INITIAL EXPENSE

A $200 application fee is due when you complete the school enrollment packet for consideration.  This fee covers review of all student educational records and evaluations provided to the school and educational consultation to review program placement options and funding with parents.  This fee is non-refundable. If educational assessments or evaluations have not been done, they may be required before a decision can be made. You will be notified if this is the case and a list of local providers will be made available to you.  

 

At the educational consultation meeting recommendations will be made for student programming and next steps. You will also be notified of your child's acceptance at this time.

 

The non-refundable annual assessment fee is $300 per student. Upon acceptance into the school a tuition contract is signed and an annual $2,000 non-refundable curriculum & technology fee holds your students place in the program and covers all the textbook, technology and curriculum fees.

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TUITION and PAYMENT SCHEDULE

Annual tuition per student is $22,500.00. Tuition payments are divided into 9 monthly installments of $2,500.00.  First payment is due on the first of the month beginning September through May. All payments are to be made payable to The Northwest Florida Academy, Inc. and covers the hours of instruction, 9:00 am-3:00 pm, Monday through Friday.  All scholarship money is applied toward the balance due. For an example, a student receiving $15,000 in McKay or Gardiner Scholarship funds would owe the remainder amount of $7,500 for the school year and these payments are broken down into a 9 month payment option of $833.33 each month. 

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ADDITIONAL EXPENSES

• Packed School Lunch should be provided daily from home and is not covered in the cost of tuition.

• Student ongoing educational progress monitoring to assessment progress in academic areas, oral language skills, and writing proficiency.

• There is an additional 30 minutes of supervision allotted for drop off and pick-up time (8:30-9:00 am and 3:00-3:30 pm). Students at school before or after these hours will be billed in 10 minute increments at a cost of $5.00 per increment that they are on site without designated supervision.

• Classes at The Northwest Florida Academy participate in field trips planned to enhance the curriculum. These field trips can be an additional expense for the students. Parents and grandparents are always welcome to attend NWF field trips. Field trips are not mandatory.

 

FINANCIAL AID

To apply for a McKay scholarship your child must have an IEP or 504 plan. For full year educational funding, the deadline to apply for McKay scholarships is July 2nd, each year. If you miss this yearly deadline for beginning of school year funds, scholarship funds will still be available but will be reduced for your student depending on when you apply. To access the McKay application use the following website: https://www.floridaschoolchoice.org/Intent/McKayIntent/StudentIntent.aspx

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Other scholarship opportunities include but are not limited to Gardiner, Florida Tax Credit, and Reading scholarship accounts.  Eligibility requirements for all scholarship programs can be found at the following website: http://www.fldoe.org/schools/school-choice/k-12-scholarship-programs/

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Deadlines vary, and most funds are first come, first served. To apply for these scholarships programs, contact the following Scholarship Funding Organizations (SFO) listed below. Only these agencies are approved to administer funds for these scholarship programs.

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Contact the SFO below for additional information, instructions and deadlines when applying for a scholarship.

Step Up for Students

Phone: 877-735-7837

info@stepupforstudents.org

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A.A.A. Scholarship Foundation

Phone: 888-707-2465

info@aaascholarships.org

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TAX CREDITS

The 2017 tax reform package expanded 529 plan benefits to include tax-free withdrawals for private, public or religious elementary, middle and high school tuition. The new law also allows traditional 529 accounts to be rolled into 529 ABLE accounts without taxes or penalty. This link includes all the information available on this and other new benefits of 529 plans as of January 1, 2018, and will be updated regularly as additional details become available.  

https://www.savingforcollege.com/article/529-savings-plans-and-private-school-tuition