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.
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Texas
Texas
Guidelines
Guidelines
Retention
School Retention
K-12
K-12 School
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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
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Find out more at yellowfolder.com/retention101 or give us a call at 844.YELLOW4
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