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State audit finds Marshall Public Schools meets core Title I requirements; two district‑level findings and several school‑level improvements required
Summary
The Michigan Department of Education audit found the district met curriculum, instruction and assessment requirements but identified two district findings and several areas for improvement at Harrington Elementary; the district must submit a compliance plan and will be revisited in one year.
Kelly Fitzpatrick, the district's Title I lead, briefed the board on a Michigan Department of Education audit the district received this spring. Fitzpatrick said auditors reviewed districtwide materials and performed an on‑site review at Harrington Elementary and that the audit concluded the district met the three core areas of curriculum, instruction and assessment with no findings.
"We either met the requirement or we didn't," Fitzpatrick said, summarizing the audit process and the binary nature of the state review. She said the district completed 54 district indicators for the audit and that the Harrington school review…
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