Education Service Center 16

The Information Management Services (IMS) component of Region 16 Education Service Center provides support for ASCENDER Business and Student Administrative software and for state mandated data submissions according to the guidelines of PEIMS (Public Education Information Management System) and TSDS/TEDS (Texas Student Data System/Texas Education Data Standards) for public and charter schools in the Texas panhandle.

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ASCENDER Business Software & Support ▲
The ASCENDER Business Software is a web-based financial accounting package developed and maintained by the Texas Computer Cooperative (TCC), a statewide cooperative of regional service centers formed to develop and maintain school administrative software, and supported by ESC 16 IMS Specialists and Staff. The ASCENDER Software is designed specifically for Texas schools.

Business Applications include:

Accounts Receivable

Asset Management

Budget

Employee Access/Self-Service

Finance

Human Resources

Purchasing

Warehouse

ASCENDER Student Software & Support ▲
The ASCENDER Student Software is a web-based student package specifically designed to meet the needs of Texas school operations. The software is developed and maintained by the Texas Computer Cooperative (TCC), a statewide cooperative of regional service centers formed to develop and maintain school administrative software, and is supported by ESC 16 IMS Specialists and Staff.

Student Applications include:

Attendance

Discipline

Grade Reporting

Graduation Plan

Health

Registration

Scheduling

Special Education

Test Scores

Teacher, Parent, Student Portals

TSDS Service & Support ▲
For all ESC Region 16 districts, TSDS training and support are available to meet statewide data submission requirements. This includes:

TSDS PEIMS Training

Fall and Summer PEIMS Updates

TSDS Unique ID Support

TSDS Technical Support

An optional comprehensive TSDS Coordinator Services contract is also available to further meet your district's needs. The TSDS Coordinator Services contract includes:

Submission of Weekly PET Files & TSDS Unique ID Maintenance

Auditable Attendance Reports

Attendance Reconciliation

Submission of ECDS Data to TSDS Core Collection

TSDS PEIMS Submissions - Fall, Midyear, Summer, and Extended

TSDS TIMS Level I Service

OnDataSuite ▲

Offered in a user-friendly format, the OnDataSuite software is a data analysis tool providing access to thousands of reports.
For more information, contact Evelyn Jenkins.