Minneapolis Schools’ Shakeup of Finance Staff Followed Probe Into Missing $3M

Minneapolis schools move to tighten finance controls after trust fund payments withheld

The new details revealed this week come as the district faces a $50.5 million deficit — and ongoing concerns over the lack of financial oversight.

Minneapolis schools withheld $3M from employee health care trust

Minneapolis Public Schools withheld nearly $3 million from an employee health care trust, risking a shortfall and leading to terminations.

Minneapolis Schools’ shakeup of finance staff followed probe into missing $3M

Three months after Minneapolis Public Schools placed three top finance officials on leave, the district has finally released the results of an outside investigation.  But the heavily redacted report, which names just one of the officials involved, raises as many questions as it answers. The report, released following a public records request by Sahan Journal, shows that $3 million was diverted from an employee health fund in what finance officia…

Minneapolis Schools withheld money from employee health plan account for 10 months

Minneapolis Public Schools withheld nearly $3 million owed to an employee health care trust account beginning in 2024, according to a heavily redacted report prepared by the law firm Greene Espel late last year and obtained by the Reformer as…