Entry requirements
Accreditation from TEA or an organization recognized by TEPSAC, at least two years of operation, and an annual nationally norm-referenced test for participating students in grades 3-12. Online schools must maintain a Texas office.
Tuition rules
Bill TEFA families what you bill everyone else, keep your general discounts in place, and keep a written policy on how financial aid and the award interact.
Payment timing
Odyssey funds private-school accounts in three parts: 25% on July 1, 25% on October 1 and 50% on February 1. Families may prepay, and any refund returns to the account.
Pre-K centers
A licensed child care center in good standing qualifies with one quality marker: Texas Rising Star at 3 stars or higher, Texas School Ready, a district pre-K partnership or recognized accreditation. Child Care Associates in Fort Worth has offered Tarrant County providers help with registration.
Well-known schools not yet in the finder
Fort Worth Country Day, Trinity Valley School and All Saints' Episcopal School, each with roughly 1,000 students in the federal survey, weren't in the TEFA finder when we checked. Any school that meets the requirements can apply at any time, which would let its families use $10,474, or more with an IEP.
Your listing here
Every school in the state finder or the federal survey is already in our directory. Claim yours to add tuition, the fees the account can pay, your aid programs and an admissions contact.