August 22, 2003
The Honorable Rick Perry, Governor
The Honorable David Dewhurst, Lieutenant Governor
The Honorable Thomas R. Craddick, Speaker of the House
Commissioner Don W. Brown, Texas Higher Education Coordinating BoardFellow Texans:
I am pleased to present my performance review of the Alamo Community College District (ACCD).
This review is intended to help ACCD hold the line on costs, streamline operations, and improve services to ensure that more of every education dollar goes directly into the college system for faculty and students. To aid in this task, I contracted with McConnell Jones Lanier and Murphy, LLP.
I have made a number of recommendations to improve ACCD's efficiency. I also have highlighted a number of "best practices" in college operations―model programs and services provided by the district administrators, faculty, and staff. This report outlines 119 detailed recommendations that could save ACCD nearly $34.9 million over the next five years, while reinvesting nearly $4.7 million to improve educational services and other operations. Net savings are estimated to reach nearly $30.2 million that the district can redirect to the college classroom.
I am grateful for the cooperation of ACCD's board, chancellor, staff, students and community members. I commend them for their dedication to improving the educational opportunities offered to the residents of the greater San Antonio metropolitan area.
I am also pleased to announce that the report is available on my Window on State Government Web site at http://www.window.state.tx.us/tspr/alamoccd/.
Sincerely,
Carole Keeton Strayhorn
Texas Comptrollerc: Senate Committee on Education
House Committee on Higher Education
The Honorable Troy Fraser, Senate District 024
The Honorable Frank L. Madla, Jr., Senate District 019
The Honorable Leticia R. Van de Putte, Senate District 026
The Honorable Jeff Wentworth, Senate District 025
The Honorable Judith Zaffirini, Senate District 021
The Honorable Gabi Canales, House District 035
The Honorable Carter Casteel, House District 073
The Honorable Joaquin Castro, House District 125
The Honorable Frank J. Corte, Jr., House District 122
The Honorable Harvey Hilderbran, House District 053
The Honorable Elizabeth Ames Jones, House District 121
The Honorable Edmund Kuempel, House District 044
The Honorable Trey Martinez Fischer, House District 116
The Honorable Ruth Jones McClendon, House District 120
The Honorable Jose Menendez, House District 124
The Honorable Ken Mercer, House District 117
The Honorable Robert R. Puente, House District 119
The Honorable Carlos Uresti, House District 118
The Honorable Micheal U. Villarreal, House District 123
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