2022-002 Special Education Cluster - Assistance Listing Numbers 84.027, 84.173
Recommendation: We recommend procedures to maintain records sufficient to detail the history of all
procurements be strengthened.
Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: As of 7/1/2022, Framingham Public Schools will no longer claim
the Massachusetts Chapter 30B SPED exemption (Appendix A. #8 & #22) for any SPED contracts being
paid with federal funds. Instead, these contracts will be subject to the standard Chapter 30B procurement
policies. FPS Executive Director of Finance and Operations, Lincoln Lynch IV, will meet with Director of
SPED, Laura Spear, and City of Framingham Chief Procurement Officer, Jennifer Pratt, to make them
aware of this finding and request that 1) all SPED grant funded contracts going forward will follow standard
Chapter 30-B procurement policies and 2) City of Framingham updates their accounting
procedures/procurement policies to reflect this change by 7/1/2022.
Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Lincoln Lynch, IV - Executive
Director of Finance and Operations Framingham Public Schools
Planned completion date for corrective action plan: In progress