# Informed K12

> Informed K12 is a workflow automation and digital forms platform built specifically for the operational complexity of K-12 school districts. It replaces paper and PDF forms with online workflows that route automatically through the real approval chains districts already use - across finance, HR, student services, and IT - capturing e-signatures and a time-stamped audit trail without replacing the ERP, HRIS, or SIS a district already runs. Founded in 2012 by two Stanford Graduate School of Education classmates, the company (formerly Chalk Schools) serves hundreds of districts and employs roughly 70-75 people.

- **Founded:** 2012
- **Headquarters:** Oakland, California, United States
- **Founders:** Sarah Chou (CEO & Co-Founder), Qian Wang (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~70-75 employees
- **Products:** Digital Forms, Approval Workflows, E-Signatures & Audit Trail, Operations Platform
- **Notable:** Grew from a single first license (Fremont Union High School District) to serving hundreds of districts., Helped Banning USD go live with digital Acceptable Use Policy forms in two days, with ~50% of 500 forms returned in the first week., Cut Dayspring Academy's purchase-order turnaround from two weeks to under one week.

## Products & services

- **Digital Forms** — Replaces paper and PDF forms with online forms that validate data at submission and capture audit-ready documentation across district processes.
- **Approval Workflows** — Maps a district's real-world approval paths and routes each form through the right approvers based on district rules, with send-backs when information is incomplete.
- **E-Signatures & Audit Trail** — Captures electronic signatures and produces a complete, time-stamped record of every action taken on a form.
- **Operations Platform** — One platform spanning Business & Finance, Human Resources, Student Services, and IT that connects forms to existing ERP, HRIS, and SIS systems rather than replacing them.

## Achievements

- Grew from a single first license (Fremont Union High School District) to serving hundreds of districts.
- Helped Banning USD go live with digital Acceptable Use Policy forms in two days, with ~50% of 500 forms returned in the first week.
- Cut Dayspring Academy's purchase-order turnaround from two weeks to under one week.
- Enabled Simi Valley USD to digitize 30+ district processes, with 83% of Intent to Return forms back within a week.
- San Jacinto USD reported going 'from constant chaos to zero grievances' with teachers paid on time.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Positions itself as one platform for K-12 operations that connects to - rather than replaces - a district's existing ERP, HRIS, and SIS.
- **2026-07** — Team reported at 75+ people serving hundreds of districts across finance, HR, student services, and IT use cases.

## Links

- Website: https://informedk12.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/informedk12
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/informedk12
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/informedk12

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Last updated: 2026-08-04