Florida Education Savings Account
Florida ESA curriculum and learning platform
Use your Florida Step Up For Students for METHEAN, an approved instructional technology platform and curriculum, with ESA funds disbursed through Step Up For Students.
Start your METHEAN enrollment with Florida Step UpAbout the Florida Step Up For Students
Florida families can use a Step Up For Students scholarship for approved education expenses, including curriculum and learning technology. Florida administers funds through the Step Up For Students marketplace.
METHEAN fits the Florida program as an instructional technology platform and curriculum materials. Your scholarship funds reimburse the subscription, every document is itemized, and your records stay ready for review.
Florida Step Up eligibility
Eligibility is set by the state and changes over time. Use this as a general guide and confirm the current rules with the official program before you apply.
- Your child meets the Florida scholarship age and residency requirements.
- Florida scholarships are broadly available; the specific rules are set by the state and the program and change over time.
- Always confirm current eligibility with Step Up For Students before you apply.
Typical funding. Florida scholarship awards are set annually and are typically around 8,000 US dollars per student. Your exact award is confirmed by Step Up For Students.
How METHEAN qualifies
- METHEAN bills as two approved ESA categories: an instructional technology platform and curriculum materials.
- The instructional technology platform covers adaptive learning software, AI guided tutoring, curriculum delivery, and progress reporting.
- Curriculum materials cover standards aligned content, practice work, and assessments delivered through the platform.
- Both line items are itemized on every invoice so your program administrator can review and approve each one.
Your funds are disbursed through Step Up For Students, the platform Florida uses for Florida Step Up payments.
From ESA approval to METHEAN enrollment
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Get approved for your ESA
Apply for the Florida Step Up scholarship and wait for your approval and funding through Step Up For Students.
- 2
Create your METHEAN account
Start your enrollment from this page. Your state is preselected, so you go straight to setting up your family.
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Add your child and enrollment details
Enter your child's profile and your ESA enrollment details, including your program-issued student identifier.
- 4
Subscribe and download your itemized receipt
Subscribe by card, then download the itemized receipt naming your enrolled student, with every sibling seat shown at zero dollars, from your billing page.
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Submit for reimbursement and keep your records
Submit the receipt and the itemized invoice through Step Up For Students for reimbursement. Your child begins right away, and usage reports stay available for audit at any time.
Pricing
Founding rate, locked for the life of the subscription; 2,499 US dollars per year after the founding cohort closes. Every invoice itemizes this price across the instructional technology and curriculum materials categories, which always sum to it.
Frequently asked questions
Is METHEAN an approved Florida scholarship expense?
METHEAN bills as an instructional technology platform and curriculum materials and itemizes each charge for review. The program makes the final approval of any specific expense, so keep your METHEAN invoices.
How do Florida scholarship funds reach METHEAN?
Florida disburses through Step Up For Students. You subscribe by card, download METHEAN's itemized invoice and receipt from your billing page, and submit them in your Step Up For Students reimbursement request.
What does METHEAN cost?
METHEAN is 1,499 US dollars per year at the founding rate (2,499 after the founding cohort closes), the same price every family pays. Every invoice itemizes the amount across the instructional technology and curriculum materials categories, which always sum to that price.
Can I get records for an audit?
Yes. METHEAN produces itemized invoices and per child usage reports with a tamper evidence hash, available as PDF and machine readable files.