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Your Tax Dollars at Work! Headlines to Avoid

Mrs. Smith came into my office. She was angry, but controlled. Her practiced smile was plastered on top of gritted teeth. “Teachers just don’t get paid enough. Every now and then we have to do something nice for them.” What was this all about? My staff had rejected Principal Smith’s expense report where she was seeking

January 16, 2014 Short URLbest practice, California, gift of public funds, government, government spending, inappropriate expenses, Management, perks, public education, public funds, public school finance, public schools, school district business, school finance, tax, taxes, teachers, teaching professionAccounting, Finance, Government, Laws and Regulations, Management, Procedures and Practices, Public Schools

Stealing from Children, Part I

Who Steals? When it comes to stealing, I can share some awful details and they won’t actually reveal where the crime occurred. Why? Because the details are depressingly similar. But the similarities are not what you think they are. We are not talking personality types. There are two pretty consistent themes in school theft: Opportunity (which YOU provide)

September 26, 2013 Short URLASB, associated student body, internal controls, procedures, public funds, rules, stealing, theftRisk Management, Working Together

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Your Tax Dollars at Work! Headlines to Avoid

Stealing from Children, Part I

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