How much would you be willing to pay for the phone number of the state's most knowledgeable School Finance expert for you and your staff?
What if he were available 24/7 and willing to spend infinite time doing research and collaborating on tough school finance questions?
That's Howard: an AI research assistant that has read the FASRG, EDGAR and the Uniform Guidance, TEA's fiscal guidelines, and the full ASCENDER business documentation, and cites the source for every answer.
Free
Try Howard on a real question
$0
- 10 free questions
- Full answer with sources
Individual
One person
$50 / month
or $500 / year (2 months free)
- Unlimited questions
- Full answers with sources
- Follow-up questions and your question history
- Ask Howard from Claude or ChatGPT
District
Up to 3 people at one district
$100 / month
or $1,000 / year (2 months free)
- Everything in Individual, for up to 3 people
- Everyone on the plan uses an email address at the same district domain
- Two or more people? This plan costs less than two Individual plans.
Paying by purchase order? Request a PO or invoice.
Larger districts and organizations
More than 3 people, ESCs, co-ops, firms
Let's talk
- Packages sized to your team
- Same PO, invoice, and check options
How to buy
Request a PO or invoice
Tell us who you are and which plan you want. We'll reply by email within 1 business day with a quote and anything your business office needs to issue the PO, then invoice your district. Pay by check or however your business office prefers.
Already have a signed PO? Email it to [email protected].
Need us in your vendor system first?
Email your vendor packet to [email protected]. We fill it out and send it back within 1 business day.
With a card
Pick a plan above and pay on Stripe's secure checkout page. You'll need a free Howard account first, so we know whose account to upgrade. For the District plan, sign in with your district email address. You can update your card or cancel any time from your billing page.
What Howard knows
- FASRG, the Texas Financial Accountability System Resource Guide
- EDGAR and 2 CFR 200, the federal grant rules and the Uniform Guidance
- TEA General and Fiscal Guidelines, LASO program guidelines, and EMAT
- State funding: the FSP, the Summary of Finances, HB 2 changes, FIRST
- ASCENDER business documentation: payroll, finance, budget, purchasing, and more (4,000+ pages)
If the answer isn't in those documents, Howard says so rather than guessing. More about Howard.