# K-12 Tech

> K-12 Tech is a Valparaiso, Indiana company that handles the entire life of a school district's devices: it deploys them, fixes the cracked screens and dead keyboards, sells the parts, buys the old ones back, and runs the free software that tracks all of it. Started by Zachary Marvel out of a cell-phone repair shop, it now serves more than 1,700 schools nationwide with in-house certified repairs and a give-it-away asset-management platform called Rocket.

- **Founded:** 2012
- **Headquarters:** Valparaiso, Indiana, United States
- **Founders:** Zachary Marvel (Founder & President)
- **Team size:** Approximately 70 employees (51-200 range on LinkedIn)
- **Products:** Rocket, In-house Device Repair, ADP Coverage / Device Complete Club, White Glove Deployment & Continuum, Parts Store & Parts Closet
- **Notable:** Grew from three cell-phone repair stores into a national K-12 device-services company serving 1,700+ schools, Built and gives away Rocket, a free asset and help-desk platform used across those districts, ASP-certified in-house repairs for Dell, ASUS, Acer, HP, and Lenovo - including microsoldering

## Products & services

- **Rocket** — A free all-in-one asset, incident, and help-desk ticketing platform built for K-12 schools. Includes repair tracking, asset audits with barcode scanning, 3,000+ pre-listed parts SKUs, parent billing, and customizable dashboards. No ads, no data selling, permanently free.
- **In-house Device Repair** — ASP-certified repairs for iPads, Chromebooks, MacBooks, laptops, desktops, and tablets - done in-house (not outsourced), including microsoldering. Most repairs completed in 5-10 business days with free local pickup or shipping.
- **ADP Coverage / Device Complete Club** — Non-deductible, unlimited accidental damage protection plans, plus a parent-facing protection club with a flat annual family fee.
- **White Glove Deployment & Continuum** — Device deployment, imaging, enrollment, and full 1:1 lifecycle management services for districts rolling out or refreshing fleets.
- **Parts Store & Parts Closet** — Online store for iPad, MacBook, laptop, and Chromebook parts (Lenovo, HP, Asus, Acer, Dell, Samsung and more), plus a Parts Closet monthly replenishment service.
- **Buyback, eRecycle & Community Buyback** — Purchases retired district devices and recycles e-waste, returning money to school tech budgets; Community Buyback keeps refurbished devices within the local community.
- **Summer Tech Refresh** — Seasonal bulk repair and refurbishment service to get a district's fleet ready before the new school year.

## Achievements

- Grew from three cell-phone repair stores into a national K-12 device-services company serving 1,700+ schools
- Built and gives away Rocket, a free asset and help-desk platform used across those districts
- ASP-certified in-house repairs for Dell, ASUS, Acer, HP, and Lenovo - including microsoldering
- Local service footprint across Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, Louisiana, and Florida
- Partnership bringing Rocket to CTL's national K-12 customer base in 2026

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — CTL announced it now offers Rocket Asset Management by CTL, making the platform free to all K-12 districts nationwide.
- **2026-08** — K-12 Tech team members attended edtech industry conferences promoting device lifecycle services and Rocket.

## Links

- Website: https://k12techrepairs.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/k-12-tech
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/K12TechRepairs
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/k12techrepair/

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Last updated: 2026-08-20