Kerr County private schools are navigating a wave of new interest from families using the state's Education Savings Account program, with a hard deadline approaching for anyone who's been awarded funds but hasn't yet claimed them.

Our Lady of the Hills Regional Catholic High School Principal Bridget Collins joined The Lead Live to explain how the program - commonly called TEA and administered by the Texas Comptroller's Office rather than the Texas Education Agency - works, and why it differs from a traditional school voucher.

"A voucher can only be used for tuition, whereas these educational savings accounts can be used for any school-related expenses as long as it's been approved," Collins said.