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Presidio ISD School Review LEGISLATIVELEGISLATIVE BBUDGETUDGET BBOARDOARD Presidio Independent School District Management and Performance Review LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD RESOURCES FOR LEARNING, LLC SEPTEMBER 2014 Presidio Independent School District Management and Performance Review Legislative Budget Board Staff Resources for Learning, LLC September 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................... 1 DISTRICT LEADERSHIP, ORGANIZATION, AND MANAGEMENT .................................................... 9 EDUCATIONAL SERVICE DELIVERY ............................................................................................... 25 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ......................................................................................................... 41 PURCHASING................................................................................................................................ 55 ASSET AND RISK MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................ 61 HUMAN RESOURCES .................................................................................................................... 73 FACILITIES MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................................... 87 CHILD NUTRITION SERVICES ........................................................................................................ 97 TRANSPORTATION .....................................................................................................................123 COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY ..............................................................................................133 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT .....................................................................................................147 SAFETY AND SECURITY..............................................................................................................153 LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD STAFF – ID: 1517 TEXAS SCHOOL PERFORMANCE REVIEW – SEPTEMBER 2014 i EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Th e Texas Legislature created the school performance review Th e district has three instructional campuses, including in 1990 to “periodically review the effectiveness and efficiency Presidio High School, Franco Middle School, and Presidio of the budgets and operations of school districts” (Texas Elementary School. In school year 2012–13, enrollment Government Code, Section 322.016). The Legislative Budget totaled 1,440 students. Board’s (LBB) School Performance Review team conducts Presidio ISD is a high-minority, high-poverty district. In comprehensive and targeted reviews of school districts’ and school year 2012–13, 95.9 percent of its students were charter schools’ educational, financial, and operational Hispanic; 87.4 percent of students were identifi ed as services and programs. Th e review team produces reports economically disadvantaged (27 percentage points over the that identify accomplishments, fi ndings, and state average of 60.4 percent); 54.3 percent were identifi ed as recommendations based upon the analysis of data and onsite English Language Learners (more than three times the state study of each district’s operations. A comprehensive review average of 17.1 percent); and 68.1 percent of students were examines 12 functional areas and recommends ways to cut identifi ed as at risk (23.4 percentage points over the state costs, increase revenues, reduce overhead, streamline average of 44.7 percent). operations, and improve the delivery of educational, fi nancial, and operational services. School districts are EDUCATIONAL OVERVIEW typically selected for management and performance reviews Presidio ISD has a history of consistent academic based on a risk analysis of multiple educational and fi nancial achievement. Under the state accountability system, the indicators. district was rated Met Standard for school year 2012–13, To gain an understanding of the school district’s operations Academically Acceptable in school year 2010–11, and prior to conducting the onsite review, the LBB’s review team Recognized in school year 2009–10. In school year 2012–13, requests data from both the district and multiple state the most recent state accountability data available at the time agencies, including the Texas Education Agency (TEA), the of the review, each campus and the district as a whole were Texas Department of Agriculture and the Texas School Safety rated Met Standard. Figure 1 shows state accountability Center. In addition, LBB may implement other methods for ratings for the past fi ve years for the district and the individual obtaining feedback on district operations such as surveys of campuses under the previous system (Exemplary, Recognized, parents, community members, and district and campus staff . Acceptable, or Academically Unacceptable) and the revised While onsite in the district, information is gathered through system implemented in school year 2012–13 (Met Standard, multiple interviews and focus groups with district and Improvement Required, or Not Rated). campus administrators, staff , and the Presidio ISD Board of Presidio ISD’s academic performance is better than regional Trustees. and state averages in some areas, and below in others. Presidio Independent School District (Presidio ISD) is Figure 2 shows various academic measures of Presidio ISD to located near the crossroads of Farm to Market Road 170 and the average of other school districts in Region 18 and the US Route 67 on the Mexican-American border in Presidio, state. Presidio ISD exceeds the Region 18 average in advanced Texas, 255 miles southeast of El Paso, 154 miles southwest of course/dual enrollment completion, SAT/ACT percentage of Fort Stockton, and 465 miles west of San Antonio. Th e city students tested and the number of graduates enrolled in a of Presidio is located at the southern edge of Presidio County Texas institution of higher education. Presidio ISD falls and is the largest city in the county. The district is served by below the state average in all indicators except SAT/ACT Regional Education Service Center XVIII (Region 18) percentage of students tested. located in Midland. According to the 2010 census, the City of Presidio had a population of 4,426, an increase of 6.2 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW percent since the 2000 census. The state legislators for the In 2012, Presidio ISD’s property wealth per weighted average district are Senator Jose Rodriguez and Representative daily attendance (WADA) was $47,688. This amount placed Poncho Nevárez. the district below, and thus not subject to, the state’s primary LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD STAFF – ID: 1517 TEXAS SCHOOL PERFORMANCE REVIEW – SEPTEMBER 2014 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PRESIDIO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FIGURE 1 PRESIDIO ISD STATE ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS, SCHOOL YEARS 2008–09 TO 2012–13 LUCI REDE FRANCO ASSESSMENT YEAR DISTRICT PRESIDIO HIGH SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL PRESIDIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INSTRUMENT 2008–09 Recognized Recognized Acceptable Acceptable TAKS 2009–10 Recognized Recognized Recognized Recognized TAKS 2010–11 Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Recognized TAKS 2011–12 None None None None STAAR 2012–13 Met Standard Met Standard Met Standard Met Standard STAAR NOTE: Accountability ratings were not issued in school year 2011–12 with the implementation of new state assessments. Acceptable = Academically Acceptable; Unacceptable = Academically Unacceptable TAKS = Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills; STAAR = State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness SOURCES: Texas Education Agency, Academic Excellence Indicator System Report, school years 2008–09 to 2011–12; Texas Academic Performance Report, school year 2012–13. FIGURE 2 PRESIDIO ISD DISTRICT STUDENT ACADEMIC MEASURES COMPARED TO REGION 18 AND STATE, SCHOOL YEAR 2012–13 College-Ready (1) Graduates Completing Both Advanced Course/Dual Enrollment Completion English and Mathematics Presidio Presidio ISD ISD Region Region 18 18 State State 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% SAT/ACT Percentage of Students Tested Average ACT Score Presidio ISD Presidio ISD Region 18 Region 18 State State 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 0 5 10 15 20 25 At/Above Criterion (2) Graduates Enrolled in Texas Institution of Higher Education Presidio ISD Presidio ISD Region 18 Region 18 State State 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 52% 53% 54% 55% 56% 57% 58% 59% NOTES: (1) To be considered college-ready, a graduate must have met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the TAKS exit-level test, or the SAT or ACT test. (2) Criterion refers to the scores on the SAT and ACT college admissions tests, the AP and IB tests, and the College-Ready Graduates indicator. For college admissions tests, the criterion scores are at least 24 on the ACT (composite) and at least 1110 on the SAT (total). For AP and IB tests, the criterion scores are at least 3 on AP tests, and at least 4 on IB tests. SOURCE: Texas Education Agency, Texas Academic Performance Report 2012–13. 2 TEXAS SCHOOL PERFORMANCE REVIEW – SEPTEMBER 2014 LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD STAFF – ID: 1517 PRESIDIO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY equalized wealth level (EWL) of $476,500. If a district the district could better articulate its future direction based exceeds this threshold, the state “recaptures” a portion of on consensus of long-term needs, use of resources, and wealthy school districts’ local tax revenue to assist in fi nancing stakeholder goals. public education in other
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