Iowa Association of School Boards
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[edit] Taxpayer-funded lobbying
- Main article: Iowa taxpayer-funded lobbying
The Iowa Association of School Boards has a registered lobbyist with the Iowa Ethics & Campaign Disclosure Board. [2]
[edit] Income and Expenses
| Year | Total Expenses | Total Income | Membership dues (included in Total Income) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 [3] | $376,016 | $879,006 | $- |
| 2006 [4] | $707,324 | $274,711 | $- |
| 2005 [5] | $385,428 | $261,161 | $- |
Note: Tax years begin July 1 and end June 30 of the following year.
[edit] Executive Director scandal
In April 2009, the association fired its Executive Director. The director increased her salary to $367,000 without the consent of the Iowa Association of School Boards governing board. The board fired the now-former Executive Director Maxine Kilcrease under a clause in her contract that allows the association to withhold the remaining of her contract amount in cases of "moral turpitude."[1] Additionally, Kilcrease will be required to reimburse the organization for roughly $50,000 in pay, in addition to the $59,000 Kilcrease repaid in early April 2010.[1] Kilcrease had fired several employees of the organization, justifying that by stating it was in order to address a $1.5 millions pay gap, while giving pay raises to herself and staff responsible for her being hired.[1]
[edit] Misconduct and financial discrepancies
The organization's Skills Iowa program mistakenly double-billed taxpayers for $500,000 worth of expenses in 2009.[1] The association also mistakenly under-billed school districts for $700,000 worth of fuel it helped them acquire, and in 2008 it forgave a $491,000 loan to the National School Foundation Association, which it helped launch.[1]
The association now owes roughly $1 million to various financial companies that assist Iowa school districts with their short-term borrowing needs.[1]
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