Mississippi Office of the State Auditor
Financial & Compliance Audit Division
FieldBrief
Pre-Departure Briefing

Before you leave Jackson

Know what to look for before the drive out.

FieldBrief turns each school-district engagement into a tailored red-flag briefing — the Mississippi-specific exposures, the statute behind each one, the records to pull, and the questions to ask in the field. Pick a district to generate its pre-departure brief.

10risk categories30red flags catalogued5districts profiled

Select a district

Sorted by pre-departure risk

Holmes County Consolidated School District

Holmes County · Delta

82
risk
2,680 students9 prior · 4 repeat4 active alerts
63 mi · ~1h10m N on I-55Open brief

Yazoo City Municipal School District

Yazoo County · Delta

76
risk
2,050 students6 prior · 3 repeat3 active alerts
47 mi · ~55m NW on US-49Open brief

Jackson Public School District

Hinds County · Central

71
risk
18,400 students7 prior · 2 repeat2 active alerts
In Jackson · localOpen brief

Hattiesburg Public School District

Forrest County · Pine Belt

48
risk
4,350 students3 prior · 1 repeat
90 mi · ~1h25m SE on US-49Open brief

DeSoto County School District

DeSoto County · North / Memphis metro

39
risk
33,700 students2 prior · 0 repeat
215 mi · ~3h20m N on I-55Open brief