Case Study: Lewiston ISD achieves streamlined HR and accurate payroll reporting with Skyward's School Business Suite

Lewiston ISD - Customer Case Study

Lewiston ISD (Enrollment: 4,851) was struggling with basic employee data entry, inaccurate payroll records, and limited financial reporting capabilities. Kathy McPherson, the district’s director of business services, needed a more user-friendly system to streamline HR and payroll workflows and improve reporting. The district chose Skyward’s School Business Suite to address these challenges.

Skyward implemented its School Business Suite—including Employee Management and the Salary Negotiations module—eliminating double entry, enabling applicant imports from FastTrack, and providing built‑in state reports at no extra cost. With on-site support for the first two payrolls and ongoing project management, Skyward delivered faster, easier report creation (“no more building queries”), earlier completion of salary work, and improved payroll accuracy and overall administrative efficiency.

Lewiston ISD

Kathy McPherson

Director of business services