Case Study: Harrisonburg City Public Schools secures funding and rapidly scales staff to meet enrollment growth with PowerSchool eFinancePlus

Harrisonburg City Public Schools Gains Funding and Increases Employee Size to Support Growing District

Harrisonburg City Public Schools in Virginia experienced more than a 50% enrollment increase over a decade, stretching resources and creating urgent needs for additional funding, faster employee onboarding, and more robust reporting to meet new requirements like ACA and FOIA. The district needed a way to justify spending to taxpayers, hire and train staff quickly, and provide clear, auditable financial and HR data.

They implemented PowerSchool Unified Administration eFinancePlus (with Cognos integration and HR/Employee Access modules) to deliver line-item financial visibility, streamlined hiring/onboarding, and easy reporting. As a result the district secured community funding for expansion, onboarded and trained staff faster than neighboring districts, met reporting requirements, and gained up-to-the-minute financial transparency that helped tell the district’s story to stakeholders.

Harrisonburg City Public Schools

Tracey Shaver

Executive Director of Finance