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Supervisors press for quick verification of school corrective action plan, vote to invite school board to meet
Summary
After a presentation on the forensic audit of Northumberland County Public Schools, the Board of Supervisors voted to ask the school board to meet jointly to discuss school finances and consider a services agreement like one used in Essex County.
A presentation at the Northumberland County Board of Supervisors' March 27 special meeting emphasized gaps in trust and verification around school finances and prompted the board to vote to invite the Northumberland County School Board to a joint meeting to discuss the corrective action plan and potential county oversight of school finances.
The presentation, by John Koss, reviewed findings from a forensic audit and the school system's corrective action plan and argued the board of supervisors currently has “no current means to validate, to verify the status of each of the recommendations” other than verbal testimony from school personnel. Koss warned that, given the lack of trust, board members need specific evidence that key corrective items are resolved…
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