Transparency

Florida Compliance Hub

As a Florida public charter school, Sunfire High School maintains this page to meet the transparency requirements of Florida Statute §1002.33(9)(p).

Accountability

Governing board

NameRole
Sam ChaganiBoard President
Marion SilverBoard Secretary
Steve PiercyBoard Member
DeeEtte NaukanaDirector of Education
Philip NeissDirector of Operations

Management companies and service providers

Sunfire High School contracts with Number 1 Services, LLC for business and educational management oversight, working alongside the Principal on day-to-day operations. The management fee is 15% of gross Florida Education Finance Program revenue ($696,576 for FY 2024–25). Accounting services are provided by J. Klein, CPA. The school’s independent audit is conducted by McCrady & Associates, PLLC.

Annual budget

FY 2025–26 approved budget: total revenue $5,079,320, total expenses $4,188,102, across general funds, special revenue, and capital outlay.

Annual independent fiscal audit

Audit for fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, conducted by McCrady & Associates, PLLC. Total revenue $5,030,208, total expenses $3,399,093, ending net position $3,417,819. No findings, no corrective action noted.

Budget and audit PDFs are not yet posted. Both documents currently carry a copy-paste error referencing “Marco Island Academy, Collier County” instead of Sunfire/Broward. Corrected files are being issued by the auditor. We will not publish a signed document with another school’s name in it.

School grade

Florida’s 2024–25 School Improvement Rating for Sunfire (school #5060, Broward) is MAINTAINING.

Documents

Budget, audit, and quarterly board meeting minutes are posted here as PDFs. First quarter’s minutes pending.

Parent representative

Ivonne Negrin, Parent Representative. Contact information is posted here and provided annually to parents in writing.