Background checks for hybrid & university-model academies — $5 each.
Hybrid and university-model academies meet two or three days a week, blending the co-op and the private school. Screen every teacher, tutor, aide, and volunteer with an FCRA-compliant national criminal and all-50-state sex-offender check, plus identity verification, for $5.
FCRA-compliant No per-seat fees Results in minutes
Two or three days on campus
Who’s teaching on campus days?
A hybrid or university-model academy blends the co-op and the private school — paid faculty and parent volunteers side by side. Verify every adult on campus with the seriousness a small private school would.
Faculty & lead teachers
Salaried and contract classroom teachers.
Tutors & subject specialists
Part-time instructors for specific subjects.
Classroom aides & parent volunteers
Assisting on campus days.
Field-trip chaperones & drivers
Off-site trips and carpools.
Nursery & early-years staff
Caring for the youngest students.
Teen helpers
Under-18 assistants — guardian consent collected.
VolunteerBadge · Hybrid Academy
Every $5 volunteer check
Criminal records
650M+ county, state & federal court records
Sex-offender registries
All 50 states + national registry
Identity verification
Government photo ID + biometric selfie
Address history
SSN-traced — free on every check
Watchlists
FBI Most Wanted + OFAC / global
Cleared before the first campus day
Send the application
Email a link or post a QR code for faculty, tutors, and parent volunteers. They apply from their phone in minutes.
We verify + screen
Government ID + selfie confirms the real person, then the $5 national check runs. Under-18 assistants get guardian consent automatically.
Get a clear status
A green “verified” badge (or a flagged review) lands on your roster — with the FCRA adverse-action workflow built in.
Screen paid faculty and parent volunteers — same $5.
Everyone with access to students is screened the same way at the same $5, whether they’re salaried faculty, a contract tutor, or a parent aide. Turn on volunteer-pays for volunteers to keep costs off the academy’s budget.
Screening for the two-or-three-day-a-week model
A hybrid homeschool academy or university-model school sits right between a co-op and a private school: children attend class two or three days a week and learn at home the rest. The more school-like your program, the more the expectations of a school apply — more paid staff, more formal supervision, and higher expectations from parents and insurers that every adult in the building is screened and re-screened on a regular cycle.
VolunteerBadge runs a full national criminal background check across 650M+ county, state, and federal court records, sex-offender registries in all 50 states, FBI Most Wanted, and OFAC/global watchlists — with a free SSN-traced address-history check on every applicant, no per-seat fees, and no annual contract. Screen paid faculty and parent volunteers alike at the same $5 rate.
Because name-only screening is unreliable, VolunteerBadge also verifies each teacher with a government photo ID and a biometric selfie matched to the ID — so the faculty member you cleared is the one in the classroom.
Read the complete homeschool co-op safety guide
Why programs screen, the insurance reality, and how to build a safeguarding policy — free.
Hybrid academy screening — questions directors ask
How much does a background check for a hybrid academy cost?+
It is $5 per teacher, tutor, aide, or volunteer through VolunteerBadge — a full national criminal check with a free address-history check and FCRA adverse-action workflow included, and no per-seat or monthly fees. You can screen paid faculty and parent volunteers at the same rate.
We charge tuition and employ teachers — should we screen like a private school?+
Yes. The more school-like your program, the more you should treat screening with the seriousness a small private school would: every adult with child contact screened, a written policy, and annual re-screening. VolunteerBadge makes that affordable at $5 per check.
Does the check search sex-offender registries?+
Yes — all 50 states plus the national registry, alongside 650M+ court records, FBI Most Wanted, and OFAC/global watchlists, on every $5 check.
Can we screen both paid faculty and parent volunteers?+
Yes — everyone with access to children is screened the same way, at the same $5, whether they’re a salaried teacher, a contract tutor, or a parent aide.
How often should a hybrid academy re-screen?+
Annually is the common standard for school-model programs. VolunteerBadge sends automatic re-screen reminders so faculty and volunteers stay current each year.
Keep reading
Homeschool co-op background checks
The overview for all parent-led cooperatives.
Classical Christian co-op checks
For faith-based classical cooperatives.
School volunteer background checks
For classroom helpers, chaperones, and PTA volunteers.
State screening requirements
What your state expects before you screen.
Give campus days the safety of a serious school
Set up your academy in a few minutes and screen your first teacher for $5 — no contract, no per-seat fees, cancel anytime.
Screen a volunteer for $5