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Lake Park Audubon board approves outsourced business-management contract with CISO
Summary
The Lake Park Audubon School District board voted to contract with CISO (Center for Effective School Operations) for business-management services; the proposal calls for a remote, multi-person team providing finance and audit support at an estimated 50 hours per month and $7,000 per month.
The Lake Park Audubon School District board approved a contract to outsource its business-management services to CISO, a K–12 consulting firm the presenter described as the Center for Effective School Operations.
Jason Munson Berger, identified in the meeting as CISO’s representative, told the board the firm would serve as the district’s business manager using a mostly remote, team-based model and that the proposal assumes a discovery period followed by up to "50 hours a month" of service at a proposed cost of $7,000 per month. "Up to 50 hours a month is what we put in there," he said during the presentation.
Board members pressed CISO on onboarding and audit support. Members noted the district’s audit is scheduled to begin in July and asked whether CISO could start in time to assist with audit preparation and to coach the board on school‑finance fundamentals. Jason said CISO would do a 30‑day discovery and provide coaching and comparative finance data for the board to review.
The board also discussed a possible short-term extension of the district’s current on-site business manager (referred to in the meeting as Lisa) through a contract with Brady Marsh; the meeting record includes repeated references to an offer to extend that arrangement for several months at a cost the board discussed as an additional sum (the transcript references an approximate $40,000 figure for a transition extension). Board members said they were weighing whether to approve the CISO contract now or delay approval to negotiate transition details and to confirm what on-site support, if any, the district would need.
A motion to approve CISO as the district’s business‑management services provider was made in the meeting (recorded in the transcript as "Motion by Susan, second by Jen"). After discussion the chair called for a voice vote and announced the motion approved. The transcript records the board’s approval by voice but does not include a roll-call tally or named vote totals.
Next steps recorded in the meeting: staff were asked to contact CISO about the transition needs and to report additional details and any transition plan to the board at the May agenda meeting so the board could confirm timing and any additional transitional costs before CISO begins work.
