Hear What's Working from the Districts Living It
District leaders share what changed when they replaced disconnected systems with connected workflows. Their results, in their own words.
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"Imagine the hours back for your team"
Raul Parungao, Executive Director of Finance at Kent School District (WA), shares how his payroll team went from 72 hours to 3 hours every pay cycle and what getting that time back means for employee morale and quality of life.
Raul Parungao, Executive Director of Finance
"We Were Running Three Systems"
Sheri Davis, Assistant Finance Manager at Walled Lake Consolidated Schools, pulled payroll information out of three platforms and merged it by hand, while on deadline. Making it accurate was a high burden on the person sorting through the numbers.
Sheri Davis
Assistant Finance Manager at Walled Lake Consolidated Schools (MI)
"Whose Desk Did It Land On?"
Christine Cash, Risk Manager at Northshore School District, tracked field trip requests across a dozen emails and hard copies in interoffice mail. Nobody could say who was holding a form, and one request could go back and forth for a week and a half.
Christine Cash
Risk Manager at Northshore School District (WA)
"Done Within Minutes"
Sudha Natesan, Coordinator of Information Systems, uses the Informed K12 API for a nightly pull of mileage responses. The resulreport matches the layout BusinessPlus requires, so payroll's upload takes mere minutes.
Sudha Natesan
Coordinator of Information Systems, Rockwood School District (MO)
"All the Data Is Live"
Volunteer forms at Rockwood meant paper hunts and calls from frustrated parents. Now schools see where a form stands, and administrators can easily support parents when they call with questions.
Sudha Natesan
Coordinator of Information Systems, Rockwood School District (MO)
From Triple the Time to Under an Hour
Zina Chavez, Sr. Payroll and Benefits Technician at Orcutt Union School District, describes what timesheet corrections used to look like: Post-it notes, mail runs back to the school site, and waiting for the corrected form to make the full trip again. Now, corrections go back digitally with a note explaining what needs to change, and the fixed timesheet is back in hand within an hour
Zina Chavez
Sr. Payroll and Benefits Technician, Orcutt Union School District (CA)
"I Cannot Fail on This One"
Raul Parungao, Executive Director of Finance, needed cabinet buy-in before moving forward. He asked Informed K12 to make a promise: this implementation could not fail. The team committed, and they delivered. A district champion who can carry the case through cabinet and stakeholder buy-in matters, and so does a vendor willing to put their commitment on the line.
Raul Parungao
Executive Director of Finance, Kent School District (WA)
"By Far, Informed K12 Came Out Superior"
Raul Parungao, Executive Director of Finance, evaluated multiple vendors before selecting Informed K12. After a thorough search, the choice was clear.
Raul Parungao
Executive Director of Finance, Kent School District (WA
"We Started With Three Smaller Groups"
Walled Lake pays about 1,500 employees, so Sheri Davis piloted digital timesheets in a phased roll-out as part of her change management strategy. Hear other tips and tricks for implementation.
Sheri Davis
Assistant Finance Manager at Walled Lake Consolidated Schools (MI)
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