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Independent auditors give St. Mary's County Public Schools a clean FY25 opinion; state aid audit to begin Oct. 20
Summary
Independent auditors issued an unmodified opinion on St. Mary's County Public Schools' FY2025 financial statements and single audit, reporting no fraud or single-audit findings. MSDE will begin a state aid audit Oct. 20 covering FY24–26 and related enrollment years; SMCPS staff are preparing extensive documentation.
Independent auditors presented an unmodified (clean) opinion on St. Mary's County Public Schools' fiscal year 2025 financial statements and the federally required single audit at the Board of Education meeting Wednesday, saying they found no material misstatements, no material weaknesses in internal control and no single-audit findings.
Chris Lehman, engagement partner for the district's audit firm, told the board that the firm "issued a clean or unmodified opinion on both the financial statement audit as well as the single audit," and that auditors "did not discover any instances of fraud." Lehman said auditors tested significant areas including cash controls, receivables, capital assets, payroll and grant compliance, and reported no proposed adjustments to the financial statements.
Tammy McCourt, finance staff overseeing fiscal reporting for SMCPS, said…
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