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Everything you wanted to know about K-12 record retention laws * ( * but were afraid to ask!) Is it possible for the ordinary, everyday school professional to keep up with all the federal and state retention laws? State laws can be complex: For example, Texas laws cover 428 different document types and 114 different retention periods. : : Texas Texas Guidelines Guidelines Retention School Retention K-12 K-12 School by: Sponsored by: Sponsored Many school systems resort to keeping documents permanently rather than risk misunderstanding the lengthy retention laws. MAY 2092 2017 Many states require that records need to be kept 75 years. 430 114 131 161 172 229 107 96 95 94 92 86 62 47 28 The average school district has 134 different retention periods to adhere to. Help is on the way! We’re YellowFolder, the education documentation experts, we have compiled the laws for Texas. And, we’re happy to send it to you for FREE! Just go to yellowfolder.com/retention101, where you can also download a copy of our latest infographic, “Records Retention”, to enjoy and share. RECORDS RETENTION Do you really know what records to keep and what to destroy? Records retention laws for K-12 schools are always changing and confusing. How can you keep up? 243 259 DOCUMENTS Some states have retention guidelines for over 430 different document types. Do you really know which records to destroy and which to keep? Total number of retention periods by state. THERE’S A BETTER WAY. While district officials can’t track all the document types and retention periods, our technology can handle this task with relative ease, applying the same retention period over and over. With YellowFolder, your district can move to a paperless filing system and become fully compliant. Find out more at yellowfolder.com or give us a call at 844.YELLOW4 PMS 123 C Find out more at yellowfolder.com/retention101 or give us a call at 844.YELLOW4 PMS 431 C