{"id":2810,"date":"2024-08-20T17:29:33","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T17:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cltexamdev.wpengine.com\/?page_id=2810"},"modified":"2026-03-09T19:48:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T19:48:43","slug":"parental-choice-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cltexam.com\/parental-choice-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Parental Choice Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"        \n        <section class=\"intro-content\">\n            <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"intro-content__content\">\n                    <h2 style=\"text-align: center; color: #333333; font-size: 32px; line-height: 40px; margin-bottom: 20px;\">Supporting Educational Choice for Families<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CLT is proud to partner with parental choice programs across the United States, which give families increased access to our assessments through educational savings accounts and scholarships. Below is a list of states where the CLT suite of assessments is approved as a qualifying educational expense and as an option for fulfilling accountability requirements for participating ESA students. <\/span><\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n    \n\n        \n        <section class=\"masonry-cards\">\n            <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"masonry-cards__header\">\n                    <h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Approved States<\/em><\/h3>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"masonry-cards__row\">\n                    <div class=\"masonry-cards__grid-sizer\"><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"masonry-cards__card\">\n                            <div class=\"masonry-cards__card-header\">\n                                <h4>Alabama<\/h4>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"masonry-cards__body\">\n                                <h6><span style=\"color: #333333;\">CHOOSE Act | <a href=\"https:\/\/classwallet.com\/alchoose\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit Website<\/a><\/span><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; margin-top: 20px;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Overview<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Provides parents a credit that is placed into an education savings account for qualified expenses <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">including testing fees for the CLT suite of assessments<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Eligible families can receive up to $7,000 per student in an ESA.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Accountability: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All participating students receiving program funds are required to take a standardized assessment aligned to the curricula of the participating school, a nationally norm-referenced achievement assessment, or a nationally recognized aptitude assessment of the participating school\u2019s choice. <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The CLT suite of assessments is approved to fulfill this requirement. <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Homeschool: <\/b><span>Families enrolled in home education programs can receive up to $2,000 per student, with a cap of $4,000 per family. Accountability requirements apply to homeschooled students.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"masonry-cards__card\">\n                            <div class=\"masonry-cards__card-header\">\n                                <h4>Arizona<\/h4>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"masonry-cards__body\">\n                                <h6><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Empowerment Scholarship |\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azed.gov\/esa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit Website<\/a><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; margin-top: 20px;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Overview<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Arizona\u2019s Empowerment Scholarship Accounts program allows families to use a portion of their public funding deposited into an account with defined, but multiple uses including testing fees for the CLT suite of assessments. State estimates project that typical ESA students will receive between $7,000 and $8,000 annually as of 2024\u20132025.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Accountability: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is no testing requirement for accountability purposes. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Homeschool: <\/b><span>ESA recipients may use funds for home education, but the state classification for \u201chomeschool\u201d is a separate designation \/ classification. A.R.S.\u00a715-2402(B)(5) requires that the parent of a qualified student not file an affidavit of intent to homeschool. This means that an ESA contract serves as the \u201caffidavit\u201d or proof that the student is receiving an education as required by Arizona law.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"masonry-cards__card\">\n                            <div class=\"masonry-cards__card-header\">\n                                <h4>Arkansas<\/h4>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"masonry-cards__body\">\n                                <h6><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Education Freedom Account | <a href=\"https:\/\/dese.ade.arkansas.gov\/offices\/office-of-school-choice-and-parent-empowerment\/education-freedom-accounts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit Website<\/a><\/span><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; margin-top: 20px;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Overview<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Provides students with up to 90% of their assigned state education funding for private school tuition or other educational expenses <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">including testing fees for the CLT suite of assessments<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Eligible families can receive up to $6864 total; $1716 quarterly in an ESA.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Accountability<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: ESA students attending a private school must be administered a nationally norm-referenced test approved by the ADE (linked <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/16UmhBsmlwEPlYh-_ARm_k63qfD548Pji\/view\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) on an annual basis and provide aggregated student testing results for state reporting. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The CLT suite of assessments is approved to fulfill this requirement.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Homeschool<\/b><span>: <\/span><span>Homeschool students receiving EFA funds are required to take a national, norm-referenced test each year. You can find a list of ADE-approved test options <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/16UmhBsmlwEPlYh-_ARm_k63qfD548Pji\/view\"><span>here<\/span><\/a><span>. <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The CLT suite of assessments is approved to fulfill this requirement.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"masonry-cards__card\">\n                            <div class=\"masonry-cards__card-header\">\n                                <h4>Florida<\/h4>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"masonry-cards__body\">\n                                <h6><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Florida Family Empowerment Scholarship | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stepupforstudents.org\/scholarships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit Website<\/a><\/span><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; margin-top: 20px;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Overview<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Offers universal eligibility, usage, and funding towards educational expenses <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">including testing fees for the CLT suite of assessments<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The maximum scholarship amount for each student is based upon their grade level and county of residence. In the 2023-24 school year, the average award amount was $7,950.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Accountability<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: ESA students must be administered a state test or nationally norm-referenced test on an annual basis and provide aggregated student testing results for state reporting. <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The CLT suite of assessments is approved to fulfill this requirement.