From:
S Bushart [mailto:sbushart@austin.rr.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 19,
2006 8:12 PM
To: susan bushart
Subject: Eanes ISD
Community Update #17
On July 15, 2005 I submitted an open
records request to the Eanes Independent School District (attached)*.
The district provided 40 pages of documents responsive to my request.
Recently I had the opportunity to access
financial documents held and provided by the Westlake Chap Club. I
viewed documents relating to financial contributions from the Westlake
Chap Club to the Eanes Independent School District. These items were
responsive to my July 15, 2005 request to Eanes ISD, but for whatever
reason were not included in the 40 pages released by the district on
August 1, 2005.
Documents that I reviewed held by the Westlake Chap Club, Inc. on March
31, 2006 and April 3, 2006 that were responsive to this request and not
provided by Eanes ISD are:
- letter to Nola Wellman dated 9/21/04
with check #1839 payable to EISD for the amount
$14,000.
This check was deposited in the WHS Activity Account
and recommended for use by Mr. Poole for football videos.
- documents held by EISD Athletic Director
Derek Long reflecting requests to Westlake Chap Club Inc. for purchase
of audio visual and/or computer equipment at the cost of
$27,715.04.
(Paid for with check #2025 on 6/9/05)
- documents held by EISD Athletic Director
Derek Long reflecting requests to Westlake Chap Club Inc. for purchase
of laptop computer to administer and maintain athletic website, assist
in athletic director office for administrative uses for events,
meets etc. (Paid for with check #1845 on 9/24/04)
- documents reflecting donation of
$4,517.14
from Westlake Chap Club Inc. to EISD for Tech Theater (Paid with
check #1874 on 11/7/04)
- documents reflecting donation of
$2,240.40
from Westlake Chap Club Inc. and received by EISD employee Lisa
Schlimgen on 8/30/04 (Paid for with check #1810 dated 8/25/04)
- documents reflecting donation of
$53,000.00
from Westlake Chap Club Inc. and received by EISD employee Lisa
Schlimgen on 5/23//05 (Paid for with check #2011 dated 5/15/05) for
coaches stipends
-
documents
reflecting donation of
$18,850.00
from Westlake Chap Club Inc. and received by EISD employee Lisa
Schlimgen on 5/23/05 (Paid for with check #2012 dated 5/15/05)
- documents reflecting donation of Sony
video equipment from Westlake Chap Club Inc. to EISD costing
$8,750.00
(Paid for with check #1999 dated 4/27/05)
- letter to Nola Wellman dated 9/24/04
with a donation from Westlake Chap Club Inc. of
$1,652.00
recommending that the funds be used by the volleyball program
- documents reflecting donation of
Binswanger Glass products and/or services from Westlake Chap Club Inc.
valued at
$3,924.13
(Paid for with check
#2027 dated 6/9/05)
- letter to Nola Wellman dated 8/20/04
with Westlake Chap Club Inc. donation of $$1,075.00
and recommendation that the funds be used for the athletic program (Paid
for with check #1087 dated 8/16/04) This check
was received by EISD employee Lisa Schlimgen on 8/30/04.
- letter to Nola Wellman dated 8/26/04
with Westlake Chap Club Inc. donation of
$2,240.50
recommending that the money be used by the Westlake High School football
team.
- documents reflecting direct payment of
$1,500.00 from
Westlake Chap Club Inc. to
EISD employee Lisa Schlimgen (Paid for with check #2008 dated 5/10/05)
- documents reflection direct payment of
$1,500.00
from Westlake Chap Club Inc. to EISD employee Lisa Schlimgen (Paid for
with check #1842 dated 9/24/04)
Questions for consideration:
- Why didn't Eanes ISD provide all
documents responsive to this request?
- How can our community access
accountability for the district' failure to comply with Texas Government
Code Chapter 552 Texas Public Information Act?
- Why is the Westlake Chap Club
providing monetary compensation with checks written directly to Eanes
ISD employees? Is this appropriate or legal? I've posed these questions
to Eanes ISD administration but they haven't
responded. **
- How does our district monitor the
financial activities of the Westlake Chap Club as they directly relate
to our public facilities and employees?
- Who is legally responsible for the
decisions made regarding requests, receipt, and/or expenditures of these
funds...the athletic director's assistant,principal, superintendent,
board of trustees..?
I continue to encourage both the Westlake
Chap Club and the Eanes Independent School District to publicly post on
their websites the details of all financial transactions providing
easy access to this information for our
taxpayers.
Wishing all the best for our students, our
parents, our teachers and our taxpayers,
EANES ISD CONTACT INFORMATION:
* (see
attachment)
TPIA Chap Club
**
(
see attachment) direct pay
