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“High school students graduating in 2028 will have to achieve higher test scores to qualify for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship…which covers 100% tuition at any Florida university, now requires a student earn a score of 1350 on the SAT, the entrance exam used by most colleges and universities. It's a 20-point increase compared to the threshold for this school year's graduating class. The test scores for the Classic Learning Test, or CLT, went up just one point to 96, and there were no changes to the ACT score minimum.”

“[Bright Futures] also requires students have a minimum weighted grade point average of 3.5 and 100 volunteer service hours, 100 paid work hours or a combination of 100 total hours. Those requirements have not changed.”

“To qualify for the Florida Medallion Scholarship, which covers 75% of tuition, students must score at least 1200 on the SAT, up from the 1190 minimum for Class of 2027 graduates….The CLT and ACT each went up one point to 83 and 25, respectively.”

To earn Florida Bright Futures, students will need to capture higher test scores next year High school students graduating in 2028 will have to achieve higher test scores to qualify for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship.

Choice Program Open Houses (mainly North County)
Oct 12, 11 AM-12 PM: The Conservatory School K-8
Oct 14, 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM: Dwight D Eisenhower School K-8
Oct 15, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Beacon Cove Intermediate Elementary
Oct 15, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Watson B. Duncan Middle School
Oct 17, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Bak Middle School of the Arts
Oct 21, 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM: Jupiter High School
Oct 22, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM: William T. Dwyer High School
Oct 22, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Independence Middle School
Oct 28, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Suncoast High School
Oct 29, 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM: Jupiter Middle School
Nov 4, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM: A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts High School
Nov 10, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Palm Beach Gardens High School
Nov 12, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Jupiter Elementary (virtual option available if needed)
If you want to confirm or are looking for different schools, this information is from:

Open House For Choice and Career Academies - Palm Beach County School District Open House For Choice and Career Academies - Palm Beach County School District

Worth a read - this jumped out (paraphrased here quoted below), Does the task register in the brain as worth doing in the first place? Salience!

"For scientists studying brain functions, attention means something narrow: the selective amplification of relevant information. It can be measured by laboratory tasks that assess, for example, how well someone ignores irrelevant or conflicting information or finds a target hidden among distractions.

"But that’s generally not what people mean when they are talking about attention problems in A.D.H.D.

The classic features of A.D.H.D. include things like not staying on task, losing the thread of a conversation and forgetting instructions. They are failures of “sustained engagement.” If attention is about the mind homing in on what’s relevant in a given moment, engagement is about keeping that spotlight pointed at the same target over time. Doing so may be less a matter of filtering out distractions and more a matter of whether the task registers in the brain as worth doing in the first place."

What If A.D.H.D. Isn’t About Attention at All? (Gift Article) Evidence suggests that it really affects what psychiatrists like me call sustained engagement — an important difference in understanding how to think about the condition.

An investigation into the challenge of using school choices vouchers when your child has a disability.

Vouchers Promise Students With Disabilities a Path to Private School. Parents Say That’s Not the Reality. To give voucher programs a toehold in state legislatures, politicians touted how students with disabilities would gain access to private education. But those students’ families often have the hardest time finding schools that will accept them.

Go check this out! College and vocational opportunities!

Students and their families are invited to attend this year’s College & Career Fair on September 22 to explore a wide range of post-secondary opportunities.

Connect with more than 100 representatives from a diverse range of public and private colleges and universities, including in-state and out-of-state institutions. Learn about academic programs, admission requirements, campus life, and what each school has to offer.
WHAT: College & Career Fair
WHEN: Tuesday, September 22, 2026, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
WHERE: Shiner Law Group Expo Center at the South Florida Fairgrounds, 9067 Southern Blvd., West Palm Beach, FL 33411
What to expect:
Meet with representatives from public and private colleges and universities, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) from in and out of state.
Learn about financial aid, scholarships, and application processes.
Gain insights into career pathways and post-secondary options.
Explore options available in vocational and technical programs.
Connect with representatives from various military branches to learn about enlistment, benefits, and career training.
Attend FAFSA information sessions, presented every 30 minutes by TRiO Educational Opportunity Center. The sessions help students and their families with navigating the financial aid process and completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
The College & Career Fair is open to everyone. Admission and parking are free, and no registration is required. This is also an opportunity for students and their families to ask questions, and make informed decisions about their academic and professional futures.

PBC's School Choice Showcase - Tues,10/6/26, from 4-8 p.m.
This is the big one out at the fair grounds. It is not my favorite because it is so big and overwhelming, BUT for some families it is easier to do it all in one night instead of going to the Choice Open Houses at each school (those dates are announced later).

"You are invited to the School District of Palm Beach County’s annual Showcase of Schools on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the South Florida Fairgrounds Expo Center...This event is your opportunity to explore over 125 elementary, middle, and high schools offering more than 330 choice and career programs. Whether your student is just starting out or preparing for high school and beyond, you can discover unique academic paths and gather key information before the choice application opens this fall for the 2027-2028 school year."

Event Details:
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Time: 4 - 8 p.m.
Location: South Florida Fairgrounds Expo Center
Admission & Parking: FREE and open to everyone!
Come meet school representatives, ask questions, and discover how to Power Your Future.

Showcase of Schools - Palm Beach County School District Showcase of Schools - Palm Beach County School District

FAU Card has a bunch of great information sessions, group and activities planned for the Fall. I saw everything from college planning for grades 9-12 to toilet training and water safety. Also sessions on guardianship and SSDI and SSI.
Goal: find at least one thing to attend. It is hard to find time, but so worth it!

Newsletter 2026

I received this from FAU Card.

I hadn't knowingly encountered many trans people before I started my current work. There is gray area and nuance with everything (especially with medical decision making for children). What there should not be is disrespect, discrimination, or violence against people who are telling us who they are and asking to be accepted as they see themselves. This article is devastating in its patriotism, professionalism and in its pain. I am sharing a gift copy in honor of my clients who just want to be accepted and treated with respect.

This part really showed how much has changed in the last couple of years:
"No one has affirmed my gender identity quite like Mike Pence. On my last day, I gave him a letter. I wrote: “I’m a trans­gender CIA officer, a wife and mother—­and I served the Vice President. Anything is possible in America.” I told him many people at the CIA hadn’t believed that a trans officer like me could serve someone like him.

“Well,” he said, “I’m glad I passed the test.”

The Wrong Kind of American The Trump White House needed me—until the fact that I am trans became public.