From Disconnected Data to Districtwide Accountability

Meet Springland ISD

Meet Springland ISD, a fictional district with challenges that feel familiar to many real ones. Here, HR, payroll, and finance all share one goal: keeping the district running smoothly so teachers can focus on students. With Frontline ERP, they’ve found a better way to bring order, accuracy, and accountability to the business of education.  

At Springland ISD, few jobs fit neatly into a single title. Teachers coach, assistant principals mentor new staff, and CTE instructors split time between classrooms and extracurricular programs.  

This flexible staffing model supports students and stretches resources, but behind the scenes, it created headaches for HR and payroll. One employee might wear three hats: teacher, coach, and club sponsor. Each change meant new spreadsheets, new position records, and a fresh round of manual updates.  

“We’ve always had to juggle multiple positions for one employee,” says Angela Morris, Director of HR.
“A coach might teach two different subjects across semesters, and earn multiple stipends. Every time duties changed, we had to rebuild positions and adjust funding manually.” 

Those updates rippled through payroll and budget, often leading to rework and delays before reports could be finalized. 

For many Texas districts, managing employees with multiple assignments requires juggling spreadsheets, manual FTE splits, and constant communication between HR, payroll, and finance. With Frontline ERP, all that juggling stops. Staffing, pay, and budget now live in one system, always aligned, always current. No more duplicate entries, no more rework, no more wondering which spreadsheet has the right numbers.  

Previously, HR tracked each duty as a separate position, payroll merged multiple records by hand, and finance reconciled FTEs at year-end. When HB2 was introduced, requiring districts to differentiate classroom time for teacher pay raises and financial accountability reporting, Springland was already prepared.

Creating Composite Job Titles That Reflect Real Work

In the past, every new teaching or coaching assignment required a separate position. HR had to process transfers, update calendars, and make sure funding aligned across multiple records.  

Today, Springland can define one record for every employee – even if that person teaches chemistry, coaches volleyball, and mentors new staff. Their composite job title captures it all, and the right percentages flow through payroll, budgeting, and state reporting automatically.  

After designating a job title as Composite in Frontline ERP’s Job Title Maintenance, HR uses the Job Title tab within Position Management to assign subordinate roles and define duty percentages that total 100%.

Because those allocations tie directly to funding and pay sources, the district can show exactly how each role’s time is used – a key part of HB2’s new teacher pay and accountability requirements. 

This approach made it easy for Springland to adapt when HB2 reporting went live, since the system already captured how much of each role was classroom-based versus administrative.

“Now when a teacher adds a new duty, we just update the percentages,” says Morris.  
“Everything – payroll, budget, and reporting – stays aligned.”

Accurate Payroll for Every Role and Stipend

Before Frontline ERP, payroll had to combine multiple assignments for one person, often manually.

“Someone might have three part-time records with different funding,” recalls Jeff Long, Payroll Coordinator. “We’d spend hours tracking down which piece went to which paycheck.”

Payroll days are finally calm. Frontline ERP merges every duty and stipend tied to an employee into one clean record – one paycheck, accurate every time. 

“No more ‘Which position pays this?’” Long says. “Frontline ERP sees the whole  picture and pays it right every time.”

Aligning Staffing, Funding, and HB2 Compliance

HB2 introduced new reporting and pay rules, giving classroom teachers larger raises and requiring districts to document how much of each role counts as classroom time.  

Because Springland’s composite positions already captured those percentages, the district could comply without extra setup or manual reporting. 

For many districts, HB2 has created new complexity. Teacher pay raises now depend on how much time is spent in the classroom, and those percentages have to align across payroll, HR, and TEA reporting. Frontline ERP gives Springland the visibility to prove every dollar and duty aligns. 

They now use Frontline ERP to:

“Our HR, finance, and payroll teams finally speak the same language,” says Teresa Delgado, CFO. “We can show exactly how each position is staffed and funded, and that accuracy directly supports our district’s financial accountability rating.”

Planning for Next Year’s Budget with Confidence

With accurate position data in place, Springland can plan staffing for the next school year knowing that HB2 reporting and budgeting will stay aligned. Whether a teacher becomes a mentor or a coach picks up a class, HR simply adjusts the duty percentages and Frontline ERP updates everything – payroll, budget, and reporting.  

Automatic updates flow to:

Now, Springland flexes staffing to meet student needs without losing financial or regulatory alignment.

Results at a Glance

The Bottom Line

By implementing Frontline ERP for Texas, Springland ISD simplified how composite job titles are managed and positioned itself for HB2 compliance before the requirements even took effect.  

When HB2 arrived and districts across Texas scrambled to interpret new reporting and pay rules, Springland didn’t miss a beat. Their data was already in sync – positions, pay, and accountability connected by design, not by last-minute fixes.

“Frontline ERP helped us manage complex staffing with clarity and control,” says Delgado. “Now we spend less time fixing errors and more time supporting our people and serving students.”