The Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (SCCPSS) school board kicked off the first Finance Advisory Committee meeting at 9 a.m. on Wednesday Nov. 29. The new committee is one of now seven other committees.
The following day, Nov. 30, marked the latest meeting of the board’s Audit Committee, which presented sobering news about the state of some SCCPSS Human Resources (HR) practices. Interim Senior Director of Internal Audit Leah Underwood presented a draft of the Human Resources Division Audit of Human Resources Activities.
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Initial agenda items focused on approving Oct. 2023 meeting minutes and approval of updates to the Internal Audit Department by-laws and Audit Committee Charter. The changes were to provide clarification that the board does not have “independent authority to hire people without the recommendation of the Superintendent,” according to SCCPSS counsel, Leamon R. Holliday, III. School Board President and Audit Committee member Roger Moss, further clarified that members of the audit department are recommended for hire…
