1 schools first denton independent school district october 9, 2007
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Schools FIRST
Denton Independent School District
October 9, 2007
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What is Schools FIRST?
SchoolsF INANCIAL
I NTEGRITY
R ATING
S YSTEM of
T EXAS
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Primary Goal
Achieve quality performance in the management of school districts’ financial resources, a goal made more significant due to the complexity of accounting associated with Texas’ school finance system.
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Ratings Superior Achievement Above Standard Achievement Standard Achievement Substandard Achievement Suspended-data Quality
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Determination of Rating If the District answers NO to
indicators 1, 2 or 3, then the rating is Substandard Achievement.
If the District answers No to both indicators 4 and 5, then the rating is Substandard Achievement.
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Determination of Ratings - continued
Superior Achievement
0 - 2
Above Standard Achievement
3 – 4
Standard Achievement
5 – 6
Substandard Achievement
7 + or ‘No’ to one critical indicator
Determine rating by applicable range for the number of indicators answered ‘NO’:
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Denton ISD’s Rating Superior AchievementPassed 20 indicators 2005-2006 Passed all 21
indicators 2004-2005 2003-2004 2002-2003 2001-2002
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Indicator #1
Q - Was the Total Fund Balance less Reserved Fund Balance greater than zero in the General Fund?
A - Yes
Total Fund Balance $ 36,933,968
Reserves $ 629,217
Net Fund Balance $ 36,304,751
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Indicator #2
Q - Were there no disclosures in the Annual Financial Report and/or other sources of information concerning default on bonded indebtedness obligations?
A - No default on bonded indebtedness obligations.
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Indicator #3
Q - Was the Annual Financial Report filed within one month after November 27?
A – Yes, received by TEA on 12/1/06
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Indicator #4
Q – Was there an unqualified opinion in Annual Financial Report?
A – Yes – “Clean Audit”
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Indicator #5
Q - Did the Annual Financial Report not disclose any instance of Material Weaknesses in Internal Controls?
A - None
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Indicator #6
Q - Was the percent of total tax collection (including delinquent) greater than 96%?
A – YesTotal levy $ 124,239,325 Tax Collections $ 123,772,350Percentage 99.62%
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Indicator #7
Q – Did the comparisons of PEIMS data to like information in Annual Financial Report result in an aggregate variance of less than 4 percent of expenditures per fund type (data quality measure)?
A – Yes – Variance = .0012% or .000012
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Indicator #8
Q – Were debt related expenditures (Net of IFA and/or EDA Allotment) < $770 per student? (If the district’s five year percent change in students => 2%, or if property taxes collected per penny of tax effort > $100,000, then answer this indicator YES.
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Indicator #8 continuedA –
Total Tax Collections $ 123,772,350Total Tax Rate $ 1.864Collections per Penny $ 664,015
Collections per Penny Greater than$ 100,000
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Indicator #8 continuedEnrollment
2006 18,3042002 14,180Increase 4,124
% Increase 29.08%
Five-Year Percent Change Greater Than 2%
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Indicator #8 continuedDebt Related Expenditures
Function 71 $23,882,419Less EDA Funding (376,608)Net Debt Expenditures $23,505,811
2006 Students 18,304Debt per Student $ 1,284.19
Debt-Related Expenditures per StudentGreater Than $770
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Indicator #9
Q - Was there no disclosure in the Annual Audit Report of Material Noncompliance?
A - None
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Indicator #10
Q – Did the District have full accreditation status in relation to financial management practices? (e.g. No master or monitor assigned)
A - Yes
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Indicator #11Q - Was the percent of operating expenditures
expended for instruction more than 54%?A – Yes
Expenditures – (General, Special Revenue, and Capital Projects less SSAs) Function 11 and Object 6112-6499 $ 81,688,257
Expenditures – (General, Special Revenue, Capital Projects and Child Nutrition less SSAs) Functions 11-61 and Object 6112-6499 $140,036,034
Function 11, Object 6112-6499 = 58.33%
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Indicator #12Q – Was the aggregate of budgeted expenditures
and other uses less than the aggregate of total revenues, other resources and fund balance in General Fund?
