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Board reviews Arizona Auditor General "Dollars in the Classroom" report; district compares peer funding and spending
Summary
District staff presented the Arizona Auditor General’s Dollars in the Classroom report and said Yuma Elementary School District 1 compares to 12 Arizona elementary districts but receives less supplemental funding than several peers.
Yuma Elementary School District 1 staff presented the Arizona Auditor General’s Dollars in the Classroom report and walked the governing board through how the district compares to peer elementary districts on per‑student spending, administration and classroom funding.
Assistant Superintendent/Presenter Dennis Ponder (presenter) told the board the auditor’s report places the district in a peer group of 12 Arizona elementary districts and that several peers receive additional funding Yuma does not — specifically maintenance and operations (M&O) overrides and desegregation funding. “If we had the additional 12,600,000.0, that would be about $15.05 per child in additional classroom spending,” Ponder said in the presentation, explaining the…
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