ESA Scholarship Funds

Use Education Funds forGather ’Round

Gather ’Round curriculum may be eligible for purchase through several ESA, scholarship, and education funding programs. Each program has its own rules, so families are responsible for confirming eligibility before purchase.

How It Works

How your program handles payment

Alabama and Arkansas — your program pays us directly

Add what you need to your cart and choose Scholarship / ESA funds at checkout. You'll get an itemized order confirmation by email. That confirmation is your invoice. Submit it in your ClassWallet account under your student, and your program reviews it.

Two things before you check out, because they're the most common reasons a request gets denied:

Check your available balance first. Funds are usually released in quarterly installments, so what's available today is often less than your annual award. Your order total has to fit inside what's available right now.
Your order total and your ClassWallet request have to match exactly. If they differ by even a dollar, the request is denied rather than adjusted.

Once your program approves and the payment reaches us, we ship. Approval times are set by your program, not by us, and back-to-school is the slowest stretch of the year, so order early if you can.

Arizona, Florida, Idaho, New Hampshire and West Virginia — buy now, claim it back

You don't need to wait on us. Check out normally with any payment method, keep your itemized receipt, and submit it to your program.

Your program sets the rules and the deadline, so check those before you buy. West Virginia families have 90 days from the purchase date.

Don't see your state?

We're not yet able to serve your program. Tell us where you are and we'll email you the day that changes.

Not sure which situation you're in? Your program administrator can tell you, and they're the best source, since the rules change by state and by program year.

Approved Programs

Where can I use ESA, scholarship, or charter funds?

Use this section once you are approved. Search by state or program, then follow the purchase instructions inside your ESA marketplace or funding portal.

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Suggested wording for reimbursement or pre-approval

Use this step to describe Gather ’Round in a way your ESA, scholarship, or charter program can understand before you submit a request.

Suggested wording for curriculum

Give your ESA program a clear description of the product, subject, level, and purpose.

Gather ’Round [Product Name] is a core curriculum resource for [subject] at the [grade/step] level. It includes student-facing instructional materials designed to support homeschool, private education, or parent-directed learning.

Suggested wording for math

Use this when requesting reimbursement or pre-approval for Gather ’Round Math.

Gather ’Round Math is a core mathematics curriculum organized by skill-based steps and modules. It includes student workbook lessons, practice, review, and instructional support for parent-directed learning.
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What category should I choose?

Category names vary by program. Review the common category options, then check your ESA, scholarship, or charter portal for the exact wording your funding platform expects.

Most common categories

Most Gather ’Round products fit best under one of these categories:

CurriculumTextbooksInstructional materialsEducational materialsDigital curriculumSupplemental materials
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Purchase options

Choose the purchase path your funding program allows after you have confirmed the wording and category.

  • Marketplace purchase

    Use this if Gather ’Round appears inside your ESA marketplace.

  • Direct pay

    Use this if your ESA platform allows you to submit an invoice and have the program pay Gather ’Round directly.

  • Reimbursement

    Use this if your program allows you to purchase first and submit your receipt afterward.

  • Purchase order / charter school funds

    Use this if your school, charter, or co-op requires a quote or purchase order.

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Important Notes

What should families confirm before ordering?

  • Gather ’Round is a curriculum provider. ESA, scholarship, and charter rules vary by state and program. Approval in one program does not guarantee approval in another.
  • Families are responsible for confirming that their purchase is eligible before ordering.
  • Gather ’Round does not control ESA approval decisions, reimbursement timelines, or marketplace payment rules.
  • Digital products, memberships, video access, and physical curriculum may be categorized differently depending on the program.
Don’t see your state?

We're adding new programs all the time.

And knowing where families are waiting genuinely helps us decide which states to go after next.

Tell us where you are and we'll email you the moment your state goes live.

Form fields: First name · Email · State · Program name if you know it (optional) · Anything else you'd like us to know (optional)

Isaac, this form matters more than anything else on the page. It's our notification list for launch day and it's the demand data that decides which application we chase next. Route submissions to support@gatherroundhomeschool.com.

Questions?

ESA funding FAQ

Quick answers to help you request invoices, choose categories, and understand how funding programs may work.

Possibly. Many families use education funding for curriculum and instructional materials. Check your state/program rules and look for Gather ’Round in your marketplace.

Yes. Use the invoice request form and include your state/program and the products you need.

We can include accurate educational descriptions, subject, grade/step, format, SKU, and product category. We cannot mislabel products or guarantee approval.

Some programs allow digital curriculum, online learning, or subscription access, while others treat these differently. Check your program rules before purchasing.

This depends on your program. Some programs allow shipping and taxes; others may not.

In some programs, purchases must be made inside the ESA marketplace. In others, you may submit an invoice for direct pay or reimbursement. Check the instructions for your program.

Gather ’Round provides curriculum and instructional resources. Unless otherwise stated, Gather ’Round is not acting as your child’s accredited school of record. Parents remain responsible for homeschool, private school, ESA, and state reporting requirements.

Most programs count curriculum and instructional materials as an approved expense, and ours lands there. Every program writes its own rules though, so check with your administrator before you buy.

If your state says Approved above, just choose Scholarship / ESA funds at checkout and we'll email you one automatically. Need something adjusted? Email us at support@gatherroundhomeschool.com and we'll take care of it.

Don't panic, this happens and it's almost always one of two things. Either the amount didn't match exactly, or there wasn't quite enough in the account that day. Send us what your program told you and we'll write you a corrected invoice. Just don't resubmit the same one, it'll get denied again and you'll lose another week.

In some states, yes. Check the table above. If yours says Buy today, go ahead and order like any other customer, then send the receipt to your program.

Digital and print both work in most programs. A few have restrictions, so it's worth a quick check with your administrator.

Your program sets the pace, not us, and it really does vary by state and by season. Back to school is their busiest stretch, so give it extra room if you're ordering in July or August.

For anything about your balance, your award, or what qualifies, your program administrator is the right person. For anything about our curriculum or your invoice, we've got you at support@gatherroundhomeschool.com