A Closer Look at Education Spending On May 24, 2006, OCPA sent a letter requesting some basic information from the school superintendent in each Oklahoma public school district. The letter said, in relevant part: Under the Oklahoma Open Records Act, Title 51, Sections 24A.1– 24A.22, I am requesting that records related to education expenditures by your school district be made available to me for inspection. Specifically, I am requesting answers to the following questions: •
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How many employees in the school district make more than $75,000 a year in total compensation – inclusive of benefits including but not limited to health, dental, and participation in employee retirement plans? Please provide the job titles and compensation of those employees. How many vehicles (excluding buses used in the normal course of getting students to and from school) are owned or leased by the district, or loaned or reimbursed to employees in the district? What is the district’s total payment annually to national, state and local organizations including but not limited to the Oklahoma State School Boards Association and the Cooperative Council for Oklahoma School Administration? What does the district pay annually in fees for legal counsel, public relations consulting, and for local, state and national lobbying efforts generally? Which services, such as transportation, food service, or maintenance, has the district ever put to bid and/or outsourced? Has the district ever received an energy audit and if so, what were the final conclusions of the energy audit?
This document summarizes the results of that Open Records request. Districts highlighted in blue chose not to respond to OCPA’s request. Districts highlighted in pink did not provide the information, but rather invited OCPA to come to the school district office and obtain the information ourselves. Brandon Dutcher August 8, 2006
ACHILLE ADA ADAIR AFTON AGRA ALBION ALEX ALINE-CLEO ALLEN ALLEN-BOWDEN ALTUS ALVA AMBER-POCASSET ANADARKO ANDERSON ANTLERS ARAPAHO ARDMORE ARKOMA ARNETT ASHER ATOKA AVANT BALKO BANNER BARNSDALL BARTLESVILLE BATTIEST BEARDEN BEAVER BEGGS BELFONTE BELL BENNINGTON BERRYHILL BETHANY BETHEL BIG PASTURE BILLINGS BINGER-ONEY BISHOP BIXBY BLACKWELL BLAIR BLANCHARD BLUEJACKET BOISE CITY BOKOSHE BOLEY BOONE-APACHE BOSWELL BOWLEGS BOWRING BOYNTON-MOTON BRAGGS BRAMAN BRAY-DOYLE BRIDGE CREEK BRIGGS
Employees Earning $75,000+/year
Number of Vehicles Owned/Leased
Payments to Organizations
Legal/PR/Lobbying
Services Put to Bid/Outsourced
Last Energy Audit/Conclusions
2
2
$3,550
0
0
no
1
4
$3,487
0
0
energy audit in 1988 - did not qualify for energy grant
1 1
5 2
$1,250 $1,416
$4,223 $4,647
0 bid custodial services
no no
1
3
$2,650
$2,000
0
energy/lighting audit waiting results
0 0 3
5 3 22
$4,200 $1,775 $9,000
$7,285.09 $1,115.20 $10,000
outsource J&J Edu. services and Barlow & Associates 0 outsourced food and maintenance
no no saved $500k in energy costs by practicing cost avoidance
0
0
$1,965
500
0
no
1 0
9 0
$2,350 $1,100
0 0
0 0
no no
3
1
$4,030
$1,272
0
no
0
1
$2,125
0
0
no
1 0
2 1
$1,300 $1,400
$1,700 0
0 0
no no
2 4 0
6 5 1
$5,760 $2,900 $1,725
$8,000 $490 0
0 janitorial, food service, & new facility/remodeling construction maintenance
