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Superintendent reports clean audits, ESSER and special-education monitoring; district receives $1.4 million IRA reimbursement for geothermal work at Fort—ove
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Smith summarized clean annual financial and special-education audits, described ongoing ARP ESSER monitoring, and said the district received a $1.4 million reimbursement under the Inflation Reduction Act tied to geothermal work at Fort Washington Elementary; the submission cost to the district was $14,100.
Superintendent Dr. Smith briefed the board on audits, federal monitoring and recent reimbursements, noting a clean annual financial audit and the receipt of a $1.4 million reimbursement tied to a geothermal installation at Fort Washington Elementary School.
Dr. Smith said the district's annual financial audit returned "a very clean audit with nothing noted" and thanked business office staff for their work. She also reported the district completed ARP ESSER monitoring and a separate special education audit; staff said they expect final monitoring reports and noted the special education audit results were favorable.
Assistant superintendent and business office staff (Mr. Lekman was named in the discussion) described a separate federal reimbursement under the Inflation Reduction Act. The district submitted documentation related to the Fort Washington Elementary renovation and geothermal system; the district made a final submission on Jan. 27 and has already received $1,400,000. According to the presentation, the district contracted with a firm to prepare the energy-tax submission for $14,100; an earlier estimate with another firm had been approximately $65,000.
Dr. Smith also highlighted work by the district—quity and empowerment subcommittees and by family groups: SPEAK (Special Education Advisory Council) is hosting an IEP program; Jewish Families Association hosted a Holocaust-related speaker program; and the Asian American Families Group held a Lunar New Year event. She announced extracurricular and athletic achievements, including new school records in winter track and multiple league championships across boys and girls basketball and swimming.
No formal action was required for these reports; the board thanked administration and staff.
