Transparency
INTRODUCTION
Section 18(2) of the Public Act of 94 of 1979, The State School Aid Act, has been amended, which requires each school district and intermediate school district to post certain information on its website within 30 days after a board adopts its annual operating budget or any subsequent revision to that budget. The Annual Budget and Transparency Reporting is an opportunity to communicate to our community on how we utilize the resources that are provided to us.
The following information is required to be posted on our website:
- The annual operating budget and subsequent budget revisions.
- Using data that has already been collected and submitted to the Michigan Department of Education (MDE), a summary of district or intermediate district expenditures for the most recent fiscal year for which they are available, expressed in the following two (2) pie charts, which were provided for the general fund of the district or intermediate district by the Center for Educational Performance and Information (CEPI):
- A chart of personal expenditures broken down into the following subcategories:
- Salaries and Wages
- Employee benefit costs, including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and long term care benefits
- Retirement benefits costs
- All other personnel costs
- A chart of all district expenditures, broken into the following subcategories:
- Instruction
- Support Services
- Business and administration
- Operations and Maintenance
- A chart of personal expenditures broken down into the following subcategories:
- Links to all the following:
- The current collective bargaining agreement for each bargaining unit.
- Each health care benefits plan, including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, disability, long-term care, or any other type of benefits that would constitute health care services, offered to any bargaining unit or employee in the district. Welfare Benefit Plan
- The audit report of the audit conducted for the most recent fiscal year for which it is available.
- The total salary and a description of each fringe benefit included in the compensation package for the superintendent of the district or intermediate district and for each employee of the district whose salary exceeds $100,000.
- The annual amount spent on dues and associations.
- The annual amount spent on lobbying services.
- The most recent state approved deficit elimination plan or enhanced deficit elimination plan must be posted.
- Information on all credit cards maintained by the district as district credit cards must be reported.
- Information on out-of-state travel by district administration must be reported.
Section 1 - Annual Operating Budget and Subsequent Revisions
Amended & Final Budgets 2018/2019/2020/2021
EDUCATIONAL SERVICE PROVIDER TRANSPARENCY REPORTS- EXPRESSED IN PIE CHARTS
CHADET Budget Transparency Personnel 2020/21
CHADET Budget Transparency Expenditures 2020/21
CHADET Transparency Operational 2020/21
CHADET Transparency Operating Exp. 2020/21
CHADET Budget Transparency 2019/20
CHADET Budget Transparency Personnel 2019/20
CHADET Transparency Expenditures 2019/20
CHADET Transparency Operations 2019/20
CHADET Budget Transparency 2018/19
CHADET Budget Operating Expenditures 2018/19
CHADET Transparency Expenditures 2018/19
Section 3a, 3b, and 3c - Listing of the Collective Bargaining Agreements, Health Care Plans, and Audit Report
* 3a. Academies have no collective bargaining agreements.
* 3b: Health Care Plan Bids, Benefit Overview and Summary Plan Descriptions , YVS Benefit Health Care Bids 2016 , Health Benefit Plan Overview & Bids 2017
Benefit Overview and Summary Plan Description 2020/2021
* 3c:Audited Financial Statements
Hodges Accounting & Advisory Services
Report on Financial Statements - Detroit 06302021
Report on Financial Statements - Detroit 06302020
Report on Financial Statements Detroit 06302019
Section 4 - Salary and Benefit Description of Superintendent and Employees with Salary Exceeding $120,000
Covenant House Academy Detroit utilizes Youth Vision Solutions as the educational service provider for its four schools, and Covenant House Academy Grand Rapids utilizes Youth Vision Solutions as the educational service provider for its one school. For the 2022-23 fiscal year, the total annual compensation (including benefits) for CHA Detroit is approximately $4.18 million and the total for CHA Grand Rapids is approximately $1.5 million.
Section 5 - Annual Amount Spent on Dues paid to Associations
MAPSA/$5,080.00 MSBO/$294.00 & ASCD/$224.00 inclusive of Grand Rapids/Detroit.
The annual amounts spent on dues paid to associations, are not applicable, since the Academy do not incur these expenditures.
Section 6 - Annual Amount Spent on Lobbying or Lobbying Services
The annual amounts spent on lobbying or lobbying services, are Muchmore & Harrington at $30,000 inclusive of Grand Rapids/Detroit.
Section 7 - Deficit Elimination Plan
N/A - The Academy is not in a deficit position and no deficit elimination plan is required.
Section 8 - Credit Cards
Covenant House Academy Visa credit cards with $5,000.00 limits have been issued to the Principals at each Academy inclusive of Grand Rapids and Detroit. In addition, the two district Superintendents of Grand Rapids and Detroit respectively along with the Director of Business Finance have been issued Visa credit cards with a limit of $15,000.00. The CHA staff listing is as follows:
Detroit:
Mr. Terrence George - Visa with $15,000.00 credit limit
Ms. Tanya Duffy - Visa with $10,000.00 credit limit
Ms. Mosetta Clay - Visa with $15,000.00 credit limit
Mr. Nathaniel King - Visa with $5,000.00 credit limit
Ms. Kimberly Harper - Visa with $5,000.00 credit limit
Mr. Kenneth Pickles - Visa with $5,000.00 credit limit
Grand Rapids:
Mr. Markeith Large - Visa with $5,000.00 credit limit
Section 9. Out of State Travel
N/A- The Academy has no expended funds on out of state travel for staff.
Section 10. Procurement Policies
The district’s written policy governing procurement of supplies, materials, and equipment
Section 11. Board Reimbursement
The district’s written policy establishing specific categories of reimbursable expenses, as described in Section 1254(2) of the revised school code, MCL 380.1254
Detroit - Check Register
Section 12. Statement of Reimbursed Expenses
The academies have no employees and have made no expense reimbursements to any employee or board member.
Section 13. Best Practice Salary Data
Section 14. Educator Evaluation Systems Postings and Assurances
Detroit-
Principal/Building Administrator Evaluation Worksheet
Classroom Teacher Evaluation Instrument
Charlotte Danielson's Framework for Teaching- Evaluation
COVID-19 Plans
Covenant House Academy Detroit Extended COVID-19 Learning Plan
Educational Goal - End of Year Progress