PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT:
By submitting this application, you hereby agree to allow Arete Scholars Louisiana or its designated agent(s) (hereafter collectively referred to as “Arete”) to verify any and all information that you have provided in the application and any related documents, and agree to cooperate so that the information may be fully verified. Arete may use any or all of the following means to verify the information that you have provided, including but not limited to: contacting current or previous employers, checking publicly available records such as county tax records, requesting your child’s previous school records, requesting copies of tax returns, requesting criminal background checks, etc.
By submitting this application, you agree to cooperate fully in our efforts to verify the information you have provided, which may require you to sign additional forms, as needed, to provide Arete access to all necessary records. You do also hereby agree to provide to Arete, upon request, additional student records, including but not limited to standardized testing results and report cards, and do also consent to your school releasing such records directly to Arete. Failure to cooperate fully may result in your application being denied.
Any information collected by Arete shall remain confidential. However, Arete reserves the right to report any and all information collected in aggregate form to allow third party researchers to evaluate the effectiveness of the tax credit program. In the event Arete provides any information for research purposes, the identity of the individuals to whom the information pertains will remain confidential and will not be reported.
By submitting this application to Arete Scholars, you are granting permission for the School Tuition Organization and the Louisiana Department of Education to utilize, and to disclose to third parties, any information provided by you in this application to verify eligibility for the program and if a scholarship is awarded, to continue to utilize, and to disclose to third parties, this information as it relates to the award granted.