Principal spent tax money on wine, dog treats
Explorer charter has since added oversight of credit-card spending
SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 2011 AT 10:08 A.M.
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Download: Explorer Elementary: Receipts, Green statement, severance agreement, credit card policies
Green’s expenses
Food: $14,896.10
Supplies: $12,834.38
Gifts: $3,317.00
Other: $2,821.81
Field trips: $1,951.00
Phone: $870.14
Wine: $727.38
Pet items: $449.82
Total: $37,867.63
|Trader Joes receipt shows $14.08 in dog treat purchases.|
Jill Green, former Director of Explorer Elementary
|Receipt from Wine Steals shows $197.88 in alcohol purchases.|
|Wine Steals receipts shows $16 in wine purchases.|
|Trader Joes receipt shows $8.67 in dog treat purchases.|
POINT LOMA — The founding principal of Explorer Elementary Charter School spent thousands of dollars on business meals, wine and dog treats over the last two years, expenses on her credit card that were covered by taxpayers.
The Watchdog obtained two years of statements and expense reports under the California Public Records Act for former Principal Jill Green, who resigned April 27.
Green, who earned $110,277 annually, said concerns over her expenses were raised by the charter’s governing board
