Case Study: North Shore School District 112 achieves streamlined financial controls and paperless efficiency with Skyward's School Business Suite

North Shore School District 112 - Customer Case Study

North Shore School District 112 (enrollment 4,277) faced weakened long-term financial controls, heavy paper-based processes, limited monthly oversight, and inconsistent cash handling after a brief plan to close four schools was reversed. Although the district had already implemented Skyward’s School Business Suite, it had not fully leveraged the system’s capabilities to support budgeting, reconciliation, and a move to paperless operations.

By committing to a phased implementation of Skyward’s School Business Suite (including its Budgeting tools, School‑Based Activity Accounting, and True Time), the district established monthly budget reporting, prepared for a zero-based budget, and consolidated 12 separate school bank accounts into one fund with sub-accounts. Skyward’s solution improved transparency for the board and community, reduced reconciliation from 12 accounts handled by many people to one fund tracked by a single accountant, cut paper costs and errors, and introduced automated timekeeping and real-time accountability across the district.

North Shore School District 112

Christopher Wildman

Chief financial officer