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District approves dual-credit invoices and highlights gains in college-credit attainment
Summary
Administrators asked the board to approve two late invoices for advanced-credit courses so expenses fall in the correct fiscal year and reported that a growing share of students earn college credits before graduation.
The Ferguson-Florissant School District approved payment of two advanced‑credit invoices totaling $113,582.70 to allocate costs to the correct fiscal year and prevent carryover distortions, administrators said. The invoices covered charges that were paid after June 30 and therefore needed to be recorded in the current fiscal year for accurate accounting.
David Murray, who presented the item, told trustees that when prior invoices were processed late they made the dual‑credit accounts appear overdrawn in one fiscal year even though program spend overall was under budget. “If we hadn't carried over past year's invoices into this year, we actually spent almost $65,000 less than we had budgeted,” Murray said.
Murray also presented student outcomes from fall dual‑credit enrollment: about 65% of course grades were As and Bs, and approximately 74 course grades were reported in the review included in the packet. Administrators said 58 graduating seniors had earned 12 or more college credits, a result district leaders described as progress toward the district’s APR goals. The district reported moving from earlier APR performance bands to earn 7.5 out of 10 APR points in the dual‑credit/AP/IB category, up from previous years.
Board members asked whether credits earned at different partner institutions transfer at the same rate; Murray said the district is encouraging more enrollment through St. Louis Community College because it is less expensive per credit and, pending recent state legislation, community college credits will transfer more broadly across Missouri public colleges. One trustee noted UMSL‑taught dual credit had higher pass rates and asked whether instructor location and delivery model affected outcomes; Murray said courses taught by district teachers certified as adjuncts had strong results and that the district is balancing cost and student results in partner selection.
The board voted to approve the invoices and accepted the report on student participation and APR impacts. One trustee abstained from the invoice vote due to a declared relationship with a partner institution.
