ESSA, or Every Student Succeeds Act, is a direct replacement of the aging NCLB (No Child Left Behind). ESSA requires all students to be taught high academic standards, specifically targeting students in poverty, providing equal opportunities for special education services, and expanding students' personalized learning opportunities. YellowFolder digital record management is capable of tracking these ESSA standards while saving the district money.

YellowFolder and ESSA

Thanks to the use of ESSA block grant, no extra burden of cost will be placed on already strict district budgets, allowing more time and money to be spent on ensuring every student gets an equal opportunity to learn and grow.

YellowFolder charges an initial $2990 fee for set up and then flat monthly fees of .05 per admin, .25 per general education student, .08 per Special Education students, .07 per employee. With the YellowFolder digital record management system, you can reclaim time and funds that can then be used to advance the curriculum, offer expanded teacher trainings/professional growth, and/or invest in other ESSA plans/goals.

It is estimated that with an increase of $1260 spent per student, their working wages at the age of 40 are 7 percent higher and the likelihood of adult poverty drops by 3 percent.

Benefits of YellowFolder Over Traditional Physical Storage Vendors

• Searchable Text – Searchable text allows employees to quickly find specific statistics that may be used to assist in ESSA requirements. In addition to tracking test score results and grades, and the gathering of data that can be used to specifically target students who need extra support), searchable text through YellowFolder allows easier tracking and measurement of the four mandatory academic indicators:

1.             Academic achievement

2.             Academic progress

3.             English language proficiency

4.             High school graduation rates

• Reliable Backups – Physical and traditional (local file storage) leads to an overabundance of documents and nonlinear storage practices. With electronic based K-12 resource management, you can reliably store and backup vital content that is required for ESSA compliance.
• Ease of access - One of the major changes that comes with ESSA is the requirement that vital information should be readily available to educators, families, students and communities, something YellowFolder is not only capable of providing, but excels in. Authorized employees have immediate access to documents from any computer, which then can be forwarded or shared with an employee, parent, or other authorized individual who needs access. Compare this to physical storage where a data clerk must first find where the file is in-house and physically go to pick it up, wasting time and other resources.
• Encourages innovation in schools - The use of technology in education is constantly growing, with an estimated 93% of teachers using technology to assist in the classroom on a regular basis. The implementation of the YellowFolder K-12 resource management system encourages the use of safe and reliable technology in all levels of education, from administration and teachers to parents and students.

If you want to see exactly how much your district could save with YellowFolder, their simple online calculator can help!