SLPS board accepts FY23–24 audit but members raise questions about audit‑committee process

Summary

St. Louis Public Schools presented a clean FY23–24 audit from RubinBrown LLP and voted to retain the firm for the 2024–25 audit cycle. Several board members questioned whether the audit committee had been formally constituted before it made its recommendation and asked staff and counsel to clarify committee appointments and minutes.

St. Louis Public Schools presented a clean independent audit for fiscal 2023–24 and the board voted to accept the report and to retain RubinBrown LLP to perform the district audit for the 2024–25 school year.

Miss Johnson, chief financial officer, told the board: "St. Louis Public Schools for the year FY23–24 has received a clean audit for our independent financial statements." The board then voted to approve RubinBrown as the district auditor for the 2024–25 audit cycle.

The audit itself drew praise in the meeting and Miss Johnson detailed next steps: on‑site performance testing will begin in July, a draft report is expected in November, and the district plans final submissions in December 2025. She said the audit included a small number of repeat findings from 2020 and that corrective actions are under way.

Despite the clean result,…

SLPS board accepts FY23–24 audit but members raise questions about audit‑committee process

Summary

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