Auditor reports unmodified 2025 opinion; district adds to fund balances and reports no findings

Swain County Schools Board of Education · December 8, 2025

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Summary

District auditor delivered an unmodified (clean) opinion for the 2025 audit, reported no internal-control findings or misstatements, and highlighted fund-balance and cash-balance changes across general, capital outlay and child-nutrition funds.

The district's external auditor presented the 2025 audit and reported an unmodified opinion, signaling the financial statements fairly present the district's financial position.

"I am pleased to report the district had an unmodified opinion on your 2025 audit," the auditor told the board, congratulating finance staff for maintaining strong controls during a staff transition. The auditor said the firm did not identify misstatements or difficulties with management and found no internal-control findings.

The presentation reviewed accounting estimates (useful lives of depreciable assets, net pension and OPEB positions, and the new recognition of sick-leave liabilities under a recent accounting standard) and summarized fund changes: the auditor reported an increase in capital outlay (about $31,717 ending the year around $193,000), an addition to the child-nutrition cash balance of roughly $145,000 (ending just under $699,000), and Impact Aid adding about $204,000 (ending the year at roughly $6.7 million). The auditor noted the district closed the year near budget and emphasized fiscal responsibility during the first post-ESSER year.

Board members thanked staff for their work; the auditor invited follow-up questions and offered to provide details on any line items.