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School City of Mishawaka board told district is on state education-fund transfer audit list
Summary
Board members were notified the district was placed on a state list tracking transfers from the Education Fund after the district recorded an 18.11% transfer to operations; presenters described the transfer as a recurring administrative practice tied to facilities and operations costs.
School City of Mishawaka board members were told the district received written notice that it is on a state list monitoring transfers from the Education Fund after reporting an 18.11% transfer to the operations fund.
The notification came during the superintendent's update, when a staff member told the board: "we received written notice on March 27 that we are, again, on the excessive education fund transfer list." The presenter said the General Assembly directed the state Department of Education to track transfers from the Education Fund.
The presenter said the district's transfer was 18.11% and said facilities and operations costs often require transfers from the Education Fund to the operations fund. "You have to have lights, you have to have a building that has heat, air," the presenter said, explaining that building maintenance and infrastructure needs drive some transfers.
Board members were given the written notice as an informational item; the transcript did not record any formal motion, vote, or directive following the report. The presenter described the notification as an audit-list process schools can appear on when transfers exceed commonly recommended levels.
The board did not take a formal vote in public session on changes to transfer policy at this meeting. The presenter thanked school staff and singled out recent work by staff at Twin Branch for recognition.
Looking ahead, no formal timeline or next steps were recorded in the transcript; the district and board may address audit requirements or provide further documentation to the state Department of Education as part of the normal oversight process.
