From:
S Bushart [mailto:sbushart@austin.rr.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 20,
2006 10:39 AM
To: sbushart@austin.rr.com
Subject: Eanes ISD
Community Update #18
Many public school districts benefit from
the financial support of non profit education foundations. The Eanes
Education Foundation (hereafter EEF) website states that nurses,
librarians, counselors, GT teachers, Pre-AP and AP classes in addition
to all middle and high school sports programs, are not required in the
state of Texas. Rather, they are considered extras or luxuries.* Last
year the Eanes Education Foundation donated $500,000.00 to our district
to fund teacher and staff positions.
Thank you
to those who contributed both your money and volunteer efforts!
Recently I had the opportunity to view and
purchase a copy of the EEF accounting ledger. It provided details of
the costs associated with this organizations fundraising efforts. A
representative sample of administrative and
fundraising expenses are:
Executive Director - Lori Bolding
- payroll
$3,420.96 per month
- health insurance
$182.54 per month
- Christmas bonus -
$2,500.00
- reimbursement for job related
expenses
- additional and separate contract
with Eanes ISD, Community Relations Coordinator
$13,750.00 (25% time)
Fundraising Software
- The Raiser's Edge/Blackbaud Software
- initial cost, training, maintenance
and consulting approximately
$23,000.00
Web
Design-
Eureka Software
- initial purchase
$9,600.00
Promotional Pencils
-
purchased from EISD Board member Jim
Strickland
- Austin Catering
$988.75
- facility rental, flowers,
decorations, food, open bar
??
Questions for consideration:
- Teacher, nursing, librarian, and
gifted positions are considered annually for budget cuts. Why aren't
reductions in sports related expenses considered or realized?
- Are district costs associated with
sports (considered an extra luxury) rising at the same time EEF is
struggling to provide support for other
extras such as nurses, librarians, AP
programming and gifted teachers?
I have copied the Eanes Education
Foundation accounting ledger onto a CD that I will provide for community
members interested in reviewing this information. Please contact me by
return email if you would like a copy.
Wishing all the best for our students, our
parents, our teachers and our taxpayers,
Eanes Education Foundation contact information:
