Submitted photo State Treasurer Larry Pack has released a Hope Scholarship Parent Satisfaction Survey.

CHARLESTON – State Treasurer Larry Pack, who serves as Chairman of the Hope Scholarship Board, is encouraging Hope Scholarship participants who were enrolled in the program for the 2025-2026 school year to fill out a Parent Satisfaction Survey, which is required by state law.

“Since I took office, it has been our goal to better understand why parents are choosing the Hope Scholarship for their children,” Treasurer Pack said. “It is clear parents are taking advantage of additional options within our education system to find the best fit for their child’s unique needs – and we want to learn more about that. We truly believe this data can be beneficial to conversations we are having with policy makers, the media, and the public.”

Each participating family should respond to the 13-question survey one time instead of once per student. The survey includes 12 multiple choice questions and one open-ended question for families to provide detailed feedback of their experience with the Hope Scholarship Program.

The survey was distributed to Hope families via email on Tuesday, May 26. Data from the survey will be included in the 2025-2026 Hope Scholarship Annual Report which is completed by the end of the calendar year.

Since January, more than 24,000 students have started Hope Scholarship applications for the 2026-2027 school year. Of the 24,095 applications, more than 13,000 are returning Hope Scholarship recipients who submitted their Continuing Participation Confirmations. More than 11,000 are new students who applied for the program.

Treasurer Pack announced in March that all West Virginia children in grades K-12, including existing private school and traditional homeschool students who have not previously been eligible for the Hope Scholarship Program, are now eligible to apply to participate in the State’s Education Savings Account program that provides funding to students exercising school choice in lieu of attending public school full-time.

The application deadline for new students to receive full funding for the Hope Scholarship for the 2026-2027 academic year is Monday, June 15. Applications are available online at www.HopeScholarshipWV.gov.

A student application submitted within the following dates will receive the associated level of Hope Scholarship funding:

March 2-June 15: 100% of Hope Scholarship annual award amount.

June 16-Sept. 15: 75% of Hope Scholarship annual award amount.

Sept. 16-Nov. 30: 50% of Hope Scholarship annual award amount.

Dec. 1-Feb. 28: 25% of Hope Scholarship annual award amount.

Current Hope Scholarship students who wish to renew their participation in the program during the 2026-2027 school year have until June 15 to submit their Continuing Participation Confirmations.

The Hope Scholarship award amount varies each school year depending on the amount of state aid funding per pupil provided to county boards of education for public school students. The scholarship amount for the 2026-2027 school year $5,435.62. Scholarship funds will now be distributed on a quarterly basis.

For more information on the Hope Scholarship, visit www.HopeScholarshipWV.gov.