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Charter Schools Still Owe At Least $2,872,464
The penalty for taking more space than the law allowed was supposed to be paid immediately. These 23 schools have yet to pay in full.
Former Superintendent Austin Beutner ”made an agreement with the Charter Schools to pay maybe ten cents on the dollar for what they owed. [This] was never revealed to us.”
– LAUSD Board Member Scott Schmerelson
Billing customers and keeping track of their payments is a basic business accounting function and is key to running a successful organization. It is critical to have up-to-date information available so that management can immediately see disruptions in payment patterns and intervene to ensure that all bills are paid.
When it comes to keeping track of overallocation fees owed to the LAUSD, the bureaucrats at the Charter School Division do not seem to be performing their fiduciary duties for the students of the District and the taxpayers. While they should have immediate access to the balances owed by charter schools that requested more space on public school campuses than…