A – YesBudgeted Revenues $ 119,813,790Beginning Fund Balance $ 34,153,001Total $ 153,966,791Budgeted Expenditures $ 121,014,009
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Indicator #13Q – If the District’s aggregate Fund Balance in
the General Fund and Capital Projects Fund was less than zero, were construction projects adequately financed? (To avoid creating or adding to the fund balance deficit situation)
A – General Fund-Fund Balance $ 36,933,968Capital Projects-Fund Balance $ 39,982,235
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Indicator #14
Q – Was the ratio of cash and investments to deferred revenues (excluding amount equal to net delinquent taxes receivables) in the General Fund => 1:1? (If deferred revenues < net delinquent taxes receivable, then answer this indicator YES)
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Indicator #14 continued
A – Cash/Investments $48,363,937
Deferred Revenue in GF $ 4,481,395Property Tax Receivable $ 4,428,777Net $ 52,618
Ratio 919:1
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Indicator #15
Q - Was the Administrative Cost Ratio less than the standard in state law?
A – Yes District Standard .1105Denton ISD .0655
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Indicator #16
Q – Was the ratio of students to teachers within the ranges according to district size?
A – No Number of Students 18,304Number of FTE Teachers1,375.2026
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Indicator #16
District Size
Low HighDenton
ISD
<500 7 22
500-999 10 22
1,000-4,999
11.5 22
5,000-9,999
13 22
=> 10,000
13.5 22 13.31
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Indicator #17
Q – Was the ratio of students to total staff within the range according to district size?
A – YesNumber of students 18,304Number of FTE Staff 2,457.3144
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Indicator #17 continued
District Size
Low HighDenton
ISD
< 500 4 14
500-999 5.5 14
1,000-4,999
6 14
5,000-9,999
6.5 14
=> 10,000
6.6 14 7.45
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Indicator #18
Q – Was the Total Fund Balance in the General Fund more than 50% and less than 150% of Optimum according to the Fund Balance and Cash Flow Calculation Worksheet in the Annual Financial Report?
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Indicator #18 continued
A – Optimum Fund Balance $ 42,712,905
50% Optimum Fund Balance$ 21,356,452
Denton ISD Fund Balance $ 36,933,968
150% Optimum Fund Balance $ 64,069,358
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Indicator #19
Q – Was the decrease in Undesignated Unreserved Fund Balance < 20% over two fiscal years? (If 1.5 times Optimum Fund Balance < Total Fund Balance in General Fund or If Total revenues > Operating Expenditures in the General Fund, then Answer this indicator YES)
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Indicator #19
A – 2005-2006 Fund Balance $
35,923,772 (Undesignated/Unreserved)2003-2004 Fund Balance $
27,465,366Increase to Fund Balance $
8,458,406
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Indicator #20
Q – Was the aggregate total of cash and investments in the General Fund more than zero?
A – Yes$ 48,363,937
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Indicator #21
Q – Were investment earnings in all funds more than $15 per student?
A – YesTotal investment earnings $5,457,613Number of students
18,304Earnings per student $ 298.17
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Disclosures
Superintendent’s Employment ContractThe Superintendent’s employment contract is posted on the Denton ISD web page under the Business Office Department and the Reports tab.
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DisclosuresRay
Braswell
Curtis Ramsey
Jim Alexande
r
Mia Price
Jean Schaake
Charles Stafford
Rick Woolfol
k
Sterling Smith
Virginia Gallian
Total
Meals 714.74 950.28 80.46 52.00 242.00 140.00 72.00 267.00 279.96 2,798.44
Lodging 1,397.97 2,844.82 1,229.99 505.46 785.32 738.73 252.73 595.26 1,243.62 9,593.90
Transportation
1,935.71 945.03 309.75 748.40 135.00 503.55 4,577.44
Motor Fuel 372.08 886.37 65.50 65.50 267.00 662.16 2,253.11
Other 1,905.63 1,945.20 885.00 1,313.85 885. 1,200.00 895.00 315.00 620.00 9,964.68
Total 6,326.13 7,571.70 2,195.45 2,181.06 2,726.22 2,480.73 1,219.73 1,177.26 3,309.29 29,187.57
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Disclosures
Outside Compensation – Superintendent
None reported for 2005-2006 Fiscal Year
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Disclosures
No gifts have been reported by the Superintendent or Board of Trustees for the 2005-2006 Fiscal Year.
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Disclosures
No business transactions between the Denton ISD and the Board of Trustees for the 2005-2006 Fiscal Year.
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Questions