Music lessons with West Virginia ESA and scholarship funds
What is covered, conditions and how to pay
- Status
- Covered with conditions. Covered: lessons from approved providers and instruments required by a music course.
- Conditions
- Music lessons and classes from approved providers through the closed Marketplace. Instruments or equipment required as part of a music education course or curriculum, through TheoPay; Board staff may ask for proof of the course before approving instruments or equipment over $1,000.
- Limits
- Proof of the course for instruments or equipment over $1,000. Reasonable Cost test.
- Payment routes
- Hope portal Marketplace (services) or TheoPay (goods)
- Documentation
- Marketplace order for lessons; TheoPay order for instruments, with course proof when asked.
- Not allowed
- Music albums; performance costumes; instruments not tied to a music course or curriculum.
- Example
- Weekly piano lessons from an approved music teacher
- Source
- The Hope Scholarship Parent Handbook, Qualifying Expenses with Hope Scholarship Funds, p. 15 (version Updated: June 25, 2026 (PDF created 2026-06-26)). Checked 2026-10-19.
Providers in this category
Applies to every Hope Scholarship offer: Hope services are bought in the closed Marketplace of the Hope Scholarship portal and goods through TheoPay; both routes are open to every Hope account holder. Reimbursement is allowed only in the circumstances of the Board's Reimbursement Policy (adopted December 10, 2025), must be requested within 90 days of purchase, and purchases made before funds are in the student's account do not count.
| Price and units | Qualifying evidence statuses | |
|---|---|---|
| All Around Music | Not published by the provider | Confirmed: All Around Music, West Virginia |
| Hoffman Academy | From $144 per 6 months (Premium Access); $239 for 12 months | Confirmed: Hoffman Academy, West Virginia |
How this table is compiled: sources and methodology.