Personalized Education Program (PEP) Scholarship: For Homeschool and Private School Students
https://www.stepupforstudents.org/scholarships/personalized-education-program/
Florida students who are not full-time private or public school students can access the Personalized Education Program(PEP) through the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program. This scholarship provides an educational savings account(ESA) to fund the educational needs of eligible students.
First priority is given to families with a household income of 185% of poverty or below as outlined in the income priority guidelines, renewing students of the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship and/or Family Empowerment Scholarship, and children in foster care or out-of-home care.
Second priority is extended to families with a household income of 400% of poverty or below. Parents who want their students to receive priority funding because of household income must submit their income tax return to apply for a PEP scholarship.
Also, with recently passed legislation, signed by the Governor, active-duty members of the U.S. military may apply for a scholarship as soon as they receive permanent change of duty station orders to Florida as of July 1, 2024.
Quick facts:
Open to K 12 Florida residents not enrolled in full-time private or public school regardless of household income.
Students must be at least age 5 by Sept 1, of the school year in which they wish to enroll. Provides access to an education savings account(ESA) that functions like a bank account.
The program will serve 20,000 students in the 2023-24 school year and grow by 40,000 annually.
Notes on the SLP: https://go.stepupforstudents.org/hubfs/PEP/LearningPlanFAQ.pdf
READING SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION
We are proud authorized providers of the Reading Scholarship Program-approved tutoring services.
The Step Up for Students Reading Scholarship was created to help public school students in K-2 and 3rd-5th grade who struggle with reading.
The program benefits students in grades K-5 by providing families with access to an education savings account (ESA) of $500 to pay for programs and materials designed to boost reading skills.
Who Is Eligible?
Florida public and charter school students in:
- Grades 3-5 who scored below Level 3 on the statewide, standardized English Language Arts (ELA) assessment in the prior school year (2021-2022)
- Grades 3-5 who score a Level 1 or Level 2 on the Grades 3-10 FAST ELA Reading for Progress Monitoring 1 (PM1), PM2 or PM3 in 2022-2023 OR
- Grades K-2 in 2022-2023 who are identified with a substantial reading deficiency per Rule 6A-6.053 F.A.C.
Funding priority will be given to students indicated as English Language Learners who are enrolled in a program or receiving services specifically designed to meet their instructional needs.
The Reading Scholarship is managed by Step Up for Students. For more information and to apply, please refer to the contact information below:
Step Up for Students
Phone: 877-735-7837
https://www.stepupforstudents.org/for-parents/reading-scholarship/how-the-scholarship-works/
