Get Your School to Pay for LessonDraft

LessonDraft Pro annual is $60/year — within most school technology stipends and the IRS $300 educator expense deduction. Copy the template below and send it to your administrator.

Email Template

Subject: Technology Reimbursement Request — LessonDraft ($60/year)

Hi [Administrator Name],

I'd like to request reimbursement for a teaching productivity tool called LessonDraft. It's an AI-powered platform built specifically for K-12 teachers that helps me create lesson plans, quizzes, rubrics, report card comments, IEP goals, and parent communications in seconds instead of hours.

Cost: $60/year (Pro annual plan)

Time savings: Teachers using AI planning tools report saving 5-7 hours per week on administrative tasks.

What it does:

Generates standards-aligned lesson plans, quizzes, and assessments
Creates IEP goals, differentiation plans, and progress reports
Drafts professional parent emails and newsletters
Exports to PDF for immediate classroom use

Privacy & Compliance:

FERPA-friendly — no student data is collected or stored
All generated content stays private and is not used for AI training
Teacher controls all output before use

This falls within the IRS educator expense deduction ($300/year) and most school technology stipend budgets. The website is lessondraft.com.

Would it be possible to reimburse this from our technology budget or professional development funds? Happy to discuss further or demo the tool.

Thank you,
[Your Name]

Tips for approval

Frame it as a time-saving tool, not an AI tool — administrators respond to productivity gains
Mention that it's under $100/year — this usually falls below approval thresholds
Ask in March-May when schools finalize “use it or lose it” budget spending
If denied, you can still deduct it on your taxes (IRS educator expense deduction up to $300)