FRONTLINE RECRUITING & HIRING, CENTRAL, AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH How School Districts Are Helping Staff Succeed from the Start (and Keep Growing) Districts that align recruiting, onboarding, and learning around a shared goal help people thrive — from the time they apply and throughout their careers. That means clearer paths, stronger relationships, and less talent lost to frustration or burnout. Request a Demo Build a connected experience that keeps people engaged, supported, and growing. When new hires feel lost, when leaders stay in the dark, when teams burn out, it’s a sign that people aren’t getting the support they deserve early and often. With Frontline Recruiting & Hiring, Central, and Professional Growth, you can give HR, Curriculum & Instruction, and leadership a shared view of every employee’s journey. So it’s easier to spot risks, respond faster, and help people feel seen, not just managed. Set your new hires up to thrive Break down the silos between hiring, onboarding, and early learning to help new staff hit the ground running — with clear expectations, early wins, and ongoing support. Hiring for Equity at Sun Prairie Area School District “We understand that if we can make their experience efficient and relatively pain-free and they’re able to understand what they’re supposed to be doing, that already is going to increase your retention.” Chris Sadler Director of Human Resources, Sun Prairie Area School District Read this District’s Story Greater Transparency, Visibility, and Consistency in Teacher Evaluations “It is not a secret what we are going to be looking for when we come into your classroom… They are able to see, ‘In order to move up to the next level on the proficiency scale, I need to do this.’ It really leads to a nice discussion.” Beth Ritter Director of Teaching & Learning, Marshall Public Schools Read this District’s Story “One of the ways that all of these applications have allowed us to improve is that we are now able to spend more time with the people within the school district.” Kim Lohse Assistant Superintendent for Administrative Services, Addison School District 4 Keep everyone on the same page Bring HR and C&I together to support staff, reduce follow-up, and lighten the load on your teams. Culture Change: Moving Toward Teacher-driven Professional Learning “It allows our division and building leadership to have visibility into the professional learning that’s happening with their teachers in a way that wasn’t possible before.” Chris Biagiarelli Instructional Technology Project Coordinator, Hanover County Public Schools Read this District’s Story How a Two-Person HR Team Scaled Service, Compliance, and Control Across a Growing School District “It’s all in one process… It’s their evaluation, it’s their time, it’s their absence tracking, it’s their time sheet, it’s their forms , it’s their personnel file. I don’t have paper personnel files anymore. It’s all here.” Greg Roberts HR Director, Woodhaven-Brownstown School District Read this District’s Story “I am able to make time to go to buildings and talk to principals more… Our Teaching & Learning department is also able to do that, which I think is critical. Creating efficiencies within our departments has allowed us to do that.” Kim Lohse Assistant Superintendent for Administrative Services, Addison School District 4 Help great people keep getting better Make professional learning matter by connecting it to real growth goals, so every person sees a future in your district. Fostering a Culture of Growth: Council Rock School District “I’d like to think that our professional development programming is one of the reasons we have a very high retention rate here in our district. Over the last five years, on average, we retain about 93% of our teachers. We have a lot of wonderful things happening in our school community, but again, I think professional development is an important part of that process.” Ann Bell Professional Growth Lead, Council Rock School District Read this District’s Story A One-Stop Shop for Self-Directed Professional Learning “What Frontline has helped us do with our teachers is really enhance professional learning. It’s really the catalyst for how teachers are going to grow, which is going to help our students grow.” Heather Platt Coordinator of Professional Development, Martin County School District Read this District’s Story Elevating Educator Growth & Retention at Cleveland Heights–University Heights CSD “It allowed more human and goal-focused evaluation experiences. We’re able to talk about strengths, weaknesses, and really align specific needs of each staff member to the professional learning.” Dr. Paul Lombardo Assistant Superintendent, Cleveland Heights–University Heights City School District Read this District’s Story How Somerset Academies of Texas Consolidated Software Systems and Gained More Value