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Internal audit flags problems in student activity accounts; trainings and external audit planned
Summary
An internal audit of Palmer Public Schools’ student activity accounts found issues with procedures, receipts, purchasing, class/inactive accounts and student travel; the committee approved a plan for external audit, advisor trainings starting Dec. 2025, and process updates in FY26.
An internal audit of Palmer Public Schools’ student activity accounts presented Nov. 19 uncovered multiple categories of procedural and accounting weaknesses, and the district outlined steps to address them.
Sara Menard presented the Student Activities Report and summarized FY25 internal audit findings, which included problems in general operating procedures, revenue/receipts and deposits, purchasing and disbursements, class inactive accounts and deficits, and student travel procedures. Menard said the findings are "significant enough to be addressed" and recommended an external audit for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.
As next steps the committee heard that trainings for student activity advisors and administrators will begin in December 2025, that processes will be updated during fiscal 2026, and that Menard’s office will ensure future internal and external audits are completed in a timely manner. Mr. Joseph Nompleggi asked about maintaining training long-term; Menard replied that annual training will occur each August/September for new advisors and that training materials will be saved to a shared drive as a point of reference.
The committee did not take separate formal action specifically approving the audit report in the transcript excerpt, but it recorded these operational commitments and timelines. The meeting record did not provide detailed dollar impacts of the audit findings or a timeline for the external audit beyond the FY ending 6/30/2026.
