Tennessee Individualized Education Account: provider guide
IEA schools have a specific participation application, while other providers must meet the handbook's expense and professional requirements. Confirm the route for your role instead of assuming a general marketplace signup.
By ParentSurf / Sources reviewed
About this guide
An independent guide to Individualized Education Account (IEA) Program, not an official application or an eligibility decision. Rules, application windows and available funds can change. Confirm your circumstances with the program before changing enrollment or committing money.
Before you start
Separate participating schools from other services
Review the IEA school requirements if offering school enrollment. For tutoring, therapy or other expenses, use the current handbook to identify qualifications and account-holder documentation requirements.
Your next steps
Choose the correct participation instructions
Schools should use the nonpublic-school application linked by the IEA department. Other providers should ask the IEA team about their service category and approval requirements before using a school-only form.
Prepare the applicable evidence
Gather the school participation records or professional credentials required for the proposed expense. Describe who delivers the service and what the family is purchasing so it can be evaluated under IEA rules.
Confirm billing and recordkeeping
After any required approval, follow the current handbook's payment and supporting-document rules. Coordinate the actual service and itemized charges with the account holder, keeping IEA records separate from other scholarship programs.
Preparation checklist
Use this to get organized. The current official application or handbook controls the full requirements.
- School application or confirmed IEA service-category requirements
- Relevant school records and professional qualification evidence
- Current payment instructions and itemized service documentation
Submit identity, financial, student and medical records only through the verified official process. Do not upload application documents to ParentSurf or include them in a public review.
Important distinctions
- A school-only application is not evidence of an open general-vendor application.
- A parent's IEA award does not make every service or product reimbursable.
Official resources & further reading
State agencies and their program administrators are the source of application requirements. Older editions are labeled; check the program site for newer guidance.
- Tennessee Individualized Education Account
Tennessee Department of Education
- IEA student application and renewal
Tennessee Department of Education
- IEA handbooks
Tennessee Department of Education
- IEA participating nonpublic schools
Tennessee Department of Education