District response to the Chandler USD Performance Audit Report

9999 August 17, 2007 Debra Davenport Auditor General th2910 N. 44 Street, Suite 410 Phoenix, Arizona 85018 RE: Response to Chandler Unified School District 2005-2006 Performance Audit Dear Ms. Davenport: Chandler Unified School District respectfully submits our response to the Performance Audit conducted by the Auditor General for fiscal year 2006. We appreciate the professionalism of your staff during the audit and their willingness to engage in dialogue to ensure accuracy and understanding. While the final report provides recommendations that will enhance and improve our procedures, we also believe the findings verify our commitment to be effective stewards of taxpayer dollars. This is reinforced with Chandler Unified School District’s favorable placement among comparison districts in the following areas: Transportation – costs per rider, miles per rider, and cost per mile below the comparison group average; Plant Operations – lowest plant costs in comparison group; Utilities – lowest utility cost per square foot in comparison group; Classroom Dollars - placed favorably with comparison group and above the Arizona state average. We acknowledge the comprehensive nature of the performance audit; however, the methodology does not consider efforts to closely control capital expenditures. We would like to highlight a few items that have maximized our capital resources and thereby increased operational efficiencies: • ...