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Skyward upgrade scrambled payroll data; Derby IT reports fix and pilots GoGuardian parent portal

6689096 · October 27, 2025
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Derby Public Schools' technology director told the board on Oct. 27 that a Skyward upgrade produced scrambled payroll data and that district staff worked extended hours to repair the errors.

Derby Public Schools' technology director told the school board on Oct. 27 that a recent Skyward student-information-system upgrade caused significant payroll data errors that required lengthy manual fixes, and outlined several ongoing technology initiatives, including a pilot of GoGuardian parental controls and a cybersecurity campaign.

Dennis Elvidge, director of technology, said the final import during the Skyward upgrade “did not go how we thought it would go,” producing scrambled data that left some staff unpaid…

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