I'm Jon Asbury and I've spent 15 years at Edsby solving complex assessment and reporting challenges that schools face.
Right now I'm helping K‑12 schools and districts solve their biggest compliance nightmare: paper parent permission forms.
The Problem with Traditional Permission Forms
Schools and districts are trapped under unprecedented demands from insurance carriers and regulatory agencies to provide documented, watertight proof that parents have approved certain activities.
But they had no easy way to design and implement multiple e‑permissions workflows. Every single one was a new, expensive, time-consuming custom development effort.
Why E‑Permissions Fail (And How To Fix Them)
Most e-permission software fails because it's too rigid. Schools need flexibility -- field trips, sports waivers, activity approvals. Each of these requires different workflows.
Most e-permissions systems also fail when it comes to the complete lifecycle of each permission campaign -- from the initial request by a teacher, through the approval by a principal or superintendent, and only then out for the parents to approve.
I've worked with dozens of schools and districts facing this challenge.
Here's what works