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Homeschool<\/b><span>: Homeschool families who want to use the ESA money are designated as operating within a \u201cpersonalized education program\u201d to differentiate from homeschoolers who do not want to use the program. Parents must ensure that a student in grades 3-10 takes a DOE approved, national, norm-referenced test or the statewide assessment. <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The CLT suite of assessments is approved to fulfill this requirement.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"masonry-cards__card\">\n                            <div class=\"masonry-cards__card-header\">\n                                <h4>Georgia &#8211; Pending Approval<\/h4>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"masonry-cards__body\">\n                                <h6><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Georgia Promise Scholarship | <a href=\"https:\/\/mygeorgiapromise.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit Website<\/a><\/span><!-- notionvc: 61b6475a-2028-4ac0-8352-af7330e19cf1 --><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; margin-top: 20px;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Overview<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Families will have access to the state portion of funding to direct toward a customized education with an account value of $6,500.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Accountability<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: All participating students are required to annually complete a nationally norm-referenced test or state-wide assessment, measuring academic progress in math and language arts. <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The CLT suite of assessments is approved to fulfill this requirement.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Homeschool: <\/b><span>Homeschool students participating in the Georgia Promise Scholarship must follow the same rules for accountability as private school students. <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The CLT suite of assessments is approved to fulfill this requirement.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"masonry-cards__card\">\n                            <div class=\"masonry-cards__card-header\">\n                                <h4>Louisiana &#8211; Pending Approval<\/h4>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"masonry-cards__body\">\n                                <h6>LA GATOR | <a href=\"https:\/\/doe.louisiana.gov\/topic-pages\/louisiana-school-choice\/la-gator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit Website<\/a><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; margin-top: 20px;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Overview<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Students with a disability can receive up to $15,253, students from families at or below 250% of the federal poverty guidelines can receive $7,626, which is 80% of the MFP and all other eligible students can receive $5,243, which is 55% of the MFP\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Accountability<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: LA GATOR requires annual administration of either of the following to participating students: (1) Any examination in English language arts and mathematics required pursuant to the school and district accountability system at the prescribed grade level. (2) A nationally norm-referenced test or assessment approved by the state board.<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The CLT suite of assessments is approved to fulfill this second requirement.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Homeschool: <\/b><span>Homeschool students participating in the LA GATOR must follow the same rules for accountability as private school students. <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The CLT suite of assessments is approved to fulfill this requirement.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"masonry-cards__card\">\n                            <div class=\"masonry-cards__card-header\">\n                                <h4>Maryland<\/h4>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"masonry-cards__body\">\n                                <h6><span style=\"color: #333333;\">BOOST Scholarship Program | <a href=\"https:\/\/marylandpublicschools.org\/Pages\/boost\/index.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit Website<\/a><\/span><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; margin-top: 20px;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Overview<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: BOOST provides families that are eligible for free or reduced-price school meal programs with funding towards tuition costs at approved non-public schools. <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The CLT suite of assessments is <\/span><b>NOT <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an approved expense <\/span><b>UNLESS <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">testing is an included fee towards school tuition.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Accountability:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Participating nonpublic schools must administer a national, norm\u2013referenced standardized assessment chosen from the list of assessments published by the U.S. Department of Education that qualifies nonpublic schools for the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program. <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The CLT suite of assessments is approved to fulfill this requirement.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Homeschool:<\/b><span> BOOST does not apply to homeschooled students.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"masonry-cards__card\">\n                            <div class=\"masonry-cards__card-header\">\n                                <h4>Missouri<\/h4>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"masonry-cards__body\">\n                                <h6><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Missouri Empowerment Scholarship |<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/treasurer.mo.gov\/MOScholars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit Website<\/a><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; margin-top: 20px;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Overview<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Allows eligible parents to receive funding to pay for tuition at the school of their choice, as well as other educational expenses <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">including testing fees for the CLT suite of assessments<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">.<\/span> The average Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) is about $6,375 per student.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Accountability<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: ESA students attending private school must be administered a state test or nationally norm-referenced test on an annual basis and provide aggregated student testing results for state reporting. <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The CLT suite of assessments is approved to fulfill this requirement. <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Homeschool:<\/b> <span>Students participating in the MOScholar program as homeschool students must take a standardized assessment, a nationally norm-referenced achievement test, or a nationally recognized aptitude assessment. <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The CLT suite of assessments is approved to fulfill this requirement.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"masonry-cards__card\">\n                            <div class=\"masonry-cards__card-header\">\n                                <h4>New Hampshire<\/h4>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"masonry-cards__body\">\n                                <h6><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Education Freedom Account |<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.education.nh.gov\/pathways-education\/education-freedom-accounts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit Website<\/a><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; margin-top: 20px;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Overview<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The Education Freedom Account (EFA) Program allows students in low- and middle-income households to receive education savings accounts that can be used for education-related expenses including the CLT suite of assessments. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The average amount of funds available per student in New Hampshire&#8217;s Education Freedom Account program is around <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$5,204 per student<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the 2024\u20132025 school year.