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Santa Cruz Elementary District agenda flags state audit review; superintendent, staff to present to Joint Legislative Audit Committee
Summary
The Santa Cruz Elementary School District board listed a report from the Arizona Auditor General on the district's financial risk and heard that Superintendent Ms. Romero and staff member Denisse Melendez will present to the Joint Legislative Audit Committee in Phoenix on Feb. 19 to discuss the district's financial risk and response.
The Santa Cruz Elementary School District Governing Board on Feb. 10, 2026 placed a report from the Arizona Auditor General Office on its agenda and heard that district leaders will brief a state audit committee later this month. Superintendent/Principal Ms. Romero told the board that she and staff member Denisse Melendez are scheduled to present to the Joint Legislative Audit Committee in Phoenix on Feb. 19 about the district's financial risk status and the actions the district has taken.
The superintendent also summarized routine district matters: current enrollment was reported in the meeting records as "128, ½ Kinders = 121," teachers have participated in County Superintendent training, a district Spelling Bee took place and winners were recognized, and progress reports were sent home. Ms. Romero noted upcoming events including presentations by the Nogales Science Honor Society for grades 2–4 and ongoing state testing.
The agenda item listing the Auditor General report does not include the report text in the public meeting record; the board did not take a formal vote on the audit report during the Feb. 10 meeting. The scheduled Feb. 19 presentation to the Joint Legislative Audit Committee was described by Ms. Romero as an opportunity to explain the district's financial risk status and the district's corrective steps. The meeting minutes do not provide a transcript of that presentation or specify additional materials submitted to the Auditor General.
The board's public-record notice for the meeting cites Arizona Revised Statutes 38-431.02 (open meeting notice) and 38-431.03 (authority to move into executive session for legal advice), indicating the district is following statutory procedures for public notice and the possibility of closed sessions on legal matters.
Next procedural steps noted in the record: the district will proceed with the Feb. 19 appearance before the Joint Legislative Audit Committee; any formal findings or state actions that arise from that committee are not recorded in these minutes.
