Case Study: Merrill Area Public School District achieves 40 years of SIS success and modernized student and business management with Skyward

Merrill Area Public School District - Customer Case Study

Merrill Area Public School District, a Wisconsin district and long-time partner of Skyward, first engaged the company in 1980 to manage personnel and salary-negotiation data. Over four decades the district’s challenge evolved from legacy point-and-click tools to a need for a modern, web-based SIS/ERP and integrated student and business management that supports finance, HR, payroll, and district planning.

Skyward delivered an evolving SIS/ERP solution—moving Merrill from PAC to a web platform—with integrated payroll and employee management, extensive training/support resources, and remote access capabilities. As a result, Merrill reduced payroll errors, enabled nearly all operations to be done remotely during COVID-19, and improved multi-year financial forecasting and district planning, demonstrating measurable operational and administrative gains attributable to Skyward.

Merrill Area Public School District

John Sample

Director of Finance