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PGCPS purchasing director outlines reforms after audit flags rider contracts and recordkeeping
Summary
The Prince George's County Public Schools purchasing director told the Board Audit Committee on April 13 that the department will implement standard operating procedures, a PARS procurement intake/tracking system, a central repository and a compliance supervisor after an internal audit found four findings and one ancillary issue related to rider contracts and records management.
Prince George's County Public Schools purchasing director Miss Johnson told the Board Audit Committee on April 13 that the district will roll out new standard operating procedures, a centralized procurement intake/tracking tool and stronger vendor monitoring after an internal audit identified weaknesses in the administration of rider contracts and recordkeeping.
The audit, which sampled rider contracts for the period 07/01/2023 through 12/31/2024, produced four formal findings and one ancillary issue, Miss Johnson said. "The purchasing department recognizes the need for comprehensive standard operating procedures," she told the committee, and added that the department is reviewing current policies and aligning SOPs with pending updates to board policy 3323 before publishing the new procedures.
The audit team recommended a centralized contract-management module (an Oracle module) to make contract and procurement data more readily available for audit review. Miss Johnson said the department will implement PARS — an internal intake and tracking platform developed with IT — as the…
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