PACE’s handbook specifies that a completed PACE Vendor Approval form is required for any parent reimbursement for tutoring, and that vendor approval is required before reimbursement can be approved. Alaska regulations cited also allow families to contract with private individuals for tutoring in core subjects, fine arts, music, or PE as supplemental to the SLP, provided the tutor is not the primary instructor. This indicates PACE runs an approval process and maintains a de facto pool of vetted instructional vendors whose services are eligible for reimbursement from student allotments.Tutoring companies, independent instructors, and online course providers can position themselves to become approved vendors, giving them access to PACE families who can use allotment funds for their services. The next step for a vendor would be to understand the approval criteria, SLP alignment requirements, and reimbursement caps so they can package offerings—especially virtual or statewide options—that fit PACE’s regulatory and budget framework.

Tutors cannot be family members, and services must clearly support goals in the Student Learning Plan to qualify for reimbursement.