K–12 PBIS Platform

One Platform, the Whole Story

Merit brings recognition, office referrals, and student jobs together — change your school's culture, all in one place.

Built by educators, for educators.

The Whole PBIS Loop

Recognize. Respond. Empower.

Three tools, elevate every student.

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Recognize

Award points for positive behavior the moment it happens. Bulk-award a whole class, add a personal note, and let students redeem in school and classroom stores.

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Respond

Document office referrals alongside recognition, so the hard moments get the same care as the good ones. Staff file, administrators resolve, nothing slips through.

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Empower

Give students real responsibilities to be proud of — classroom helper, line leader, tech crew. Every role is a chance to lead, contribute, and feel trusted.

Behavior change starts with relationships. Merit keeps them at the center.

One Platform

See it all in one view

Recognition, referrals, and jobs side by side — get the full picture of your school without chasing a single spreadsheet.

Award Points
MR Maya R.Showing Kindness +10
JP Jordan P.Leadership +15
SL Sofia L.Being Responsible +10

Recognize

Referrals
Hallway incidentOpen
Tech violationIn-Progress
CafeteriaResolved
RecessOpen

Respond

Job Board
Morning Announcements 2 spots5 interested
Library Helper 1 spot3 interested
Recycling Crew 3 spots6 interested

Empower

How Merit Works

Simple to use. Powerful for your school's PBIS program.

Merit is built around the daily rhythms of classroom life.

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Set up your school

Configure PBIS focus behaviors and align them to your culture code — so every recognition reflects the values your community has already committed to.

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Teachers award in seconds

Staff recognize students with a tap — from any modern browser on a laptop, desktop, or tablet — adding behavior-specific merit points throughout the school day.

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Students earn & redeem

Students watch their balance grow and browse the school or classroom store — choosing items that matter to them and submitting requests for staff to approve.

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See the full picture

Recognition trends, building comparisons, and inactivity alerts surface automatically — so leaders can act on what's happening without having to dig for it.

The Complete Toolkit

Everything your positive behavior program needs

From a single K–12 classroom to a district of thousands, Merit scales to fit your schools — not the other way around.

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Positive Behavior Recognition

Customize recognition categories for each school, grade level, or PBIS tier. Award points individually or to a whole class in one tap.

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School & Classroom Stores

Students browse and request items from your school store — or their teacher's classroom store. Staff review and approve each request before any points are spent.

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Office Discipline Referrals

Document behavior incidents in the same platform you recognize them. Staff file, administrators review and resolve, and every referral is tracked from open to resolved.

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Student Job Board

Post classroom and school responsibilities — line leader, library helper, tech crew. Students apply, and staff choose or assign directly. A leadership tool, no points required.

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District-Wide Reporting

Drill into recognition and referral trends by building, grade, teacher, or behavior. Schedule reports by email — daily, weekly, or monthly.

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Secure & FERPA-Ready

Role-based access, US-hosted data, and encryption in transit and at rest — built on SOC 2 Type II infrastructure. Student privacy is never an afterthought.

For Every Role

Merit Works for Your Whole K–12 Community

One platform that gives every role exactly what they need — and nothing they don't.

District & School Admins

Full visibility and control from the top down. Configure recognition, office referrals, and student jobs across every building in your district.

  • District-wide and per-building dashboards
  • Recognition, referrals & job board configuration
  • Review and resolve referrals; post jobs at any scope
  • Scheduled reports across all three, plus inactivity alerts
  • User provisioning, audit log & accountability tools

Teachers & Staff

Built for the busy teacher. Recognize, refer, and assign jobs in seconds — from any modern browser on a laptop, desktop, or tablet.

  • One-tap student recognition
  • File office referrals right where you teach
  • Post and fill classroom jobs
  • Classroom leaderboard, point balances & optional store
  • Works in any modern browser on a laptop, desktop, or tablet

Students

Students see their points grow in real time, redeem rewards they care about, and apply for jobs that let them lead — fueling intrinsic motivation every day.

  • Real-time point balance and history
  • School store browsing and redemption
  • Apply for classroom and school jobs
  • Classroom leaderboard
  • Secure individual logins
Privacy & Security

Built to protect student data

Merit collects the minimum a PBIS program needs — and never sells it.

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FERPA-aligned by design

Merit operates as a School Official under FERPA, under each district's direction and control. Row-level security means every account sees only the data its role permits.

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Encrypted & US-hosted

Data is stored in the United States and encrypted in transit (TLS) and at rest (AES-256), on SOC 2 Type II infrastructure with automated daily backups.

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No selling. No ads.

We never sell student, staff, or district data and never use it for advertising. Merit collects no demographic, medical, grade, or attendance data.

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Running a district privacy review? We provide a signed Data Privacy Agreement, a NIST-CSF Security Overview, and an Incident Response Plan on request.

Ready to Elevate Expectations?

Reach out to our team about bringing Merit to your school or district.