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Audit committee hears data and software progress on hardship transfer recommendations
Summary
Officials told the audit committee the district is close to launching a report that will display hardship petition transfer requests by student, including limited demographics and reason categories; two audit recommendations remain outstanding, notably standardized space-determination controls and strengthened data collection.
The Portland SD 1J audit committee received an update on implementation of recommendations from a 2023 audit of the hardship petition transfer process. Janice Hanson, the district's internal auditor, told members three of five recommendations have been demonstrated as implemented but two remain unfinished: establishing standardized internal controls to determine available space and improving the data collection process to ensure accuracy and equitable decision-making.
Judy Brennan, director of the Enrollment and Transfer Center, described technical progress. She said the district has launched a new module in its Synergy student information system and is about "95%" complete…
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