Florida parent guide. Updated August 2026.
Coding classes with Florida PEP funds
PEP is a curriculum-and-courses program by design — no private-school tuition — which makes structured online courses one of its most natural purchases.
The authoritative answer is always your program's current parent handbook. This guide helps you find the right question and category.
Why PEP fits online courses so well
Florida's Personalized Education Program serves home-educated students, and its spending flows overwhelmingly to curriculum and course purchases — the category structured coding instruction lives in. Where an Arizona ESA family weighs a course against many other uses, a PEP family's award exists precisely for instructional purchases like this.
Awards run roughly $8,000 per student for 2026-27, so a $229 course or the $699 Full-Year Computer Science Program is a small, clean line item.
How the purchase works
PEP purchases run through Step Up For Students — primarily by reimbursement for eligible out-of-pocket purchases, with marketplace purchasing for listed items.
Keep the itemized receipt: student, seller, item, amount, date, delivery method. Pizuki receipts carry all of it.
Submit with the course syllabus if a reviewer asks for evidence of instructional content.
Florida's own annual-assessment requirement pairs naturally with courses that produce scored checkpoints and completion records.
Courses that fit
Full-Year Computer Science Program
$699All four courses — Roblox, Minecraft, Coding Track, and AI Skills — as one outcome-named annual program on a single receipt.
View the courseRoblox Game Development Course (Self-Paced)
$229Build and publish real Roblox games in Luau across 25 structured lessons, with progress tracking parents can see.
View the courseMinecraft Engineering Course (Self-Paced)
$199Engineering and logic through Minecraft projects, sequenced from first circuits to complex builds.
View the courseAI Skills for Students (Self-Paced)
$229How AI actually works, how to use it well, and how to keep thinking for yourself — taught for students, not engineers.
View the courseCommon questions
Can Florida PEP funds pay for coding classes?
Curriculum and course purchases are the core of PEP spending, and structured online coding instruction fits that category. Purchases run through Step Up For Students, mainly by reimbursement for eligible out-of-pocket purchases. Step Up's current purchasing guide makes the final decision on each item.
How much PEP money is there per student?
Roughly $8,000 per student for 2026-27, varying by grade and county. A $229 self-paced course uses about 3% of an award; the $699 Full-Year Computer Science Program about 9%.
How does reimbursement work for a Pizuki course?
The family purchases the course, keeps the itemized receipt Pizuki generates — student, seller, item, amount, date, delivery method — and submits it through Step Up For Students for reimbursement. Documentation supports the request; Step Up's reviewers make the final call.
Do Pizuki courses satisfy Florida's annual assessment requirement?
No single vendor course satisfies the statutory annual evaluation by itself, but scored checkpoints and completion records are exactly the kind of student work portfolios and evaluators use. Pizuki also offers assessment products Florida families use alongside courses; follow the current PEP guidance for what qualifies.