PEP - FAQ
All of these questions are regarding the Personalized Education Program, introduced in HB1 known commonly as PEP.
58Connect with Evaluators
Interact with qualified Florida homeschool evaluators
8Questions and Answers
Have a question about home education in Florida? Post it here, and one of our HEF Admins will answer!
24Scholarships
Info on available scholarships for home educated students in Florida
7FES-UA Q&A
Questions about the FES-UA scholarship? Post them here and an HEF Admin will answer!
2New to Home Education
Connect with home educators with years or even decades of experience. No fear - dive in and get help!
1Co-Op Leaders
Interact with co-op leaders in your area
3Laws + Q&A
Info about Florida's home education laws, and a place to ask questions about them!
1Urgent Issues
Find info on urgent issues affecting home educating families
0Resources Made by Parents
This section is for helpful, parent-created resources that you wish to share with other home educating or PEP parents.
1Special Needs
For parents of children with special needs to connect & share experience, resources, and more.
1HEF Ambassadors
A place for communicating with our Ambassadors! (If you'd like to become an official HEF Ambassador, let us know!)
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- FES-UA Q&AMy child goes to a "Coop" that is 2 days per week from 9-3 and taught by certified teachers. As parents we teach our children at home 2 days a week in conjunction with the Coop. They give us the curriculumn and we teach half while they teach half. Ultimately the parent is in charge of the child's education. Originally I thought this would be covered by the PEP scholarship as the coop said it would but now I'm second guessing this for a few reasons. 1. The Coop keeps attendance and if we miss too many days we are required to have a meeting with them and create a plan to correct. They do not report attendance to the state though. 2. The Coop is set up so each grade has one teacher and stays with that teacher for the entire day (2 days per week) rather than it being different classes or parent led classes. 3. They don't have their curriculumn listed out on their site even though I know a few other parents have asked if this would be done in order to be compliant. Only general info about the type of curriculumn that is used and the tuition that is paid are listed publicly. I have contacted Step Up but they can't give me a definitive answer other than not to pay for this type of coop prior to funding so I can submit for a pre-authorization. But even that, I was told could take months while they look at the way the Coop is set up. I'm afraid I'm paying for something that won't be reimbursed now and I'm really confused as to how to figure this out.
- FES-UA Q&A1-Can the PEP be used to pay for a dual enrollment class at a private college? Example: Spanish 1 class at Pensacola Christian College Page 9-10 of the purchasing guide states: "ï‚§ An independent college or university that is eligible to participate in the William L Boyd, IV Effective Access to Student Education Grant Program under s. 1009.89 ï‚§ An accredited independent postsecondary educational institution, as defined in s. 1005.02, which is licensed to operate in the state of Florida" 2-If we terminate our home education in August and our yearly evaluation isn't due until September, are we still required to submit a yearly evaluation?