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k-12 time tracking culture operations

January 16, 2026

Good Friction, Bad Friction: A School District Leader’s Guide to Smoother Operations

How district leaders can design smarter systems, strengthen trust, and stop “modernizing the pain” It’s the last week...

Rand Habegger

Badge-Scanning

January 5, 2026

What Districts Are Saying About Badge Scanning

When a time-tracking system works, you don't hear much about it. No complaints. No tickets. Just clean punches and...

Trey Windsor

Split image showing stacked paperwork on the left and a Touchpoint SmartClock installed in a school cafeteria kitchen on the right, illustrating the shift from compliance burden to streamlined time tracking

No Tax On Overtime

December 18, 2025

No Tax on Overtime: What K–12 Leaders Need to Know

A Tax Break That Comes With New Responsibilities Starting January 1, 2025, a new federal tax break could mean...

Trey Windsor

Time Collection k-12 time tracking Badge-Scanning

November 24, 2025

The Real Time-Tracking Breakthrough Is Not Just “Going Digital.” It’s Badge-Scanning.

For K-12 districts, proximity badge-scanning delivers the fastest adoption, the cleanest time data, and the least...

Rand Habegger

Time Collection k-12 time tracking culture

November 7, 2025

5 Challenges K-12 Leaders Face in Time, Payroll, and Staff Accountability

Every school year brings both pressure and possibility for school business and HR leaders. Across the country,...

Trey Windsor

k-12 time tracking Union Relations

October 29, 2025

Building Trust Through Transparency: Addressing Seven Union Concerns About Time Clocks

When a school district implements time clocks for employee time tracking, one question usually surfaces immediately:...

Rand Habegger

k-12 time tracking culture operations

October 17, 2025

The Hidden Costs of Time Theft in K-12

The Subtle Ways Timekeeping Shapes Culture Every district wants to build a culture of trust. But small employee...

Trey Windsor

Leading Change to Mitigate Risk - Caution Sign

September 11, 2025

Leading Change to Mitigate Risk: Time and Payroll Risks Faced by Real School District Leaders

Every school district knows that change comes with risk. But so does standing still. When it comes to employee time...

Rand Habegger

SmartServe Frontline

August 22, 2025

Fall Level-Up: 5 Ways to Optimize Your Use of Frontline Absence Management and Time & Attendance this Fall

Nothing derails a back-to-school season faster than payroll delays or unfilled classrooms. Yet that’s exactly what can...

Trey Windsor

Time Collection

August 15, 2025

Windows 10 End of Support in October: What K‑12 IT Leaders Need to Do Now

October 14, 2025 is the last day Microsoft will provide free security updates for Windows 10, version 22H2. This...

Rand Habegger

Cafeteria employee Biometric finger scanning

Time Collection

July 25, 2025

Biometric Time Clocks vs. Privacy Laws

Back‑to‑school 2025 arrives with a very different legal climate for biometric time and attendance systems. Fingerprint...

Rand Habegger

DIY

July 11, 2025

How Chromebook Kiosk Mode Ending Impacts District-Wide School Operations

If your school district relies on Chromebook-based kiosks for front office operations, July 2025 is a major tech...

Rand Habegger

Time Collection DIY

June 27, 2025

Google Ending Chrome Apps Kiosk Mode: K-12 Time Tracking Impact

Many school districts across the U.S. rely on DIY Chromebook kiosks running Chrome Apps in kiosk mode to collect hourly...

Rand Habegger

June 13, 2025

Unsung Underdogs: Deb Armbruster, Chardon Local Schools

Our “Unsung Underdogs” series highlights the stories of behind-the-scenes educators and leaders making a real...

Rand Habegger

Cracked Tablet Clock-In Kiosk showing Time & Attendance

Time Collection

June 6, 2025

The Real Risks of DIY Time Collection in K-12 Districts

Many school districts try to save money by creating their own employee time tracking stations using Chromebooks, iPads,...

Rand Habegger

Time Collection

May 30, 2025

8 Must-Do Time Tracking Tasks to Close Out the School Year

As the school year winds down, Payroll and Business Office teams at K-12 districts face a long list of year-end tasks....

Rand Habegger

May 16, 2025

Unsung Underdogs: Jared Butler, Norristown Area School District

This is the first in our new “Unsung Underdogs” series, highlighting the stories of behind-the-scenes educators and...

Rand Habegger

Time Collection

May 9, 2025

7 FAQs about Time Clocks in School Districts

At Touchpoint, we believe in focus. We stay focused in everything we do, from how we help schools explore solutions to...

Rand Habegger

May 2, 2025

How to Create an RFP for a Comprehensive Time and Attendance System

So your school district is finally ready to ditch paper and spreadsheets for tracking hourly employees’ time — great!...

Rand Habegger

May 1, 2025

Why Mobile Apps Alone Aren't Enough for Hourly Time Collection in K-12 Schools

In the push to modernize operations, many K-12 school districts are turning to time and attendance tracking software...

Rand Habegger

May 26, 2021

Touchpoint's Core Values

If you've ever visited the About Us page on our website, you might have seen our list of core values towards the bottom...

Touchpoint

February 8, 2021

Here's How Time Collection Boosts Efficiency in Your District

In a recent post by our partners at Frontline, they covered the important role that time collection hardware plays in a...

Touchpoint

Image shows a calculator and a piggy bank highlighting that K12 Relief funding is available

January 30, 2021

K12 Relief Funding and What It Means for Your District

When most of us hear the word ‘Billion’ we think of lavish islands, boats the size of skyscrapers, and even flights to...

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