1. AASBO Data Collection Project SDER Reporting Bi-Monthly Meeting March 10, 2010

2. Got Data? E=mc 2

3. AASBO Data Collection Project Operational since 2004-05 Implemented to provide accurate information to state policy makers regarding questions related to school district funding and expenditures Provides districts with a very cost-effective tool to analyze and compare district expenditures and revenues with those of other districts (over 250 individual reports) Provide districts a new tool that will help school districts compare staffing patterns with other school districts - SDER Reporting

4. Data Quote “You can either pay more people, or you can pay people more.” Bill Maas

5. Deer Valley Unified School District Analysis of Classroom Dollar Report

6. As an example, from the FY09 Classroom Dollar Report the DVUSD Plant Operation appears to: – Have a lower cost per square footage than the peer group and the State – Have a lower dollar amount per pupil than the peer group and the State – But the amount per pupil is a only slightly less on a percentage of the total per pupil ( 11.0% ) than the peer group (11.2%) and the State is greater yet (11.6%) Why? Is there more to this story?

7. AASBO Data Collection Project SDER Report – All Custodians/Maintenance

8. Analysis of All Custodians/Maintenance Report Some districts outsource custodial services Of our five peer districts, the average Attending ADM per Custodian is 145 FTE; DVUSD is 128 FTE We also know from the Classroom Dollar Report that DVUSD has less square footage per student than our peer districts ( 125 vs. 137 ) DVUSD has 11.7% more FTE and 8.7% fewer square footage ( SF/Student )

9. Conclusions of All Custodians/Maintenance Report DVUSD has more custodial/maintenance staff (FTE) than comparable districts DVUSD cost for Plant Operations is in line with comparable districts as a percentage of total spending DVUSD costs for Plant Operations is lower than comparable districts on a per pupil basis Hypothesis DVUSD has savings in costs other than staffing within Plant Operations expenditures

10. Additional SDER Reports

12. AASBO Data Collection Contact the AASBO Offices to enjoy the benefits of the AASBO Data Collection Project (602) 253-5576