Education Saving Account Program

About the ESA Program

In the spring of 2019, the Tennessee General Assembly passed and signed Public Chapter 506. This law creates the Tennessee Education Savings Account (ESA) program. The ESA program allows eligible students who are zoned to attend

• Shelby County district school

• Metro Nashville public school

• Hamilton County School

• or a school that was in the Achievement School District (ASD)

to use state and local money toward education expenses, including tuition and/or fees at approved private schools.

Annoor Academy has been approved to participate in the Tennessee Education Saving Account (ESA). The state will pay the tuition of 35 students who enroll in Annoor Academy in the 2024-2025 school year.

A student is eligible to receive an ESA if they meet all of the following criteria:

1. Is a Tennessee resident; and

2. Is zoned to attend a school in Hamilton County Schools; and

3. Is a member of a household with an annual income for the previous year that does not exceed twice the federal income eligibility guidelines for free lunch; and

4. Meets at least one of the following requirements:

   • The student was previously enrolled in and attended a Tennessee public school for the one (1) full school year immediately preceding the school year for which the student receives an education savings account;

   • The student is eligible for the first time to enroll in a Tennessee school;

   • The student received an education savings account in the previous school year;

   • The student was enrolled in and attended a Tennessee public school for one (1) full school year in the 2019-20, 2020-21, or 2021-22 school year; or

   • The student was eligible for the first time to enroll in a Tennessee public school in the 2019-20, 2020-21, or 2021-22 school year.

More information about the ESA application and requirements can be found on the ESA Website. If you believe your student may be eligible, we encourage you to submit an online application. The deadline to apply for fall participation is August 1, 2024.

For any further inquiries, please contact us at: principal@annooracademy.org

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Child Care Payment Assistance:

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