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Employee Guide: Login, Data Inquiries, Self Service & Leave Requests

Welcome to ASCENDER EmployeePortal. This site provides you with access to various employee data inquiries and maintenance features.

EmployeePortal allows you to view your current and historical pay information including calendar year-to-date information, deductions, earnings, leave balances, W-2 information, and 1095 information. You can view up to 18 months of check stub information; year-to-date leave earned, leave used, and leave balances (including any unprocessed leave transactions entered for future payrolls).

In addition, you can create, edit, delete, and submit leave requests. EmployeePortal also offers self-service maintenance pages that allow you to view and submit changes to your demographic and payroll information such as changes to your address, withholding and exemption status, and direct deposit settings. Some changes may require additional approval or documentation, which is predetermined by your LEA.

Your local education agency (LEA) determines the pages and data fields that can be viewed and/or edited in EmployeePortal. If you have questions, please contact your EmployeePortal administrator.

Before You Begin

Review the ASCENDER EmployeePortal Navigation page to familiarize yourself with the portal.


I. Log on to EmployeePortal, Create an Account, & Manage Passwords

To access the ASCENDER EmployeePortal, you must log on.

  • If you are a new user and do not have an ASCENDER EmployeePortal account, you must create an account.
  1. Log in as a new user.
  2. Log in as an existing user.
  3. Change password.
  4. Forgot password.
  5. Forgot user name.

II. Perform Employee Data Inquiries

Use the Inquiry menu to perform various inquires on payroll, leave, and tax information. The following data inquiries are available. Review the applicable online Help pages for information about specific fields.

  1. Calendar Year to Date.
  2. Current Pay Information.
  3. Deductions.
  4. Earnings.
  5. W-2 Information.
  6. 1095 Information.

III. Perform Self Service Updates

Use the Employee Self Service page to submit changes to your personal demographic and payroll information. Depending on your LEA, some requests may or may not require additional documentation and/or approval.

  1. Update demographic and payroll information.

IV. Manage Leave Requests

Use the Leave Balances and Leave Requests pages to view leave data, and create and submit leave requests.

  1. View leave balances.
  2. Create, edit, and delete leave requests.

V. Manage Travel Reimbursement Requests

Use the Travel Requests page to create and submit mileage and extended travel reimbursement requests.

If you are an approver for travel requests, you will see an additional menu item (Approve Travel Requests) under the Travel Reimbursement Requests menu.

ASCENDER EmployeePortal > Travel Reimbursement Requests > Travel Requests

This page is used to create, edit, delete, and submit travel reimbursement requests. There are two types of travel requests, mileage and extended. If this page is not enabled, check with your EmployeePortal administrator as your LEA may have opted to not allow access.

If a message is available from your LEA, it is displayed in red at the top of the page.

Employee Notes

  1. View travel request data.
  2. ++Create, edit, and delete travel requests.
  3. (Approvers only) Approve travel requests.
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