Merit
What it is
Merit is a web-based PBIS platform for K–12 schools and districts, combining recognition, office referrals and student jobs. Staff can award behavior-specific points to individuals or whole classes, with categories tailored by school, grade level or PBIS tier. Students browse school or classroom stores and request items, while staff approve requests before points are spent. Staff can post classroom or school responsibilities for students to apply for or assign directly. Administrators review and resolve office referrals in the platform. District reporting shows recognition and referral trends by building, grade, teacher or behavior, with daily, weekly or monthly email schedules. Merit works in modern browsers on laptops, desktops and tablets. The company says data is hosted in the United States, encrypted in transit and at rest, and stored on SOC 2 Type II infrastructure with daily backups. Pricing is on request, and Eduverse, Ltd. is the maker.
For and against
For
- Combines recognition, referrals and student jobs
- Customizable behavior point categories
- District trend reporting with email schedules
- Works on laptops, desktops and tablets
- No sale or advertising use of data
Against
- Pricing is on request
- Requires a modern web browser
- No demographic, medical, grade or attendance data collection
The verdict
Merit brings positive reinforcement, referral handling and student responsibilities into one school platform. Its browser access and reporting support district use, while prospective customers must request pricing or discuss pilot costs.
Who it suits
Merit suits K–12 students, teachers, staff, administrators and districts implementing PBIS programs. It fits schools that want recognition, referrals, student jobs and district reporting in one browser-based system.
On the record
- Audience
- The platform is for K–12 students, teachers and staff, school administrators, and districts.meritk12.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Browser access
- Merit works in a modern browser on laptops, desktops, and tablets.meritk12.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Data use
- Merit says it does not sell student, staff, or district data or use it for advertising, and does not collect demographic, medical, grade, or attendance data.meritk12.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Maker
- The site identifies Eduverse, Ltd. as the maker of Merit.meritk12.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Pricing availability
- The Get Merit page says districts can discuss pilot costs with the team and refers to a self-serve quote generated on the Pricing page; the Pricing page could not be opened during this research.meritk12.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Merit says it operates as a School Official under FERPA and uses role-based row-level security.meritk12.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Privacy documents
- The company says it provides a signed Data Privacy Agreement, a NIST-CSF Security Overview, and an Incident Response Plan on request.meritk12.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Privacy review materials
- Merit says it provides a signed Data Privacy Agreement, a NIST-CSF Security Overview, and an Incident Response Plan on request.meritk12.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Product
- Merit combines positive behavior recognition, office discipline referrals, and student jobs in one K–12 PBIS platform.meritk12.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Recognition
- Staff can award behavior-specific points individually or to a whole class, and students can redeem them through school or classroom stores.meritk12.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Referrals
- Staff can file office referrals, which administrators review and resolve in the platform.meritk12.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Reporting
- Reports can show recognition and referral trends by building, grade, teacher, or behavior, and can be emailed daily, weekly, or monthly.meritk12.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Sales process
- Merit says its team typically responds to inquiries within 2–4 business days and offers access to a demo school environment.meritk12.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Security
- The site says data is hosted in the United States, encrypted in transit with TLS and at rest with AES-256, and hosted on SOC 2 Type II infrastructure with daily backups.meritk12.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Stores
- Students can browse school or classroom stores and request items; staff review and approve requests before points are spent.meritk12.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Student jobs
- Staff can post classroom and school responsibilities for students to apply for or assign directly.meritk12.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- The site lists [email protected] and a Help Center for support.meritk12.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Web access
- The site says staff can use Merit from any modern browser on a laptop, desktop, or tablet.meritk12.com · read 4 Oct 2026
