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What Schools and Programs are Eligible Through the LA GATOR Scholarship Program?

Andrea S
Updated

This article is intended to help parents understand which schools and programs are eligible through the LA GATOR Scholarship Program. 



Eligible:

  • The Odyssey platform has two primary payment scenarios: full-time enrollment in a BESE-approved nonpublic school where the family directly pays for tuition & fees through Odyssey or home-based education where the family uses the Odyssey marketplace to make various purchases (courses, materials, etc) to build their own education. BESE-approved nonpublic school: LA GATOR funds can be used to pay tuition and fees.
     
  • Home-Based Education: Students must receive education primarily or partially from home from an approved LA GATOR service provider available on the Odyssey marketplace. LA GATOR funds can't be used for tuition and fees. The term “Home-Based Education” is used to refer to the option that families have in LA GATOR to educate their children primarily at home by utilizing service providers.
     
  • A non-BESE-approved nonpublic school can apply and be included on the Odyssey marketplace to offer courses and services to be purchased individually, but they will not be able to be included among the full-time BESE-approved nonpublic schools option where families can pay for tuition and fees for the entire year in quarterly installments.

     

Ineligible: 

  • Public School
     
  • BESE-Approved Home Study Program: Parents enrolling their children in a BESE-Approved Home Study Program through an application to the LDOE and following the guidelines listed at the link. 
     
  • Home Study Program Registered with the LDOE as a Nonpublic School Not Seeking State Approval: Parents enrolling their child in a home study program registered with the LDOE as a Nonpublic School Not Seeking State Approval and following the guidelines listed at the link. Ineligible to concurrently participate in LA GATOR.
     
  • The two types of homeschool (BESE-Approved & Nonpublic School Not Seeking State Approval) that exist in current state law are explicitly prohibited from concurrent participation with LA GATOR. Act 1 (2024) states “a student shall not participate in this program concurrently with a home study program approved by the state board or a home study program registered with the department as a nonpublic school not seeking state approval.
     
  • Course Choice Program
     
  • School Choice Program for Certain Students with Exceptionalities
     
  • The Tuition Donation Tax Credit Program
    • ACE Scholarships 
    • Arete Scholars 
    • Aspiring Scholars 
    • Son of a Saint 

       

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