By Sam Parsons

State Auditor Rob Sand today released a report on a reaudit of the Oskaloosa Community School District for the period beginning in July of 2022 and ending in December of 2025.

Sand told the media that the reaudit was conducted after a public petition that reported concerns about contracts with vendors and conflicts of interest, including hiring practices. The reaudit concluded that, despite the fact that the school district made certain payments that were not formally discussed by the board, all payments were, ultimately, formally approved.

The reaudit also found that OCSD Superintendent Mike Fisher’s administrator license through the state of Iowa was expired for a period of 14 days in December 2025, resulting in Fisher receiving approximately $8,116 of payroll for a period in which he was not officially licensed through the state.

Sand also clarified which of the concerns were not found over the course of the reaudit.

The Oskaloosa Community School District issued a formal response to the reaudit, stating that its “biggest finding” was that “there wasn’t any impropriety or conflict of interest, only areas of growth to strengthen accounting systems.” The statement from the district also addressed superintendent Fisher’s license expiring for 14 days in December 2025, stating that the issue “was resolved as soon as it was discovered” and that it occurred “because the district’s reminder system was not sending renewal notices to administrators.”

The district’s statement added that, based on guidance from their legal counsel, “requiring repayment of work already completed before the district was aware of the lapse could violate wage-and-hour laws,” though Fisher told the media that he offered to do so.

A copy of the reaudit report is available here.