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Audit finds no issues; board hears budget impact and questions on resignations

Cleveland County Board of Education · January 13, 2026
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Summary

Committee reported the district is about 100 ADM students down — a projection that could reduce next year’s budget by roughly $1 million — while an external audit presented to the finance committee returned no findings; board members pressed for more detail after personnel reports showed 21 resignations.

The Cleveland County Board of Education’s finance and personnel discussion on Jan. 7 focused on enrollment-driven budget pressure, a clean external audit, and concerns about staff resignations.

Rob McDaniel told the finance and personnel committee the district’s average daily membership is down by about 100 students this year, a decline the district estimates will reduce next year’s funding by about $1,000,000. Committee members discussed the enrollment picture and how the absent state…

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