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SFUSD leaders warn July 1 go-live for payroll and HR systems remains ‘‘cautiously optimistic’’
Summary
District leaders told the school board they are pushing to launch Frontline (ERP) and Red Rover (HCM) July 1 but emphasized remaining interface, check-printing and configuration work; commissioners pressed for contingency plans, metrics and public notice about payroll triage.
San Francisco Unified School District officials told the Board of Education on Thursday that the district is ‘‘cautiously optimistic’’ about a planned July 1 go-live for its new finance and human-capital systems—Frontline (ERP) and Red Rover (HCM)—but that the next two weeks are critical to resolving payroll, retirement and configuration issues.
At a presentation led by Miranda Helio, chief of staff, and Meli Lau Smith, operations and budgets lead, staff described a mix of progress and remaining risks that include printing preformatted checks, integrating retirement and benefits interfaces, and completing roughly 9,000 payroll "pay compares" to reconcile Frontline calculations with the district's legacy payroll system (Empower).
The update matters because the ERP/HCM migration underpins payroll, hiring and the FY26 budget work the board must approve before July 1. ‘‘Every hour equals a day at this point,’’ Helio told the board, repeating a phrase staff used to convey urgency. Smith told commissioners central-office budget trainings are complete and that staff…
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