Annual Financial Audits
Preliminary Renewal Petition language for submission for charter renewal 2021 - 2026)
“The manner in which annual, independent financial audits shall be conducted, which shall employ generally accepted accounting principles, and the manner in which audit exceptions and deficiencies shall be resolved to the satisfaction of the chartering authority.” (Ed. Code § 47605(b)(5)(I).)
Annual Audit Procedures
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The CEO will work directly with Encore School Board and the back-office provider to contract an accountant to conduct the required annual financial audit.
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The General Executive manager with the support of the back-office provider is responsible for working with the auditor to complete the audit.
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Encore will ensure that the selected auditor is on the State Controller’s list of approved auditors to conduct charter school audits.
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Encore will employ an action plan process to address and resolve any deficiencies, findings, material weaknesses or audit exceptions.
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Encore’s executive team will meet with the Encore School Board to go over any resolutions that are needed and create and an action plan.
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This action plan will be adopted by the Encore School Board.
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Internal training will be completed and the action plan will be followed.
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Updates will be reported to the Encore School Board.
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The General Executive Manager is responsible for ensuring that the auditor sends the completed audit to the required agencies by the statutory deadline.
For the 2019/2020 Audit - Encore has contracted with Nigro & Nigro PC, a professional Accountancy Corporation based in Murrieta, CA.