From: S Bushart
Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 8:58 PM
Subject: Eanes Community Update #8
March 9, 2006
Dear Eanes Friends,
In addition to petty cash
reimbursements, student activity account
expenditures are referenced on district purchase orders. Attached to this
community update are samples of purchases charged to this account (865) for
what appear to be coach's clothing and travel expenses.* When I sought
information related to budgets for coach's clothing, the district's response
indicated that these purchases are not tracked (see communication attached to
this update). It's important to note that the
student activity account is separate from the
general fund which is identified by the accounting code (199).
Questions for
consideration:
-
Is there an approved budget and/or guidelines determining how funds in
the student activity account are spent?
- Why are these
expenditures charged to the student activity account?
- How much money is our
district spending on coach's clothing and who is responsible for monitoring
these expenditures?
- Can we afford the
luxury of Gore-Tex pants and jackets for our coaches?
- Are other EISD
employees (math, science, english teachers) afforded the same
unrestricted opportunity to purchase
clothing for job related assignments?
- Can our district
continue to afford these unmonitored expenditures while compromising salary
increases, reducing campus staff and services?
- Why haven't all these
purchase orders been approved?
A diligent review and
revision of these budget, spending and accounting practices would likely result
in a plan providing increased access to an improved educational experience for
all students in our district.
Wishing all the best for our
students, our parents, our teachers and our taxpayers,
Susan Bushart
*Purchase order # 9191 -
employee travel $399.00 (accounting code 865.36.6397.00.001.0.00.06006)
Purchase order # 9240 -
employee travel $171.67 (accounting code 865.36.6397.00.001.0.00.06094)
Purchase order # 9276 -
employee travel $ 364.61 (accounting code 865.36.6397.00.001.0.00.06006)
Purchase order # 122682 -
embroidery charges for 14 Nike shirts Coach McNeely $130.90 (7 red, 7 white),
(accounting code 865.36.6397.00.001.0.00.06076)
Purchase order # 131344 -
embroidery charges for 18 shirts Coach McNeely $144.00 (6 red, 6 royal, 6
white), (accounting code 865.36.6397.00.001.0.00.06076)
Purchase order # 123796 -
employee clothing $297.50 (accounting code 865.36.6397.00.001.0.00.06006)
Purchase order # 125748 -
employee clothing $154.58 (accounting code 865.36.6397.00.001.0.00.06003)
Questions relating to
accounting codes can be addressed to Susan Pulis, Assistant Superintendent of
Business Services. Her e-mail contact is
spulis@eanes.k12.tx.us
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