State education leaders have a plan for taking a deep dive into whether one of North Carolina’s largest school systems can dig out of a multimillion-dollar financial hole.
The State Board of Education approved a “scope of work” Thursday for what an outside audit firm will look into as it reviews the finances of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school system. The district is undergoing mass layoffs, employee furloughs, school closings and other cost-cutting measures to try to erase a $46 million budget deficit.
“The purpose of the review is not to re-investigate the causes of the deficit, which have been well documented, but to ensure that corrective actions are comprehensive, effective and sustainable,” according to the document approved by the state board…