The district’s interim internal-audit director reported progress on recent audits and described the hiring process for a permanent director at the May workshop.

David Bryant (Internal Auditing) said audits of school-level cost centers showed strong controls: out of 16 cost centers reviewed, 14 had zero inventory loss. He summarized a control review of the open-enrollment/lottery process, reporting that the district followed required policies and procedures from applications through appeals and the lottery drawing; auditors recommended clarifying language and aligning treatment of internal and external applicants where legally permissible.

Bryant said the vacancy for the Director of Internal Auditing had been posted and that the Audit Committee had delegated an initial screening function to an internal committee. As of the posting close date the director expected, 12 applicants had applied. The process described: internal screening interviews, finalists introduced to office staff, Audit Committee interviews of finalists, and then a committee recommendation to the full board. Bryant said the target start date for the new director would align with the start of the fiscal year but would depend on candidate availability and negotiation.

Board members thanked Bryant for his work and noted improved inventory controls and responsiveness from the audit office. The board did not take formal action beyond accepting the report and noting the hiring timeline.