LUDINGTON — Ludington Area Schools has released a statement regarding the resignation of their superintendent and the retirement of the business manager.
This comes after an audit revealed that the district had about $2.2 million more revenue than had been reported to the auditor.
Interim Superintendent Mary Marshall told 9&10 News:
“During the 2024/25 school year, the district transitioned to a new software system which was a massive undertaking. Not all records were yet transferred at the time of the audit, so some manual merging of data occurred. After a thorough audit, it was revealed that the district had about $2.2 million more revenue than had been reported to the auditor. Unfortunately this occurred while the district was in the midst of contract negotiations with our teachers. The union review of our budget and the district review differed which complicated coming to terms in negotiations.
In December, the business manager retired and the Superintendent resigned. An interim superintendent was hired and an interim business manager was appointed and is working to get all business operations fully into the accounting software while reconciling all financial statements and accounts for last year and this year to assure full transparency and accuracy in reporting. The district and teacher’s union were able to come to an agreement on the compensation portion of the master agreement.”
A job opening for a new School Business Official has been posted by the district, and the district has engaged with Michigan Leadership Institute to search for its next superintendent.