K12 Site License FAQ 

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Q: What is included in the K-12 School Site Licenses?

A: Deliverables include software licenses for the respective CS5.5 suite. When purchasing a K-12 School Site License, Teachware includes one (1) K-12 site DVD with your license. The K-12 site DVD includes the following: K-12 Site End User License Agreement (EULA), the Adobe Digital Careers Teaching Resources DVD, and the Adobe Creative Suite Video Workshops DVD.

Q: Do K-12 School Site Licenses allow teacher home use?

A: Yes, each K-12 School Site License comes with an additional 50 teacher home-use rights licenses. Software used at home by teachers must be used exclusively for teaching purposes related to the teachers’ employment with the school (such as lesson planning and classroom preparation, etc.)

Q: Can I install K-12 School Site Licenses on student computers not owned by the school?

A: No, K-12 School Site Licenses can only be installed on school-owned or school-leased computers. Students can purchase education versions of CS5.5 through Teachware's box copy editions. Click here for a list of titles.

Q: What is the Adobe Creative Suite® 5.5 K-12 School Site License?

A: Adobe is offering all new CS5.5 suites, including CS5.5 Design Premium, CS5.5 Design Standard, CS5.5 Web Premium, CS5.5 Production Premium, and CS5.5 Master Collection in the form of K-12 School Site Licenses. Adobe’s K-12 School Site Licenses allows a school to install a suite on up to 250 or 500 school-owned or school-leased computers regardless of school enrollment size. School Site Licenses also come with DVDs of curriculum, the Adobe Digital Careers Teaching Resources, and training materials, the Adobe Creative Suite 3 Video Workshops, to help educators implement career and technical education programs around design, web, and video programs. Click here for a list of the contents of each Suite.

Q: Who is eligible to purchase the K-12 School Site License?

A: K-12 School Site Licenses are available to qualifying accredited K-12 public and non-public schools only, located at a single address.

Q: Can my district purchase a K-12 School Site License and distribute licenses amongst multiple schools?

A: No, a district must purchase a K-12 School Site License for each school that will be using the software. K-12 School Site Licenses can not be broken up and distributed among multiple schools or school locations. For example, if a district wants to purchase Creative Suite 5.5 K-12 School Site Licenses for 5 different schools within the district, they must purchase 5 separate site licenses. They also have the option to purchase individual volume licenses through TLP or CLP. Click here to request a quote on the TLP/CLP license program.

Q: Can I share licenses with my district office?

A: District offices cannot install software from a K-12 School Site License but must purchase volume licenses through TLP or CLP as they do not qualify as an accredited K-12 public or non-public school. Click here to request a quote on the TLP/CLP license program.

Q: May I duplicate and distribute the curriculum DVD?

A: Schools are welcome to duplicate and distribute the curriculum resources from the Adobe Digital Careers Teaching Resources DVD among educators within their school.

Q: How do I purchase a K-12 School Site License?

A: K-12 School Site Licenses can be purchased through our volume licensing program; Adobe Open Options --- TLP or CLP. Please click here for our contact information. We greatly appreciate your business.

Q: Can Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 editions be broken up and individual products installed on multiple computers?

A: No, a K-12 School Site License for a suite can only be installed on one machine. The maximum amount of suites that can be installed is 250 or 500. Licenses allow for installation on a single school-owned or school- leased computer.

Q: Can I purchase Upgrade Plan for K-12 School Site Licenses?

A:  Yes, Adobe offers Upgrade Plan for all CS5 K-12 School Site Licenses.

Q: Do you offer upgrade paths if I currently own a former Macromedia® Studio MX, MX2004, or Macromedia Studio 8 Site License?

A:  There are currently no upgrade paths available from previous K-12 Site Licenses, whether they were purchased from Macromedia or Adobe. Contact your reseller if you purchased a previous Macromedia K-12 Site License with subscription.

Q: Do I have to purchase separate K-12 School Site Licenses for Mac and Windows applications?

A:  Where applicable, K-12 School Site Licenses allow use of software on Mac and Windows platforms. Customers are free to install software on both platforms at their school provided the total cumulative installations do not exceed 250 or 500.

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