no yes, installed heating/air control service; results available on request no
1 1
4 0
$2,021 $1,750
$500 $1,425
outsource heat/AC and computer maintenance 0
no no
2 1
11 3
$5,404 $1,625
$5,000 $500
bid/outsourced maintenance 0
yes in 2004, sites equipped with energy mgmt. systems no
0
3
$2,082
0
0
no
1 0 2
3 0 3
$3,635 $1,700 $1,925
$1,584 0 $500
0 all 3 services have been bid/outsourced at some point 0
no no 2 audits conducted. Results: too energy efficient to qualify for federal grants
BRISTOW BROKEN ARROW BROKEN BOW BRUSHY BUFFALO BUFFALO VALLEY BURLINGTON BURNS FLAT-DILL CITY BUTLER BUTNER BYARS BYNG CACHE CADDO CALERA CALUMET CALVIN CAMERON CANADIAN CANEY CANEY VALLEY CANTON CANUTE CARNEGIE CARNEY CASHION CATOOSA CAVE SPRINGS CEMENT CENTRAL CENTRAL HIGH CHANDLER CHATTANOOGA CHECOTAH CHELSEA CHEROKEE CHEYENNE CHICKASHA CHISHOLM CHOCTAW/NICOMA PARK CHOUTEAU-MAZIE CIMARRON CLAREMORE CLAYTON CLEORA CLEVELAND CLINTON COALGATE COLBERT COLCORD COLEMAN COLLINSVILLE COMANCHE COMMERCE COPAN CORDELL COTTONWOOD COVINGTON-DOUGLAS COWETA COYLE
1 1 1 0
4 0 2 3
$5,473 $3,548 $2,250 $2,250
$2,000 $35 0 0
0 0 0 0
yes: 4/04-3/05; report by Honeywell available by request no no yes but cost of update outweighs savings
0
0
$1,390
0
0
no
0
6
$765
$2,630.25
bids for milk and food supplies
no
0
0
$2,425
0
0
no
1 0
8 4
$4,425 $4,156
$1,464 $1,210
transportation outsourced 0
no - at least 15 years since an audit has been performed no
9
$2,850
0
one school outsources custodial work
yes, AC units were replaced which reduced energy usage
1
4
$2,625
$5,455
bid transportation fuel and food service
not in the last few years
1
10
$5,194
$5,106.17
0
no
0 2 1
2 16 1
$932 $3,435 $1,106
$2,500 $5,989.70 $47,769.79
0 technology 0
no no no
0
2
$2,025
0
bid all
no
0 1 3 1 1
1 10 3 8 11
0 $5,000 $10,835 $4,350 $800
$1,500 $4,000 $14,689.26 $1,750 $250/month
bid food services food services 0 0 0
no no new lighting, heat, A/C systems no lighting system upgraded, a/c units replaced
0 2
2 2
$1,100 $3,560
0 $289
0 0
no no
1 1 0
5 0 1
$500 $3,033 $200
$1,000 $915 $1,000
0 0 all services (3)
no lighting system upgraded no
3
13
$6,075
$10,000
outsourced custodial work
2 energy audits - energy mgmt. system/light retrofits
CRESCENT CROOKED OAK CROWDER CRUTCHO CUSHING CYRIL DAHLONEGAH DALE DARLINGTON DAVENPORT DAVIDSON DAVIS DEER CREEK DEER CREEK-LAMONT DENISON DEPEW DEWAR DEWEY DIBBLE DICKSON DOVER DRUMMOND DRUMRIGHT DUKE DUNCAN DURANT DUSTIN EAGLETOWN EARLSBORO EDMOND EL RENO ELDORADO ELGIN ELK CITY ELMORE CITY-PERNELL EMPIRE ENID ERICK EUFAULA FAIRLAND FAIRVIEW FANSHAWE FARGO FARRIS FELT FLETCHER FLOWER MOUND FOREST GROVE FORGAN FORT COBB-BROXTON FORT GIBSON FORT SUPPLY FORT TOWSON FOX FOYIL FREDERICK FREEDOM FRIEND FRINK-CHAMBERS FRONTIER
0
3
$1,475
$1,000
0
no
0
0
$1,800
$180
food service - milk bids
no
2 0
4 1
$3,607 $2,450
0 0
maintenance services were put out to bid in 1993 0
no no
1 0
5 0
$1,000 $1,000
0 0
0 0
HVAC computerized control system no
3
9
$2,075
$675
0
no
3
35
$7,135
$54,500.95
none currently - food/maintenance were outsourced
yes, new energy mgmt. equipment purchased and installed
1
5
$1,225
22 4 0
79 16 0
$8,988 $10,584 $1,100
$18,618.03 $8,000 0
outsource maintenance at Santa Fe 0 used to outsource janitorial services
