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SLPS internal audit recap finds prior vendor and routing failures; district working to tighten oversight
Summary
An internal recap of the 2023 transportation audit outlined prior vendors’ operational shortfalls and listed corrective actions the district is implementing while pursuing a new vendor RFP and technology improvements to monitor ridership and on‑time performance.
Saint Louis Public Schools’ director of compliance and internal audit presented a summary of the district’s 2023 transportation audit findings and described corrective steps the district is taking, including convening a task force, strengthening contract oversight, increasing penalties, pursuing RFID bus‑scan technology, and beginning registration for next school year to improve ridership data.
Dr. Katrina Hubbard, introduced herself as the district’s director of compliance and internal audit and summarized the Council for Greater City Schools’ audit observations: the vendor at the time lacked adequate driver staffing and training, mechanics and buses were insufficient, bus inspections and driver checks were incomplete, routing was designed from eligibility rather than actual ridership…
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