We take in more money than most, spend the least on kids than most, and spend more on Admin than most.

Cindy,
I saw your response to the recall petition. Shame on you. I gave you accurate information before you drafted and delivered the letter and you still stated in your response contrary financial stat information. Let me re-summarize some of the basic facts and the source where the information came from. I also reattached my analysis I pulled down from the Cal Ed website which has, for your reference, some “peer group” analysis. I sent this already to you but never heard back from you. Conclusion: We take in more money than most, spend the least on kids than most, and spend more on Admin than most. Tell me how you arrive at a conclusion that is different? Don’t mis-lead with bad info, be a leader with good info.
Kevin


· Student Accountability Report Card (SARC) – as of July 1, 2006 – comparing data to districts our size – info located on RLS website
o Superintendent Salary – 198% of average salary (actually 228% if base salary from contract is used)
o Principals – 137%
o Teachers – Highest and mid range – 129%, beginning 134%
o % budget on Admin salaries 6.9%, state average 6.4% (or $102k)
· CA District Information - Calculation of current expense (cost) of education per average daily attendance (ADA) pursuant to Education Code Section 41372
o California has 967 local educational agencies (LEA) aka, school districts in California serving 58 counties (excluding charter schools)
o 550 Elementary, 80 High School, 331 Unified, 6 other
· ADA Expenditures – average daily attendance (ADA) is the basic factor of analyzing districts from one another. Basically reducing dollars to a per kid factor. Ed Code 41372.
o California has 5.8 million ADA, $50 billion in expenditures, 967 LEAs
o SHUSD ADA = 1,464 (465/967)
o SHUSD expenditure per ADA = $13,978 (885/967)
o SHUSD total expenditures $20.4 million (553/967)
· SHUSD ADA Expenses - All information from www.cde.ca.gov/ds/ AND www.ed-data.k12.ca.us
o $8,502 Instruction, 59% of total budget, state average 62%
o $1,783 Instruction related services (includes admin), 12% of total budget, 13% state average
o $836 Pupil Services, 6% of total budget, 8% state average
o $1,314 Administration, 9% of total budget, 5% state average
o $1,663 Plant Services, 12% of total budget, 10% state average
o $191 Ancillary, 1% of total budget, 1% state average
o $71 Other
o Total all in ADA $14,360
· ADA Revenue - All information from www.cde.ca.gov/ds/ AND www.ed-data.k12.ca.us
o SHUSD – Revenue = $14,338