The official A&I budget says $57K.
The check register tells a different story.
Park Hill's Access & Inclusion department claims ownership of Restorative Practices, AVID, and other programs — but those programs are consistently paid for out of different budget lines. This tracker documents every confirmed misclassification, with sources.
Park Hill's own A&I page is the key source.
This analysis relies primarily on two public sources: Park Hill's check registers (the Bills for Approval filed with the Board of Education each month) and Park Hill's own Access & Inclusion webpage. The A&I page is what connects the vendor names in the check register to the A&I department's work. Where the district's own website says a program belongs to A&I — but the check register funds it from a different budget — that is the finding.
"We will create a culture of accountability through restorative practices…" — Board-approved DEIB Driver, Aug 2022
"We recently held our first Restorative Practices live webinar with Collaborative School Culture…"
Park Hill A&I page ↗
Collaborative School Culture is billed under:
STF DEV – INSTRUCTNL IMPROVE SVCS
Account 2213-6312 · Staff Development budget
$490,203 charged to Staff Development.
$0 charged to Access & Inclusion.
Misclassified A&I spending
Each entry below is confirmed: the vendor's own website or Park Hill's own A&I page establishes that this is A&I work. The check register shows it coded to a different department. Sources are cited for every claim.
Payment detail
| Date | Check | PO No. | Schools | Per School | Total | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2, 2025 | #2475 | 26000095 | 12 | $12,967.50 | $155,610.00 | Training 1 — 8 elementary, 3 middle schools, Russell Jones Ed Center billed individually |
| July 30, 2025 | #3095 | 26001645 | 12 | $14,915.25 | $178,983.00 | Training 2 — 14.9% higher than Training 1 |
| Dec 10, 2025 | #6253 | 26008491 | 12 | $12,967.50 | $155,610.00 | Training 3 — final session this school year |
| FY2026 total | $490,203.00 | |||||
Schools billed (all 3 sessions)
Why this is a confirmed misclassification
| Date | Check | PO No. | Amount | As coded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2025 | #4307 | 26001880 | $1,346.66 | DISCIPLINE – SUPPLIES |
| Dec 5, 2025 | #5969 | 26007264 | $404.83 | DISCIPLINE – SUPPLIES |
| Total | $1,751.49 | |||
- IIRP is listed on CSC's website as CSC's certifying credential — these two organizations are directly linked
- IIRP sells Restorative Practices curriculum, training materials, and certification programs — not generic school supplies
- Classified as "SUPPLIES" in the Discipline department, not Staff Development, not A&I — a third different budget line for the same initiative
| Date | Check | PO No. | Amount | As coded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2025 | #3258 | 26001961 | $5,000.00 | ACTIVITIES/ATHL – PROF SVCS (REG) – PH |
Vendors include Nick & Jake's, Hawaiian Bros (×2), Rancho Grande Cantina, Longboards Wraps & Bowls, Pizza Shoppe (×3), Amazon (food items), and others. Each charge is small — typically $50–$500 — spread across buildings so no single line is large enough to attract attention. The total across all schools and months is $7,056.
Confirmed misclassifications — summary
AVID: A&I claims it, Instruction funds it
AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) is listed on Park Hill's A&I page as an equity initiative. It is a college-access program for middle-achieving students from underrepresented backgrounds — a genuine academic equity program. We are not asserting it is misclassified. We are noting that the A&I department publicly claims this work while the entire cost — $454,213 — is funded through instructional budgets at every school building.
Source: All months, all Bills for Approval registers — cost center 12023. Park Hill A&I page lists AVID under "Increasing Opportunities."
Budget coding questions — not yet confirmed
These items have unexplained coding anomalies. We present the facts and the question. They are listed separately from confirmed misclassifications so readers can evaluate them independently. If confirmed, they will move to the section above.
Logicalis Inc — $183,746 coded to Security dept in November 2025
Logicalis is a technology vendor. Every other Logicalis payment this fiscal year is coded to the Technology department (account 2331). Only the $183,746 November payment uses the Security department code (account 2546). The check register description says "TECH SECURITY – SUPPLIES TECH REL" — a label that could apply to either.
All Logicalis payments — FY2026
| Date | Check | PO | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2025 | #5473 | 26006731 | $183,746 |
2546-6412 · TECH SECURITY| Date | Check | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2025 | #3117 | $5,621 |
| Sep 24, 2025 | #4170 | $3,505 |
| Feb 11, 2026 | #7460 | $24,230 |
| Mar 18, 2026 | #8188 | $7,511 |
| Apr 29, 2026 | #9170 | $83,266 |
2331-6412/6337 · TECHNOLOGYHow we determined these are misclassifications
Every confirmed finding on this page meets the same three-part standard:
- The check register places the spending in a specific budget account. We read the account code and description directly from the Bills for Approval filed monthly with the Park Hill Board of Education.
- A public source establishes that the program belongs to the A&I department. In most cases, that source is Park Hill's own Access & Inclusion webpage or the vendor's own website.
- The budget account and the program's true home are different departments. That difference is the finding.
We do not assert that the underlying programs are inappropriate or wasteful. We assert only that their costs are coded in ways that make the A&I budget appear much smaller than it actually is. Whether that is deliberate or a consequence of how programs are administered across departments is a question for the Board to answer.