August 22, 2001
The Honorable Rick Perry
The Honorable Bill Ratliff
The Honorable James E. "Pete" Laney
Members of the 77th Legislature
Commissioner James E. NelsonFellow Texans:
I am pleased to present our performance review of the Christoval Independent School District (CISD).
This review is intended to help Christoval ISD hold the line on costs, streamline operations and improve services to ensure that more of every education dollar goes directly into the classroom, with the teacher and children, where it belongs. To aid in this task, I contracted with Gibson Consulting Group Inc. of Austin, Texas.
I have made a number of recommendations to improve CISD's efficiency. I also have highlighted a number of "best practices" in district operations-model programs and services provided by the district's administrators, teachers and staff. This report outlines 43 detailed recommendations that could save Christoval ISD more than $482,000 over the next five years, while reinvesting more than $186,000 to improve educational services and other operations. Net savings are estimated to reach $295,733-savings that the district can redirect to the classroom.
I am grateful for the cooperation of CISD's board, staff, parents and community members. I commend them for their dedication to improving the educational opportunities for our most precious resource in CISD-our children.
I also am pleased to announce that the report is available on our Web site at www.window.state.tx.us/tspr/christoval/.
Sincerely,
Carole Keeton Rylander
Texas Comptroller
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