Welcome to the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) Program

ATTENTION

On Friday, June 24^th, the Arizona State Legislature passed HB2853, which expands the Empowerment Scholarship Account Program. Currently, this legislation is pending action by the Governor and our team is working on implementation details should it be signed into law. Please check back for application information and other important guidance on allowed purchases, as we will post updates here.

Additionally, you can sign up to receive our weekly email bulletin. Visit ESA Weekly Bulletin to be added to the list. We will be sending out an email update as information becomes available. (Date posted: 6/27/22)

IMPORTANT UPDATE

FY22 Quarter 4 Funding using the FY23 Application

Effective May 16, 2022 – June 30, 2022

Account holders who submit a complete school year 2022-2023 application and sign and return the contract on or before June 30, 2022 will be able to opt-in for Q4 funding. These account holders whose student's are otherwise eligible, will be sent a school year 2021-2022 Quarter 4 contract addendum on July 1, 2022 to sign and return.

In the addendum, among other statutory requirements the account holder will be required to attest that the student has been disenrolled from public school (ARS 15-2402(B)(2)), and that the student did not receive an STO Tax Credit Scholarship in FY 2022, Q4 (ARS 15-2402(B)(3)) for the student to be eligible for the Quarter 4 funding. (Date posted: 5/20/22)

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 2022-2023 school year!
The 2021-2022 ESA Application is now closed.
Current ESA students do not need to reapply each year to continue in the program. Renewal contracts have now gone out. Make sure to electronically sign and return! If you have not received your renewal contract, please contact us at 602-364-1969.
If you aren't receiving our weekly email update, email [email protected] and we'll make sure you are added to the list!

New to ESA?

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

Upcoming events!

More events coming soon! In the meantime, recent videos are available below.

Video of the May 12th ESA Parent Handbook Town Hall is available at May 12th ESA Parent Handbook, the passcode is: c*1jR6**
Video of the January 11th ESA 101 Town Hall is available at January 11th ESA 101, the passcode is: sF0dn+Tc

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