Senate Education Accountability and Reform and House Education Committee of Reference

ARIZONA STATE LEGISLATURE

Senate Education Accountability and Reform and

House Education Committee of Reference

for the School District Performance Audits of:

Gilbert Unified School District

Phoenix Union High School District

Washington Elementary Schoo l District

Toltec Elementary School District

Miami Unified School District

Glendale Elementary School District

Minutes of the Meeting

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

9:00 a.m. House Hearing Room 1

Members Present:

Senator Jonathan Paton, CoChairman	Representative Rich Crandall, CoChairman
Senator Sylvia Allen	Representative Steve Court
Senator Linda Gray	Representative Doris Goodale
Senator Linda Lopez	Representative Eric Meyer
	Representative Rae Waters

Members Excused:

Senator Leah Landrum Taylor

Staff:

Stacey Morley, Senate Education Analyst

Jennifer Anderson, House Education Analyst

Chairman Crandall called the meeting to order at 9:05 a.m. and the attendance was taken.

GILBERT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

Presentation by the Auditor General

Ann Orrico, Division of School Audits Manager, Office of the Auditor General, presented the results of the performance audit for Gilbert Unified School District, referring to a PowerPoint presentation (Attachment A). Ms. Orrico also answered questions posed by the Committee members.

Response by the School District

Dave Allison, Superintendent, Gilbert Unified School District, responded to the Auditor General’s recommendations and answered questions posed by the Committee members.

Jay Morris, Director of Transportation, Gilbert Unified School District, answered questions posed by the Committee members.

PHOENIX UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

Presentation by the Auditor General

Mike Quinlan, Division of School Audits Manager, Office of the Auditor General, provided the performance audit results for Phoenix Union High School District, referring to a PowerPoint presentation (Attachment A). Mr. Quinlan also answered questions posed by the Committee members.

Response by the School District

Kent Scribner, Superintendent, Phoenix Union High School District, presented Phoenix Union High School District’s response to the Auditor General’s recommendations and answered questions posed by the Committee members.

WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Presentation by the Auditor General

Ann Orrico, Division of School Audits Manager, Office of the Auditor General, presented the results of the performance audit for Washington Elementary School District, referring to a PowerPoint presentation (Attachment A). Ms. Orrico also answered questions posed by the Committee members.

Jennifer Anderson, House Education Committee Research Analyst, answered questions posed by the Committee members.

Debbie Davenport, Auditor General, answered questions posed by the Committee members.

Response by the School District

Cathy Thompson, Director of Business Services, Washington Elementary School District, responded to the Auditor General’s recommendations, referring to a handout entitled “Washington Elementary School District No. 6 Fast Facts” (Attachment B). Ms. Thompson also answered questions posed by the Committee members.

TOLTEC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Presentation by the Auditor General

Tara Lennon, Division of School Audits Manager, Office of the Auditor General, provided the performance audit results for Toltec Elementary School District, referring to a PowerPoint presentation (Attachment A). Ms. Lennon also answered questions posed by the Committee members.

Response by the School District

Sylvia Mejia, Superintendent, Toltec Elementary School District, presented Toltec Elementary School District’s response to the Auditor General’s recommendations and answered questions posed by the Committee members.

MIAMI UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

Presentation by the Auditor General

Ann Orrico, Division of School Audits Manager, Office of the Auditor General, presented the results of the performance audit for Miami Unified School District, referring to a PowerPoint presentation (Attachment A). Ms. Orrico also answered questions posed by the Committee members.

Response by the School District

Don Nelson, Superintendent, Miami Unified School District # 40, thanked the Auditor General’s office for their work and introduced Linda Teague, Business Manager, Miami Unified School District #40.

Linda Teague, Miami Unified School District #40, responded to the Auditor General’s recommendations, referring to a handout entitled “Miami Area Unified School Dist. #40” (Attachment C). Ms. Teague also answered questions posed by the Committee members.

GLENDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Presentation by the Auditor General

Ann Orrico, Division of School Audits Manager, Office of the Auditor General provided the performance audit results for Glendale Elementary School District, referring to a PowerPoint presentation (Attachment A). Ms. Orrico also answered questions posed by the Committee members.

Response by the School District

Sandra Johnson, Superintendent, Glendale Elementary School District, presented Glendale Elementary School District’s response to the Auditor General’s recommendations and answered questions posed by the Committee members, referring to a handout entitled “AYP & AZ LEARNS Standings: 2009” (Attachment D).

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:30 a.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Bill Ritz

Committee Secretary

(Audio recordings and attachments on file in the Secretary of Senate’s Office/Resource Center, Room 115).

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Senate Committee on Education Accountability and Reform

and House of Representatives Committee on Education

Committee of Reference

October 21, 2009

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