According to board members, they are getting the information in a timely and accurate manner and holding one board meeting per month has helped to focus the administration on critical issues. 5 Prepare minutes in executive summary format and retain the audio tapes of the public portions of board meetings for reference. Long-term storage remains a concern, and staff continues studying ways to place indexed recordings of meetings on CD ROM for easy retrieval. 6 Reduce the levels of administration between line staff and the superintendent. Staff changes include the addition of a press secretary, a second chief of staff, and an increased salary for the previous chief of staff.
Plans exist to trim more administrative positions.
7 Change the reporting relationship of the Internal Audit Department from the deputy superintendent of Finance and Business Administration to the superintendent. According to the district's internal auditor and other executive staff members, the shift in the reporting relationship has given the auditor direct access to the superintendent as well as to senior staff. 8 Analyze disparities in dollar resources and staffing of area district administrative offices. 9 Maintain and disseminate consistent and accurate information to all stakeholders broken out by programs, functions and where services are delivered. Full implementation is contingent on the installation of a new financial system and implementation of a planned financial reporting model.