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Amani Public Charter School – Purchasing and Claims Approval (2025M-11)
… policy and procedures. As a result, there is no assurance that the purchases were made in the most prudent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2025/06/06/amani-public-charter-school-purchasing-and-claims-approval-2025m-11Management of General School Funds (Follow-Up)
… nine recommendations included in our initial audit report, John F. Kennedy Educational Campus: Management of General … York City Department of Education (DoE) did not provide John F. Kennedy Educational Campus staff with adequate … management control over GSF accounts. Key Finding DoE and John F. Kennedy officials have made progress in addressing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/30/management-general-school-funds-followDiNapoli: School District and Big City Tax Levy Cap at 2% for Second Straight Year
… Property tax levy growth for school districts and the state’s biggest cities will be capped at 2%, the same as last year, according to data released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The tax cap, which first applied to local governments and … Property tax levy growth for school districts and the states biggest cities will be capped at 2 the same as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-school-district-and-big-city-tax-levy-cap-2-percent-second-straight-yearAlbany Leadership Charter School for Girls – Cash Collections (2022M-165)
… audit charter school school district cash collections …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/02/03/albany-leadership-charter-school-girls-cash-collections-2022m-165Safe Schools Against Violence in Education (SAVE) Act - Safety Plans - 2019-MS-1
… have a safety plan. Eighteen schools did not have a safety team or did not have all the required members. No school met … (boards) must: Appoint all required members to the safety team. Adopt the safety plan annually by September 1 after … The Chief Emergency Officer must ensure that: The safety team develops a plan and annually reviews and updates it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2019/07/25/safe-schools-against-violence-education-save-act-safety-plans-2019-ms-1Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… (Cayuga County) The district did not consistently comply with education law for employee criminal history background … operating surpluses totaling $4,652,365 instead of planned deficits. Due to the unplanned operating surpluses, … Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and commonly requested data. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0Conferences — Actual and Necessary Expenses – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… districts to pay for the actual and necessary expenses of travel, meals, lodging, registration fees and tuition fees … conference, or school conducted for the betterment of any local government or school district. A conference also includes any convention or conference of firefighters or officers, if believed to be of benefit to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/conferences-actual-and-necessary-expensesWest Babylon Union Free School District – School Lunch Operations (2016M-243)
… school and five elementary schools, which offer breakfast, lunch and à la carte foods to approximately 4,000 students … employees. Budgeted appropriations for the for the school lunch fund for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled approximately … than the revenue generated by the meal sales. School lunch productivity is lower than industry standards. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/09/16/west-babylon-union-free-school-district-school-lunch-operations-2016m-243Cooperstown Central School District – School Lunch Fund Financial Condition (2016M-86)
… is located in the Village of Cooperstown and the Towns of Burlington, Hartwick, Middlefield, New Lisbon and Otsego in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/29/cooperstown-central-school-district-school-lunch-fund-financial-conditionRockville Centre Union Free School District – School Lunch Fund Financial Condition (2016M-139)
… Audit The purpose of our audit was to analyze the school lunch fund’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2014 … by a five-member Board of Education. Budgeted school lunch fund appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled … benefits of the cafeteria employees out of the school lunch fund and develop a plan to pay back the loans from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/08/rockville-centre-union-free-school-district-school-lunch-fund-financialSalmon River Central School District – Foster Care Student Tuition (2022M-168)
… foster care student tuition payments, which resulted in over- and underpayments. Key Recommendations Provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/02/10/salmon-river-central-school-district-foster-care-student-tuition-2022mVertus Charter School – Conflict of Interest and Information Technology (2016M-344)
… Purpose of Audit The objectives of our audit were to evaluate the School’s financial activities for conflicts … and code of ethics, which suggest that Board members may have an interest in certain transactions with the School, … Municipal Law (GML). The Board and School officials have not implemented appropriate information technology (IT) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/23/vertus-charter-school-conflict-interest-and-information-technology-2016mElmwood Village Charter School – Student Enrollment and Billing (2013M-174)
… residence verification process. The School does not verify student information by periodically requiring new … student’s address changes. Key Recommendation Periodically verify the residence of students and require new proof of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2013/08/23/elmwood-village-charter-school-student-enrollment-and-billing-2013m-174New York Schools Reported More Than 32,000 Violent and Disruptive Incidents in the 2017-18 School Year
… New York State public and charter schools, with a combined student population of nearly 2.7 … completed a series of audits looking at the programs New York has in place to keep our school children out of … New York State public and charter schools with a combined …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/new-york-schools-reported-more-32000-violent-and-disruptive-incidents-2017-18-school-yearCompliance With State Arts Education Requirements
… Purpose To determine whether New York City (NYC) Department of Education (DoE) students … the Arts education received by a random sample of 310 New York City students who attended 166 New York City public high schools. These 310 students were … To determine whether New York City NYC Department of Education DoE students …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/02/28/compliance-state-arts-education-requirementsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… BOCES , Olean City School District , Port Washington Union Free School District , Rensselaer City … $1.1 million or 3 percentage points each year. Port Washington Union Free School District – Claims … BOCES Olean City School District Port Washington Union Free School District Rensselaer City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsTrue North Rochester Preparatory Charter School - Information Technology (2019M-148)
… School officials did not provide IT security awareness training to staff. Hardware and software inventory records … and a disaster recovery plan. Provide security awareness training to staff and maintain complete and up-to-date …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2019/10/18/true-north-rochester-preparatory-charter-school-information-technologyAloma D. Johnson Charter School – Leave Accruals (2017M-218)
… totaled approximately $3.9 million. Key Findings Sign-in and sign-out sheets did not agree with leave request forms, … leave balances recorded in the employee leave records and found that 12 of these employees’ leave carryover amounts … were overstated by 47 days. Key Recommendations Develop and adopt a comprehensive system of controls over leave time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2017/12/29/aloma-d-johnson-charter-school-leave-accruals-2017m-218Henry Johnson Charter School – Financial Operations (2014M-214)
… the School’s compact contract with a not-for-profit Foundation for the period July 1, 2012 through April 30, … contract does not describe in detail the services that the Foundation will provide. The compact contract is not … how the quality of services provided will be measured. The Foundation’s fee structure does not appear to be reasonable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2014/10/31/henry-johnson-charter-school-financial-operations-2014m-214Brighter Choice Charter Middle School for Girls – Financial Operations (2014M-301)
… Foundation but did not disclose this information on the financial disclosure forms with the Charter Schools … Brighter Choice Charter Middle School for Girls Financial Operations 2014M301 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2015/03/06/brighter-choice-charter-middle-school-girls-financial-operations-2014m-301