Audit Committee

Meeting times are the 3rd Wednesday of each month, from 2:30pm - 4:30pm, in the Governing Board Conference Room, 1010 E. 10th Street.
This meeting is open to the public.

Next Meeting will be 11/20/2024.

Meeting notices are posted outside the front door at the TUSD District Office at 1010 East Tenth Street, Tucson, AZ.  In addition, all meeting notices, agendas, minutes, actions, recordings, and other resources are available on Board Docs.

• Audit Committee Charter (PDF)

Audit Committee Members

• Janine Bineyard
• John Blackshire
• Nicole DaSilva
• TBD, Chair
• Derika Louk, Vice Chair
• Kevin Oberg
• Bernie Wiegandt, CPA
• Val Romero, Board Liaison

 

Qualifications

Public members of the Audit Committee shall, through education or experience, possess the knowledge in accounting, auditing, financial reporting, and school district finances needed to understand and evaluate the District’s financial statements, external audit, and the district’s internal compliance and implementation activities.

Audit Committee Applications

Applications should include the online application form (below), a resumé, references, and a letter of intent that describes the applicant's interest in working with this volunteer committee and experience related to the qualifications listed for Audit Committee members.

Applications will be accepted until the positions are filled.

Supporting application materials may be Emailed to Governing Board ([email protected]) or mailed to Tucson Unified School District Governing Board, Morrow Education Center, 1010 E. 10th Street, Tucson, Arizona 85719.

The new committee member will be approved by the Governing Board.

Applicants sought to fill vacancy on the Governing Board Audit Committee

Tucson Unified seeks applicants to fill one vacancy on the Governing Board Audit Committee. Committee members assist in assuring that the Tucson Unified Governing Board adequately complies with its fiduciary oversight obligations, help strengthen Tucson Unified's internal financial controls, and help provide greater transparency of the District's stewardship of tax dollars. This is a non-paid volunteer position.

 

Commitments

The Committee's specific responsibilities and goals are:

1. Review and appraise the soundness, adequacy and application of accounting, financial and operating controls.
2. Ascertain extent of compliance with established District policies, plans and procedures.
3. Ascertain the reliability of accounting and other data developed within the District.
4. Examine the effectiveness of all levels of management in their stewardship of District resources and their compliance with established policies, procedures and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) or Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB).
5. Appraise the adequacy of the action taken by management to correct reported deficient conditions; accept adequate corrective action; and continue reviews with appropriate management personnel on action considered inadequate until there has been a satisfactory resolution of the matter.

The committee meets at least monthly and reports to the District's Governing Board semi-annually, or more often as needed. Members have initial appointments of four years. All committee members are uncompensated and serve as volunteers. The committee will operate under conditions of the Open Meeting Law, ARS §§38-431 and 38-431.01. For further information, please see the Charter for the Governing Board Audit Committee (in PDF)