NASHVILLE, Tenn. – For months, Metro schools have been engulfed in controversy over how the district has spent your money.
Now, the Metro School Board appears ready to enact reforms to reassure taxpayers that they’re watching, including appointing internal auditors and increasing board scrutiny of contracts.
It follows an on-going NewsChannel 5 investigaton that raised questions about millions of dollars spent without following the district’s own purchasing policies and about contracts awarded without the school board’s knowledge.
“The conversations that have happened this year have been healthy in my opinion,” said board member Will Pinkston. “They’ve created a healthy tension in the system, if you will, that has led to more introspection about how we are spending money.”
The reform proposals drew approval Tuesday from the school board’s governance committee.
Pinkston, who drafted the proposals, insisted that his ideas were not aimed at embattled Schools Director Dr. Shawn Joseph and that it is an issue that’s been a long time coming.
Board member Amy Frogge insisted…
