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Douglas Unified board accepts 2025 audit; discussion flags attendance-reporting risk
Summary
The board voted to accept the fiscal-year 2024-25 audit and discussed prior attendance-reporting findings and the potential for state recoupment if attendance documentation is found noncompliant, which could affect maintenance-and-operations funding.
The Douglas Unified School District governing board accepted the fiscal-year 2024-25 audit (issued March 2, 2026) by roll call and heard administration warnings about the financial consequences of attendance-reporting findings.
During discussion Anna Samaniego and finance staff framed the audit as an operational and financial review, saying the district is implementing solutions to previous findings. Board members asked how attendance-reporting findings are handled; one example cited several years earlier involved state recoupment of roughly $500,000 when attendance reporting did not meet state requirements. As the administration explained, "attendance becomes financial" because average-daily-attendance calculations determine parts of base funding. The board was told auditors review files and that significant discrepancies can prompt demand letters and required repayments from state funding streams such as maintenance and operations.
Board members requested follow-up reporting and said they wanted more detail on any outstanding attendance issues. The audit acceptance was approved on a roll-call vote with attending members recorded as 'Yes.' The board also noted ongoing internal-audit work and that any ADE or auditor-general notices would be shared with the board when received.
The acceptance of the audit concludes the formal review step; administration said it will continue implementing corrective actions and will report back to the board as needed.
