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State Board selects firm to review WS/FCS financial procedures for $98,000

88.5 WFDD - Public Radio For The Piedmont | By Amy Diaz
Published October 28, 2025 at 12:56 PM EDT
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Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools is grappling with a $37 million deficit.

The State Board of Education selected an audit firm on Monday to review Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools’ budget practices.

The State Board voted last month to require the school district to undergo a review of its financial procedures in light of its massive debt, currently totaling around $37 million.

Two firms applied to take on the job. At a special-called meeting, the State Board selected Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC. — the least expensive of the two.

The agreement states the audit of the district’s internal controls must be completed by the end of December, with a formal report and public presentation on Feb. 15.

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools will pay for the review, which will cost just under $98,000.
Amy Diaz
Amy Diaz began covering education in North Carolina’s Piedmont region and High Country for WFDD in partnership with Report For America in 2022. Before entering the world of public radio, she worked as a local government reporter in Flint, Mich. where she was named the 2021 Rookie Writer of the Year by the Michigan Press Association. Diaz is originally from Florida, where she interned at the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and freelanced for the Tampa Bay Times. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of South Florida, but truly got her start in the field in elementary school writing scripts for the morning news. You can follow her on Twitter at @amydiaze.
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