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Audit Committee

Audit Committee Overview and Membership

The Audit Committee is charged with providing supervision to the Office of Internal Audit; approving and managing changes to the annual internal audit work plan; monitoring corrective action plans implemented in response to external audits and reviews; and monitoring Risk Management issues of the district. The Audit Committee generally meets quarterly on the first Tuesday of the month (except September) for an Audit review from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Committee Membership:

  • Evan Briggs (Chair)
  • Joe Mizrahi (Member)
  • Liza Rankin (Member)

2025-26 Committee Meeting Agendas and Materials

Please note: meeting agendas are posted at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting.

September 16, 2025

Audit Committee
September 16, 2025, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Board Office Conference Room, John Stanford Center
2445 – 3rd Avenue South, Seattle WA 98134

Remote access:
By Microsoft Teams
By Teleconference: +1 206-800-4125 (Conference ID: 165 247 788#)

Call to Order                                                                           

1. Roll Call
2. Approval of agenda
3. Approval of June 3, 2025 meeting minutes

Special Attention Items                                                             

4. Corrective Action Plan – Ballard High School (Hunt)
5. Public Advisors to the Audit Committee (Briggs)
6. Draft Superintendent Procedure on Field Trips (Narver/Saxon)

Audit Updates                                                                                        

Presentation:

7. SAO CyberSmart Checkup Results (Medina)
8. Annual Review of Internal Audit Work Plan (Medina)

Materials Only:

9. Ethics Update (Medina)

Audit Response                                                                    

10. Audit Response Update (Medina)
11. Corrective Action Plan Update – CGCS Transportation Review (Campbell)
12. Corrective Action Plan Update – Ingraham HS Classroom Addition Close-out Capital Audit (Best) (Materials added 9/15/25)
13. Corrective Action Plan Update – Communications Internal Audit (Redmond/Guerci)
14. Corrective Action Plan Update – Special Education WISM (Gurley)
15. Corrective Action Plan Update – Food Allergy Management Needs Assessment (Smith)
16. Corrective Action Plan Update – SAO Financial Statement and Single Audits 2021-2022, 2022-2023 (Del Valle/Buttleman)
17. Corrective Action Plan – SAO Single Audits and Accountability Audit 2023-2024 (Buttleman)

Enterprise Risk Management                                                               

18. ERM Update (Saxon)

Adjourn                                                                                                      

Agenda PDF
December 9, 2025

Audit Committee
December 9, 2025, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Board Office Conference Room, John Stanford Center
2445 – 3rd Avenue South, Seattle WA 98134

Remote Access:
By Microsoft Teams
By Teleconference: +1 206-800-4125 (Conference ID: 895 537 682#)

Call to Order

  1. Roll Call
  2. Approval of agenda
  3. Approval of June 3, 2025 and September 16, 2025 meeting minutes (Materials added 12/8/2025)

Audit Updates

Presentation:

  1. BERC Group Review of Community Partnerships (Howard/BERC Group)
  2. BERC Group Review of PTA Facility Usage (Howard/BERC Group)
  3. BERC Group Review of Personal Services Contracts (Howard/BERC Group)
  4. Corrective Action Plan for BERC Group Reviews (Howard)
  5. OSPI Special Education WISM (Gurley)
  6. Internal Audit Work Plan (Medina)
  7. White Paper on Internal Auditing in the Great City Schools and benchmarking results (Medina)

Materials Only:

  1. Ethics Update (Medina)
  2. Internal Audit and Ethics Annual Report (Medina) 

Audit Response

  1. Audit Response Update (Medina)
  2. Corrective Action Plan Update and Memo – Nathan Hale High School (O’Hara)

Enterprise Risk Management

  1. Enterprise Risk Register Project Update

Adjourn

Agenda PDF
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