--- title: Why Switch? | Red Rover description: Red Rover’s absence and substitute management system is easy to implement and learn—you can be up and running in as little as two weeks! image: https://www.redroverk12.com/hubfs/Attic%20Salt%20Illustrations/Need%20Subs%20-%20TW.png --- [![Red Rover Logo-4](https://www.redroverk12.com/hubfs/Red%20Rover%20Logo-4.png)](https://www.redroverk12.com/?hsLang=en) - Products ** ** #### [![](https://www.redroverk12.com/hubfs/houston/Menu%20Icons/calendar-lines.svg) Absence Management Attract more quality substitutes and increase your fill rates.](https://www.redroverk12.com/absence-management?hsLang=en) #### [![](https://www.redroverk12.com/hubfs/houston/Menu%20Icons/clock.svg) Time Tracking Efficiently and accurately track employee time.](https://www.redroverk12.com/time-tracking?hsLang=en) #### [![](https://www.redroverk12.com/hubfs/houston/Icons/briefcase.svg) Hiring Empower your hiring team with an advanced applicant experience.](https://www.redroverk12.com/hiring?hsLang=en) #### [![](https://www.redroverk12.com/hubfs/awardIcon_Two.svg) Professional Development Management A smarter way to manage educator growth.](https://www.redroverk12.com/professional-development-management?hsLang=en) #### [![](https://www.redroverk12.com/hubfs/Records%20Icon-%20FINAL.svg) Records Employee data and documents in one centralized place.](https://www.redroverk12.com/records?hsLang=en) - About ** ** #### [![](https://www.redroverk12.com/hubfs/houston/Menu%20Icons/lightbulb-on.svg) About Us It’s about more than just software. Learn why we do what we do.](https://www.redroverk12.com/about?hsLang=en) #### [![](https://www.redroverk12.com/hubfs/houston/Menu%20Icons/network-wired.svg) Partners & Integrations Explore our many strategic and integration partnerships.](https://www.redroverk12.com/integrations?hsLang=en) #### [![](https://www.redroverk12.com/hubfs/houston/Menu%20Icons/message-heart.svg) Testimonials Learn why thousands of districts have switched to Red Rover.](https://www.redroverk12.com/testimonials?hsLang=en) #### [![](https://www.redroverk12.com/hubfs/houston/Menu%20Icons/circle-question.svg) FAQs Take a closer look at Red Rover’s solutions.](https://www.redroverk12.com/faqs?hsLang=en) #### [![](https://www.redroverk12.com/hubfs/briefcase.svg) Careers Imagine your career at Red Rover.](https://www.redroverk12.com/careers?hsLang=en) - Resources ** ** #### [![](https://www.redroverk12.com/hubfs/houston/Menu%20Icons/newspaper.svg) Blog Effective human capital management tips for K12 HR leaders.](https://www.redroverk12.com/blog?hsLang=en) #### [![](https://www.redroverk12.com/hubfs/Blog%20Navigation%20Icon%20Options_2.png) In the News Red Rover news, press, and industry perspectives](https://www.redroverk12.com/blog/tag/news?hsLang=en) #### [![](https://www.redroverk12.com/hubfs/houston/Menu%20Icons/school.svg) Case Studies See how school districts saw immediate results with Red Rover.](https://www.redroverk12.com/blog/tag/case-studies?hsLang=en) #### [![](https://www.redroverk12.com/hubfs/houston/Menu%20Icons/hands-holding-heart.svg) Community Meet, learn, and grow with other Red Rover users.](https://www.redroverk12.com/community?hsLang=en) #### [![](https://www.redroverk12.com/hubfs/eventWithStar.svg) Events Info and resources for our annual symposium, forums and events.](https://www.redroverk12.com/upcoming-events?hsLang=en) #### [![](https://www.redroverk12.com/hubfs/Navigation%20Icons%20for%20Sub%20Survey_Sub%20Survey%20Nav%20Icon%202%20copy%202.png) Sub Survey Uncover five years of data from 18,000 substitutes](https://www.redroverk12.com/2026-substitute-survey?hsLang=en) - [Contact Us](https://www.redroverk12.com/contact?hsLang=en) - [ Log In ](https://cta-service-cms2.hubspot.com/web-interactives/public/v1/track/click?encryptedPayload=AVxigLLaQZ%2Bg%2BDJalVlpjrANlMvI67FYsoXP3CcZJnEUUEmOUS0OIzptZHCskTlJUxpV%2FDNiavU81LBCPPnQa8Kt6EoBpOJ%2BddGelqNKL2cn%2FiVepoI7UA7i7oCukTZ%2F0cQNTcHRuVmEmAP1h6GV2GlO4pKVGCWZuQxC1ndxAhuqpUQ%3D&portalId=7368913) - [![Book a Demo](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/7368913/8564867c-778c-47fe-82c9-1a38de23f66c.