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District Operations and Associated Financial EffectivenessFederal sources of funding for Title I andspecial education amounted to almost ninepercent of the district’s revenues for FY 2009‐10, while other local revenue provided justover two percentof revenuee for this time period.EXHIBIT 2‐22MT. DIABLO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTBUDGETED REVENUESFY 2009‐10Source: Mt. Diablo Unified School District, Department of Finance, 2009.Exhibit 2‐3 provides a summary of expenditures for MDUSD. FY 2008‐09 was a difficult yearfinancially for thedistrict, as the state declared a financial crisis.Because of $4.6 billion instatewide cuts toeducation funding, MDUSD was forced to eliminate $14 million from its FY2008‐09 budget. However, actual reductions achieved by the district amounted to $17million.For FY 2009‐10, the district reduced its budgeted expenditures by another $8 million ofannual expenditures, and an additional $22 million in one‐time expenditures. To achievethesee reductions, the districtt put in placethe following expenditure reduction strategies:•••Increasedclass sizesEliminated positionsCut or reduced programsMaking the district’s task of balancing itsbudget even more arduous, votersrejected a taxincrease in May 2009.MGT of America, Inc.Page 2‐3
District Operations and Associated Financial EffectivenessEXHIBIT 2‐3MT. DIABLO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTBUDGETED EXPENDITURESFY 2009‐10Source: Mt. Diablo Unified School District, Department of Finance, 2009.MDUSD’s expenditures for special education amounted to $70 million in FY 2008‐09, whichwas $5 million under budget. Special education spending includes salaries for teachers,central office special education staffing, and resource professionals such as mental healthproviders. After salaries, the largest expenditures for special education include nonpublicschool placements ($7.5 million in FY 2008‐09) and transportation ($3.2 million in FY 2008‐09).MDUSD’s Board of Educationannually approves the transfer of general funding to specialeducation funding. In FY 2008‐09 this transfer amounted to approximately $35 million, andapproximately $32 million for FY 2009‐10.2.1FinancialOperationsIssue2‐1: General Fund Transfers to Special Education.MDUSD transferss approximately $30 to $35 million annually fromits general fund to itsspecial educationfund. While districts are expected to contribute to special educationMGT of America, Inc.Page 2‐4
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APPENDIX BBIBLIOGRAPHYBooksAspy, Ru
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