Allowable Expenses
Families can use their ESA+ scholarship funds to pay for allowable education-related expenses.
Allowable Expenses
Families can use their ESA+ scholarship funds to pay for allowable education-related expenses.
How Allowable Expenses Work
The amount of funding you have available for allowable expenses depends on whether you enroll your student in a private school, a reimbursement school, or a home school.
Families who have funds available for allowable expenses can use those funds to pay for the following education-related expenses:
Tutors must be registered with SEAA to accept ESA+ funds. Tutoring must be related to one of the following academic subjects: math, science, English/language arts, social studies, or foreign languages.
Type: Service
Providers of educational therapy, such as speech therapy and occupational therapy, must be registered with SEAA to accept ESA+ funds.
Type: Service
Curricular materials are learning resources used to teach a particular subject. These are things such as lesson plans, learning kits, or workbooks that supplement an academic subject.
Type: Product
Educational technology must be used for educational purposes and be related to one of the following categories: vision, hearing, speech communication, learning/cognition/development, computers and related, miscellaneous.
Type: Product
ESA+ funds may be used for transportation services to/from educational services/activities. Visit the Search for a Provider portal and enter the search term “transportation” to see a list of enrolled providers.
Type: Service
Typically used by home school students; Direct Payment Schools are responsible for required testing.
Type: Product
Must be required by a nonpublic school and related to one of the following academic subjects: math, science, English/language arts, social studies, or foreign languages.
Type: Product
Non-allowable Expenses*
ESA+ scholarship funds may not be used for certain items, including:
Consumable educational supplies such as paper or printer ink, household items such as cleaning supplies, field trips, tickets to events, membership to organizations, out of state in-person services, sports equipment, furnishings such as a desk or chair, musical instruments. Also see the list of Allowed and Excluded Educational Technology.
*This is not an exhaustive list
More Resources
Guide to Submitting Invoices in ClassWallet
Find out what to include on invoices for tutoring, educational therapy, or transportation services.
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Guide to Submitting Invoices in ClassWallet
Find out what to include on invoices for tutoring, educational therapy, or transportation services.
ESA+ School Choice Options
ESA+ students may choose from three different types of schools: a Direct Payment School, an ESA+ Reimbursement School, or a Home School.
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ESA+ School Choice Options
ESA+ students may choose from three different types of schools: a Direct Payment School, an ESA+ Reimbursement School, or a Home School.
Additional Questions?
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