Case Study: Columbia Public Schools achieves digital transformation and streamlined HR/Finance operations with PowerSchool BusinessPLUS

PowerSchool Finance/HR/ERP Fuels Columbia Public Schools’ Technological Transformation

Columbia Public Schools, which serves nearly 20,000 students across Central Missouri, struggled for two decades with antiquated HR and finance tools. The district faced burdensome paper processes, duplicated work across departments, poor visibility into approvals and budgets, and slow, manual routing and storage of documents.

In 2010 the district implemented PowerSchool BusinessPLUS (Finance/HR/ERP) to automate workflows, digitize documents and approvals, and provide an online employee access center and customizable dashboards. The result: approval times that once took weeks now take hours, a drastic reduction in paper and physical filing, on-demand reporting for administrators, improved operational efficiency that lets staff focus on student achievement, and national recognition and awards.

Columbia Public Schools

Martha Myers

Manager of Administrative Computing