The embattled superintendent of Brockton Public Schools, who has been accused of being a main driver in the district’s striking $18 million budget shortfall, has resigned. Superintendent Michael Thomas,

An independent report conducted after Brockton school and city officials discovered a surprise $18 million budget deficit in the school district's 2023 fiscal year has just been made public.

A report found that while there was no evidence of financial fraud, theft, or any criminal conduct, there were significant structural failures.

The report found a culture of "incompetence, territorial boundaries, and woefully inadequate checks and balances," in the school district's budgeting process. The report said there was little to no oversight of the district's budget, which was created by Thomas.

In a recent report, investigators faulted Mike Thomas for making “critical decisions unilaterally and without any consideration of the budgetary impacts of those decisions.”

In Brockton, students, teachers, and administrators are looking to turn the page for a new year following budget issues, leadership changes, and school violence.

Brockton Public Schools Superintendent Michael Thomas has resigned, one year after city officials discovered a $14 million deficit for the fiscal year 2023 budget.