Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Sarasota schools outline HR overhaul: new HRIS live, recruiting push and benefits steps
Summary
Chief of human resources Ashley Ramodka reported on pillar 3 of the district strategic plan, including a January Skyward HRIS go‑live, expanded recruitment and affiliation agreements, substitute fill-rate gains, new benefit programs (Omada and EncircleRx) and a plan for HR KPIs, onboarding improvements and recruitment marketing.
Ashley Ramodka, the district’s chief of human resources, presented a seven‑month analysis of Pillar 3 (Every Employee Valued) at the Feb. 4 board workshop and described near‑term HR initiatives including a new HRIS rollout, targeted recruitment steps and benefit‑cost interventions.
Ramodka said the district successfully launched the core Skyward HR module Jan. 6 and processed the first payroll from the new system on Jan. 15. The Skyward build delivered employee self‑service, a mobile app and a Skyward implementation SharePoint site for training materials; the district has started a second build phase to add applicant‑tracking and leave modules.
On recruitment, the HR team reported growth in affiliation agreements with…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat

