UPDATE (as of August 4, 2023):
Yes, you should.
Step Up has advised that if you received the email that went out the first week of August 2023 confirming you have been awarded PEP for your tudents--and your scholarship program now shows "FTCPEP" for your student in Step Up's system---then you have been awarded PEP and you will be funded through FTC once everything processes. If you still want to accept the PEP scholarship for your students, you should go ahead and submit your letter of termination for each student who will be switching to PEP.
(You will also need to complete your Student Learning Plan (SLP) inside Step Up's portal, if you haven't already done so.)
You will find your confirmation details by logging into EMA, then "My Students" on your Dashboard, then clicking "View" next to each individual student. Be sure to confirm "FTCPEP" is listed for each student you applied for! See screenshot below for what it should look like.
If you're seeing that FTCPEP listed there, then you should go ahead and submit your letter of termination to the county. Step Up and DOE will be working with the districts to ensure PEP students aren't registered as Home Ed, so you'll want to go ahead and terminate to avoid any issues there.
By the way, THIS is what the email we're referring to looks like. Step Up began sending them out first week of August, but as of today (August 14, 2023), they are still working on notifying parents.
How long does it take for the program status to change from FTC-EO to FTCPEP? I've done everything required.
I have two kids I'm submitting LOI for that are UA and my other kid is FTC renewal student. I have unenrolled them this week from their old private school and have filled out the PEP intent form now 3 times. I did the first one early June and then end of June and did another just in case I put in her full name vs just first and last. Is there a reason I'm still waiting? Should I put her on my LOI with a note advising pending PEP? I don't want to have issues with the county now that I pulled them from their old school. Or do I wait another week? It's a bit frustrating I feel like my application for PEP is lost and they can't tell me much in the call center.