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REA president accuses Rialto Unified of decade-long budgeting 'gimmicks,' urges scrutiny
Summary
Tobin Brinker, president of the Rialto Education Association, told the board Feb. 12 the district has produced roughly $250 million in surpluses over the past decade and urged trustees to question budgeting practices, alleged 'stashing' of funds in books and materials, and unfilled positions that create salary savings.
Rialto, Calif. — Tobin Brinker, president of the Rialto Education Association, told the Rialto Unified School District Board of Education on Feb. 12 that the district has produced persistent year-end surpluses that warrant closer scrutiny and that vacancies and accounting practices have constrained pay raises for staff.
Brinker told the board and public that over the last decade the district’s cumulative surplus is “about $250,000,000,” averaging roughly $25,000,000 a year, and he urged trustees to press staff about budgeting assumptions and vacancy…
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