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CGCS review finds strengths in ASD procurement, recommends P‑card expansion and tech, training changes
Summary
A Council of the Great City Schools review presented to the Anchorage School District governance committee on March 27 praises staff work in purchasing and warehousing while recommending new dashboards, clearer conflict-of-interest training, more P‑card use and options to broaden supplier diversity.
A team from the Council of the Great City Schools presented a management review of the Anchorage School District’s purchasing and warehouse functions during the governance committee meeting on March 27, recommending a set of operational changes designed to lower processing costs and speed procurement.
The study, presented by Ray Hart of the Council of the Great City Schools, praised ASD staff for responsiveness and noted the district earned more than $2,000,000 in P‑card rebates since the 2016–17 school year. “We share these, in an effort to help the district improve, and get better, and that is our our focus,” Hart said. The team recommended expanding P‑card use for low‑value purchases, improving software and contract repositories, and creating performance dashboards to monitor procurement key performance indicators.
The nut graf: The review identifies specific, implementable steps the district could take to reduce…
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