Taos and eight other school districts have been identified as needing a more intensive and expansive audit to determine the extent of their enrollment reporting infractions -- according to a release by Larry Behrens, Public Information Officer for New Mexico Public Education Department.

Auditors from the New Mexico Public Education Department analyzed 10,000 files from 34 school districts to ensure accurate reporting in enrollment.

• Eight school districts were cleared of all issues
• 13 school districts were cited for minor compliance issues
• Nine school districts (including Taos) were identified as needing a more intensive and expansive audit to determine the extent of their infractions

The nine districts exhibited severe data quality issues or could not verify data reported to the Department, could not validate records and provider service logs, could not verify students were receiving services showed unusually high rates of ancillary services provided, overbilled the state for services provided or showed unusual trends needing additional review.