For the Fiscal Year ending Aug. 31, 2019
TEA “Recovered” $1.73 Million
From ISDs & Charters
The TEA says in a report (Jan. 31) to the State Board of Education that the agency “recovered” for the state a net total of $1,726,677 due to student attendance audits and superintendent severance agreements during the state fiscal year ending Aug. 31, 2019.
According to the report:
- A net $693,293 was recovered due to routine student attendance desk audits of 58 ISDs and charters.
This includes $698,319 that was recovered from 28 ISDs and charters due to student attendance overcounts — and one district (
Pflugerville ISD) — that was credited with $5,026 due to attendance undercounting.The largest amount recovered for student attendance overcounting was
Navasota ISD ($172,408), followed by Kerrville ISD ($103,829).No adjustments were made for 29 ISDs and charters that also underwent attendance accounting reviews.
- A total of $849,071 was recovered from student attendance complaint investigations targeting Mullins ISD ($543,844) and Prosper ISD ($305,227).
A third district,
Rockwall ISD, also underwent a student attendance complaint investigation, which resulted in no adjustments. - A recovery of $184,313.86 from TEA reviews of superintendent severance agreements — $146,029.86 from Beaumont ISD, and $38,284 from Ector County ISD.
The TEA completed superintendent severance reviews in 10 other districts, resulting in
no adjustments. They were the Amarillo, Bonham, Borden County, Kennedale, Loop, Mount Vernon, Pettus, Santa Gertrudis, Seminole and Woodville districts.
The report also notes that due to the passage of HB3, which includes several major school finance provisions, the financial audits division is beefing up its procedures to audit ISDs and charters in several major financial areas.
- Note: The TEA’s usual procedure is for any money determined to be owed to the state is subtracted from school funding the charter or ISD is otherwise entitled to receive for the subsequent funding period.