During the board of education’s October work session, the finance department was recognized with an achievement that only nine other school districts in the state have achieved. Finance Director Jamie Ulrich and her team Sherri Autry, Beth Covington and Gail Lowman were awarded the Award of Distinction for Excellent Financial Reporting by the Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts for the fifth consecutive year. The award began in 2013 as a way to recognize organizations that submit quality financial statements and supporting documentation in a timely manner and whose annual financial report is given an unmodified audit option and is free of any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses and complies with all Transparency in Government requirements.