Study of the Mount Diablo Unified School District - Mt. Diablo Unified ...

Appendix A: Survey ResultsPART H: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTEXHIBIT A-10COMPARISON OF SURVEY RESPONSESWITHIN MT. DIABLO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTCENTRAL OFFICEADMINISTRATORSSCHOOLPRINCIPALS(%A + SA) / (%D + SD) 1SPECIALEDUCATIONTEACHERSGENERALEDUCATIONTEACHERSSUPPORTSTAFF1. The school division adequatelyimplements policies andprocedures for the administration38/26 43/6 20/19 15/11 37/4and coordination of specialeducation funds.2. There is generally cooperationand collaboration between theschool division and schools34/25 33/26 20/22 13/14 24/6regarding fiscal management andbudget issues.3. The school division appropriatelymonitors its spending practices forcompliance and quality assurance37/30 33/12 18/19 13/12 28/4of special education services.4. Channels of communicationamong departments and schoolspromote collaboration regardingfiscal management and budgetary4/42 26/27 16/26 8/15 19/8issues of special educationservices.5. The school division efficiently andeffectively spends special33/34 30/17 14/27 8/22 27/10education funds.6. Most schools spend allottedspecial education funds efficiently33/12 41/7 27/14 13/11 35/2and effectively.7. The process for reimbursement isstructured in a way that results ina timely reimbursement from21/8 14/5 21/7 5/4 23/2federal and state agencies.8. The interim financial reportingprocess provides easilyunderstood and useful financialinformation to support the17/34 10/18 9/13 4/6 19/2activities associated with specialeducation.9. The budget process includesconsistent formulas to identify thestaff required to support special33/21 21/8 12/15 10/8 21/0education students in the schools.10. The budget development processprovides an effective format foraddressing special education21/34 17/11 10/15 8/8 15/2needs.1 Percent responding Agree or Strongly Agree/Percent responding Disagree or Strongly Disagree. The neutral and don’t knowresponses are omitted.© MGT of America, Inc. Page 11