Personalized Education Program Scholarship (PEP) students are registered with a Scholarship Funding Organization (SFO), while home education students are registered with their school district.   

Because FTC-PEP families are registered with an SFO, they do not need to submit a letter of intent to establish a home education program with their school district.   
Please note the following guidance on if you need to notify your local school district:  

• If your student is awarded a PEP Scholarship and was previously in a home education program, you must end the home education status with the school district. 

• If your student is currently enrolled full-time in a public school, you must withdraw your student to receive scholarship funding. Please submit documentation demonstrating that they are not enrolled as a full‑time public school student.  

Acceptable documentation includes one of the following:  

• Standard Withdrawal Form for Students Entering K-12 Scholarship Programs. The form must be fully completed. This includes a parent/guardian signature, as well as completion and signature by the school district, and a date of withdrawal. 

• Letter or email from the student's assigned school district stating that the student is not enrolled as a full‑time public school student and therefore the standard withdrawal form cannot be completed. 

• Letter or email from the student's assigned public school or selected charter school stating the student is not enrolled as a full‑time public school student and therefore the standard withdrawal form cannot be completed. 
   

Please note: This documentation must be submitted in EMA before participating in the PEP Scholarship.