Balsz ESD Performance Audit Report Highlights

Balsz Elementary School DistrictStudent achievement lower and costs higher than peer REPORT districts’HIGHLIGHTSPERFORMANCE AUDITIn fiscal year 2009, Balsz ESD’s students’ The District spent more in the classroom AIMS scores were lower than peer than peer districts, but it also spent more Our Conclusiondistricts’ and state averages. In that fiscal in nearly every nonclassroom area as well. Overall, in fiscal year 2009, year, three of the District’s five schools Its $856-per-pupil administrative costs Balsz Elementary School failed to meet “Adequate Yearly Progress” were slightly higher than the peer districts’ District did not compare for the federal No Child Left Behind Act $813 average, and its plant operations favorably with peer (NCLB) because of insufficient academic and transportation programs operated districts in student progress. In fiscal year 2010, four of the achievement or inefficiently at costs that were much higher operational efficiencies. District’s schools were in the required than peer districts’, on average. Although The District’s student NCLB school improvement process the District’s $2.24 cost per meal was achievement was lower monitored by the Arizona Department of similar to the peer districts’ $2.37 cost per than both the peer Education. meal average, food service costs were 14 districts’ and state percent higher per pupil than the peer averages. Additionally, its Percentage of Students Who Met or operational costs were ...