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External auditors report unmodified opinions, note procedural deficiencies and fund balances
Summary
Auditors from Boyer & Ritter presented preliminary results for the fiscal-year audit, indicating expected unmodified opinions on financial statements and major program compliance, while identifying deficiencies in some filing and time‑certification procedures and summarizing fund balances and debt levels.
Auditors from Boyer & Ritter told the Gettysburg Area School District board that their work is nearly complete and that they anticipate issuing unmodified opinions for the district’s financial statements and for major‑program compliance, with some control‑deficiency findings requiring management attention.
Why it matters: An unmodified opinion is the cleanest audit opinion and supports the district’s financial reporting to state and federal funders and bondholders. The auditors also flagged administrative weaknesses that the board and business office will need to address.
What auditors told the board Tina Gipe, the engagement manager from Boyer & Ritter, said the firm is near the end of its audit procedures and expects to issue the final audit package at a future board meeting. She noted the Pennsylvania Department of Education requires an independent annual audit and that the…
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