School Districts

Phoenix UHSD’s administrative costs were 15 percent higher than the average for comparable districts largely because of high salaries, high costs for an employee severance plan with questionable savings, and...

Tempe UHSD’s fiscal year 2008 administrative costs were similar to comparable districts’, but the District needs to address its cash-handling policies and procedures and discontinue paying for meals for employees...

Glendale ESD’s fiscal year 2008 administrative costs were 13 percent higher than the comparable districts’ average costs because it employed more assistant principals, administrative technology-related employees, and administrative assistants. The...

Ash Fork JUSD’s fiscal year 2007 administrative costs were 56 percent higher than the comparable districts’ average costs because the District employed more administrative positions and paid administrative employees higher...