Red Rover, one of the fastest-growing providers of modern human capital management tools for K–12 education, is taking another big step toward unifying school HR operations. The company has launched a Professional Development Management solution, a purpose-built system that helps districts streamline compliance, automate Continued Education Unit (CEU) tracking, and improve teacher growth and retention.
Designed from the ground up for K–12 HR and curriculum leaders, the new platform lets districts manage professional development activities, state certification requirements, and educator progress—all in one place. It integrates natively with Red Rover’s existing ecosystem, including its Absence Management, Time Tracking, Onboarding, and Hiring modules, creating what the company calls a “single, unified HR environment for schools.”
“Professional development in K–12 is too important to be buried under spreadsheets and disconnected systems,” said Dani O’Shaughnessey, Co-founder and CEO of Red Rover. “This solution was built hand-in-hand with district leaders to make PD management smarter, simpler, and more transparent.”
Tackling Compliance, Retention, and Burnout
The timing is no accident. School districts continue to face tighter budgets, rising compliance demands, and ongoing educator burnout. Managing professional development—often required for certification renewal—has traditionally meant juggling spreadsheets, emails, and siloed systems. Red Rover’s new solution promises to automate much of that administrative overhead.
Districts can now track CEUs automatically, manage scheduling, and generate audit-ready reports with ease. Teachers get a clear view of their progress through an intuitive dashboard where they can enroll in PD sessions, monitor activity completion, and see exactly what’s needed to stay compliant.
Built for Schools, Not Corporations
While corporate learning platforms and generic LMS tools dominate the training tech space, Red Rover’s offering stands apart by focusing on K–12-specific needs. It’s not about course delivery; it’s about the management and compliance layer that school HR teams struggle with.
For example, when a teacher registers for a PD session, the system automatically flags their absence in Red Rover’s Absence Management module, giving administrators time to plan classroom coverage—something few corporate HR tools can handle elegantly.
“Districts need a system that works like they do—fast, fully integrated, and focused on supporting the people who keep schools running,” added O’Shaughnessey.
The Bigger Picture
Red Rover’s move underscores a larger shift in the K–12 HR tech market, where vendors are racing to replace patchwork systems with unified HCM ecosystems. As districts face increasing pressure to retain talent and prove compliance, purpose-built tools like Red Rover’s PD Management platform could help bridge the gap between operational efficiency and educator satisfaction.
For school HR leaders tired of toggling between systems and spreadsheets, Red Rover’s latest addition might just be the missing link in modernizing how schools manage their most valuable resource—people.
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