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Accountability<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The EFA law requires that all students renewing the EFA grant must submit the eligible student\u2019s annual record of educational attainment documents in order to maintain your EFA and for the scholarship organization to continue requesting your grant from NHDOE and depositing funds into your child\u2019s EFA. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The CLT suite of assessments is approved to fulfill this requirement.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Homeschool: <\/b><span>Rather than the homeschool family being responsible for retaining all records, the scholarship program will be responsible for reporting receipt of the annual record of educational attainment &#8211; without any personally identifying information &#8211; to the NHDOE. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The CLT suite of assessments is approved to fulfill this requirement.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"masonry-cards__card\">\n                            <div class=\"masonry-cards__card-header\">\n                                <h4>North Carolina<\/h4>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"masonry-cards__body\">\n                                <h6><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Opportunity Scholarship Program<\/span><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; margin-top: 20px;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Overview<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Funding is provided to cover the cost of private school tuition and any additional expenses <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">including CLT3-8 and CLT10<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Scholarship value is determined by income with a cap of $7,400.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Accountability: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Participants must be administered a nationally norm-referenced test on an annual basis and provide aggregated student testing results for state reporting. <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CLT3-8 and CLT10 are approved to fulfill this requirement. <\/span><\/span><b><\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Homeschool: <\/b><span>Scholarship funds cannot be used for homeschooled students.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"masonry-cards__card\">\n                            <div class=\"masonry-cards__card-header\">\n                                <h4>Oklahoma<\/h4>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"masonry-cards__body\">\n                                <h6><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Parental Choice Credit Act |<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/oklahoma.gov\/tax\/individuals\/parental-choice-tax-credit.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit Website<\/a><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; margin-top: 20px;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Overview<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Participants are awarded a refundable income tax credit of $5,000-$7,500 to be used towards private school tuition and other related expenses <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">including the CLT suite of assessments.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Accountability: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are no testing requirements for participants. <\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Homeschool: <\/b><span>Families who homeschool can receive a tax credit of up to $1,000 for qualified expenses per student. Qualifying expenses for homeschoolers can include tuition and fees for private online learning courses, academic tutoring, textbooks, curriculum, and instructional material, and fees for nationally standardized tests <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">including the CLT suite of assessments.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"masonry-cards__card\">\n                            <div class=\"masonry-cards__card-header\">\n                                <h4>South Carolina<\/h4>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"masonry-cards__body\">\n                                <h6><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Education Credit for Exceptional Needs Students | <a href=\"https:\/\/dor.sc.gov\/exceptional-sc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit Website<\/a><\/span><!-- notionvc: 61b6475a-2028-4ac0-8352-af7330e19cf1 --><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; margin-top: 20px;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Overview<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parents of students with special needs can receive a tax credit of up to $11,000 for tuition and other qualifying expenses <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">including the CLT suite of assessments.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Accountability<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Participants must be administered a nationally norm-referenced test on an annual basis and provide aggregated student testing results for state reporting. <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The CLT suite of assessments is approved to fulfill this requirement.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Homeschool: <\/b><span>The ECENC does not apply to homeschooled students.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"masonry-cards__card\">\n                            <div class=\"masonry-cards__card-header\">\n                                <h4>Utah<\/h4>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"masonry-cards__body\">\n                                <h6><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Utah Fits All Scholarship |<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/ufascholarship.com\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit Website<\/a><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; margin-top: 20px;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Overview<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Utah Fits All Scholarship Program students receive $8,000 for their educational expenses<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Accountability<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: A scholarship student or the scholarship student\u2019s parents must complete and deliver to ACE Scholarships a portfolio describing the scholarship student\u2019s educational opportunities and achievements under the program for the given year. <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alternatively, a scholarship student can complete an assessment (including the CLT suite of assessments) which will satisfy the portfolio eligibility qualification.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Homeschool: <\/b><span>Homeschool students participating in the Utah Fits All Scholarship must follow the same rules for accountability as private school students. <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The CLT suite of assessments is approved to fulfill this requirement.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"masonry-cards__card\">\n                            <div class=\"masonry-cards__card-header\">\n                                <h4>West Virginia<\/h4>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"masonry-cards__body\">\n                                <h6><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Hope Scholarship |<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/hopescholarshipwv.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit Website<\/a><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; margin-top: 20px;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Overview<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The Hope Scholarship is West Virginia\u2019s education savings account (ESA) program, which allows eligible students to receive state education funds that can be used for approved education-related expenses, including curriculum, tutoring, and educational services. Hope Scholarship funds may be used to purchase the CLT3-8 suite of assessments, CLT10, and the CLT exam.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Accountability<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Students participating in the Hope Scholarship must demonstrate annual academic progress by completing a nationally norm-referenced standardized achievement test or another evaluation method permitted by the program. The CLT3-8 suite, CLT10, and the CLT exam do not currently fulfill the Hope Scholarship\u2019s annual academic progress testing requirement, but they may still be purchased using Hope Scholarship funds.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Homeschool: <\/b>Hope Scholarship students who are educated in a homeschool setting must still complete one of the program\u2019s approved academic progress evaluations each year. 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