DUSD Board meets for budget revisions

By Bruce Whetten
Douglas Dispatch
Published/Last Modified on Wednesday, December 7, 2011 2:42 PM MST


The Douglas School Board of Education held another special meeting Nov. 29 to make some revisions to the 2010/2011 Fiscal Year District Annual Expenditure Budget as well as the 2010/2011 Annual Financial Report (AFR).


According to Sonia Barcelo of the DUSD business office the corrections had to be made and returned to the state by the end of the month.

Barcelo said her office recently received notice from the Arizona Dept. of Education that her department needed to revise its 2010/2011 budget.

“Due to the budget reduction of soft capital mandated by the state, they finally came up with the figures of what it affected our school district,” she said. “So what we need to do is go back to last year and what they are reducing is our capital.”

Barcelo said her department had to go back and adjust the amount the state took away which amounted to $749,633.

“Since I had to revise the budget I had to revise the AFR, she said so they would match up.

Barcelo added this really doesn’t hurt last year’s budget, it just means the soft capital overlay they were carrying over to this year has now been reduced.

“The good thing is we didn’t spend that money,” she said.

The board also approved the use of professional services from Karen Haivard as a consultant for the business office.

DUSD Superintendent Sheila Rogers said Haivard is a former colleague from Phoenix and she will be used on an “as needed” basis.

Rogers said she plans on “waiting a little bit” before hiring a replacement for former Business Manager Denise Evans.

“We’re feeling pretty confident about what Sonia can do and what Karen Haivard can help us with,” she said.

The meeting was the third straight week the DUSD board had met. It held its regular monthly meeting last night, Dec. 6. Details from that meeting will be in next week’s Douglas Dispatch.

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Comments

    To Wrong has got it Right wrote on Dec 17, 2011 3:32 PM:

    " Well said To Wrong! We are all very glad those two control freaks are gone. It is too bad that some of the damage that those two did couldn't come out in the open so everyone would know. I guess that is what happens to some people when they get a little power. It goes to their heads!
    Mrs. Rogers is the best thing that our district has had in many many years! "

    wrong again wrote on Dec 16, 2011 9:25 PM:

    " Give it up. Incompetent is a non educator who gives their two cents on how to clean up something they have no clue about. If you are an educator you must be one of the cronies. At least Pettit was upfront about things. He didn't cut your throat from behind. Bottom line is this. Those who have openly disagreed with all those in charge have either been demoted or removed. And I say all those in charge because Rogers is not the one running the show! By the way when administration comes up with the sensational plan of making k-2, 3-4 schools next year remember that is what Pettit tried to do. So for now continue being clueless or bowing whatever it may be. Either way you are wrong. "

    To wrong wrote on Dec 15, 2011 6:18 AM:

    " No doubt you are one of those "incompetent" ex employees. Don't blame others for your mistakes. Seems to me people are relieved that the District has gotten cleaned up by all the hiring of the "former queens." You want to know a tyrant? Gail Zamar was a tyrant, who took care of her pals like Rose Hamway and treated good people with disdain and responsible for bringing in crazy Pettit! Ask anyone what they thought of HER. So Queen Sheila keep it up you are kicking it! "

    wrong wrote on Dec 13, 2011 8:27 PM:

    " To thats it. You are so wrong. People are not fired in this district for being incompetent. They are fired for not bowing to the queens that run this district! DUSD is the magic kingdom that is run by tyrants. "

    So Thats It wrote on Dec 7, 2011 7:34 PM:

    " If a budget had to be revised it's because the so called Business Manager screwed up!!! Gutsy call Superintendent "if you screw up you show them the door." And that my friends is how you deal with people who are not competent! "

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