Curriculum with North Carolina ESA and scholarship funds

What is covered, conditions and how to pay

Status

Covered with conditions. Covered in five academic subjects; for students with disabilities only.

Conditions

ESA+ students with disabilities only. Learning materials (workbooks, science kits, lesson plans, ready-made learning kits, learning tablets with pre-loaded content) that provide academic instruction in math, science, English/language arts, social studies or foreign language. Educational toys qualify only if they support one of those subjects and include a lesson plan, teacher guide or activities. Core-subject curriculum counts toward the $500 requirement; foreign language does not.

Limits

No dollar cap stated. Kits must be ready to use; separate components to build a kit are not allowed.

Payment routes

ClassWallet Marketplace (products only)

Documentation

Marketplace order reviewed by SEAA.

Not allowed

Music, art and PE curricula and materials; ordinary building sets, playsets and games without instructional content; live animals; gardening items outside a curriculum kit; cooking-based kits; audiobook subscriptions.

Example

A science learning kit with lesson plans

Source

Parent Guide to Allowable Expenses, 2026-2027 School Year (NCSEAA), Part 1. Products, 'Curriculum', p. 6; examples pp. 7–9 (version 2026-2027 School Year (PDF created 2026-09-28)). Checked 2026-10-19.

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