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The Rest of the Story

TUSD reported to have added 7 administrative positions

Back on May 22, 2009, the Arizona Daily Star reported that "TUSD's Fagen adds 7 administrative jobs." The headline and the story give the impression that TUSD has increased its administrative positions and salaries for the 2009-2010 school year.

But that's not even part of the story.

Here's the whole story:

  • The district has reduced its executive team budget by 30.9% for the 2009-2010 school year.
  • Including the reduction in central support staff, the district has reduced the total budget for the executive team level by 46%.
  • The district has eliminated four administrative positions from the executive team for the 2009-2010 school year.
  • The district has reduced the budget for administrative directors by $10,181 for the 2009-2010 school year.
  • The district has fewer central administrative positions, and fewer central support staff positions, during the 2009-2010 school year.

See the following sheet for detailed information:

Executive Team Savings and Administrative Director Budget Comparison

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