Board reviews safety and internal‑audit findings: intruder‑detection results and Gibson Consulting reports
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Summary
Trustees heard an intruder‑detection audit update showing five campuses with corrective actions, and Gibson Consulting presented accounts‑payable and CIS/PEIMS audits; trustees requested progress updates and timelines for implementing recommendations.
At the Feb. 26 meeting, Austin ISD trustees received safety and internal‑audit updates from staff and outside auditors.
Christine Steenport reported on TEA intruder‑detection audits for December 2025 and January 2026: 25 campuses were audited in that period and five required corrective actions. Steenport noted TEA will audit 75% of AISD campuses during the 2025–26 school year and that 57.3% have been audited to date.
The board also heard two recorded presentations from Gibson Consulting. One audit, on accounts payable, flagged opportunities to improve timely vendor payments. Trustee Kaufman asked for board reporting on improvements; Superintendent Segura said on‑time payments have improved and offered quarterly updates tracking vendor payment timeliness.
A second Gibson audit (CIS and PEIMS) documented 11 recommendations — most rated medium or high priority — related to coding, data processes and staffing. District staff said improvements to people, processes and technology are underway, including systems modernization and training; Oscar (district staff) said many recommendations are already in progress and some are expected to be complete by the next school year. Trustees asked for a board update aligning completed work with the audit recommendations as budget decisions are considered.
Trustees also asked Gibson whether districts are requesting AI audits; Gibson said clients are early in developing AI policies and guardrails. District staff cautioned against letting external AI tools train on district data without clear protections.
What’s next: trustees requested an update to align audit recommendations with work already completed and asked staff to provide timelines and any expected budget implications as part of upcoming budget discussions.