The Hayward Unified School District (District) has retained Evergreen Solutions to conduct a comprehensive classification and compensation study that determined if the district possessed a compensation and classification system that assisted the District in attracting and retaining highly qualified and a well-compensated workforce to achieve its strategic objective. Evergreen assisted in developing a thorough and effective communication strategy for the purpose of informing District staff on project objectives, establishing buy-in of the process and outcomes, and shaping stakeholder expectations. Evergreen determined the strategies needed to achieve the District’s compensation objectives.