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HCPSS Receives Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting

June 29th, 2015

The Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA). This is the 11th consecutive year that HCPSS has earned the award, which is the highest form of recognition for governmental accounting and financial reporting.

The award recognizes HCPSS for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR). The report was judged by an impartial panel to meet the high standards of the program, including demonstrating a constructive spirit of full disclosure, clearly communicating its financial story, and motivating potential users to read the CAFR.

GFOA is a nonprofit professional association serving approximately 18,000 government finance professionals.