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Oversight of Student Immunization in Schools
… laws and regulations. Additional resources can be located online at SED’s technical assistance center. Schools are … collects vaccination information for schoolchildren via an online survey (Survey), which all schools complete annually. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/16/oversight-student-immunization-schoolsDiNapoli: Pre-K Special Education Schools Took $1.4 Million in Unallowed Expenses
… $8,745 but could not provide itemized invoices to show what services were provided, or when, or the number of hours billed and at what rate per hour. DiNapoli’s auditors spoke to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-pre-k-special-education-schools-took-14-million-unallowed-expensesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… school district audits have been issued. Alexander Central School District – Financial Management (Genesee … from 2015-16 through 2018-19. An average of $500,000 of fund balance was appropriated each year, but was not used to … to $611,000, or 2 to 3 percentage points. Marcellus Central School District – Online Banking (Onondaga County) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0Opinion 93-12
… the betterment of the municipality. Authorization must be by resolution adopted prior to attendance, or the governing … Law, §77-b[2]). Section 77-b provides for the payment by the municipality of all actual and necessary registration … the municipality (General Municipal Law, §77-b[3]). By its express terms, section 77-b authorizes a municipality …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-12Rockville Centre Union Free School District - School District Website (S9-19-28)
Determine whether the Rockville Centre Union Free School District (District) used its resources to maintain a website that provided the public with transparent and comprehensive financial information.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/rockville-centre-union-free-school-district-s9-19-28.pdfIsland Trees Union Free School District - School District Website (S9-19-34)
Determine whether the Island Trees Union Free School District (District) used its resources to maintain a website that provided the public with transparent and comprehensive financial information.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/island-trees-union-free-school-district-s9-19-34.pdfDiNapoli Report Examines State School Aid Trends
… school districts has increased $6 billion to $23.3 billion in 2015-16, according to a report issued today by State … P. DiNapoli which examined school aid patterns and trends in New York. “School aid is the largest single state-funded … and the public additional information on education funding in New York.” Over the past decade, school aid has averaged …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-report-examines-state-school-aid-trendsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… perform comprehensive inventory counts. Auditors’ review of 529 purchased items, totaling about $448,000, found that … inventory records. Officials could not locate three of the 48 IT items auditors tested: a laptop and two cameras, … limit by 32.7 to 42.8 percentage points at the end of the last three fiscal years. Auditors determined …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1Opinion 89-24
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICT OF INTEREST -- Collective Bargaining Agreement (school board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-24Cincinnatus Central School District – Procurement (2021M-111)
… As a result, goods and services may not have been procured in a manner that ensured the economical use of public funds. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/10/01/cincinnatus-central-school-district-procurement-2021m-111DiNAPOLI: Unadilla Valley schools save more than $300,000 on special education
… The Unadilla Valley Central School District saved more than $300,000 in special education … For access to state and local government spending, public authority financial data and information on 50,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-unadilla-valley-schools-save-more-300000-special-educationState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… with the acceptable computer use policy. As a result, 12 of 13 computers auditors tested accessed nonbusiness websites … not monitor employee internet use. Auditors found eight of 10 employees’ computers they reviewed were used for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… was incorrectly billed for nine students, resulting in overpayments totaling $5,300 for eight students and an … documentation to ascertain that services were rendered in accordance with the contract. Madison Central School … did not always ensure employees submitted a leave request form or ensure the legitimacy of leave taken. The district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… and local user accounts. Geneseo Central School District – Online Banking (Livingston County) District officials did not follow the board’s online banking policy or develop procedures to adequately … and personnel policies are outdated. Roosevelt Union Free School District – Information Technology (Nassau County) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsOversight of Chronic Absenteeism
… and unwelcoming school climates, increase students’ risk for disengagement, low achievement, and dropping out, among … average daily attendance (ADA), which measures the average number of students who are typically present each day. … schools and Boards of Cooperative Educational Services, report student daily attendance information, which the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/18/oversight-chronic-absenteeismComptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the … In addition, the district reported unassigned fund balance that ranged from 16.5 percent to 27.8 percent of the ensuing year’s appropriations, or four to seven times the statutory limit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… have exceeded appropriations by a total $626,000 in 2017-18 and 2018-19. Additionally, the budgets are not structurally balanced and have used $1.5 million in appropriated fund balance to fund operations. Because of … of 2017-18 to about $1 million at the end of 2018-19. In addition, the board has not adopted a multiyear financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the … used district IT assets. Personal Internet use was found on computers assigned to four employees who routinely … that were potentially overfunded or unnecessary. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsCity of Yonkers – Budget Review (B24-6-6)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the City’s proposed budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The City of Yonkers is authorized to issue debt not to exceed $45 million to liquidate current deficits in the City School District’s general fund as of June 30, 2014. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2024/05/20/city-yonkers-budget-review-b24-6-6DiNapoli: Former Town Clerk Arrested in Mayfield Theft
… for allegedly pocketing thousands of dollars in public funds, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced. "Ms. … of her position and the public's trust by diverting public funds to herself," said DiNapoli. "I thank Fulton County … York State Police for their diligent work in helping us hold Ms. Hart accountable." Hart, 61, of Mayfield, was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-former-town-clerk-arrested-mayfield-theft