Wake County school leaders are in for a long Tuesday, with a fresh independent audit landing on their desks just as the district’s financial cushion keeps getting thinner.
The Wake County Board of Education is set to review the district’s most recent audit while juggling a packed slate of budget talks and committee work. The findings land at a tense moment, as board members weigh staffing and operations decisions that have already tightened this fiscal year.
The district calendar lists a Budget & Finance Committee meeting at 2 p.m., a board work session at 3:30 p.m., and the full Board of Education meeting at 5:30 p.m. All events are scheduled for the Crossroads I board room in Cary, according to the Wake County Public School System.
What the audit found
The audit, conducted by Greensboro-based Forvis Mazars, did not turn up any major compliance concerns, according to WRAL. Even so, the report is expected to give board members a detailed look at the district’s financial statements, internal controls and any management-letter items flagged by the auditors…