Study of the Mount Diablo Unified School District - Mt. Diablo Unified ...
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<strong>District</strong> Operations and Associated Financial EffectivenessEXHIBIT 2‐4MT. DIABLO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTCOMPARISON OF BUDGET TO ACTUAL TRANSPORTATION SPENDINGFY 2008‐09AMOUNTUNDER/(OVER)BUDGETPERCENTUNDER/(OVER)BUDGETCATETORYADOPTEDBUDGETREVISEDBUDGETACTUALEXPENDITURESpecial EducationTransportation$3,717,039 $2,417,338 $3,207,611 ($790,273) (32.69%)Nonpublic <strong>School</strong>sTransportation$263,865 $263,865 $354,063 ($90,198) (34.18%)Total TransportationSpending$3,980,904 $2,681,203 $3,561,674 ($880,471) (32.84%)Source: <strong>Mt</strong>. <strong>Diablo</strong> <strong>Unified</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong>, Department <strong>of</strong> Finance, 2009.Interviews with special education staff indicate that by forming a committee made up <strong>of</strong>financial and program staff to review transportation routes and renegotiate transportationterms with vendors, <strong>the</strong> district will be able to save $50,000 in FY 2009‐10. However, routescontinue to be highly customized and <strong>the</strong>re is opportunity for fur<strong>the</strong>r savings.Transportation for students with disabilities is considered a related service. Based on <strong>the</strong>goals and objectives <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Individual Educational Program (IEP), students with disabilitiesmay be entitled to special education transportation. In many cases and with careful review<strong>of</strong> individual student needs, students with disabilities may be able to utilize generaleducation transportation and would not require transportation as a related service under<strong>the</strong> IDEA. The student’s IEP drives transportation as a related service. With <strong>the</strong> number <strong>of</strong>specialized programs for students with disabilities in MDUSD, special education costs haveexceeded <strong>the</strong> budgeted allocations. <strong>District</strong>wide programs such as <strong>the</strong> autistic specificclasses, mental health collaborative, counseling enriched class, and assistive augmentativecommunication classes provide intensive services as prescribed on IEPs, but lend<strong>the</strong>mselves to high cost transportation for students with disabilities throughout <strong>the</strong> districtwho are assigned to those programs.Refer to Chapter 3 for additional discussion <strong>of</strong> transportation costs.Consideration for Issue 2‐2:• Provide savings in <strong>the</strong> expenditure category by aggressively pursuing alternatives tocurrent transportation services, seeking a broader base <strong>of</strong> vendors willing to providetransportation services, and by implementing routing changes. A transportationservices Request for Proposals (RFP) is planned for <strong>the</strong> 2010‐11 school year to seek amore cost‐effective provider. Special Education closely reviews studenttransportation requirements to ensure that <strong>the</strong> placement is cost‐efficient andeffective while staying within <strong>the</strong> transportation requirements <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> educationcode. (Based on input from district administration, it should be noted that <strong>the</strong>MGT <strong>of</strong> America, Inc. Page 2‐6