Sand Springs board accepts 2023–24 audit, moves forward on Clyde Boyd middle school contract

The Sand Springs Public Schools Board of Education voted unanimously Jan. 13 to accept the district—s 2023—2024 audit and to approve a package of construction awards tied to the Clyde Boyd middle school project, the superintendent said.

The board accepted the audit as presented after a summary from Jeff Hewitt of Bledsoe & Gullickson, the district—s auditors. Jeff Hewitt said the independent auditor—s report included a —qualified opinion on the regulatory basis— the district uses and noted the report found no internal control deficiencies rising to the level of a material weakness. —Overall it—s good,— Hewitt said, adding that routine federal program encoding items were noted for correction.

The board also approved item 32, a segmented contract package for the Clyde Boyd middle school project, that the administration described as a portion of a larger project budgeted at about $5,900,000 for the initial scopes of work. District staff said the larger job is being bid in parts so site and road work can begin this summer while building drawings are finalized; staff expects final…