yes, have used comprehensive energy conservation program for 10 years have cost avoidance with energy program with Energy Edu., Inc. no
1 1
0 3
$3,250 $3,137
$1,000 $1,500
food service 0
no too small for changes to be profitable
0 1
3 13
$2,500
$7,000
0
4
$1,925
$2,360
0
no
0
0
$3,000
$1,000
0
no
0 0
11 5
$4,189 $2,925
$45 0
0 0
no 2 audits - updated equipment and saved on energy costs
0 0 0
4 0 7
$1,900 0 $1,750
0 0 $1,400
0 0 0
no no no
1
0
$3,400
0
0
no
no
GAGE GANS GARBER GEARY GERONIMO GLENCOE GLENPOOL GLOVER GOODLAND GOODWELL GORE GRACEMONT GRAHAM GRAND VIEW GRANDFIELD GRANDVIEW GRANITE GRANT GREASY GREENVILLE GROVE GROVE GUTHRIE GUYMON GYPSY HAILEYVILLE HAMMON HANNA HARDESTY Harding Fine Arts Center HARMONY HARRAH HARTSHORNE HASKELL HAWORTH HAYWOOD HEALDTON HEAVENER HENNESSEY HENRYETTA HILLDALE HINTON HOBART HODGEN HOLDENVILLE HOLLIS HOLLY CREEK HOMINY HOOKER HOWE HUGO HULBERT HYDRO-EAKLY IDABEL INDIAHOMA INDIANOLA INOLA JAY JENKS JENNINGS
1 0
$7,456 $2,425
$500 $7,066
0
currently engaged in energy audit by TAC Americas - no results yet
4
0 0
1 0
$1,700 $1,100
0 0
0 bid janitorial/maintenance
no unable to find cheaper energy sources
0 0
4 1
$2,565 0
$500 2,000
bid vehicles,buildings, food, internet, gym repair 0
no no
1
4
$2,575
$2,000
0
yes, replace doors and windows
0
2
$2,340
$4,935
0
yes
0 1
0 1
$1,400 $1,225
$200 $400
0 0
no no
1 0
5 0
$2,000 $1,850
$500 $750
0 bid mowing
no no
0 0
0 2
$1,000 $2,621
$3,500 0
maintenance and food service bid food services
no no
0
5
$1,600
0
0
no
0 1
4 8
$3,500 $5,490
0 $3,929.30
requests bids on fuel, milk, and bread 0
has received energy audit that saves the school money each year no
1
0
$500
0
no
1
3
$4,000
$5,000
bid transportation, food services, maintenance
no
1 2
2 5
$3,550 $2,100
$332.65 $11,740
0 vehicles/milk/machinery/floor coverings
no yes, ongoing
2
9
$7,785
$23,462.50
0
yes, Honeywell was approved for a complete preventive maintenance program for efficiency.
JONES JUSTICE JUSTUS-TIAWAH KANSAS KAW CITY KELLYVILLE KENWOOD KEOTA KETCHUM KEYES KEYS KEYSTONE KIEFER KILDARE KINGFISHER KINGSTON KINTA KIOWA KONAWA KREBS KREMLIN-HILLSDALE LANE LATTA LAVERNE LAWTON LE FLORE LEACH LEEDEY LEONARD LEXINGTON LIBERTY LIBERTY LIBERTY LINDSAY LITTLE AXE LOCUST GROVE LOMEGA LONE GROVE LONE STAR LONE WOLF LOOKEBA SICKLES LOST CITY LOWREY LUKFATA LUTHER MACOMB MADILL MANGUM MANNFORD MANNSVILLE MAPLE MARBLE CITY MARIETTA MARLOW MASON MAUD MAYSVILLE MC ALESTER MC CORD MC CURTAIN
1
1
$1,923
$600
0
no
1
0
$21,275
0
0
no
0 0
5 0
$1,598 0
0 $500
outsource maintenance 0
no no
1
6
$3,175
$857
0
no
0
2
$2,488
$400
0
yes, results showed efficiency
4 1
109 4
$150,943.41 $3,937
0 $3,921
currently bid food service; used to bid maintenance 0
used energy consultant co. in early 1990's no
0
5
$2,000
$500
1 1
4 1
$2,007 $2,125
$1,500 $300
outsource maintenance bid on transportation, food, & maintenance
can save on electricity no
2
9
$4,025
$500
0
no
0 1
3 12
$1,165 $3,138
0 0
maintenance 0
put timers on units 2002 - outcome was inconclusive
0
4
$1,550
$500
0
no
1 2
7 14
$2,500 $3,900
$1,543 $5,000
0 partial custodial 5 yrs.ago. Currently everything in house
yes, done by Honeywell over a 6 yr. period; some of the yrs. showed savings and some did not 2000 updated equipment/monitoring service.
