We fully believe in the premise of "find out what
works," and then duplicate it - or at least share the concepts with other School Districts.
We have helped 112+ different Districts across North America.
The Risk of Fraud Generally Ranks as the #1 Concern
for senior management. We find that District officials want to improve their internal
controls but struggle to find the time to become the "change agents" and open up
that Pandora's box.
Imagine all of your school activity funds are put
in a piggy bank on your desk. Can you tell how much money is in that piggy bank?
Probably not! Now imagine that piggy bank was made of glass. Can you tell how
much money is in there now? Well not exactly but you'd have an idea. This is called
transparency and it's what every District needs for their school activity funds. At
times the temptation to 'lose' $20 here or $100 there can be high, especially when the controls
are weak. But if the school “money handlers” know they are being watched
(like cameras in a store), then the temptation for theft is reduced.
