Overview
- The payment is the last installment previously withheld after MPS missed state financial reporting deadlines in 2024.
- MPS submitted its 2024–25 external audit, marking the third audit completed in about 13 months.
- Superintendent Brenda Cassellius, hired in March, said her priority has been rebuilding operations to restore trust and transparency.
- The district reports rebuilding its finance team, establishing new protocols and controls, and launching systems that connect district financial platforms directly to the state's system to prevent manual reporting delays.
- State Superintendent Jill Underly cited meaningful progress and pledged continued partnership, and the district recently completed lead paint stabilization across nearly 100 schools.