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/7368913/8564867c-778c-47fe-82c9-1a38de23f66c) [![](https://www.redroverk12.com/hubfs/Red%20Rover%20Logo-1.png) ](https://www.redroverk12.com/?hsLang=en) - Products ** - [ Absence Management ](https://www.redroverk12.com/absence-management?hsLang=en) - [ Time Tracking ](https://www.redroverk12.com/time-tracking?hsLang=en) - [ Hiring ](https://www.redroverk12.com/hiring?hsLang=en) - [ Professional Development Management ](https://www.redroverk12.com/professional-development-management?hsLang=en) - [ Records ](https://www.redroverk12.com/records?hsLang=en) - About ** - [ About Us ](https://www.redroverk12.com/about?hsLang=en) - [ Partners & Integrations ](https://www.redroverk12.com/integrations?hsLang=en) - [ Testimonials ](https://www.redroverk12.com/testimonials?hsLang=en) - [ FAQs ](https://www.redroverk12.com/faqs?hsLang=en) - [ Careers ](https://www.redroverk12.com/careers?hsLang=en) - Resources ** - [ Blog ](https://www.redroverk12.com/blog?hsLang=en) - [ In the News ](https://www.redroverk12.com/blog/tag/news?hsLang=en) - [ Case Studies ](https://www.redroverk12.com/blog/tag/case-studies?hsLang=en) - [ Community ](https://www.redroverk12.com/community?hsLang=en) - [ Events ](https://www.redroverk12.com/upcoming-events?hsLang=en) - [ Sub Survey ](https://www.redroverk12.com/2026-substitute-survey?hsLang=en) - [ Contact Us ](https://www.redroverk12.com/contact?hsLang=en) - [Log In](https://login.redroverk12.com/login?state=g6Fo2SBqU3Z5UlpyZVVxU0VKMFlZbExKRl9SUDYyYzRROHBQcKN0aWTZIGQ3WklSS1V2WXNDeGh0RjNUWGdfemQyZ291SjhfalRso2NpZNkgQ3hOTFNhazcyWld0Y1pDSHdJMHQ3NTZoNGNZVjJkRlI&client=CxNLSak72ZWtcZCHwI0t756h4cYV2dFR&protocol=oauth2&scope=openid%20profile%20email&audience=https%3A%2F%2Fredrover%2Fapi&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fapp.redroverk12.com%2F&response_type=code&response_mode=query&nonce=N5RJorFmkhNJgVsS4w-xXdDCZdXdWCTn~ScSW0I2vcJ&code_challenge=2ABmi085CAgItKewwcBksdwGRCabVG-kDsFSwFJPuwQ&code_challenge_method=S256&auth0Client=eyJuYW1lIjoiYXV0aDAtc3BhLWpzIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6IjEuNS4wIn0%3D) - [Get Started](https://www.redroverk12.com/schedule-a-demonstration?hsLang=en) # **Modern solutions for modern problems.** School districts have long known that keeping a qualified educator in the classroom every day is key to student learning. But if you’re like most K-12 professionals, you’re watching the teacher and substitute shortage grow before your eyes. Worse yet, you’re likely wrangling with outdated processes and antiquated absence and substitute management software that can’t keep up. ![robots](https://www.redroverk12.com/hubfs/robots.svg) ### **20-year-old technology isn’t cutting it.** - Plummeting fill rates and disengaged substitutes - Empty classrooms that hurt student learning - Clunky software that has stopped evolving - Subpar customer service with painful wait times - Hefty price increases with no clear value - Empty promises of an "integrated platform"   ![RR_BlogEVO-100](https://www.redroverk12.com/hubfs/RR_BlogEVO-100.jpg) ![RR_Webinar](https://www.redroverk12.com/hubfs/Attic%20Salt%20Illustrations/RR_Webinar.png) ### **You deserve better.** Red Rover is taking absence and [substitute management](https://www.redroverk12.com/strategic-substitute-management?hsLang=en) into the future with fresh, modern tools that equip you to attract today's "gig economy" subs, increase fill rates, and simplify tasks that should be, well, simple! With a strategic partner who truly cares at your side, you can feel confident that you're bringing your district, employees, substitutes, and students into a better future. ### **You deserve better.** Red Rover is taking absence and [substitute management](https://www.redroverk12.com/strategic-substitute-management?hsLang=en) into the future with fresh, modern tools that equip you to attract today's "gig economy" subs, increase fill rates, and simplify tasks that should be, well, simple! With a strategic partner who truly cares at your side, you can feel confident that you're bringing your district, employees, substitutes, and students into a better future. ![RR_Webinar](https://www.redroverk12.com/hubfs/Attic%20Salt%20Illustrations/RR_Webinar.png) ![](https://www.redroverk12.com/hubfs/Website%20Images/redCC.png) ### **Increase your fill rates.** With Red Rover, you can combine a strategic approach with modern technology to manage your pool of substitute teachers—giving them the ability to work the way *they* want to work.  - Reach today’s “gig economy” subs with a free app and text messaging - Enjoy software that’s incredibly easy to learn and use - Put subs at ease by providing detailed information on the school, classroom, type of assignment, and even building and virus protocols - Allow multiple subs to fill long-term absences—easily! - Provide practical classroom training through our partners ![](https://www.redroverk12.com/hubfs/Website%20Images/BottomCurlyQue.png) ![RR_Messaging-App (2)](https://www.redroverk12.com/hubfs/2021%20Campaigns%20%5BSBM%5D/COVID%20Campaign/RR_Messaging-App%20(2).png) ![](https://www.redroverk12.com/hubfs/Website%20Images/Swirl.png) ### **Red Rover is significantly more ****likely to fill open positions than the most common absence management system, as recently validated by Hanover Research.**** ** ![](https://www.redroverk12.com/hubfs/Website%20Images/pink_squiggle.svg) ![Breanna Bell_yelllowdot](https://www.redroverk12.