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Appoquinimink board outlines steps to implement audit recommendations and previews FY26 amended budget
Summary
Superintendent Matt Burrows and finance staff reviewed audit recommendations to strengthen internal controls and transparency and presented an FY26 amended preliminary budget for board review, citing a projected discretionary operating carryover of $4.8 million and plans to adopt 0‑based budgeting.
Appoquinimink School District officials told the board on Nov. 18 that they are implementing recommendations from recent audits to tighten financial controls and improve public reporting as they prepare the fiscal year 2026 amended preliminary budget for later approval. Superintendent Matt Burrows said the district is down to about 25 full‑time teacher vacancies and currently enrolls about 13,097 students, making Appoquinimink the state's second‑largest district.
"Recommendation 1 is that the district should establish better internal controls within the finance office," the director of finance said,…
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