Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Auditor releases report on Mississippi schools. Ouch.

Auditor Stacey Pickering issued the following press release:


State Auditor’s Office Releases 2012-2013 School Audits Comprehensive Annual Report

(Jackson, Miss.) - The Office of the State Auditor released the 2012-2013 Mississippi Student Information System (MSIS) School Audits Comprehensive Annual Report today. During the previous school year, OSA conducted audits in 46 school districts totaling 146 schools across the state.

“Each school district is required to submit specific student and personnel information to the Department of Education through the MSIS in order to determine funding,” said State Auditor Stacey Pickering. “My Office reviews both the accuracy and reliability of this information so that school districts are funded appropriately.”

The audits reviewed the actions in the following categories: student enrollment, student absentee reporting, truancy reporting, graduation, suspensions, historical postings, teacher endorsements, textbook distribution, property internal controls, vehicle markings, and school safety.

Findings from the 2012-2013 school audits:

·35% of districts were not able to account for all of the students being reported to MSIS as being enrolled and in attendance
·96% of districts failed to verify student residency
·96% of districts are not following policy regarding absenteeism and 98% of districts were not following policy regarding reporting unexcused absences to the State
·22% of districts graduated students who had not met graduation requirements
·85% of districts did not report suspensions as unexcused absences
·Only 9% of the schools audited were in compliance with safety rules and regulations
·Only 1 (2%) of the 46 districts audited provided textbooks (traditional bound books or other supplementary material) to each student enrolled in the selected classes

“Many of these findings are alarming, but I am encouraged many schools are making improvements,” Auditor Pickering added. “My Office will continue to audit schools to ensure policies are being followed and school funding is being handled properly.”

The full report can be found at this link: http://www.osa.ms.gov/documents/performance/MSIS13.pdf . School audits for the 2013-2014 school year will begin on October 16.

14 comments:

Anonymous said...

Boy, the new political lackey has only been on the job for a day or two and already releasing hard hitting reports. Good job Blagojavich.

noel said...

replace "school" with "government healthcare provider" to see your future. If you love your kids, put them in a private school.

Anonymous said...

Pickering has about as much credibility as state Auditor as Hoseman has overseeing elections in Hattiesburg. Who cares what he has to say about anything?

Anonymous said...

Can you PLEASE remove these youtube video ads and replace them with something that doesn't consistently crash my browser?

Anonymous said...

I like the audit they did in Rankin Co. about the employee that never shows up for work but is getting paid. Their is only one way that can happen. Some people are goinggggg to JAYAL!!!!

Anonymous said...

Whuts rong with Misisippi schools?

Anonymous said...

9.01
It's better than that, ask who the employee is and who her father is.
This is real sweet!

Anonymous said...

I think Mississippi schools are fine. All the custodians at my office attended JPS. The woman who handed me my fries the other day was a Jim Hill graduate. The guy who works the weed eater on the landscaping crew that cuts my yard went to Provine, and I saw a guy hanging off the back of a garbage truck wearing a Murrah Mustangs shirt.

"Goodt payin' jops"

Anonymous said...

Whats knew!!! Pickering is doing something after all these years is just a platform for Senate!!! Why doesn't someone investigate him and Howard Industries!!! Now what he did there would really get him some publicity!!

Anonymous said...

Only one district provides textbooks for each student? What in the world is going on?

Anonymous said...

9:15, are you saying Christy Maulding is the person who's been getting paid without showing up?

Anonymous said...

And KF, about that subpoena getting sealed in Rankin County, how did that get approved by the judge? Because it listed the employee's name? Seems like since we're dealing with a publicly-funded entity those records should be open to the public, especially since we are talking about the spending of the public's money.

Anonymous said...

The hearing was today, right? Any word?

Anonymous said...

9:01
$85,000 per year for a no-show job!



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