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Kutztown Area SD audit returns clean opinion; board warned of charter-driven budget pressure
Summary
An independent audit gave Kutztown Area SD an unmodified (clean) opinion for 2023–24, but the district recorded a use of fund balance and administration warned rising charter and out-of-district placement costs drove recent budget deficits.
An independent auditor told the Kutztown Area School District board on Dec. 16 that the district's 2023'14 financial statements received unmodified opinions, but board members were warned the budget remains strained by rising charter and out-of-district placement costs.
"An unmodified opinion is a clean audit opinion that's the highest level that can be issued for the audit," said Nick Bieber, senior manager with Irvine & Company, during his presentation of the audit findings. Bieber said auditors found no internal-control or compliance issues in the areas tested, including the federal education…
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