You're Awarded! Now What? PEP Scholarship

Welcome and congratulations on your PEP scholarship from Step up for Students. Once your student is enrolled, their funds.

Will be stored in an Education Savings Account. It's like a bank account that you.

Can use to pay for things like approved instructional materials, curriculum testing, fees, and more.

Here are three simple steps to help you get started. Step one to ensure your eligibility for PEP funding, you'll need to unenroll your.

Student from full time private or public school or withdraw their home education status with your local school district.

You'll need to complete or update your student learning plan.

This form enables parents and guardians to create annual learning plans based on their students changing needs.

To complete yours, log into Emma and click Update on your student learning plan. Then update or create a new student learning plan. Read the questions and if relevant to you, click yes and complete the answers. Then select your student's academic and personal learning priorities. Click Continue and select Confirm to make these changes. And finally hit Finish.

Don't forget, you'll need to complete a new SLP before each academic year. Step 3 Within the first year, PEP.

Students must take an annual NORM reference.

Test and submit a copy of the.

Results to Step up for Students. Once you've enrolled your student and completed.

Your slp, funds will be made available in your student's esa.

And please note, PEP funds are awarded.

Quarterly in four equal parts.

You'll receive a notification when funds are added to your student's esa.

We offer a few simple ways to use your PEP funds. Start by logging back into your EMA account, then click on the Marketplace tab. Here you'll see My Scholar Shop where you can buy goods directly. You will also see find providers where.

You can purchase services.

You can also pay out of pocket.

For eligible expenses and request reimbursement.

Your ESA funds can be used to support the full academic year from July.

1 to June 30.

Remember, we cannot cover expenses from previous years, but any unused funds will roll.

Over into the next year.

Finally, please monitor your scholarship balance with care as you are responsible for any expenses that go beyond the available funds.

Still have questions?

Please visit the Step up for Students.

Website and click on Contact for further help.

We're with you every step of the way.