Districts use the technology services Allotment Disbursement to request funds to purchase approved technology services rendered by the district. Prior to SB 6, districts received their technology allotment as a lump sum, and EMAT was used only to order approved instructional materials based upon enrollment.
Creating an Technology Services Transaction
Requesting a Salary Disbursement
Select Technology Services from the Disbursement Transaction Type list:
Click OK to open the disbursement page:
Click the magnifying glass icon to open the list of disbursement categories: Professional Development, Contracted Services, and Salary. (See Requesting a Salary Disbursement for more information on salary disbursements.)
Click the link for the appropriate category. Doing so creates a line item for entering information:
Type or select the following required information: Service Description, Service Audience, Quantity, and Unit Price.
If you need to add more lines, click the plus sign icon at the end of the line.
To save your work after you have completed all required fields, click Save Work. EMAT generates a new transaction ID.
When you are ready to submit the transaction, click Certify & Submit.
In the Certify Requisition page, type your phone number in case TEA needs to contact you about the order.
Click OK to certify that funds paid out by TEA will be used to purchase the items described.
With the passage of SB 6, school districts and charter schools can use their instructional materials allotment funds to pay for the following:
The training of educational personnel directly involved in student learning in the appropriate use of instructional materials and the provision of access to technological equipment for instructional use
The salary and other expenses of an employee who provides technical support for the use of technological equipment directly involved in student learning
Allotment disbursement requests for salaries will be approved; however, the disbursement requests should be completed in three increments per school year. Districts will be responsible for submitting the separate disbursement requests, indicating the pay period on each submission. Submit the request in EMAT at the end of November, the end of February, and the end of the contract date for the school year.
Each request should cover the periods indicated below:
November: September through November
February: December through February
End of contract for the school year: March through August (as applicable)