2 1
7 10
$1,464 $5,036
$3,000 $7,000
0 0
no no
no
MC LOUD MEDFORD MEEKER MERRITT MIAMI MIDDLEBERG MIDWAY MIDWEST CITY-DEL CITY MILBURN MILFAY MILL CREEK MILLWOOD MINCO MOFFETT MONROE MOORE MOORELAND MORRIS MORRISON MOSELEY MOSS MOUNDS MOUNTAIN VIEW-GOTEBO MOYERS MULDROW MULHALL-ORLANDO MUSKOGEE MUSTANG NASHOBA NAVAJO NEW LIMA NEWCASTLE NEWKIRK NINNEKAH NOBLE NORMAN NORTH ROCK CREEK NORWOOD NOWATA OAK GROVE OAKDALE OAKS MISSION PUBLIC SCHOOL OAKS-MISSION OILTON OKARCHE OKAY OKEENE OKEMAH OKLA SCHOOL OF SCIENCE & MATH OKLAHOMA CITY OKLAHOMA UNION OKMULGEE OKTAHA OLIVE OLNEY OLUSTEE OOLOGAH-TALALA OPTIMA OSAGE OSAGE HILLS
11 3 8
$8,625 $4,310 $3,200
$3,000-5,000 $3,412.96 $3,352.10
transportation and janitorial services 0 looked into it but wouldn't save money
yes - money saved no yes, years ago but company could not save the school any money
2 0
19
$10,641 see contract
$7,800 $1,100
outsource lawn maintenance 0
no no
6 0
93 3
$28,000 $2,630
$18,000 $500
outsource custodial services 0
audit done several years ago; district staff is trained in energy mgmt. no
0 1
4 2
$2,432 $2,375
0 0
0 bid food, janitorial, maintenance, and transportation
no no
16
81
$5,645
$21,102.47
outsource custodial and maintenance services
yes, in 1990 and the company was contracted through 1998
0 0
3 0
$2,125 $4,603
$268.31 $733.72
bid vehicles and building projects, outsource maintenance bid fuel,vehicles,food, construction
no no
0
2
$1,625
0
outsource or bid some maintenance like electrical and plumbing
no
0 6 4
8 33 28
$2,100 $13,230.83 $14,675
0 $51,000 $10,000
0 outsource mowing,netwrk mgmt.,comp.programming 0
no contract with Honeywell Controls for energy savings awarded after RFP's sought combined savings of $50,829 and 20% on electricity
0 1
5 1
$2,400 $2,665
$785 $1,000
bid specific food service items 0
no no
1
6
$4,132
$3,000
0
no
10
87
$15,475
$79,817.28
outsource custodial & child nutrition services
proposed energy conservation project (see file)
1 0
1 4
$1,525 $4,900
$3,806.25 $4,000
0 0
no no
1 1
4 3
$2,025 $5,188
$3,000 $8,636.96
0 bid maintenance, transportation, and food
yes, newer facilities found to be energy efficient; older facilities were not no
66 1 2
150 0 5
$82,843.58 $2,100 $2,850
$448,555.46 0 $10,580
contract mgmt. services in maintenance, transportation & child nutrition transportation and maintenance 0
no yes, need to change A/C units but may not lower costs yes, 5 yrs ago and there are no conclusions
1 0 1 1
3 0 4 9
$1,930 $2,103 $1,500 $3,594
$500 0 0 $5,624.15
0 0 0 0
new lighting in two buildings no no no
0 0
0 0
$1,465 $1,450
0 $1,938.85
0 bid/outsourced custodial services but not happy with it
no no
1 1
