Plano-based Tyler Technologies will add nearly 1,000 school districts to its client portfolio with the acquisition of cloud-based school logistics platform ReadySub.
Seattle-based ReadySub provides a digital platform for schools to manage absences, substitute teacher availability and scheduling. The company employs 10 staff members who will remain in Seattle, according to Tyler Technologies.
The acquisition comes as a shortage of substitute teachers in Texas schools is hampering educators across the state. Teachers who get sick during the COVID-19 pandemic or who have to isolate can require on-the-spot stand-ins and substitutes as districts struggle to keep classrooms fully staffed.
The ReadySub platform works on smartphones and tablets and allows substitute teachers to make themselves known to school districts that are looking for an extra hand, according to a release.
“We plan to build integrations with our school administration products, providing more value to districts as we help them implement all-in-one workflows,” Tyler Technologies president and CEO Lynn Moore said in a statement. “This supports our Connected Communities vision as we work with clients to tie together these disparate processes.”
Tyler Technologies said ReadySub’s platform can help school districts more reliably retain substitute teachers through automating scheduling and payroll processes. ReadySub’s nearly 1,000 school district clients will help Tyler expand past the 2,000 U.S. school districts it already serves.
Tyler, which supplies tech solutions to the public sector, has grown quickly in recent years through acquisitions and software development. It recently announced its largest acquisition ever with a $2.3 billion deal to buy Kansas-based government payments company NIC Inc.
