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Take Stock in Children
Alumni of the Year from Pasco!
Take Stock in Children has announced the 2021 Take Stock Alumni of the year and it's Take Stock Pasco's very own Ms. Jessica Miller, TSIC Class of 2011!

Since the beginning, Jessica has been supportive in many facets of the Take Stock Pasco program. She volunteered her time over the summers while in college and was President of the Take Stock in Children Club at Saint Leo University. After college graduation, while working towards her Master's Degree, she became a mentor to Danielle (Outstanding Senior Class of 2017 & also pictured) and recently took on two more students to mentor. As a mentor, she gives 100% to share what she has gained from the Take Stock program.

With a gift of public speaking, Jessica always made herself available to present to new scholars at the signing events or 12th graders at the Senior Recognition Banquet. Telling her compelling story of her life prior to Take Stock at the Pasco Education Foundation's Cinderella Ball, she raised enough funds to send four more students to college through Take Stock!

Upon receiving her Master's degree, she became an employee of Pasco County Schools, first at Fivay High (becoming a Take Stock liaison) and she is currently a Cambridge teacher at Hudson High.

CONGRATULATIONS Jessica on all of your progress and accomplishments!
Take Stock in Children applications are open!

Current 8th-grade students in Pasco Schools, join the 60,000+ statewide scholars in the Take Stock Nation.

The beginning scholarship award is a 60-credit hour minimum at a Florida public state college or university with an opportunity to grow!

Take Stock Recipients receive: College & Career Readiness services, a College Readiness Coach, and a Volunteer Mentor!


Deadline is April 15th!
Pasco Schools
Employee Scholarships

Pasco Education Foundation Employee Scholarship Applications are now open for Pasco Schools Employees.

If you'd like to further your education to better serve the needs of our students, apply now! Applications close May 31.
Please stay tuned to our social media for a special broadcast of our senior scholarship award presentation -
May 6, 2021 at 7pm!
Innovative Classroom Project Spotlights
Ms. Clarke & Ms. Belton,
Achieve Center at Richey

Ms. Clarke & Ms. Belton received an Innovative Classroom Project award from the Foundation to help support their 3rd and 4th graders. The Listening Lab helps their students develop their language skills, as well as expose them to well-known literature and music.
Ms. Sumrall,
Pine View Middle School

Ms. Sumrall received an Innovative Classroom Project award for her Studio 2 and Studio 3 classes. Students researched personal and world problems, then created prototypes to solve those problems with 3D materials.
Please watch the video for an update from Superintendent Kurt Browning
Pasco Curbing Hunger
Food Drive Update
With the help of generous donations from the community and partners including Florida Medical Clinic Foundation of Caring, Tampa Bay Sporting Clays & Archery, Covanta Pasco, Charles Perry Partners, Inc., Hepner Architects, Publix, and so many more, we are able to provide gift cards to students and families in need during these trying times. Thank you to all who donated to the Pasco Curbing Hunger Food Drive!
Florida Prepaid Open Enrollment
Florida Prepaid is the largest and longest-running prepaid college program in the nation, with more than 1.8 million plans sold to date. Offering five plans starting at $45 a month for a newborn, a Prepaid Plan is like a 401k of college savings - a smart, tax-advantaged way to save for future tuition costs.

MYTH BUSTERS:
  • Florida Prepaid Plans don’t lock you into attending a Florida college or university. Every plan is built to work wherever your child attends, whether in-state, out of state, or in a public or private institution.
  • If one child does not use their Prepaid Plan, the Plan can be transferred to another child. You can also get a full refund of any money paid in and not used.
  • A beneficiary has up to 10 years after high school graduation to use their Prepaid Plan.
  • Florida Prepaid Plans and scholarships can work together to cover higher education costs. You can also use a Prepaid Plan to cover other college costs like graduate school. Or you can get a refund for what would have paid out on your plan and use that for housing, supplies, etc.

Open Enrollment ends April 30.