COPPERAS COVE – For the fourth consecutive year, Copperas Cove ISD has received a perfect score on its financial integrity rating.
Thursday, Copperas Cove ISD announced its 22nd-straight “Superior” rating on the Texas Education Agency’s Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas, the highest possible rating available. Since the TEA launched FIRST, CCISD has never earned anything lower than a “Superior” rating.
“It’s is incredibly important to me, and to our trustees, that our district is responsible in managing the taxpayer funds our community trusts us with,” said Superintendent Dr. Brent Hawkins. “Our business office works tirelessly to ensure every dollar which comes through Bulldawg Nation is stretched the furthest it can go to provide the best opportunities for every Bulldawg.”
The FIRST rating evaluates public school districts and charter schools across the state on 15 indicators, including operating expenses for instruction, tax collection rate, student-teacher ratios and long-term debt. A “Superior” rating indicates the level of responsibility, transparency and accountability a district operates with in the use of public dollars.
CCISD’s business services team has earned multiple awards for its efforts in following state-outlined purchasing guidelines.
“Our team works diligently to be good stewards of the tax dollars we receive from the community and make sure they know where every penny of it is going,” said Chief Financial Officer Cliff Heath. “This rating and this long-standing track record for fiscal responsibility is the result of the collaboration among our business office team, department and campus leadership, district administration and the Board of Trustees. I am confident that the community sees the work which goes into a rating this strong and what it does to provide a safe and secure educational environment for every student, and a workplace that people want to be part of for every employee.”
Copperas Cove ISD will hold a public hearing to review this rating as part of a future Board of Trustees meeting.
For more information on the district’s financial operations, please visit the Business Services webpage on the district website.