Financial Accountability
The Texas Education Agency's Financial Accountability Division oversees public school financial accountability. The division:
- administers the state's financial accountability system for school districts, known as the School Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (School FIRST);
- administers the state's financial accountability system for charter schools, known as Charter FIRST;
- produces the Financial Accountability System Resource Guide (FASRG);
- produces the annual Student Attendance Accounting Handbook (SAAH);
- reports K–12 financial data;
- reviews charter school applications; and
- reviews school district declarations of financial exigency.
The Financial Accountability Division is a part of the Department of School Finance.
Contact Information for Financial Accountability Staff Members
The area code for all numbers is 512.
Name | Phone | |
Robin Aldridge | 463-3940 | FASRG / Financial Exigency / School FIRST |
Rita Bunton | 936-3712 | FASRG / School FIRST |
Shalonda Hurd | 463-9095 | Office Operations |
Leo Lopez | 463-9179 | Chief School Finance Officer |
David Marx | 463-2945 | Director, Financial Compliance |
Padmaja Sathyanarayan | 475-2012 | SAAH / New Charter Applications |
Yolanda Walker | 463-0947 | FASRG / School FIRST / SAAH |
Fax | 305-9165 |
Contact Information for Other TEA Offices
Accounting | 463-9189 |
Financial Compliance | 463-9095 |
Formula Funding / Grants | 463-8525 |
IDEA-B Stimulus / Special Ed | 463-9414 |
NCLB Title I / SFSF | 463-9414 |
PEIMS | 463-9229 |
Purchasing and Contracts | 463-9041 |
Teacher records & certification | 936-8400 ext 2 |
Waivers | 463-9630 |
For more information, contact:
Financial Accountability Division
1701 North Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 463-9238
Financial Accountability Division: Phone: (512) 463-9238 FinancialAccountability@tea.texas.gov
Financial Compliance Phone: (512) 463-9095 schoolaudits@tea.texas.gov
Division of Grants Administration Phone: (512) 463-8525 grants@tea.texas.gov
Office of Grants and Federal Fiscal Compliance Phone: (512) 463-8992 gffc@tea.texas.gov
School Finance Phone: (512) 463-9238 sfinance@tea.texas.gov
Texas Permanent School Fund Phone (512) 463-9169