August 21, 2017

Dr. Abe Saavedra

5622 Ray Ellison Blvd
Georgetown, TX 78242-2214
Subject: South San Antonio ISD
TEA Reference Number: IR2017-11-003

Dear Dr. Saavedra,

This letter is a follow-up to a complaint received at this agency. The allegation that in
2014, the South San Antonio ISD Career and Technical Education (CTE) Chief
discovered a slush fund of $250,000, being held by the district with CTE monies. This
money is alleged to primarily be Perkins Grant funds. There was a trip for the high school
drill team to attend a competition in Florida, which is alleged to have been paid for by
district money. The allegation stated one participant had a mother working for the district
and had the money awarded outside of the budget guidelines. Lastly, in 2015-2016 a
coach was accused of misappropriating funds upwards of $135,000, he is said to have
admitted to approximately $35,000to get students items they needed for the football
season.

Please find the request for information concerning the above allegations.

Provide the following by September 5, 2017:

District policy for monies awarded to the district programs.
Provide information for spending of the Perkins Grant for 2014-2015.
Provide any information of a slush fund being held by the district.
Provide any board minutes or approvals for the travel of the drill team to Florida.
Any information or police reports for the misappropriation of funds by the coach.
A statement from the district about the listed allegations.

All requested information must contain supporting documentation.

Please use the link below and follow the directions to send sensitive, confidential files securely:
http://tea.texas.gov/About_TEA/Contact_Us/Sending_Files_Securely_to_TEA/

Please contact me if you have further questions.

Charles Croft, Investigator

Special Investigations Unit
Division of Governance and Investigations
Texas Education Agency
1701 N. Congress Avenue
Austin, Texas 78701-1494
Tel: 512-936-2569

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