Audit and Finance Committee Meeting, November 4, 2026

The Charleston County School District Audit and Finance Committee met on November 4, 2026. The committee approved the agenda and prior meeting minutes and passed budget actions that included a Fixed Cost of Ownership reallocation for technology upgrades at the Garrett campus—wireless access, Promethean boards, and related equipment—and project-management and implementation support for a new help desk service. A sales-tax capital-program allocation of approximately $1.3 million was discussed for West Ashley football facilities (the transcript appears to refer to restrooms). The monthly report on purchases and contracts over $250,000 was also presented; September’s higher total was attributed primarily to first-quarter charter-school distributions, with other items mainly related to capital contracts. No specific vendors or contract awards were identified.

An internal audit of contracted student transportation found that invoice reviews occurred but were not consistently documented, school-level bus-loading procedures were not uniformly documented, and some vendor complaints exceeded the expected two-school-day response period without documented follow-up. Management described planned procedures and follow-up measures. The committee also reviewed remediation of prior audit findings, including vendor-management contract language, removable-media controls, and consistent recording of construction-related assets. Monthly capital and financial reports were presented, but no additional procurement award or vendor selection was clearly identified in the transcript.