The Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's board approved a $1,360,000 contract with Alvarez & Marsal Public Sector Services to provide professional financial assessment, project management and change-management support, Sheila Blanco, public information manager, said during the district's November informal meeting.

Blanco said the engagement is intended to help drive planning, implementation and sustained improvements to the district's financial systems and processes while avoiding interruptions to day-to-day finance operations. "Engaging the company to provide financial leadership, project management, execution, and change management support will help drive planning, implementation, and sustained improvements to financial systems and processes without interrupting the finance team's support of day to day operations," she said.

The transcript records that the board "approved a contract" but does not include a recorded vote tally or the motion text. The announcement did not include a contract start date, the source of funds, or the contract term; those details were not specified in the segments provided.

District officials said the consulting work will focus on financial leadership and system improvements; additional procurement or contract documents on the district website may provide further detail.