School Auditing Office Overview

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About Us

This office performs compliance audits as required by the Public School Finance and Public School Transportation rules and law. The office provides technical guidance and support throughout the pupil count and transportation data submissions to assist districts prior to finalizing submissions. The School Auditing Office is part of the School Finance Unit within the School Finance and Operations Division.

Annual Audit Review Resources

Beginning with the 2024 Student October Count data collection, the School Auditing Office is changing its approach to the required compliance audits. Refer to the following documents for more information:

School Auditing Office Annual Audit Review Guidance (PDF) UPDATED 06/26/24!
- Pupil Count Questionnaire (Form AUD-110) (DOC) NEW!
- At-Risk Count Questionnaire (Form AUD-110) (DOC) NEW!
- English Language Learner (ELL) Count Questionnaire (Form AUD-110) (DOC) NEW!
Audit District Contact Form (DOC) NEW!
Syncplicity Instructions COMING SOON!

For information regarding the compliance audit process for Student October Counts through the 2023-24 school year, refer to the Audit Process through 2023-24 document.

If there are accommodations that would be helpful to you in accessing any of the materials provided on this page, please contact audit@cde.state.co.us.

Contact Us

School Finance Audit Manager

Rebecca McRee Phone: 303-482-6286

School Auditing Office Staff

Coreen Miner Phone: 720-760-3121

Samantha Nikui Phone: 720-822-6590

Jessica Oxton Phone: 303-349-5117

Adam Van Alstyne Phone: 303-335-5979

Pupil Enrollment Count Date and Mileage Count Date

Click here for the School Auditing Office calendar of important dates and deadlines (link) UPDATED 05/20/2025

2025/2026 Pupil Enrollment & Mileage Count Dates

Count Date	Date
Official Date	Wednesday, October 1

2026/2027 Pupil Enrollment & Mileage Count Dates

Count Date	Date
Official Date	Thursday, October 1

2027/2028 Pupil Enrollment & Mileage Count Dates

Count Date	Date
Official Date	Friday, October 1

*The 11-day count period is determined by the district's adopted calendar for the noted school year. It includes the 5 school days immediately preceding the count date, the count date, and the 5 school days immediately following the count date.