EFA weekly email
Happy Thursday! Here is your weekly EFA program update:
Current queue dates
We are currently reviewing submissions from the following dates:
Reimbursement - 3/27
Direct Pay - 4/14
Marketplace - 4/14
Pre-approvals - 4/28
If you have a submission from before these dates that has not yet been reviewed, it is likely being given closer consideration. Feel free to reach out to ADE if you have submissions from before these dates.
Clarification on Summer Funds
We are still getting questions about using funds over the summer, so we thought it would be important to reiterate and clarify some of the policies around summer spending:
All active students can continue to make submission in ClassWallet through June 30th.
The ClassWallet portal will be closed to families starting July 1 to allow time to finish 25-26 reviews and complete the roll over to the 26-27 purse. We will provide an update on the portal’s reopening date as soon as details are finalized.
Eligible items and services paid for in the current school year can be reimbursed in the next school year if the student is continuing in the program. For students who are graduating or otherwise leaving the program, June 30th is the hard cutoff.
Students who are graduating or otherwise leaving the program should not make purchases intended for after the end of the current school year. Students continuing in the program can pay for expenses for June, July, and August at this time
Eligible funds will rollover and be immediately available when the ClassWallet portal reopens.
Testing Exemption
We know many families have completed testing already, but some families have been asking about the test exemption process. We are currently finalizing the text exemption application and should have detailed information to share with you soon.
Here's what you need to know now:
Students will need to apply for testing exemption. We will send out links to this application by the first week in June.
Students may be exempt only if a current medical or clinical condition makes it impossible for them to meaningfully participate in testing, even with accommodations. Students who can take the test will still be required to do so.
The testing exemption application will require a letter or signed form (provided by us) from a qualified professional stating that the student is not able to meaningfully complete a standardized test. The qualified professional must be one who has knowledge of the students educational abilities and who is qualified to make a determination regarding educational matters. So for example, a letter from a podiatrist would not qualify, but a letter from a student's therapist would be considered. An IEP that specifically mentions an inability to test could also work, but just having an IEP would not be enough.
Please be prepared to administer testing to your child in case your exemption is denied. You might want to go ahead and begin the process of scheduling the testing in case your student is required to test.
For further information, please check out our Testing Information Page.
We're happy to be serving you all! Have a happy rest of your week!
Best,
EFA Team
Helpful Links
Mileage Reimbursement Form (Please make a copy before editing)
Testing Information (everything you need to know about testing!)