March 5, 2003
The Honorable Rick Perry, Governor
The Honorable David Dewhurst, Lieutenant Governor
The Honorable Thomas R. Craddick, Speaker of the House
Commissioner Felipe T. Alanis, Ph.D.Fellow Texans:
I am pleased to present this report on the progress of the Wall Independent School District (WISD) in implementing my Texas School Performance Review (TSPR) recommendations.
In August 2001, I released the results of my review of the district's operations. This review offered 41 recommendations that collectively could save WISD taxpayers a net of more than $1.4 million by 2005-06. The review also noted a number of WISD's exemplary programs and model services provided by district administrators, teachers, and staff.
In January 2003, we returned to check on how well the district's leadership put these proposals into practice. Over the last year, WISD has implemented, or is in the process of implementing, 39 of the proposals, or 95 percent. The district has saved a net of $257,593 to date, and expects those savings to grow to more than $1.3 million over five years.
This report is available on my Web site at www.window.state.tx.us/tspr/wallpr/.
Thanks for all that you do for Texas.
Sincerely,
Carole Keeton Strayhorn
Texas Comptrollerc: Senate Committee on Education
House Committee on Public Education
The Honorable Robert Duncan, State Senator, District 28
The Honorable Scott Campbell, State Representative, District 72
