Adobe Acrobat in K–12

Adobe Acrobat in K–12 By using electronic forms based on Acrobat and ?Adobe PDF, we’ve lowered administrative costs ?and streamlined processes, enabling us to reallocate saved funds to academic programs.
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In school districts large and small, Adobe® Acrobat® software streamlines document management in every aspect of K–12 education. Take a look at the many ways Acrobat is improving efficiency, accuracy, and consistency for education workflows.

Administrative forms

Spend less time filling out, archiving, and managing permissions, proposals, evaluations, and other essential information.

Report cards and other student reporting

Create report cards and progress reports in less time while enhancing legibility, security, and access.

Lesson plans

Create, edit, and share lesson plans in PDF format. Print and reuse materials as needed, and keep parents and principals in the loop.

Teacher productivity

Instead of copying, stapling, and bundling class materials, assemble electronic versions of handouts, presentations, assignments, and activities.

website posting or common format for e-mail

Post and send documents that are accessible from any computer, and retain the formatting of those documents whether they're viewed on-screen or printed.

School board communication

Combine financial updates, bids, handbooks, and other communications into PDF documents that can be previewed and reviewed by the entire board without wasteful printing and copying.

Parent-school communication

Save printing and mailing costs by sending PDF newsletters, notices, and announcements to parents via e-mail or website.

Special education planning

Streamline processing of the many forms required for special education by using Acrobat's Digital Signatures.

Archiving student records and other compliance documents (PDF/A)

Create an archive that is easily accessible and searchable from any computer.

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Acrobat eForms in Education Presentation

Watch Acrobat Evangelist Ali Hanyaloglu's presentation on using Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional to build intelligent, interactive Adobe PDF Forms. Learn how easy it is to have everyone in the education community complete, process, and archive electronic forms — creating more time for the important task of educating students.

Learn how an innovative K-12 district uses Adobe Acrobat and Adobe PDF to reduce forms processing time by as much as 80% — and redirects savings to education programs. In this short video, Randy Moczygemba, superintendent of the Medina Independent School District in Texas, walks through Acrobat's Form Workflow process.

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K12 Tier 1 Brochure

Acrobat solutions in K–12 brochure (PDF: 422k)

Learn how schools can replace paper forms with electronic PDF forms and better manage grading and progress reports.

Acrobat earns an "A" for automation

Acrobat earns an "A" for automation (PDF: 395k)

Schools around the U.S. are using Acrobat software to automate processing and delivery of administrative documents.

Teachers save time on report cards

Teachers save time on report cards (PDF: 114k)

Find out how electronic progress reporting saves time, increases document security, and reduces administrative costs.

Adobe Acrobat 7.0

The Adobe Acrobat 7.0 family of products offers educators a powerful set of tools for creating, sharing, and archiving documents. Learn more.