Client Testimonials

“We engaged Hank Hurd and School Efficiency Consultants to review our employee allocation and other operations. They presented us with a slate of efficiency options that saved us $1.9 million. We redirected those resources to support our 1:1 technology initiative. I highly encourage superintendents to involve SEC in reviewing your operations to achieve more efficiency. They will find ways to save you money!”

“In my work with the Broad Center preparing leaders for urban school districts, I was most impressed with Carl Harris. Carl has a wonderful rapport with everyone he meets, and he has the breadth of experience that enables him to advise superintendents and boards of education on issues ranging from budgets to buildings. As a local superintendent and later in his position with the U.S. Department of Education, Carl has demonstrated his ability to make wise decisions that improve public education. I'm honored to consider him my colleague.”

“Carl Harris and Hank Hurd rank among North Carolina's most capable and accomplished leaders in public education. Each brings integrity and vision to the work of helping make public schools respected centers of innovation and transformation. I value and trust their judgment and look to these leaders for guidance on a regular basis.”

“Hank Hurd has been recognized as one of the top finance officers in the state. After serving as finance officer in Harnett County, he assumed the role of Chief Financial Officer at the Department of Public Instruction and later CFO in Durham. As a local superintendent, I found Hank to be very knowledgeable and service oriented.

Carl Harris has been a successful superintendent in both rural and urban districts. He understands the challenges a superintendent faces and could be an asset in determining how to best utilize one's resources.”

“In these difficult financial times, it is a great comfort to have experienced people to whom district school leaders can turn; Hank Hurd and Ricky Lopes are such people. Granville County Schools has recently benefitted from their experience in a very tangible way; they saved us money! I would recommend Hank and Ricky as "front line" resources for school districts in their search for efficiency in the use of money.”

“The professionalism and expertise of the Rives teams are second to none. ”

“On August 2, 2010 I assumed the duties as Interim Superintendent of Bertie County Schools. My heart sunk, as I began to review the financial records. The fund balance was unknown and projected to be very low if not close to zero. The interim finance officer was very nice and was swimming hard to stay afloat. She had worked in the system's finance department, but by her own admission, was not up to the monumental challenge of guiding Bertie County Schools back to the straight and narrow financially. This is definitely the short version of a horror story that was prevented from being a monster by Hank Hurd and Rives and Associates. \n Rives came into our house of horrors and helped us to select a capable and well qualified finance officer. They also performed a forensic audit to help us determine our current financial status and they suggested numerous standard operational procedures to ensure adherence to proper financial protocol. Rives and Associates righted the sinking ship, dusted off our map, and left us with a GPS for a better financial destination. ”