The focus on HISD's transparency continues, as community pressure reversed the district's audit committee's decision to close its doors during meetings after 20 years of being open to the public.
Houston ISD's audit committee reversed its decision to close meetings to the public after severe opposition from education activists and parents.Education activist Sarah Terrell is among many who were unhappy to learn that the Houston ISD audit committee, the team charged with being the district's financial check and balance, was no longer meeting in public.The public outcry led the audit committee to reverse its decision to close the meeting.
According to the Houston Federation of Teachers, that trust is needed now more than ever. The TEA takeover put in place an appointed school board and superintendent, taking away the public's power. With a $4.4 billion bond on the November ballot and potentially entering the district's financial stream, he said it's imperative we know the money is being spent as promised.
Terrell said she doesn't want to see the bond pass and doesn't trust the audit committee to properly review the potential spending after today. A meeting that's typically over an hour got about 30 minutes on Friday before the public was removed for a closed session.
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