Norman Public Schools board adopts amended budget, accepts audit and updates graduation policy; virtual plan approved

The Norman Public Schools Board of Education on Tuesday approved a series of routine and policy items, including a budget amendment for fiscal 2024-25, acceptance of the district's annual audit, adoption of a new graduation policy reflecting recent state law changes, approval of six courses to count as math credits under that policy, and submission of a virtual instruction plan for state accreditation. The board then convened briefly in executive session to discuss the superintendent's evaluation and adjourned.

The board approved an amendment to the 2024-25 budget that district finance director Tyler Jones said was required to align the budget with final OCAS data and actual revenues and expenses. "The state requires that we amend our budget to equal our final OCAS data," Jones said during his presentation (SEG 288'SEG 301). The motion to adopt the amendment was made by Mister Regiers and passed by roll call.

The board also accepted the annual financial statement audit presented by Vanessa Dutton of iBailey. Dutton said the firm's work produced an unmodified (clean) audit opinion despite several adjustments. "The district received what we call a clean audit opinion," Dutton said, and noted a restatement for beginning balances of about $459,000 plus…