Auditor: District audit yields qualified opinion over missing property listings; federal programs found in compliance
March 09, 2026 | LAWTON, School Districts, Oklahoma
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An external auditor identified in the transcript as Miss Mary Johnson Park presented the district's 06/30/2025 audit report to the school board and said auditors issued a qualified opinion because the district did not present property and equipment listings.
"Our job is to give you an opinion on the presentation of the financial statements," Miss Mary Johnson Park told the board, explaining that financial statements are management's responsibility. She said the qualified opinion stems from differing financial-reporting frameworks: the district uses reporting guidelines of the State Department of Education rather than generally accepted accounting principles and did not include property and equipment in its presentation.
The auditor said the audit identified three conditions related to compliance or internal controls; the report includes management's responses and the auditor's assessment of causes. She also explained that because the district spent more than $750,000 in federal funds in the fiscal year, a single-audit report was required. "We did audit 3 major programs this year and... found that all those programs were in compliance with the federal requirements," she said, directing members to the schedule of findings and questioned-cost summary for program specifics.
Superintendent (identified in the transcript by role) thanked the auditor and said the presentation was informational. He told the board, "I will say this as 20 years as superintendent... we want you to find what we're doing wrong because we want to fix it," adding that audits help the district identify and correct problems.
The presentation, which the transcript records as informational, was not a matter for board vote. The auditor noted details such as the three major programs audited (listed in the audit document) and recommended the board review the schedule of findings and management responses contained in the full audit report.
"Our job is to give you an opinion on the presentation of the financial statements," Miss Mary Johnson Park told the board, explaining that financial statements are management's responsibility. She said the qualified opinion stems from differing financial-reporting frameworks: the district uses reporting guidelines of the State Department of Education rather than generally accepted accounting principles and did not include property and equipment in its presentation.
The auditor said the audit identified three conditions related to compliance or internal controls; the report includes management's responses and the auditor's assessment of causes. She also explained that because the district spent more than $750,000 in federal funds in the fiscal year, a single-audit report was required. "We did audit 3 major programs this year and... found that all those programs were in compliance with the federal requirements," she said, directing members to the schedule of findings and questioned-cost summary for program specifics.
Superintendent (identified in the transcript by role) thanked the auditor and said the presentation was informational. He told the board, "I will say this as 20 years as superintendent... we want you to find what we're doing wrong because we want to fix it," adding that audits help the district identify and correct problems.
The presentation, which the transcript records as informational, was not a matter for board vote. The auditor noted details such as the three major programs audited (listed in the audit document) and recommended the board review the schedule of findings and management responses contained in the full audit report.
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