Skip to main content

Service for World Class Schools

Business Data Support Services

For More Information Contact:

  • tcox@esc14.net
    Bachelors of Business Administration

    24 Years of experience in education with 

    22 years focused on the TCC software for school business and providing direct accounting services to school districts

  • kgaspar@esc14.net

    Masters in Curriculum & Instruction - Advanced Instructor from Angelo State University.

    Superintendent Certification, 17 years experience in Education in various roles. 

    7 years experience in related school business

  • aphillips@esc14.net

    Bachelors of Science in Accounting. 

    30 yrs of experience in Accounting. 10 Yrs in Media/TV Broadcast Accounting, 2 yrs in Construction, 7 yrs experience in Website Administration.

    Started at the ESC in July 2023, in supporting school districts in Ascender, as well as in finance

  • lwilliams@esc14.net

    Bachelor of Business Administration

    10 years of customer service experience

    4 years of business ownership

    3 years of education experience 

  • The application collects and streamlines a wide range of detailed information in accordance with the Financial Accountability System Resource Guide. The GL summary drill-down gives insight into all transactions and account details. 1099 processing, invoice matching, automatic balancing, and easy corrections ensure a balanced history month after month. In addition, Budget Amendment Request (BAR) tools accommodate every situation after final approval.

  • The application puts users in control of department budgets, whether built from scratch or automatically generated. Items can efficiently be amended during the recommendation to approval process, and automatically post the approved budgets to Finance.

  • The application provides reliable, accurate paycheck processing for multiple pay concepts and frequencies, plus automatic computation of pay rates and deductions, leave balances, and more. TRS processing is built in, and payroll simulations ensure predictable results.

  • The application keeps users in control of items ordered. Workflow tools guide users through requisition, purchase order, and contract processes. Easily track actual costs and threshold amounts and use comparison reports to better understand expenditures.

  • The application automatically generates invoices and interfaces directly with the Finance application to maintain billing records. Flexibility is built in, allowing for full or partial payments, overpayments, adjustments, credit memos, and approvals, while always keeping the general ledger in sync.

  • The application keeps multiple accounts and fiscal years in one location, and simplifies reconciliation with flexible drill-down features, merging tools, and easy recalculation.

  • The application assures that the employee data is easy to enter, change, and view when needed. Retrieve personnel certifications, salary verification, and reports with ease.

  • The application will guide HR departments in filling, changing, vacating, and separating from positions, plus forecasting features for next year’s budget and benefits.

  • The application ensures accurate tracking of capital and inventory assets, transferring purchased item information from Finance and simplifying inventory management. From depreciation to reporting, the tools are uncomplicated. ASCENDER Asset Management is GASB 34-compliant.