OWASSO PADEN PANAMA PANOLA PAOLI PAULS VALLEY PAWHUSKA PAWNEE PEAVINE PECKHAM PEGGS PERKINS-TRYON PERRY PICHER-CARDIN PICKETT-CENTER PIEDMONT PIONEER PIONEER-PLEASANT VALE PITTSBURG PLAINVIEW PLAINVIEW PLEASANT GROVE PLEASANT GROVE POCOLA PONCA CITY POND CREEK-HUNTER PORTER CONSOLIDATED PORUM POTEAU PRAGUE PRESTON PRETTY WATER PRUE PRYOR PURCELL PUTNAM CITY QUAPAW QUINTON RATTAN RAVIA RED OAK REYDON RINGLING RINGWOOD RIPLEY RIVERSIDE ROBIN HILL ROCK CREEK ROCKY MOUNTAIN ROFF ROLAND RUSH SPRINGS RYAL RYAN S ROCK CREEK SALINA SALLISAW SAND SPRINGS SAPULPA SASAKWA
0 0
5 0
$1,000 $2,500
$2,500 $325
food service/maintenance 0
no no
1
5
$6,000
$1,420.69
0
yes,savings not worth improvements; looking into new software tool
1
5
$3,857
0
bid fuel & maintenance supplies
yes, change would not save money
1
10
$4,000
$1,000
0
yes, during 2004 and ceilings were lowered and light fixtures replaced
1
1
$4,490
$500
Sodexo
had energy audit from Honeywell that showed cost savings investment
1
3
only OSSBA
$650
bids on transportation (buses)
no
1
7
$2,350
$1,800
outsourced HVAC
no
0
1
$1,100
0
milk bid
no
7 0 0
35 2 4
$5,953 $1,270 $650
$35,113 $6,438.65 0
not since early 90s none 0
in 1997 adopted energy mgmt. system and saved $1.5 million no no
37 1
101 5
$6,028 $5,515
$34,682.90 $9,785
outsource food service 0
no outside firm hired, district involved in its own energy program yes - costs were too excessive to begin
0 0
1 6
$2,500 $2,382
$1,500 $125.50
0 0
no no
1 0 0
4 0 0
$1,875 $1,890 $1,400
$2,500 $1,490 $500
0 bid/outsourced all at one time outsource custodial services
no no no
1
0
$2,375
$2,000
0
yes
1
3
$3,550
0
have put out bids in all 3. too rural/isolated for bids to be received
yes, district did not gain any savings on energy-based expenses
SAVANNA SAYRE SCHULTER SEILING SEMINOLE SENTINEL SEQUOYAH SHADY GROVE SHADY POINT SHARON-MUTUAL SHATTUCK SHAWNEE SHIDLER SILO SKELLY SKIATOOK SMITHVILLE SNYDER SOPER SOUTH COFFEYVILLE SPAVINAW SPERRY SPIRO SPRINGER STERLING STIDHAM STIGLER STILLWATER STILWELL STONEWALL STRAIGHT STRATFORD STRINGTOWN STROTHER STROUD STUART SULPHUR SWEETWATER SWINK TAHLEQUAH TALIHINA TALOGA TANNEHILL TECUMSEH TEMPLE TENKILLER TERRAL TEXHOMA THACKERVILLE THOMAS-FAY-CUSTER UNIFIED DIST TIMBERLAKE TIPTON TISHOMINGO TOM TONKAWA TULSA TULSA SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES TUPELO TURKEY FORD TURNER
1
1
$780
$66
food services
no
4
4
$2,600
$500 - $1500
0
yes, now use Honeywell security systems
1
13
$3,094
$1,000
0
yes, renovated lighting system/computerized heat/air = huge savings
0
0
$1,400
$700
food service, maintenance, construction
no
7 0
0 4
$11,196 $1,225
$19,700 $3,389.50
0 0
no no
0
1
$850
0
0
no
1
3
0
$1,000
bids transportation and food service
no
1 1
3 7
$4,600 $2,700
varies $7,500
0 0
no no
0 3
4 10
$2,075 $2,443
0 $687
bid food, transportation and technology bids on transportation, food services, & maintenance