from Professional Learning “We have seen a fruition of faculty and staff coming together that are just more excited about working with one another… It leaves the legacy of our professional learning and the resources that people from our teams have brought together in one place that is easily accessible.” Austin Morgenroth Director of Technology Services & Communications, Somerset Academies of Texas Read this District’s Story “We increased our completion rates more than fifty percent. I think the increased engagement, retention, making the learning more accessible…I would say more than half of all of our district PD is now blended.” Lynnette Thorstensen Professional Learning Specialist, Brevard County Public Schools Stop guessing. Start supporting. Connect your data across onboarding, learning, and staffing to see what’s working, what’s missing, and who needs support — before it’s too late. Culture Change: Moving Toward Teacher-driven Professional Learning “I was able to build that report, set it up for schools, have it automatically delivered to the admin team of those schools, and they were able to have some really courageous conversations with some people and have visibility over what their faculty was doing like they’ve never had before.” Chris Biagiarelli Instructional Technology Project Coordinator, Hanover County Public Schools Read this District’s Story Goal Setting and Personalized Professional Learning “We want to see our employees grow. Having that visual, having them pull up their dashboard and then having conversations between a supervisor and an employee is pretty powerful, because the evidence is right there.” Jill Neuhard Educational Services Supervisor, Capital Area Intermediate Unit 15 Read this District’s Story Culture Change: Moving Toward Teacher-driven Professional Learning “What we really needed was a direct connection from ‘What is professional learning and how does that lead you into what is supporting your evaluation?’ and ‘What makes you a better teacher, a better employee, and how you’re performing in the classroom with your students?’ That’s really the exciting thing we’re trying to move toward.” Dr. Steve Castle Director of Professional Learning and Leadership Development, Hanover County Public Schools Read this District’s Story Connecting the Dots in HR at Norwalk Community School District “Utilizing Frontline, I feel like I have a good view of what’s happening — both for our employees and for our district.” Tiffany Yacovazzi HR Generalist, Norwalk Community School District Read this District’s Story Make it easier for people to do their best work Remove the friction from everyday tasks so staff can focus on students, not systems. A Better HR System to Serve Employees “Our employees love that they can go on and sign up for their professional development days, their hours to track their classes… It quickly went from, ‘Why are we doing this?’ to ‘This is awesome.’ They’re at the one-stop shop. They’re not having to go to 10 different places. They come here and I think it allows them to communicate better with the Teaching & Learning team as well.” Kristen Riedy HR Specialist, Whitehall-Coplay School District Read this District’s Story A One-Stop Shop for Self-Directed Professional Learning “We’re able to now spend time doing the work in the schools, the actual professional learning piece, because we have instructional coaches in our department and we support schools. We’re here to serve kids at the end of the day and in order to serve kids, we serve the teachers. If we get too bogged down in that technical piece, we don’t get to spend our time with the teachers, with the administrators.” Heather Platt Coordinator of Professional Development, Martin County School District Read this District’s Story Easily Managing Teacher-Driven Professional Learning at Haysville USD 261 “It helps me most with the logistical paperwork… That it’s just a couple of clicks for my staff lowers their anxiety. It takes one more thing off their plates, which makes my job so much easier.” Penny Schuckman Director, Dr. John Burke Learning Center, Haysville USD 261 Read this District’s Story “It has allowed us again to spend more time on the important things, including building out the professional development… versus spending our time, creating directories, rosters, assignments, managing all of that manually.” Kim Lohse Assistant Superintendent for Administrative Services, Addison School District 4 See the difference a connected experience can make Districts using Frontline to connect Recruiting & Hiring, Central, and Professional Growth: Support every hire with a clear, confident start Align HR and C&I around shared priorities Reduce manual work and risk of errors Give staff a reason to stay and grow Help your people thrive — from day one and beyond Explore how other districts are building a more human, more effective staff experience.
