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Clear Creek ISD board approves 2025–26 internal audit plan
Summary
The Clear Creek ISD Board of Trustees on Sept. 8 approved a risk‑based internal audit plan for the 2025–26 school year after hearing a presentation from the district internal auditor that emphasized campus and high‑risk departmental reviews.
The Clear Creek Independent School District Board of Trustees approved the district's 2025–26 internal audit plan at a meeting that began at 5 p.m. on Sept. 8.
The plan, presented by the district's internal auditor Miss Easton, lays out a risk‑based program of reviews meant to focus audit resources on the district's highest‑risk areas. "The plan is developed through a risk based process," Miss Easton said, telling trustees the process included input from department heads and a numerical scoring system to prioritize work.
The audit calendar in the plan includes 18 campus audits and targeted reviews of departments the auditor identified as higher risk, including special services, transportation, technology, advanced academics and child nutrition. Time was also reserved for one‑off audits, booster club oversight, conflict of interest reviews, the fraud hotline and continuing education.
Miss Easton told the board the team collected input from 56 budget managers and that respondents' answers were assigned weighted numerical values that produced a heat map of risk priorities. "By multiplying the value by weight, we get a risk score, which helps us identify and prioritize audits or areas that need audit attention," she said.
Trustees who spoke praised the audit function as a discipline that strengthens accountability. Trustee Sanchez thanked the auditor for helping the board remain "disciplined about just reviewing the work that's happening," and Trustee Cunningham said audit work helps ensure consistent processes across the district.
After brief discussion, Trustee McKay moved to approve the 2025–26 internal audit plan. The motion carried; no trustee opposed.
Why it matters: The plan establishes the district's independent review priorities for the coming year and gives leadership the opportunity to request specific audits. Trustees said the work provides assurance to the community that district resources are being stewarded and that high‑risk areas will receive attention.
Next steps: With board approval, the auditor will begin scheduling and scoping individual audits per the calendar and the district will reserve time for emergent issues and follow‑up reviews.
(Reporting note: Quotes and attributions come from speakers recorded in the meeting transcript.)
