Forms & Resources
Finance Forms
- Budget Amendment - Submit a request to make changes to your current budget
- Cash Receipts Voucher - Track deposits and cash received by your district
- Journal Voucher - Submit a request to re-class a current entry to another account code
- New Vendor Set Up - Instructions on how to set up a new vendor for your district
- Payment Authorization - Submit a request to pay an invoice
Payroll Forms
- New Hire Demographic Form - Comprehensive documentation for new employees
- New Salary Calculation (Ver. 1) / New Salary Calculation (Ver. 2) - A calculation tool to assist in determining the correct salary for new employees
- Payoff Calculation - A calculation tool to assist in determining the final payment for an employee
- Payroll Change Form - Change payroll information for an employee
- Absence from Duty Report Form - Reporting time off for employees and pay information for substitutes covering those positions
- TEXNET Payment Worksheet - Tool for documenting TEXNET payments made each month
Helpful Links
ASCENDER/TxEIS
Finance and Budget Templates
- Omar Garcia, BOSC Inc. - ESC Region 13 - The latest version of Omar's template, downloads, and presentations.
- Charter School Finance - Texas Education Agency - An estimate of the State Aid template for Charter Schools. Check this link often for periodic updates.
- Financial Accountability - Texas Education Agency - Information pertaining to Financial Solvency submission, reports, and templates
Finance and Budget Manuals
- School FIRST - Texas Education Agency - Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas
- Charter School FIRST - Texas Education Agency - Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas
- Financial Accountability System Resource Guide (FASRG) - Texas Education Agency - Financial Accountability System Resource Guide including all of the modules, which describes the rules for financial accounting for Charter Schools, Education Service Centers, and School Districts
- School Finance Manuals - Texas Education Agency - Manuals that provide information on a variety of school finance topics, including Chapter 41, Student Attendance Accounting, and Transportation
Government Agency Information
Texas Education Agency
- School Funding - agencies school funding web site pertaining to all aspects of school funding, including financial audits
- School District and Charter Schools State Aid Reports - view/print Summary of Finances or other state aid-related reports. Check this link often for periodic updates.
- Federal Entitlements, Division of Grants Administration - Formula-funded federal grant funds available to Texas local educational agencies.
Texas Legislature
- Texas Legislature Online - access to the filing of bills, movement of bills through both houses of the Legislature, and final approval of bills.
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
- Property Value Study - Comptroller Property Value Study for current and past years.
- Sales and Use Tax - Comptroller information and documents pertaining to the collection and remission of Sales Tax to the State of Texas.
- Truth-in-Taxation - Comptroller information, documents, and forms pertaining to Truth and Taxation Notice.
School Organization Information
Texas Association of School Business Officials (TASBO)
- Required Internet Website Postings (v. 4-2020) - TASBO's detailed list of required Web site postings according to current statutes.
Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA)
- Required Internet Website Postings (v. 8-2020) - TASA's Governmental Relations staff has compiled a comprehensive list of the information school districts are required and permitted to post on their websites to comply with state and federal law.