South Bend Community School Corporation

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The Indiana State Board of Accounts on Monday released a Supplemental Compliance Report finding that school corporation policies and state laws were violated by the South Bend Community School Corp.'s financial management from 2022 to 2023.

The Indiana State Board of Accounts this week released the results of an audit finding the South Bend Community School Corp. under then-Superintendent Todd Cummings lacked federally required controls and review procedures for how money was spent and accounted for.

The South Bend Community School Corporation is looking to keep its chief financial officer in place. The school board Monday approved a contract extension for Ahnaf Tahmid, after community members voiced their support during public comment.

Paradise Valley Schools attorney Susan Segal told the board Cummings lied when he said he didn't receive a buyout in South Bend, and he violated many district policies and his contract during his three months on the job before he was placed on leave.

South Bend Community Schools board attorney Pete Agostino thanked Regina Williams-Preston, a former corporation teacher and administrator, for her past calls to look at subjectivity as a reason why Black students are punished disproportionately.

Granger Republican Sen. Linda Rogers Thursday announced she was pulling her bill to replace South Bend Community Schools' board with a state-appointed one this session, after it met overwhelming opposition at a committee hearing Wednesday.

“Tutor-ND and Notre Dame will serve as the primary coordination hub, but from there, Notre Dame will recruit and support additional universities across the state to implement similar models in their own regions,” Indiana Department of Education Chief Strategy Officer Jacqueline Kronk told the State Board of Education on Wednesday.

At its first committee hearing Wednesday, Granger Republican Sen. Linda Rogers' bill to replace South Bend Community Schools' elected board with one appointed by the Indiana Secretary of Education drew overwhelming opposition from people who testified. Rogers said she likely will make major changes based on their input.

South Bend Community Schools Superintendent Mansour Eid said he met with Sen. Linda Rogers Saturday and explained how the corporation has made improvements over the past year.