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Keystone Central board hears audit-backed critique of cyber charter spending, urges legislative action
Summary
District staff presented Auditor General findings showing large fund balances and questionable expenditures at statewide cyber charter schools and recommended contacting legislators to support a statewide tuition cap; board members expressed frustration and discussed advocacy and local transparency.
Keystone Central School District staff presented results from an Auditor General review of Pennsylvania cyber charter schools and urged board members and the public to press legislators for limits on cyber charter tuition and stronger spending accountability.
The presentation, delivered by a district staff member identified in meeting materials as Joni, summarized the Auditor General Tim Dufours audit covering 7/1/2020to6/30/2023 and highlighted increased fund balances and line-item expenditures the presenter characterized as unrelated to classroom instruction. "The Auditor General ... made it clear that cyber charters are being paid more than they need to to educate students and are spending tax dollars…
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