The Jefferson County Public Schools’ Audit and Risk Management Advisory Committee and members of the community got a better sense of what may have led the district to fall into a $188 million budget deficit.
An audit firm, Plante Moran, shared thirteen areas where the district has to make improvements to prevent this from happening again. Representatives said there were some themes that showed up consistently as they worked on the audit, particularly that there seemed to be no clearly defined or followed guidelines for financial oversight within Jefferson County Public Schools. The firm found eight areas they’re calling high priority, and put five other areas of concern in a moderate priority category.
The audit firm also proposed some ideas for how the district can fix these issues. Superintendent Dr. Brian Yearwood said they are working right now to find ways to implement the recommendations.
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