Case Study: ESSDACK (Education Service Center) achieves financial data transparency with Skyward's School Business Suite

ESSDACK - Customer Case Study

ESSDACK, the Educational Services and Staff Development Association of Central Kansas, supports local districts with services from professional learning to back-office operations. Before adopting Skyward’s School Business Suite, ESSDACK struggled with an ERP that lacked fund-based accounting and a time-card system, had cumbersome reporting, and left financial data inaccessible outside the business office—hampering real-time decisions and transparency.

By implementing Skyward’s School Business Suite, ESSDACK gave consultants and leaders direct access to accurate, timely financial and personnel data, enabling faster, data-driven decisions that help keep the center funded. Skyward’s solution eliminated printed pay stubs and W-2s, enabled payroll via ACH and electronic vendor payments, and allowed overnight report scheduling—measurable efficiencies that reduced manual report requests, improved data literacy, and shifted ESSDACK’s culture toward transparency (with plans underway to adopt Skyward’s Qmlativ).

ESSDACK

Deb Haneke

Chief Financial Officer