELD WHEN TUITIONS VARY FROM
SCHOOL TO SCHOOL SO MUCH.
YOU KNOW, PEOPLE OR FAMILIES
WITH MORE RESOURCES WILL STILL
BE ABLE TO MAKE CHOICES THAT
OTHERS COULD NOT.
IS THAT VALID?
>> YEAH, AND I THINK IT’S
IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT OUR BILL
PRIORITIZES LOW INCOME FAMILIES,
IT PRIORITIZES FAMILIES WITH
UNIQUE ABILITIES.
AND IT IS REALLY THERE THAT YOU
SEE AS I MENTIONED, THE MAJORITY
OF STUDENTS ON THE PROGRAM
TODAY, EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE A CAP
THAT IS OVER 100,000 DOLLARS
TODAY BEFORE THIS BILL, THE
MAJORITY OF STUDENTS THAT
PARTICIPATE, THEIR FAMILIES MAKE
LESS THAN 40,000 A YEAR.
AND SO IT IS THE CASE THAT IN
UPPER INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS, YOU
TEND TO HAVE PUBLIC SCHOOLS THAT
PERFORM BETTER.
AND SO THIS IS REALLY IN MY MIND
ABOUT THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOMENT OF
OUR GENERATION.
AND MAKING SURE THAT WE’RE
TAKING CARE OF EVERY SINGLE
CHILD, NO CHILD SHOULD BE
TRAPPED IN THEIR ZIP CODE.
AND AS I SAID, WHAT YOU’RE
SEEING IN PROGRAM, WE DON’T HAVE
TO SPECULATE, IS THAT THE
MAJORITY OF STUDENTS THAT HAVE
AND WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS
PROGRAM, ARE IN SCHOOLS THAT
MAYBE LOWER INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS
THAT ARE JUST NOT MEETING THEIR
NEEDS.
WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GIVE THAT
CHILD THE SAME GOD-GIVEN RIGHT
TO EXCEL AS A CHILD THAT MAKES,
WHOSE FAMILY MAKES A LOT OF
MONEY.
I’M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT MAKING
SURE WE CONTINUE DOWN THAT PATH,
ESPECIALLY FOR OUR CHILDREN WITH
UNIQUE ABILITIES.
>> THE BILL THAT IS FILED, IT
WAS FILED THURSDAY, WEDNESDAY
NIGHT OR THURSDAY, PRETTY
COMPREHENSIVE.
AND SOME PEOPLE WHO LIKE TO DO
THINGS FIRST HAND CAN GO ON THE
HEALTH WEBSITE RIGHT NOW AND
READ THROUGH IT WHAT I LOVE IS
WHAT I CALL THE CHEAT SHEETS
THAT THE HOUSE PROVIDES.
AND THE BILL ANALYSIS.
AND THAT WAS PRETTY THOROUGH.
AND THERE IS SOMETHING THAT
STUCK OUT IN THE BILL ANALYSIS
THAT I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT, AND THIS IS A QUOTE,
INDETERMINATE FISCAL ANALYSIS.
SO THAT MEANS WHAT ABOUT THE
MONEY, WE DON’T KNOW RIGHT NOW.
DOES THAT CONCERN YOU?
>> NO, THIS IS NORMAL.
ALL THE BILLS THAT WE HAVE, THAT
HAVE A FISCAL COMPONENT, YOU
HAVE TO IN SOME RESPECT, MAKE AN
ESTIMATE OF HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL
TAKE UP THE NEW OPPORTUNITIES
THAT ARE THERE.
AND I SAID ON THE FRONT
OF-- STUDENTS WITH UNIQUE
ABILITIES.
WE HAVE ESTIMATES THAT RANGE,
DEPENDING ON WHO YOU ARE TALKING
TO, BUT IN JENNER WE TALKING
ABOUT SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 6,000
AND 10,000 STUDENTS THAT
CURRENTLY HAVE BEEN BROCKED FROM
PARTICIPATING.
AND SO THERE’S A NUMBER YOU CAN
ACTUALLY ATTACH TO THAT.
WHAT WE DON’T KNOW IS WITH THE
CHANGE IN INCOME CAPS, HOW MANY
PARENT ALSO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
THAT.
