Booster leadership

Booster leadership is connected to fundraising, spending, volunteers, events, and financial records. Questions about spending should be tied to records, approvals, and documented responses.

Spirit pack and Riddell purchasing decision

May 2025 minutes document an unreduced spirit pack order with installments scheduled through August 2025. June Riddell emails document 114 disputed red compression shirts and an approximately $5,600 credit under discussion, as well as delayed sweaters and print quality questions.

Venmo account control and reconciliation

Meeting minutes and fundraiser emails document use of the booster Venmo account. October raffle emails directed families to Venmo AyalaBulldog-Football and required player identifying information in payment notes. User reports the Venmo activity was previously publicly visible and is now private or inaccessible.

Meat or beef raffle ticket controls

Feb minutes question who handles money; March minutes call for accurate results and a paper trail; August minutes state 10 tickets per player. Actual October rollout emails state 15 tickets per player at $10 each, weekly collection, Venmo and Zelle payments, and additional tickets available. Final winner email says the Freshman team turned in all of its tickets.

Booster shutdown or suspension

An August 18 booster communication states that the booster was under review with school and district representatives and that fundraising was suspended immediately. The communication directed school related questions to the athletic administration and stated that outstanding expenses and taxes would be handled before any remaining balance was transferred to the football USB trust account. The scope of any formal audit or investigation has not been established in the records reviewed.

Disposition of remaining booster funds and obligations

The August 18 booster communication states that outstanding expenses and taxes would be handled before any remaining balance was transferred to the Ayala football USB trust account. A complete closing balance, transaction ledger, payment authorization record, and transfer record have not yet been reviewed. The public accountability question is whether the final disposition of funds and obligations can be fully reconciled.

Booster tax and compliance status

May 2025 minutes state booster was working on tax status and had contact with school, district, and school board; district was aware

Historical unpaid bus and other invoices

January minutes question roughly $19,000 tied to a 2022 Torrey Pines trip. May and June minutes document old bus invoice questions and repeated reported district contact. Six original statements from December 2024 through May 2025 independently show account 25000 Other Current Liabilities unchanged at $19,422.46. The statements do not identify that balance as Torrey Pines.