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Inspector General: MCPS Chromebook inventory records unreliable; district outlines ServiceNow fixes and regulation timeline
Summary
The Inspector General found inaccurate Chromebook inventory records at Montgomery County Public Schools and recommended reconciliations, comprehensive regulations and staff training; MCPS described ServiceNow integrations with Google data, a dashboard rollout this calendar year and a target regulation completion by June 2026.
An Inspector General audit of Montgomery County Public Schools' Chromebook inventory found inaccuracies in inventory records and inconsistent school practices for tracking devices. The OIG presented two findings and five recommendations to the Audit Committee focused on inventory reconciliations, formal regulations and training.
OIG evidence and findings: The audit tested inventory at a random sample of nine schools (seven were tested at the moment in time) and found only two of those schools could account for all of their Chromebooks on the day of the visit. "Of the 7 that we were able to test at that…
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