Anchor Bay Board approves audits, facility repairs and multiple student discipline actions; volunteer appeal denied

The Anchor Bay Board of Education on Oct. 22 accepted a clean independent audit, approved several facilities contracts and change orders, and voted on multiple student discipline cases following closed sessions — including three suspensions and one expulsion. The board also denied a parent’s appeal to be placed on the district volunteer list.

The board’s meeting opened with routine business and a student representative swearing-in. After an audit presentation, the board moved through the consent and personnel items, approved field trips for DECA and the dance team, approved policy updates and a principals appreciation resolution, and voted on facilities contracting and student discipline after a late-night closed session.

The audit from Raymond CPAs received an unmodified ("clean") opinion on the district’s 2024–25 financial statements, Auditor Dan Merritt told the board. Merritt said the district’s total general fund balance stabilized at about 25 percent in fiscal year 2024–25 and that finance staff had produced documentation that supported the audit work. He also reported the single-audit of federal awards is effectively complete but issuance has been delayed by a federal shutdown that has held up federal guidance.

On facilities, the board approved a change order for asphalt work at Anchor Bay High School after contractor ASI began milling pavement…