North Brunswick board accepts 2024–25 audit after auditor issues unmodified opinion

The North Brunswick Township Board of Education voted Dec. 10 to accept the district's annual comprehensive financial report and the accompanying auditor's management report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025.

The motion to accept the report was made by board member LaGourie and seconded; the clerk conducted a roll-call vote with Mr. Ali, Mr. Carter, Ms. James, Ms. Keith, Mr. Ligore, Dr. Patel, Ms. Toth and Mr. Wen voting yes. The motion passed and the audit was entered into the district records.

The board heard an overview from Jerry Stankiewicz, the district's appointed independent auditor. Stankiewicz said the firm's testing of expenditures, payroll, receipts and revenues produced strong results and that the general ledgers agreed with bank reconciliations. "We got good results from all of our testing," Stankiewicz said, and later described the firm's opinion as "clean" (an unmodified opinion), indicating no material misstatements were found in the financial statements presented.

Stankiewicz noted one remaining federal compliance item and additional follow-up required on the food-service fund related to federal reporting that the firm will complete in a follow-up report. He told the board a soft copy of the annual report was emailed that afternoon and that hard copies would be provided after the federal portion is finished.

Board members and the superintendent praised the business office for timely, well-documented records and for maintaining internal controls. The acceptance of the report formally places the auditor's findings in the public record; the board did not take further action beyond entering the report into the minutes.

What happens next: the auditor will finish the federal-compliance portion and deliver any required follow-up documentation; the superintendent and business office will supply hard copies for board members and the public after that work is complete.