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Harris County school board receives clean FY25 audit, auditors report no material weaknesses
Summary
Auditors from Robinson Grimes told the Harris County Board of Education that the FY25 financial statements received an unmodified (clean) opinion, with no material weaknesses in internal controls and no reportable noncompliance for tested federal programs.
Auditors for Robinson Grimes presented a clean opinion on Harris County School District’s FY25 financial statements at the April 16 Board of Education meeting.
"In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements present fairly in all material respects," Jenna Kay Favors said, reporting an unmodified (clean) audit opinion and telling the board auditors "did not identify any deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting that we consider to be material weaknesses." She also said testing of federal programs (child nutrition and special education clusters) disclosed no reportable instances of noncompliance required by government auditing standards.
The audit presentation noted modest improvements in liquidity and operations: the district ended the year with roughly 50 days of fund balance and saw an increase in state funds that corresponded with higher instruction expenditures. Auditors flagged large, actuarial estimates on the government-wide statements — notably the net pension and OPEB liabilities — and said those significantly affect the government-wide presentation without implying cash-flow issues at the fund level.
Favors also reviewed new reporting requirements tied to subscription-based contracts and said the district added disclosures after entering into the Syntegix contract under the GASB subscription standard. She told the board that FY24 and FY25 data collection forms were filed on time and that, with two timely filings, the district would be eligible for low-risk auditee status next year.
Board members thanked the district finance team for preparing the records and for cooperating with auditors. The board took no further action tied to the audit at the meeting.
The audit letter and related reports are part of the public packet the board accepted on April 16.