yes, classroom energy consumption improved, gym consumption increased no
0
3
$1,900
0
0
no
0 1
0 0
$2,515 + fees for specific admin. $1,350
0 $400
0 bid trans./maint., some maintenance outsourced
no yes, added insulation, replaced ballasts in lights
1
0
$950
$700
0
problems with A/C - no recommendations yet
3
9
$3,150
$9,600
0
no
4
29
$21,298.00
$40,028.44
outsource custodial services
energy audit is currently underway
3
10
$11,664
$4,514
0
yes, showed possibility of $96,481 savings per year
0
1
1,800
0
0
no
1
2
$2,250
$150
0
no
0 2
0 5
$1,350 $1,715
0 $600
0 0
no no
0 0
0 3
$1,000 $1,625
$1,000 $1,448.28
0 bid on transportation and fuel
no no
TURPIN TUSHKA TUSKAHOMA TUTTLE TWIN HILLS TYRONE UNION UNION CITY VALLIANT VANOSS VARNUM VELMA-ALMA VERDEN VERDIGRIS VIAN VICI VINITA WAGONER WAINWRIGHT WAKITA WALTERS WANETTE WAPANUCKA WARNER WASHINGTON WASHITA HEIGHTS WATONGA WATSON WATTS WAUKOMIS WAURIKA WAYNE WAYNOKA WEATHERFORD WEBBERS FALLS WELCH WELEETKA WELLSTON WESTERN HEIGHTS WESTVILLE WETUMKA WEWOKA WHITE OAK WHITE ROCK WHITEBEAD WHITEFIELD WHITESBORO WICKLIFFE WILBURTON WILSON WILSON WISTER WOODALL WOODLAND WOODWARD WRIGHT CITY WYANDOTTE WYNNEWOOD WYNONA YALE
0 1
7 3
$2,400 $1,750
$276.87 $2,000
0 0
no no
1 0 0 30
9 0 6 64
$2,850 $2,100 $600 $41,475
$500 0 $850 $90,594.49
0 bid fuel, food, maintenance supplies 0 services outsourced architecutral, construction custodial, security, pest control, auditing, insurance/benefits
no no no no
1
5
$2,350
$4,360
transportation outsourced
yes - no changes needed
0
3
$1,775
0
0
no
0
7
$2,400
$2,500
0
no
1 1 0 0
0 0 5 12
$5,814 $800 $2,775 $2,800
$14,233.61 0 $1,200 $3,200
0 0 transportation and construction projects 0
yes - energy control system put into place yes, need to put weather stripping around doors/windows & turn off unused lights/equipment no no
0 1
0 8
$1,600 $1,175
0 $1,000
0 0
no no
0 0
5 4
$2,515 $2,200
$2,000 $800
0 0
no no
1
16
$1,644.88
$3,715
0
no
1 1
5 6
$2,550 $3,445
$418.02 $1,370.50
0 0
no no
2
1
$89,334
$10,440
0
0
$6,882
1
0
$1,825 $2,625 $1,958
2
5
0 0
0 2
12+ heating/AC controls will be installed by 2008
$500
0 transportation, food service, general contracting 0
no no no
$3,900
$364.49
outsourced some custodial/maintenance
no
$2,725 $1,850
0 $500
0 0
no no
YARBROUGH YUKON ZANEIS ZION ANONYMOUS ANONYMOUS ANONYMOUS SUM
1 1 1 380
6 3 0 1768
NOTES: District told OCPA to come retrieve the information ourselves. District did not respond. District responses are available for inspection at the OCPA office, 1401 N. Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City.
$1,945 $3,885 $1,700 $1,080,201.06
$1,550 $500 0 $1,383,842.34
0 food service 0
school checks own conservation methods yearly & monitor daily. Committee makes recomm no no