Welcome to the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) Program

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The Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program from the Arizona Department of Education gives eligible parents public funding to pursue flexible options for customizing their children's education.

Intended to expand educational opportunity outside of the public school system, it provides public funding for a wide range of personalized education expenses, including private school tuition, tutoring services, textbooks and more.

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Important Information

• ESA is now accepting applications for the 2021-2022 school year!

• If you aren't receiving our weekly email update, email [email protected] and we'll make sure you are added to the list! 

• Applications for the 2021-2022 ESA Parent Advisory Council are now closed.  Thank you to all who applied!  Learn more about the Parent Advisory Council at ESA Parent Advisory Council

New to ESA?

In addition to our ESA Parent Handbook, the New ESA Parent Guide is a great place to start!  

ESA Town Halls

Our next town hall, ESA 101, will be on Tuesday, February 17th @ 7pm

Register today at February 17th ESA Town Hall

Bring your questions!  

Did you miss the last town hall meeting?  You can watch the video at November 3rd ESA Town Hall, the passcode is: 2&qlE7?h  

The Benefits of an ESA

• Empowers you to customize your child’s education
• Provides public funding for personalized learning
• Covers a wide range of education expenses
• Easy application process
• Students with special needs may start as early as Pre-K

Who Qualifies for an ESA?

• Preschool students with special needs
• K-12 students with special needs
• Children of active-duty military parent
• Children of a military parent killed in the line of duty
• Children of parent who is legally blind, deaf or hard of hearing
• Students attending a D or F rated school
• Students residing within a Native American Reservation
• Siblings of current or previous ESA recipient
• Student who was a ward of the court
• Previous ESA recipients

Learn more about eligibility requirements

How to Use your ESA Funds

ClassWallet is the financial management system for the ESA program.  You can make tuition payments, purchase other educational items and more, all directly through ClassWallet.  Learn more about ClassWallet