First Student transportation audit follow-up
Springfield Public Schools MAMassachusetts- Detected
- Sep 10, 2026
- 55 days ago
- Sector
- Transportation
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From the meeting
Internal Auditor Young No presented the follow-up review of the First Student transportation contract. The original audit covered the district's approximately $30 million transportation contract and found missing bonds, missing training records, billing errors, and weak controls; most recommendations were later implemented. Two issues remain in progress, including excise tax reconciliation and fleet compliance, and the district said older buses will be replaced with electric buses during the upcoming or following school year.
- Meeting date
- September 10, 2026
- Agency
- Springfield Public Schools MA
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