An overflow crowd is expected Tuesday evening as State Auditor Tom Schweich presents the formal report from his audit of the St Joseph School District.

The final report will be released at 5pm today in a public meeting at Oak Grove School, 4901 Cook Road.

The meeting is open to the public.

If you can’t make it, consider listening to the meeting live on 680 KFEQ. We also plan to offer a live stream of the meeting here at St Joe Post.

Release of the initial report from the auditor’s office, presented to the Board of Education behind closed doors last month, prompted the board to place two top district officials including the superintendent on paid administrative leave.  There have been no comments from officials as to why Dr. Fred Czerwonka and Rick Hartigan were suspended.

Last week, Mr Hartigan, the district’s Chief Operating Officer, issued a statement suggesting that he’s being treated unfairly, and says he and his family have been publicly humiliated and disgraced in the community. Hartigan insists he still hasn’t been told why he was suspended.

State Auditor Schweich last month announced his plans to run for governor. Schweich says his three primary goals would be: uprooting corruption in state government, promoting economic prosperity, and improving schools.