WE KNOW THAT WITH INCOME CAPS
CURRENTLY OVER 100,000 DOLLARS,
THAT THE VAST MAJORITY OF
STUDENTS ARE STILL COMING FROM
THESE LOWER INCOME COMMUNITIES
AND SO I WOULD EXPECT THAT TO
CONTINUE.
BUT THAT’S WHERE THE SMART
ECONOMIC PEOPLE GET TOGETHER AND
GIVE US AN ESTIMATE, A FISCAL
ESTIMATE WHICH WE NEED BECAUSE
UNLIKE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WE
HAVE A BALANCED BUDGET, WE DO
BALANCE OUR BUDGET, AND WE WANT
WANT TO MAKE SURE WE COME IN
WITH THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WE’LL
DEVOTE TO, THIS AGAIN
PRIORITIZING CHILDREN WHO ARE
LOWER INCOME, CHILDREN WHO HAVE
UNIQUE ABILITIES TO MAKE SURE
THEY’RE FIRST IN LINE.
>> SO HOW WOULD, YOU ARE TALKING
TO A LOT OF FAMILIES WHO ARE
GOING TO BE REALLY INTERESTED IN
EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITIES,
WHERE DO THEY START?
HOW DO YOU KNOW WHERE TO GO,
WHAT TO DO, WHAT YOUR OPTIONS
ARE.
>> WCIALS THE RESOURCES OUT
THERE, OUR STEP UP FOR STUDENTS
PROGRAM WHICH HAS BEGUN MANAGING
THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
CHILDREN WHO ALREADY PARTICIPATE
IN THESE CHOICE PROGRAMS, HAVE A
LOT OF RESOURCES.
I WOULD START THERE.
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CAN
SRNL HELP.
AND IF NOT, YOU CAN CALL US AT
THE FLORIDA HOUSE OR FLORIDA
SENATE.
WE HAVE JUST SOME GREAT STAFF
WHO KNOW THESE PROGRAMS INSIDE
AND OUT TO HELP NAVIGATE THAT.
AND AS I A NAVIGATE, AN
INTERESTING AND EXCITING PART OF
THIS BILL IS TO SET UP CHOICE
NAVIGATORS.
AND SO THAT WILL PHASE IN OVER
TIME SO THAT A PARENT AND A
STUDENT CAN SIT DOWN WITH
SOMEBODY WHO IS AN EDUCATIONAL
PERSON A LOM-- ALONG WITH THEIR
TEACHERRERS AND SCHOOLS SAND SAY
LOOK, HERE ARE YOUR GRADES, YOUR
SCORES, THIS IS WHAT GOING ON IN
YOUR LIFE AND DEVELOPMENT THAT
ONLY PARENTS KNOW BEST.
AND HERE ARE SOME
RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT HOW WE
MIGHT LAYER ON TO YOUR EDUCATION
AND FURTHER CUSTOMIZE IT THROUGH
THOSE ESA PROGRAMS TO MAKE SURE
WE ARE GETTING THE BEST OUT OF
YOUR EDUCATION FOR YOUR CHILD
AND EVEN BROTHERS AND SISTERS
LEARN DIFFERENTLY.
SOME ARE GOOD IN MATH OR
READING.
SO THIS IS REALLY ABOUT
MAXIMIZING CUSTOMIZATION,
GETTING THE MOST OUT OF EVERY
CHILD’S POTENTIAL AND I’M SUPER
EXCITED ABOUT IT.
>> HOUSE SPEAKER PAUL RENNER
STRKS REALLY GOOD TO YOU HAVE.
THIS IS NOT A DONE DEAL YET.
FIRST COMMITTEE MEETING IS LATER
THIS WEEK ON THURSDAY BUT SO
MUCH SUPPORT AND MAJORITY
CONSERVATIVE LEGISLATURE.
WE HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THIS WILL
BE LAW BY THE END OF MAY.
BUT MEANWHILE I HOPE YOU COME
BACK AND TALK WITH US ABOUT ALL
KINDS OF THINGS GOING ON IN
TALLAHASSEE AS THE YEAR
PROGRESSES.