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Tolleson Union High School
District (February 2008) |
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Tolleson UHSD’s fiscal year 2006
administrative costs per pupil and number of administrative positions were
average when compared to similar districts. However, the District did not
adequately control and document some expenditures, such as purchases made on the
Superintendent’s credit card and on charge accounts. Further, some fund-raising
proceeds from a district-sponsored golf fund-raiser were not used for intended
purposes, and it is unclear if statute allows the District to conduct such
events. Although the District’s student transportation costs were similar to the
comparable districts’, Tolleson UHSD spent $148,000 more than it received in
transportation funding. The District’s lack of reliable rider counts prevented
further analysis to identify the potential causes of this subsidy. Plant costs
were similar to comparable districts’. The District spent its Proposition 301
monies for purposes authorized under statute. However, about 56 employees
received incorrect amounts of Proposition 301 monies because of a clerical
error. The District’s fiscal year 2006 classroom dollar percentage of 57.7
percent is below both the state-wide average of 58.3 percent and the national
average of 61.5 percent. Tolleson UHSD identified 281 of its students as English
language learners (ELL) and provided instruction for them through several
different types of programs, including Structured English Immersion, bilingual
education, and compensatory instruction. The District did not separately account
for ELL-related costs for fiscal year 2006 and was in the process of determining
and allocating ELL-related costs for fiscal year 2007.
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