Auditor flags La Conner Schools finances

The Washington State Auditor’s office reported on Monday that it issued two “findings” against La Conner School District after examining some financial records.

While most of the areas checked in the district’s yearly audit had no problems, the auditor issued findings — which are formal, documented criticisms — over two errors the district had caught and remedied long before the audit was conducted.

The auditor’s office found that the district over-reported children on tribal land in its application for federal impact aid and that it lacks adequate internal controls over payments i...