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Escambia audit office recommended new director; quality review finds general compliance and arbitration wins >$1 million from FEMA

5377897 · July 11, 2025
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Summary

At a July workshop the district heard an audit office quality-assurance report that found general compliance and recommended annual mini-assessments; the audit committee recommended McKenzie Lane to replace David Bryant; a binding arbitration awarded the district over $1 million in FEMA debris reimbursement.

Escambia County School District staff on Friday presented three related items to the school board: the audit office’s five-year quality assurance review, a recommendation from the district’s audit committee for a new internal-audit director, and the outcome of a binding arbitration with FEMA over disaster debris reimbursement.

The audit office’s external review found the office “generally complies with the standards,” and recommended formalizing an annual internal assessment process so the office conducts a mini-quality check each year. “The highest level of conformity that you can get is that you generally comply with the standards,” a staff presenter told the board, adding the reviewers recommended more frequent, formalized annual self-assessments.

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