Ridgefield, Woodland school districts receive clean audit reports

School districts in Ridgefield and Woodland both received clean audits from the Washington State Auditor’s office recently.

Ridgefield School District received a clean accountability audit report and financial statements and federal single audit report, both for Sept. 1, 2017, through Aug. 31, 2018. Woodland Public Schools received a clean financial statements and federal single audit report for that same time period.

According to the auditor’s reports for both Ridgefield and Woodland, the office reported no deficiencies in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting, identified no deficiencies considered to be material weaknesses and no instances of noncompliance that were material to the financial statements of either district. The office didn’t report any deficiencies in the design or operation of internal control over major federal programs, identified no deficiencies considered to be material weaknesses and issued an unmodified opinion on both Ridgefield’s and Woodland’s compliance with requirements applicable to each of its major federal programs.

The 2017-18 school year saw continued growth for the district, which also took over management of its special education program from Educational Service District 112.

“We work diligently to ensure the information we disseminate to our public is accurate,” Paula McCoy, Ridgefield’s executive director of business services, said in a release from the district. “We are also grateful for the continued support from our citizens and public in providing the district with the resources it needs to continue to offer unlimited possibilities for our students and families.”