Apply by August 7 — training can be scheduled anytime through spring 2027.
Schools & public sector
Yes — school districts qualify. DLR confirmed it in writing.
Public-sector employers are eligible alongside businesses and nonprofits — and almost nobody knows it yet. Apply by August 7; deliver on YOUR PD calendar anytime through spring 2027.
Sound familiar?
You know where the time goes.
- ▸substitute onboarding
- ▸family communication and translation
- ▸attendance-pattern reporting
- ▸newsletters that eat a day
- ▸forms chasing signatures
Discovery respects procurement reality, district IT, and board timelines — they're part of the plan, not obstacles to it.
Your path
In order — start where the money is free.
1
Start with the free claim.
Category 3: $1,000 per staff member (up to $10,000) for free AI certificates — office staff first is a fine strategy.
Claim Kit →2
Discovery that respects district reality.
Procurement, IT review, and board timelines are part of the plan, not obstacles to it. Sprint $9,500 → final $4,750.
Discovery →3
Training as PD days.
$5,000–$12,000 per day, state covers half — built native to your PD calendar. Typical full-staff picks: Responsible & Beneficial Use foundation + AI Play Day; office staff: Meetings + Documents.
Training →Math example
One PD day at $8,000: the state reimburses $4,000 — a full-staff AI foundation for less than most single-vendor licenses.
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