Below is HCDE's documentation of financial reports in multiple types: Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR), and Annual Financial Management Report (AFMR), along with the Federal Single Audit Report.

These documents are published for the current year and include archived versions going back to 2010. 

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 The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) awarded a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the Department for its Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2022. This is the 15th consecutive year, and the Association of School Business Official's (ASBO) Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting Award for the 14th consecutive year.

The Aug. 31, 2022, Popular Annual Financial Report earned the GFOA program award for the fifteenth consecutive year.

The Annual Comprehensive Financial Report consists of management’s representations concerning the finances of the Department. The annual financial statements, presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, have been audited by licensed, certified public accountants. 

HCDE has received the Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO) Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting for the 2020–2021 fiscal year.  HCDE has received this award for the last 18 years. The award is given once a team of reviewers finds that the applicant's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report has met or exceeded the criteria on the certificate of excellence checklist for high quality, transparency, and fiscal integrity.

HCDE has received the Government Finance Officers Association's (GFOA) Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting for the 22-23 fiscal year. HCDE has received this award for the last 18 years. The award is given once a team of reviewers finds that the applicant's Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR) has met or exceeded the criteria on the certificate of excellence checklist for high quality, transparency, and fiscal integrity.  

HCDE is a county independent school district # 101-000, but it does not receive a financial or academic rating. HCDE believes in transparency, and it adheres to 11 of the selected indicators as applied to a local government.  Annual reports are prepared and submitted to the Board during the annual required public hearing in accordance with the Texas Administrative Code.

AFMRs are mandated by Texas Administrative Code Chapter 109.
 

The Federal Single Audit Report is the report of independent auditors on internal control over financial reporting and on compliance and other matters based on an audit of financial statement performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards.