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La Salle-Peru board approves Visering construction contracts and hires CliftonLarsonAllen for forensic audit after audit finds material issues
Summary
The board approved multiple construction contracts and change orders for the ag and Dolan building projects, awarded contracts to Visering Construction and Able Plus for asbestos abatement, and authorized CliftonLarsonAllen to perform a forensic audit after the district's financial audit reported three material findings.
On March 18 the La Salle-Peru Township High School District 120 Board of Education approved a series of construction contracts, change orders and administrative actions and authorized a forensic audit after the district's financial audit was reported to contain material findings.
Finance Committee chair Mr. Nerby told the board the committee reviewed the fiscal status — revenues at 75.9% and expenditures at 58.7% through 66.7% of the year — and the administration had provided the financial audit "which... contains three findings in there. Um they are material findings," he said, adding the administration is working on remediation. The committee recommended hiring CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA) to conduct a forensic audit; the contract was approved at an initial cost of $21,000, with the committee noting that additional work would be authorized only if warranted.
The board also approved several construction and renovation contracts recommended by the Building & Grounds committee. It approved three Visering Construction change orders for the ag building (change order 8 — revise walk-in cooler condenser breaker size, and countertop receptacle updates — $401; change order 9 — additional beam and plate inlets for duct openings — $11,469; change order 11 — revise steel casework and add concrete base — $2,845) and awarded the main building select gym frame door and hardware contract to Visering Construction for $83,379. The Dolan Building interior renovation contract to Visering Construction was approved for $148,245 (base restroom renovation $92,215; alternate bids including floor replacement and a new children's restroom). The board also approved a contract with Able Plus Services Inc. for second-floor tile asbestos abatement in the Dolan Building for $8,325.
Most approvals were handled as consent/roll-call items; the transcript records affirmative roll-call votes for each motion. The board also approved a modest increase in school fees (a $5 yearbook fee increase and a $3 increase for Foods & Nutrition I and II), authorized letting bids for bread, milk and pizza vendors, accepted resignations and approved appointments and administrative reassignments including creation of a head dean position for 2026–27. The board then approved a motion to enter executive session to discuss closed-session minutes, collective bargaining and imminent/pending litigation.
The forensic audit authorization and the notation of "material findings" in the district audit were the most substantive fiscal items raised during the meeting; the finance committee framed the CLA engagement as an initial review with potential follow-up if CLA identifies additional areas requiring deeper inquiry.
