Become a Step Up Home Education Instructional Program Provider in Florida
At a Glance
A Home Education Instructional Program is a structured home education program run by a business organization. It is not individual tutoring. Families can pay for it with Unique Abilities (FES-UA) and Personalized Education Program (PEP) scholarship funds, but only through programs Step Up has approved in EMA, its online system.
This page covers what approval involves for an instructional program: the two scholarships that can pay for this work, the business-only rule and the program requirements Step Up sets, how payment reaches you, and the mistakes that slow applications down. Step Up reviews every application and makes every approval decision.
What Families Can Pay You For
FES-UA and PEP can pay for a structured Home Education Instructional Program. A family can pay through Direct Pay in EMA, or pay and request reimbursement from their scholarship account.
Two distinctions define this category. The program is distinct from home education as defined in Florida law, and it is a structured program, not individual tutoring. The program also may not be delivered online.
What It Takes
Step Up sets four program requirements in this category:
- The applicant must be a business organization, not an individual
- The curriculum must be publicly available for review
- The tuition and fee schedule must be published
- The program may not be delivered online.
The Home Education Instructional Program Provider Participation Agreement is mandatory in this category. At a headline level, the combined Business and Personal account asks for the business organization's tax ID information, its legal name as registered with the IRS, and bank details so Step Up can pay the program.
Mistakes That Slow Home Education Instructional Program Applications Down
- Applying as an individual. This category is for a business entity only.
- A missing Participation Agreement. The Home Education Instructional Program Provider Participation Agreement is mandatory in this category.
- An online-only program. A program in this category may not be delivered online.
Questions Providers Ask
Which scholarships can pay for a Home Education Instructional Program?
Unique Abilities (FES-UA) and PEP.
Can I apply as an individual teacher?
No. Individuals cannot apply for this category. The applicant must be a business organization, applying with a Business account.
Can the program be delivered online?
No. A program in this category may not be delivered online, and an online-only program is one of the named problems in this category.
What does Step Up want published?
Two things: the curriculum must be publicly available for review, and the tuition and fee schedule must be published.
Is a Participation Agreement required?
Yes. The Home Education Instructional Program Provider Participation Agreement is mandatory in this category.
How do families pay the program?
Step Up can pay the program directly through EMA, or the family pays and requests reimbursement from their scholarship account.
See Your Home Education Instructional Program Pathway
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