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Ciena Agua International School presents corrective-action plan after FY24 audit findings
Summary
School leaders told the Audit Committee they contracted outside business-management support to address repeat findings and documentation related to a 2020 building purchase; governing council will oversee contract implementation and monthly BAR reviews.
Ciena Agua International School leaders told the Albuquerque Public Schools Audit Committee on Jan. 21 that they have developed corrective-action steps after FY2024 audit findings, including repeat deficiencies and one issue that resulted in a qualified opinion.
Cordellano (executive director, Ciena Agua International School) and Dr. Alonso Verra, audit committee chair for the school, described the school—s academic and demographic context before summarizing corrective measures. The presenters said Ciena Agua serves the International District and reported that math proficiency is 24%, science proficiency is 33% and reading proficiency is 48%. They also reported the school—s population as 43% English language learners, 29% students with an individualized education plan, and 83% economically disadvantaged.
On the audit findings, the school said a repeat finding related to calculation work will be addressed through a newly contracted firm that will perform calculations and provide training for the business manager. The governing council will oversee that contract and review implementation. For another finding tied to oversight of timelines and budget-activity reporting (BARS), the school said it will require monthly BAR reviews with sign-off by the executive director and that those reviews will be noted in governing-council minutes.
The school said it has revised reimbursement review procedures so two staff members review supporting documentation and the executive director signs off that requests meet reimbursement criteria; it said it may also propose a formal policy on requests for reimbursement (RFRs) and submit that to the governing council.
The presenters acknowledged a long-running issue tied to records around the purchase of the school building in 2020 that contributed to a qualified audit opinion; they said the contract with a business-management firm includes retroactive review and documentation updates going back to 2020 and that the governing council will oversee the contract and review progress at each meeting.
Following the presentation, the committee did not take formal action. Committee members thanked the school for appearing and noted the oversight the Audit Committee provides in monitoring corrective steps.
