Hello, everyone!
I just wanted to make sure you're all aware of a NEW FEATURE that Step Up just announced inside their EMA portal:
You can now print an Award ID documentation showing that your student has been awarded a scholarship!
This is especially important for PEP families, since PEP is its own attendance track according to statute. Since PEP families are no longer Home Education families with the county, some organizations were requesting proof of families' PEP status in order to enroll them in classes, services, or competitive activities. We also had some parents concerned about the ability to prove enrollment in PEP if they were ever questioned while being out and about during the day with their kids, since they would not have an active Letter of Intent from the county to show.
We actually REQUESTED this Award Documentation feature to Step Up months ago, and we're thrilled to see they listened and implemented it!
Here is a screenshot of the explanation from the email Step Up just sent out, as well as a screenshot of what the button actually looks like inside the EMA portal with their updated dashboard.
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Hello, I have question about the PEP. I just applied so I’m new to the information and wanted to confirm a few things, I saw that we have to send a letter to disenroll , I haven’t yet done because haven’t heard back for decision, but once we do that , is there anywhere else they need to be enrolled? Also, where would the end of year testing be etc