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YOUR DOLLARS AT WORK 9 Overview Spending by operational area FY18 Auditor General Classroom Sitefund Report Higley Unified School District greatly appreciates the community support it receives. Volunteers, partnerships and taxpayer approval of bond and override initiatives are all essential to student learning and creating school communities that address the wide variety of learning needs in our community. Each year the Auditor General uses district financial information to issue a spending report. The graphic to the right shows the FY18 report released in March 2019. Closer look at the information found the district’s administration costs percentage should be 10.1, which is a decrease from the previous year. The information provided to the Auditor General included an insurance pre-payment of $2.5 million that was coded to administration, rather than all areas. With the change, the classroom percentage would increase from the AG’s report to 59.6 percent. Overall, the Arizona Auditor General listed the district’s overall financial stress as low, with no overspending and compliant on financial and internal controls. 2013 Bond Expenditures New School Construction $18.9 million Land $2.3 million Transportation $3.9 million Technology $11.5 million Source: Arizona Auditor General Arizona School District Spending FY18 Bonds and Our Schools Bond and override approvals fill gaps created by state budget shortfalls that create challenges for schools to provide the education the community desires for its students. Higley is thankful for support from voters and will strive to use taxpayer money efficiently and effectively in delivering programs and services to students. Higley Unified School District currently (FY19) operates under a 15 percent M&O override approved by voters in 2015. This provides the district a budget 15 percent over the state Revenue Control Limit for a set amount of time. Per state statute, the override is fully in place for five years: FY17 (2016/17 school year), FY18 (2017/2018), FY19 (2018/19), FY20 (2019/2020) & FY21 (2020/21). At that time, without voter-approved continuation, the override funds will reduce by 1/3 a year for two years until it is eliminated. *As of March 2019 New Buildings $4.1 million Maintenance and Improvements $14.95 .million In 2013, voters approved a $70 million bond measure. To date, the district has spent $55.65 million of those funds. Learn More: www.husd.org/yourdollars
Gateway Pointe Elementary School A+ Higley Unified School District’s Gateway Pointe Elementary School in Gilbert is one of 52 schools that received the coveted A+ School of Excellence award in 2019 from the Arizona Educational Foundation (AEF). “I am so proud of the work our teachers do, the commitment of our students and the support of our families,” said Principal Dr. Tim Fountain. “Together we have shown that our students are capable of sustained growth and achievement in a school that nurtures not only academic development, but social and emotional health as well. We are grateful to the Arizona Education Foundation for this recognition and for creating the framework to help us assess how we can continue to grow in the future.” AEF has identified and honored exemplary pre-kindergarten through 12th grade public schools in Arizona since 1983. Applicant schools are evaluated in the areas of student focus and support, school culture, active teaching and learning, curriculum, leadership, community and parent involvement, and assessment data. 10 Gateway Pointe earns Arizona Educational Foundation’s A+ School of Excellence Award
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