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Harrisburg schools detail HR overhaul: new recruiting system, rebuilt position control and faster workers-comp reporting
Summary
District human-resources leaders told the board they completed 15 months of restructuring, launched a Frontline HR system, tightened position-control and reduced workers-comp reporting delays; the board pressed for continued data on hires and retention and asked HR to return with metrics for 2026-27 priorities.
Marina Lang, the district——director of human resources, told the Harrisburg City School District Board on March 10 that the HR department has restructured, implemented a new Frontline Central human-resources information system, and stepped up recruiting and position-control work to support improved hiring, onboarding and retention.
Lang said the district completed a reorganization that added a labor and employment relations manager and filled long-standing vacancies. The HR team described three focus areas: improving recruitment and retention, strengthening data integrity and compliance, and standardizing procedures. The district said it has more than 500 applications in the system for the 2025-26 year, and that six recent hires were internal student-teacher recruits.
Compensation and benefits staff said they modernized leave-of-absence handling by integrating EFMLA with the Frontline system to streamline employee FMLA processing and electronic submissions. The district reported faster workers-comp handling: average employee notification time dropped to roughly 0.2 days and the office—reporting time to about 5.4 days, reducing delays that previously left claims unprocessed for months.
Position-control work was described in detail. HR said staff met with building administrators to reconcile active assignments and vacancies; the updated position-control now feeds assignment data for state PIMS reporting. The board asked how vacancies at John Harris High School are being filled; administrators said several positions have been vacant for more than a year and that staffing is being reallocated to meet higher needs elsewhere (Scitec), with temporary reassignments used to respond to short-term needs.
Board members praised cross-training and process improvements and asked for continued data on retention and recruitment outcomes. Lang said priorities for 2026-27 include expanded recruiting, continued process documentation, stronger onboarding and workforce-data use to align staffing with student needs.
No formal district action was taken at the March 10 meeting; the presentation and follow-up materials were placed on the March 24 consent agenda for informational and approval steps where required.
