Florida Personalized Education Program (PEP): parent guide
Plan an application for Florida PEP as a parent-directed education pathway, including its learning-plan and assessment responsibilities and its distinction from district home education.
By ParentSurf / Sources reviewed
About this guide
An independent guide to Personalized Education Program (PEP), not an official application or an eligibility decision. Rules, application windows and available funds can change. Confirm your circumstances with the program before changing enrollment or committing money.
Before you start
Confirm PEP fits the education arrangement
PEP is a pathway within the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship, not a second scholarship added to FTC. It has its own enrollment rules and is distinct from district-registered home education. Confirm the required transition with the administrator before changing the student's registration.
Your next steps
Check the PEP-specific application cycle
Begin with SUFS's PEP page, not the Unique Abilities application. Its published 2026-27 application window has closed. Sign up for future-cycle information if needed, but do not mistake an update signup for a scholarship application.
Prepare the application and learning-plan responsibilities
Use the current document checklist and select the PEP pathway in the official application. Read the student learning plan and assessment requirements so the education you intend to provide can meet the program's ongoing conditions.
Accept only after understanding the ongoing commitments
Review the award and account instructions, then use the PEP handbook and purchasing rules to plan expenses. Maintain the required learning-plan and assessment records, and follow the administrator's renewal or continuation instructions.
Preparation checklist
Use this to get organized. The current official application or handbook controls the full requirements.
- Student and guardian identity and residency evidence
- An intended parent-directed education plan
- A plan to meet PEP learning-plan and assessment requirements
Submit identity, financial, student and medical records only through the verified official process. Do not upload application documents to ParentSurf or include them in a public review.
Important distinctions
- PEP is not an automatic reimbursement for any home-school purchase.
- Do not use FES-UA spending rules or assume that two Florida scholarships can fund the same student at once.
Official resources & further reading
State agencies and their program administrators are the source of application requirements. Older editions are labeled; check the program site for newer guidance.
- Scholarship application document checklist
Step Up For Students
- School and provider partnerships
Step Up For Students
- Non-school provider handbook
Step Up For Students
- Direct service provider onboarding instructions
Step Up For Students
- PEP participation and family resources
Step Up For Students
- FTC and the PEP pathway
Florida Department of Education