Tom Horne Superintendent | Arizona Department of Education
On September 30, Arizona State Treasurer Kimberly Yee addressed a letter to Superintendent Tom Horne in response to a recent press release about the Nadaburg School District’s cash advance request. In her letter, Yee stated, “…the press release suggests that ASTO was somehow unaware of its duty to review and approve the cash advance request under A.R.S. § 15-973(C). This is incorrect.”
However, prior correspondence between the Treasurer’s office and the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) shows some confusion over their responsibilities. On August 29, Nick Barnhiser, Network Administrator at the State Treasurer's Office, sent an email to ADE after receiving repeated messages from Ryan Young at ADE requesting Yee’s signature for a cash advance for the Nadaburg School District.
Barnhiser wrote: “Hello, my name is Nick Barnhiser and I am the Network Admin at the State Treasurer's Office. Our Treasurer, Kimberly Yee made us aware of some emails she is getting from a Ryan Young at the Department of Education via Adobe Sign asking her to sign a Cash Advance for the Nadaburg School District. This is not something the Treasurer nor our office handles and the message was forwarded to us as possibly fraudulent. Doing a quick search I was able to determine that Ryan Young does seem to be a staff member at the Dept of Ed so perhaps these are being sent by mistake? I was not able to obtain Ryan's contact information. If someone could look into this for us it would be appreciated. The emails have been hitting her inbox consistently for the past several days and we are hesitant to put any blocks in place for fear of interrupting potentially legitimate mail. If more information is needed please let us know. Thank you!”
The email reveals that as late as August 29, there was uncertainty within the Treasurer’s office about its role in processing cash advances for school districts.
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