12 things to know from the state’s MSCS audit
Memphis-Shelby County Schools is expected to complete a corrective-action plan in response to the report. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
A forensic audit report of Memphis-Shelby County Schools found evidence of fraud, waste and abuse at Tennessee’s largest school district and issued several recommendations for improving internal controls.
The major findings of alleged abuse are largely associated with the 2022 procurement process that produced $48 million in payments to a cleaning vendor. Auditors found one instance of potential fraud.
Before CliftonLarsonAllen began the forensic audit last year, MSCS had internally investigated the cleaning contract and sought to recoup money associated with the fraud finding in court, records show.
But the report includes several other observations and recommendations about ways MSCS can improve its operational organization and processes.
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Laura Testino
Laura Testino is an enterprise reporter on The Daily Memphian’s metro team who writes most often about how education policies shape the lives of children and families. She regularly contributes to coverage of breaking news events and actions of the Tennessee General Assembly. Testino’s journalism career in Memphis began six years ago at The Commercial Appeal, where she began chronicling learning disruptions associated with the pandemic, and continued with Chalkbeat, where she dug into education administration in Memphis. Her reporting has appeared in The New York Times, The Times-Picayune, The Tuscaloosa News and USA Today. Reach Laura with questions, story ideas or tips: Ltestino@dailymemphian.com or Ldtestino.54 on Signal.
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