Tutoring with Arkansas ESA and scholarship funds

What is covered, conditions and how to pay

Status

Covered with conditions. Covered from approved providers when it supports the student's program.

Conditions

Academic instruction or tutoring by an approved education service provider. Parents and household members cannot be paid as tutors.

Limits

No dollar cap stated. Reimbursed tutoring outside a classroom setting may need pre-approval once that rule applies (the core-expense definition covers tutoring 'provided in a classroom setting').

Payment routes

Payment Requests or Direct Pay, Marketplace, Reimbursement Requests

Documentation

Direct Pay: invoice with vendor name and contact, student name, service description, dates of service and itemized charges. Reimbursement: itemized receipt with proof of payment and the student's name.

Not allowed

Travel costs for teachers and tutors; consulting services provided to a student's parent; paying the student's parent or a household member.

Example

tutoring services, classroom-based educational programs

Source

2026-27 AR EFA Family Handbook (Arkansas DESE), Version 1.0, September 2026 Release, Common Allowed Expenses, 'Tutoring or Academic Classes', p. 23 (version Version 1.0, September 2026 Release). Checked 2026-10-19.

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