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Breanna%20Bell_yelllowdot.png?width=175&name=Breanna%20Bell_yelllowdot.png) ![](https://www.redroverk12.com/hubfs/Website%20Images/quoteIconGroup.svg) We’ve gone from having days where we had to scramble to find coverage before Red Rover, now to a 100 percent fill rate nearly every day since our go-live. Breanna Bell, HR Coordinator, Berrien RESA ![RR_Covid_Report -NO MASK UPDATE[21]](https://www.redroverk12.com/hubfs/RR_Covid_Report%20-NO%20MASK%20UPDATE%5B21%5D.png) ### **Enjoy a modern system that works for you, not against you.** Popular absence and substitute management systems have become clunky and unmanageable. Even simple tasks can be hard to learn and frustrating to complete, which means wasted time and effort. Red Rover has designed an intuitive solution from the ground up, so it’s easy to get in, accomplish what you need to, and get out! - Easily allow multiple subs to fill long-term absences - Quickly move substitutes around in your building - Schedule teachers to cover for others during free periods - Get the context you need with a reimagined absence approval process - Adjust for late starts, early dismissals, and snow days with ease - Smoothly manage one master schedule, making payroll a breeze ![](https://www.redroverk12.com/hubfs/Website%20Images/pink_squiggle.svg) ![pink_headshot](https://www.redroverk12.com/hubfs/pink_headshot.png) ![](https://www.redroverk12.com/hubfs/Website%20Images/quoteIconGroup.svg) Anyone who's a competent adult can run this thing. It just does what you'd expect it to do! I just love it! Anne-Marie Abraham, Personnel Specialist Riverview Community School District ### **Work with a partner who listens to your needs.** Feel like your absence and substitute management vendor just isn’t listening? Unplanned downtime, unexplained price increases, automated customer support phone trees, and stale products are not your only option! With Red Rover, you’re working with a strategic partner who truly listens and prioritizes your needs. Our team has spent 20-plus years listening to the needs of K-12. With us, it’s a relationship, not a transaction. - New features released weekly, directly based on user feedback  - Consistent 30-second response time on chat - A real live customer support specialist, just a phone call away - Simple and transparent pricing—no surprises! - Integrations with many other software systems ![BlueMan](https://www.redroverk12.com/hubfs/Website%20Images/BlueMan.svg) ![BlueMan](https://www.redroverk12.com/hubfs/Website%20Images/BlueMan.svg) ### **Work with a partner who listens to your needs.** Feel like your absence and substitute management vendor just isn’t listening? Unplanned downtime, unexplained price increases, automated customer support phone trees, and stale products are not your only option! With Red Rover, you’re working with a strategic partner who truly listens and prioritizes your needs. Our team has spent 20-plus years listening to the needs of K-12. With us, it’s a relationship, not a transaction. - New features released weekly, directly based on user feedback  - Consistent 30-second response time on chat - A real live customer support specialist, just a phone call away - Simple and transparent pricing—no surprises! - Integrations with many other software systems ![](https://www.redroverk12.com/hubfs/Website%20Images/pink_squiggle.svg) ![Todd_Testimonial Image_Red Rover](https://www.redroverk12.com/hs-fs/hubfs/2021%20Campaigns%20%5BSBM%5D/COVID%20Campaign/Todd_Testimonial%20Image_Red%20Rover.png?width=125&name=Todd_Testimonial%20Image_Red%20Rover.png) ![](https://www.redroverk12.com/hubfs/Website%20Images/quoteIconGroup.svg) This challenging season offered me time to upgrade our absence management software. Red Rover helped us make the transition in only a few weeks, and it was totally worth it. Todd Wilkinson, Lake Fenton Community Schools ### **Red Rover’s sub placement system is easy to implement and learn—you can be up and running in as little as two weeks!** ![rr_home_Team 2@2x](https://www.redroverk12.com/hubfs/rr_home_Team%202@2x.png) ### Ready to come on over? You don't need to feel chained to processes, products, or "partners" who aren't cutting it. Bring your district into the future and make life so much better for your administrators, teachers, substitutes, and students alike. READY TO BRING YOUR DISTRICT OVER? ### Schedule a demo with a Red Rover specialist today. [Get Started](https://www.redroverk12.com/schedule-a-demonstration?hsLang=en) [![Red Rover Logo](https://www.redroverk12.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Red%20Rover%20Logo.png?width=200&height=41&name=Red%20Rover%20Logo.png)](https://www.redroverk12.com/?hsLang=en) Red Rover builds best-in-class software solutions for mission-critical tasks in K-12 human capital management. 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