LOS ANGELES : Report Shows How Leaner Schools Can Cut Millions
The Los Angeles Unified School District could save up to $17 million next year by modernizing its inefficient bureaucracy, a report by Supt. Sid Thompson said Thursday.
The savings would come from streamlining operations and applying the computer age to antiquated business practices, said William Magee, the district’s newly appointed finance czar.
“We have an organization that is basically in the ‘60s from a standpoint of systems operations,” said Magee, a retired Atlantic Richfield Co. finance executive who was hired three months ago to inject business savvy into district operations.
Although the money is paltry compared to the district’s $3.9-billion budget, school officials said it represents some progress in unfettering the Downtown administration, which was described last year in a scathing management audit as slow-moving and inefficient.
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