Audit Committee to review audit capacity, benchmark data and management findings
The Savannah-Chatham County Public School System Audit Committee’s Aug. 27 packet focuses on audit capacity, the Internal Audit Benchmark Report and management findings involving Human Resources and student data. The materials report 498 administrative days in 2026 as of June 30 and identify unresolved concerns about monitoring controls, policy consistency and graduation-rate data.
Key Takeaways
- Audit Review by Mark Conrey and Committee Members: Materials describe review and committee discussion of an audit report.
- Audit Review by Leah Underwood and Committee Members: Materials describe a separate audit-report review and discussion.
- Audit Coverage and Administrative Workload: The report says expanding audit coverage is being accompanied by rising administrative work.
- informational items: The committee materials identify an Internal Audit Benchmark Report and a June Management Action Report.
- Audit Findings on Human Resources and Student Data: The audit reports issues involving monitoring, employee-discipline consistency and graduation-rate data.
Key Items
- Audit Findings on Human Resources and Student Data
- Human Resources Division Audit Findings
- Audit Review by Mark Conrey and Committee Members
- Audit Review by Leah Underwood and Committee Members
- Audit Coverage and Administrative Workload
- Internal Audit Benchmark and Management Action Reports
Packet and Meeting Details
Audit Findings on Human Resources and Student Data
The audit found insufficient monitoring controls, inconsistent employee discipline and inaccurate data used to calculate the graduation rate. The record does not establish an outcome.
- Status: Unknown
- Implementation: Unresolved
Human Resources Division Audit Findings
The audit found insufficient monitoring controls and activities, potential inconsistencies in policies and procedures, and inaccurate graduation-rate data. The record does not establish an outcome.
- Status: Unknown
- Implementation: Unresolved
Audit Review by Mark Conrey and Committee Members
Mark Conrey reviewed the audit report, and committee members and department staff commented beginning at minute marker 15:55.
- Status: Informational
- Discussion: Comments began at minute marker 15:55.
Audit Review by Leah Underwood and Committee Members
Leah Underwood reviewed the audit report, and committee members and department staff commented beginning at minute marker 36:18.
- Status: Informational
- Discussion: Comments began at minute marker 36:18.
Audit Coverage and Administrative Workload
Audit coverage continues to expand while administrative workload rises nearly as quickly. The materials report 498 administrative days, higher leave and declining ethics-training time.
- Administrative work: 498 days
- Reporting period: 2026 as of June 30
- Status: Informational
Internal Audit Benchmark and Management Action Reports
The informational materials identify an Internal Audit Benchmark Report and a June Management Action Report. The record’s continuation requires repair, and its implementation status is unresolved.
- Status: Informational
- Implementation: Unresolved
- Meeting date: Thursday, August 27, 2026
Why It Matters
- The reported 498 administrative days, higher leave and declining ethics-training time bear directly on the audit function’s available assurance capacity. This occurs because Audit coverage continues to expand while administrative workload rises nearly as quickly. The materials report 498 administrative days, higher leave and declining ethics-training time.
- The audit connects Human Resources monitoring and policy consistency with the accuracy of data used to calculate the graduation rate. This occurs because The audit found insufficient monitoring controls, inconsistent employee discipline and inaccurate data used to calculate the graduation rate. The record does not establish an outcome.
- What activities account for the reported 498 administrative days in 2026 as of June 30?
- How does the FY2026 plan protect audit assurance capacity while administrative work rises?
- What explains the decline in time devoted to ethics training?
- What actions, if any, are planned in response to the reported monitoring and policy-consistency findings?
- How will the district address the reported inaccuracies in graduation-rate data?
What to Watch at the Meeting
- The next Audit Committee meeting is scheduled for Thursday, August 27, 2026.
Important Dates, Deadlines, and Next Steps
The Audit Committee meeting is scheduled for Thursday, August 27, 2026. The audit-activity figures for 2026 are reported as of June 30. No other deadlines or next steps are supplied.
Official Sources
About the Public Body
- Name: Savannah-Chatham County Public School System
- Organization type: school-district
- Government body: school-boards
- Location: Savannah, georgia
- County: Chatham County
- Provider: diligent-community
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