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Chou Chou Teach vs Hero K12

Hero K12 is a school-wide behavior, tardy, and PBIS operations platform. Chou Chou Teach is a positive-only points app for a single classroom.

Hero (now SchoolMint Hero) runs behavior at the building level: PBIS points, referrals and discipline, tardy sweeps, hall passes, analytics, and parent notifications, configured by administrators and often used in secondary schools. Chou Chou Teach isn't a school operations system at all. It's one teacher catching kids being good with positive-only points, no admin rollout, and almost no student data.

Chou Chou Teach vs Hero K12, side by side

Feature	Chou Chou Teach	Hero K12
A single teacher can start without admin	Yes	School-wide platform
Self-serve pricing for one teacher	$3/mo or $30/yr	School/district quote
Points only ever go up (no discipline/referrals)	Yes	No
Works with no student IDs or logins	Yes	No
Student data collected	First name + avatar only	Behavior, tardies, referrals, passes
Tardy sweeps & hall-pass management	No	Yes
Best fit	Elementary & middle teachers	Secondary, building-wide ops
Built-in classroom tools (timer, noise meter, name picker)	Yes	Behavior-ops focused
FERPA compliant	Yes	Yes

Comparison based on each product's public information and may change as the products evolve. Last reviewed 2026.

Choose Hero K12 if your school needs building-wide behavior operations: tardy management, hall passes, referrals, and PBIS analytics across staff. Choose Chou Chou Teach if you're an individual teacher who wants positive-only points and classroom tools in your own room, with minimal student data and a flat $3/month.

Frequently asked questions

Is Hero K12 the same as SchoolMint Hero?

Yes. Hero is now part of SchoolMint and offered as SchoolMint Hero. It's a school-wide behavior, tardy, and PBIS platform configured by administrators.

Can a single teacher use Chou Chou Teach instead of Hero?

Yes. Hero is rolled out across a school or district. Chou Chou Teach is designed for one teacher to start on their own for $3/month, with positive-only points and no admin setup.

Does Chou Chou Teach handle tardies and referrals like Hero?

No. Chou Chou Teach is positive-only and built for the classroom, so it doesn't do tardy sweeps, hall passes, referrals, or discipline tracking.

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