Seattle Schools This Week
Update: A&F Tuesday meeting agenda . The minutes from the previous meeting reveal that the next district audit will include Ballard High and Special Education. (The previous audit included Garfield and guess what? They were found to have several volunteers not screened or had no application at all. ) Also, the Internal Auditor, Andrew Medina, said this: Mr. Medina spoke about an additional finding for personal service contracts (PSC). He noted that there have been instances where work started before the PSC is approved, as well as sole-source contracts that lack adequate supporting justification. Mr. Medina also noted a lack of administrative procedures, an employee handbook, and clear channels of communication. The audit also cited that the District lacks procedures covering the delegation of purchase approvals to administrative staff. Ms. Technow listed some of the forms, co...