AI in K-12 Education: Key Insights, Opportunities, and Lessons

Posted by Team Helios
On Oct 12, 2026

How is AI reshaping the work you do in a meainingful way? Where do you see the greatest opportunity for AI to create operational efficiencies? Those questions were at the heart of a recent webinar co-hosted by Helios Ed and the American Association of School Personnel Administrators (AASPA) titled “AI in K-12 Education: Transforming Operations, […]

Helios Ed Webinar- Less Guess, Less Stress: AI Power for K-12 Success

Posted by Team Helios
On Oct 11, 2026

Thank you for your interest in the webinar from Helios Ed, ” Less Guess, Less Stress: AI Power for K-12 Success”. How can you better serve your employees, admin staff, and leadership with the power of AI? You will learn AI tips you can put into action tomorrow and how AI is powering employee interactions […]

Forms Don’t Run HR. People Do.

Posted by Team Helios
On Sep 16, 2026

Forms Don’t Run HR. People Do. Every school district has its fair share of forms. Hiring forms. Leave requests. Personnel action forms. Evaluations. Contracts. Compliance documents. Requisitions. The list never seems to end. For many K-12 teams, digitizing these forms feels like progress. Paper becomes PDFs. PDFs become fillable forms. Workflows become electronic approvals. That’s […]

Helios Ed Webinar: From Feedback to Impact

Posted by Team Helios
On Aug 19, 2026

Thank you for your interest in the latest webinar from Helios Ed! Employee evaluations shouldn’t feel like a compliance exercise. When done effectively, they can drive professional growth, strengthen accountability, and improve organizational performance. In this informative webinar, you will gain valuable insights into: ✔️ Streamlining employee evaluation workflows✔️ Improving consistency and accountability across departments✔️ […]

Case Study: Reimagining Timesheets, Leaves, and Payroll

Posted by Team Helios
On Aug 11, 2026

For K-12 school districts, payroll does not begin on payday, it begins weeks earlier with stacks of paper timesheets, spreadsheets, emails, and manual approvals. Every employee hour, extra duty assignment, leave request, and payroll report depends on administrative teams collecting, verifying, and entering information accurately and on time. For many school districts, these manual processes have become increasingly difficult to sustain. Paper forms slow down tracking and approvals, disconnected systems create duplicate work, and payroll […]

Clockwise Thinking: Mastering OBBBA Overtime Reporting

Posted by Team Helios
On Jul 30, 2026

Clockwise Thinking: Mastering OBBBA Overtime Reporting How are you currently compiling your OBBBA overtime reports? If that question gives you pause, you’re not alone. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) introduced new overtime reporting requirements that are causing payroll professionals, especially those in K–12 education, to rethink how they track, calculate, and report overtime. […]

What California K–12 HR Professionals Need to Know About SB 848: Volunteer Requirements and Compliance Strategies

Posted by Team Helios
On Jul 27, 2026

What California K–12 HR Professionals Need to Know About SB 848: Volunteer Requirements and Compliance Strategies Volunteers play a vital role in California K-12 schools, supporting classrooms, extracurricular activities, and student programs. Beginning July 1, 2026, California Senate Bill 848 (SB 848) expands child safety requirements by extending mandated reporter training obligations to certain volunteers. […]

2026-27 California Budget Signed by Governor Newsom: What K-12 HR and Business Officials Need to Know

Posted by Christina Epplett
On Jul 16, 2026

2026-27 California Budget Signed by Governor Newsom: What K-12 HR and Business Officials Need to Know California school districts now have greater budget certainty following Governor Gavin Newsom’s signing of the 2026-27 State Budget on June 29, 2026. The enacted budget provides a balanced fiscal plan while continuing to invest in public education, workforce stability, and student services. Alongside the budget, […]

One Year Later: What California AB 2534 Has Taught K-12 HR and Business Offices

Posted by Team Helios
On Jul 7, 2026

One Year Later: What California AB 2534 Has Taught K-12 HR and Business Offices If you haven’t read our previous blog on California AB 2534, it’s a great place to start. It provides the background and key insights that set the stage for today’s topic. Read it here. When California’s AB 2534 took effect in January 2025, most conversations centered on compliance. Districts rushed to update employment […]

High Points: Sharing the Best in Education

Posted by Team Helios
On Jul 6, 2026

What does Human Resources look like when it leads with empathy? In this episode of High Point: Sharing the Best in Education, Josefina Tafoya, Administrative Secretary at South Whittier Elementary School District, shares how supporting employees through life’s challenges, building meaningful relationships, and keeping the “human” in Human Resources helps create a stronger school community. […]

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