Volunteer papers clear the K-12 check on one route; on the other a small registered US school, its verified domain and one admin application cover every educator — $0 card, June 30 2027 
You teach at a US K-12 school, or you work beside one. Claude costs you every month.
Claude premium runs free for 12 months on one claim before June 30 2027. Prove you teach, or become the school.
| Track | What you prove | What you gather | First paper in |
|---|---|---|---|
 Track 1 — prove you teach |
You work at a US K-12 school | Volunteer seat, service letter, course letter, ID or payslip | Days to a few weeks |
| Track 2 — become the school |
A US K-12 school exists on your domain | State school record, domain, admin mail, DNS access | Hours to a few days |
🧭 TRACK 1 🏫 TRACK 2
prove you teach become the school
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1 volunteer seat 1 state school record
2 service letter 2 domain + school mail
3 paper packet 3 admin application
4 Goodstack check 4 DNS verify
5 claim the free year 5 cover every educator
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🎓 Claude premium — 12 months free
claim before June 30 2027
Track 1 — prove you teach
seat → letter → packet → check → free year
Volunteer seat → service letter
Go: file a volunteer form at a nearby district or school program, finish the background check, keep the approval mail.
Get: a dated service letter on school or program paper, ready for the packet.
dallasisd.org/getinvolved/volunteer
afterschoolclub.org
Free course letter
Go: finish the short educator course and save the completion letter. Common Sense Educator adds a digital badge across 3-5 free hours.
Get: a course letter that names your hours, $0.
grow.google/ai-for-educators
commonsense.org/education/recognition-educators
Packet build
Go: merge the letters and scans into one clean file, then sign it.
Get: one signed file the check can read.
packetpdf.com
tools.pdf24.org/en/merge-pdf
Check paper list
Go: line the packet against the official list in the last chapter.
Get: the paper list Goodstack accepts.
Goodstack validations
Claim the free year
Go: sign in with your school mail, open the teachers page, select Get verified. Goodstack runs the check, the confirmation mail lands.
Get: the free year starts on your account. The school-mail step still needs a live test.
claude.com/solutions/teachers
Claude for Teachers terms
Gathering list
- Volunteer form filed and approval mail saved
- Service letter with school name and dates
- Course completion letter or badge
- Teacher or staff ID, license or current payslip
- Signed packet file ready to upload
Track 2 — become the school
school record → domain → admin → verify → free year
Small school record
Go: file the state private-school notice in Kansas and keep the confirmation record. The form runs at $0.
Get: an official state record a checker can find.
apps.ksde.gov/naps_form/default.aspx
Domain + free mail
Go: register a domain, then point free email routing at it so every address on the domain works.
Get: the active website and the school mail the admin path asks for.
cloudflare.com/products/registrar
improvmx.com/pricing
Admin application
Go: open the district page, confirm you are authorized to set up school technology, accept the K-12 terms. Sign in with the school mail.
Get: one application that covers every educator on the domain.
claude.ai/k12districts
Claude school setup guide
Domain proof
Go: add the school domain, publish the DNS text record the page shows, then press verify.
Get: seats open, and the free first year starts on its own.
nslookup.net
freedevtool.org/dns-lookup
Cover every educator
Go: add the educators. Each one signs in with the school mail to land inside the organization.
Get: premium Claude across 12 months for every staff member on the domain.
Claude SSO setup
▸ A fresh school record enters manual review. The checker reads the registry entry and the domain.
The papers the check reads
| Document | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Teacher or staff ID card | Current role at the school |
| Teaching license | State credential for the role |
| Employment confirmation letter | School name, role and dates |
| Employment contract | Signed terms of the post |
| Most recent payslip | Ongoing paid role |
Originals, zero redactions, PDF or JPG or PNG, employment letters digitally signed.
More seats and tools — all free
More volunteer seats
upchieve.org/verify-volunteer-hours
learntobe.org/apply
readingpartners.org/volunteer-online-with-reading-partners
ourkidsread.org/programs/reading-buddies
Packet and sign
oneclickpdf.net/tools/sign
docuseal.com
School mail
developers.cloudflare.com/email-routing
zoho.com/mail/zohomail-pricing.html
norcocollege.edu/sd/sp/extended_learning/free.html
Registry lookups
nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch
cde.ca.gov/schooldirectory
Deadline tracker
unicloud360.com/tools/enrollment-deadline-tracker
Filing helpers
homeschoolhive.co/tools/letter-of-intent
growingwildlearning.com/how-it-works
Check mechanics
Goodstack agent checks
Before you pick
- The checker decides each case in up to 72 hours, reading the registry entry and the domain.
- Track 1 needs a US K-12 staff role. Outside the US, run Track 2.
- A person outside the US can own a US entity and run an online school lawfully.
- The claim flow asks for a school mail.
- Track 1 fits when you can hold a volunteer seat at a nearby school.
- Track 2 fits when you hold a domain, or when you can register a small school.
Claim before June 30 2027 — 12 months free.
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