START Pricing for School Districts / Groups

An annual subscription enjoys a 20% discount compared to the monthly subscription.

What’s more, groups of schools enjoy a discount - the more schools, the lower the cost!

Note: Pricing below is in USD.

Quick cost calculations for your school district/ group:

  • Monthly subscription: [Number of Schools in your district] x [relevant monthly cost in Column B] = total cost/month

  • Annual subscription: [Number of Schools in your district] x [relevant annual cost in Column C] = total cost/year

FAQs:

  • You can add as many schools from your group as you like. For example, you can add 2-3 schools to test-run the program, and later add on the rest of your schools.

  • Our mission is to empower as many schools as possible to achieve Whole School Sustainability - so if you are not an official public school district, but are able to form a coalition of schools with a genuine interest* in using START, you can apply for the relevant group discount.

    *To maintain the discounted rate, schools must demonstrate ongoing activity within their START accounts.

  • You can add as many district-level personnel as desired to your dashboard.

    There are two options for user-permissions at the group/ district-level: Administrative or View-Only. Someone with Administrative permissions will be able to view, add to, edit, and invite to each of their school’s individual START programs.

    Both Administrative and View-Only users at the district/ group level will be able to get a birds-eye view of group’s performance overall, and to zoom into the START progress and activities of individual schools.

Want more info or a START demo? Contact us.

Each school’s START Dashboard includes:

✓ START: Sustainability Tracking, Analytics & Roadmap Tool

  • Whole School Sustainability Benchmarking & Analytics

  • 53 standardized metrics for strategic planning & tracking sustainability progress

    • Whole School Sustainability Framework™ alignment (Physical Place, Organizational Culture & Educational Programs)

    • Access the Cost, Difficulty & Impact Ratings for each sustainability action

  • Scorecard

✓ START Analytics (powered by Maalka™)

  • Building performance data visualizations for energy, waste & water consumption.

  • Data visualizations for Scope 1 & 2 emissions (Scope 3 coming soon!)

  • Energy Star Portfolio Manager compatible (export to import)

  • Store all data, files and bills in a structured database.

Features & Functionality:

✓ Add unlimited users per school START account (editing or view-only)

✓ Upload up to 10 files per metric (x53 metrics) in each school’s dashboard, within your
group/ district’s central sustainability database (documentation, planning, policies
etc.)

✓ School Snapshot Forms and Report PDFs
(assist planning, goal-setting and recording activities for each metric.)

✓ Resources and templates to create an annual School Sustainability Report

✓ Supporting materials and toolkits
(help you launch and strengthen your school’s sustainability journey)

✓ Technical support from the START Team.

Additional Free Features:

✓ Exclusive collaboration group for your members in the GSA Community

✓ Peer-to-peer discussion forums (with all START schools) for each START metric

✓ Resource library (curated action-driven resources for implementing each metric)

In Progress:

✓ Additional benchmarking tiers, including regenerative practices.

✓ Interactive online directory enabling you to share results with other schools

✓ Recommended student resources: Curriculum & hands-on activities

✓ Student Action Plan Toolkit