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Independent audit issues clean opinion as district faces $13.7M FY27 shortfall driven by enrollment loss

Mesa Unified District (4235) Governing Board · February 13, 2026
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Summary

An independent auditor gave Mesa Public Schools an unmodified (clean) opinion on FY25 financial statements; district staff warned the board of a projected $13.7 million maintenance-and-operations deficit for FY27 tied to a forecasted 2,400-student enrollment decline.

Independent auditors reported an unmodified (clean) opinion on Mesa Public Schools’ FY25 financial statements and the board approved the audit and related compliance questionnaire on Feb. 12.

Jennifer Shields of the auditing firm (Heinfeld Meech) briefed the board: the audit produced no material weaknesses, no reportable deficiencies, and no significant uncorrected audit adjustments. The single-audit review of federal programs found no compliance deficiencies; the auditors…

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