Now Open! Parent Registration for K-12 Learning Acceleration Grants & Pre-Registration for Interested Tutors and Education Service Providers (Virginia Department of Education, VDOE)

Description:

The Virginia Department of Education is now accepting applications from parents for tutoring microgrants for their children through Governor Glenn Youngkin’s K-12 Learning Acceleration Grants program. Youngkin created the program to help Virginia families address the impact of the pandemic on student learning.

The $30 million program provides $1,500 grants to parents of school-age children for tutoring in English, mathematics, science and history, as well as foreign languages required to meet diploma requirements. Children from homes with family incomes at 300% or less of the federal poverty level may qualify for $3,000 grants.

How Can the K-12 Learning Acceleration Grants Be Used?

If your student is eligible and receives a K-12 Learning Acceleration Grants award, you will be asked to create an online K-12 Learning Acceleration Grants account to gain access to the ClassWallet platform. You may then shop for approved services which are supported as qualified expenses on the ClassWallet’s platform.

Qualified expenses include:

1. Tutoring services - may be provided in-person, virtually, or hybrid, and in one-on-one, small group, or large-group settings.
2. Specialized educational therapy services and supports - Speech and language therapy. Specialized reading instruction, or other specific services provided by a licensed practitioner recognized by any state board or agency.
3. Assistive Technology - assistive technology devices and services and augmentative communication devices to be used primarily in the home and community settings. Note: the amount of an awarded grant that may be used for qualifying assistive technology costs is limited to $750.

Note: To ensure students receive the earliest possible benefits of the K-12 Learning Acceleration Grants to combat learning loss, the first $750.00 of awarded grants must be spent by August 15, 2023, on the vetted and approved tutoring, assistive technology, or educational service providers.

For Interested Tutors and Education Service Providers

Requirements

• Tutors who are currently licensed teachers in any endorsement area in any state.
• Tutors who were previously licensed teachers in any endorsement area in any state whose licenses expired but were not revoked.
• Tutors who are currently employed as instructional staff at any accredited private or parochial school.
• Tutors who are currently employed as instructional staff at any accredited college or university.
• Evidence-based tutoring and learning centers.
• Providers of assistive technologies for students with disabilities. 
• Providers of specialized educational therapy services and supports, including speech language therapy, specialized reading instruction and other services provided by a licensed practitioner.