PGCPS internal audit outlines FY25 accomplishments and FY26 plan, flags $5.9 million in school activity funds reviewed

Prince George's County Public Schools’ internal audit director presented the audit office’s fiscal 2025 accomplishments and a risk-based audit plan for fiscal 2026 at the Board of Education Audit Committee’s Oct. 6 meeting.

Dana Thorpe, director of the Office of Internal Audit, said the office issued 59 reports in fiscal 2025, received 559 hotline reports and examined roughly $5.9 million in assets that were subject to audit, the large majority of which Thorpe said related to school activity funds. "This gives us the authority and responsibility, as established by the Board of Education, to pretty much effectively do audits of the PGCPS," Thorpe said, citing the board policy that established the internal audit office.

Thorpe said the 59 reports included 28 school activity fund (SAF) audits, 19 investigative audits and 12 operational audits. The office said it applies a risk-based approach to selecting school activity fund audits and uses analytics to identify outliers.

Why it matters: The audit office provides oversight of the district’s financial reporting, internal controls and compliance with laws and regulations. Committee…