Welcome to the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) Program
The Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program is an account administered by The Arizona Department of Education that is funded by state tax dollars to provide educational options for qualified Arizona students. By opting out of the public school system, parents can seek a range of alternative educational services, such as private school or home-based education. The ESA program is not affiliated with any services, providers, vendors or websites, please ensure you are referring to our website and documents for program direction.
Important Dates
- ESA is now accepting applications for the 2021-2022 School Year (starting July 1st, 2021).
- The deadline to apply for Quarter 1 funding is May 1st, 2021.
- Applications for the 2021-2022 ESA Parent Advisory Council are now being accepted.
- The application window closes May 3, 2021.
Class Wallet Live Training
ClassWallet will be hosting live trainings of their banking platform.
- May 13 – 9 AM
- May 27 – 3 PM
- June 10 – 9 AM
- June 24 – 5 PM
- July 15 – 9 AM
- July 29 – TBD
You can access the Zoom Meeting Here.
ESA Handbook Revision (2021-2022)
The feedback window for the revision of the 2021-2022 ESA Parent Handbook has closed.
Below is the current draft of the 20201-2022 ESA Handbook with revisions.
*Please note: document formatting will be updated and does not reflect the final draft version.