You must have an eligible educational position or job title and upload specific documents to verify as a teacher. This article explains what documents teachers must upload during the verification process.
Documents requirements
All documents must clearly indicate your full name, job title, and show employment for the current school year. The documents you can upload depend on your specific job title.
Social Security number
Whether you use your teaching license or required documents to verify your teacher status, you must enter your Social Security number. Entering your SSN makes sure your account can never be duplicated—whether accidentally by you or in a malicious attempt by someone pretending to be you. To learn more, visit Why does ID.me ask for my Social Security number?
Classroom teachers
Classroom teachers can submit any of the following:
- State-issued educator certification
- Teacher ID card
- Verification letter from a school administrator on official letterhead, signed by an administrator
- Recent pay stub
Principals and assistant principals
Principals and assistant principals can submit any of the following:
- State-issued educator certification
- School staff ID card
- Verification letter from a school administrator on official letterhead, signed by an administrator
- Recent pay stub
School employees
School employees can submit any of the following:
- State-issued educator certification
- School staff ID card
- Verification letter from a school administrator on official letterhead, signed by an administrator
- Recent pay stub
University and college professors
University and college professors can submit any of the following:
- Teacher ID card
- Verification letter from a school administrator on official letterhead, signed by an administrator
- Recent pay stub
Recent name change criteria
If your name recently changed, and the name you submit does not match the name in your document, you must submit:
- One of the above documents mentioned for the position you have and
- A document that shows your name change (for example, a marriage certificate or legal name change document).
Canadian teachers
Canadian teachers can use the following documents to verify their status. Retired Canadian teachers are not eligible to verify.
Documents requirements
All documents must clearly indicate your full name, job title, and show employment for the current school year. The documents you can upload depend on your specific job title.
Acceptable documents
If you’re teacher in Canada, you can submit:
- Employment contract - Must be dated within the last four years
- Faculty website screenshot
- ID card - No expiration date is acceptable.
- Paystub - Pay date must be within the last 4 years
- Teacher certificate - Expired certificate is not acceptable
- Verification letters - Must be dated within the last four years