Audit Objective
Determine whether student enrollment and billings to school districts of residence are accurate and supported.
Key Findings
- Appropriate proof of residency was not on file for 34 of the 60 students in our audit sample (57 percent).
- The School billed tuition totaling $12,600 for three students to the incorrect district of residence and underbilled four additional student’s district of residence by $4,200.
Key Recommendations
- Obtain proof of residency documentation annually, or whenever there is a change in residency, in a timely manner and develop and implement escalation procedures for when it is not.
- Address and resolve the incorrect billings.
School officials generally agreed with our findings and recommendations and indicated they plan to take corrective action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the School’s response.