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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… (Erie County) Auditors found that 34 of the 60 students in the sample (57 percent) did not have appropriate proof of … past three fiscal years and the surplus fund balance was in excess of the statutory limit at fiscal year-ends 2015-16 … were consistently overestimated which resulted in the increasing fund balance levels and the district not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsDiNapoli and Oneida DA McNamara Announce Arrests of Utica School Superintendent and Former Utica Mayor for Theft of Public Funds
… that Karam was using school money and resources including stamps, envelopes, and other supplies to send election … district paid for, and were mailed using the district’s stamps. LaPolla was allegedly aware that school resources … use of taxpayer funds totaled $14,649, including $9,775 in stamps, $1,015 in supplies, and $3,859 in compensation for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-and-oneida-da-mcnamara-announce-arrests-utica-school-superintendent-and-former-utica-mayorGlobal Concepts Charter School – Cash Disbursements (2017M-126)
… checks, approving purchases and approving claims for payment. Ensure that School officials secure quotes or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2018/02/02/global-concepts-charter-school-cash-disbursements-2017m-126Charter School of Educational Excellence – Information Technology (2023M-174)
… of Trustees (Board) and officials secured student data to help protect it from unauthorized access and developed and … plan. Key Findings The Board and officials did not adequately secure student data to help protect it from … to School officials, we found: School employees did not have guidance on how to properly identify and secure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2024/06/07/charter-school-educational-excellence-information-technology-2023m-174Opinion 99-11
… district to retiring teachers as a token of appreciation for long-time service to the school district, so long as the … frame is of nominal value. You ask whether it is proper for a school district to pay for the framing of a cancelled bond issued by the school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-11State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… worked by the 10 custodial unit employees that worked 100 overtime hours or more in the fiscal year ending June 30, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Oversight of Mental Health Education in Schools
… Objectives To determine what steps the State Education Department (Department) is taking to ensure that school districts have the necessary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/11/oversight-mental-health-education-schoolsDiNapoli: School Bus Safety Needs Improvement
… seasonal weather hazards, bus behavior and rules, and seat belt usage. Of the 864 required drills required during the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/dinapoli-school-bus-safety-needs-improvementOpinion 2004-4
… -- Employment Contracts (law partner of school board member as attorney for school district) -- Interest in … §800(3): If the compensation paid to the law partner of a school board member, who is engaged by the school district as its attorney, is not mixed with other revenues of the partnership, and if the board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-4DiNapoli: Fewer School Districts Overriding Tax Cap
… The number of school districts overriding New York’s property tax cap … The report also found low- and average-need districts were twice as likely to override the tax cap compared to … levies increased each year at a rate slightly less than what was allowed by the tax cap. In 2012-13, school districts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-fewer-school-districts-overriding-tax-capDiNapoli: Former Utica City School District Superintendent Pleads Guilty to Public Corruption
… pleaded guilty in Oneida County Court before Judge Michael L. Dwyer and is to be sentenced on April 19. LaPolla’s next … by filing a complaint online at https://www.osc.ny.gov/investigations , or by mailing a complaint to: Office … of Investigations, 8th Floor, 110 State St., Albany, NY 12236. … State Comptroller DiNapoli announced longtime …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-former-utica-city-school-district-superintendent-pleads-guilty-public-corruptionComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… The board has not established a computer use policy for employees to define appropriate user behavior or … to ensure the security of the District’s IT system. For example, the treasurer has administrative rights to the … to control and use all aspects of the financial software application, which creates the opportunity for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1Privacy and Security of Student Data
… Department (Department) consistently follows all laws and regulations regarding the safety and privacy of students’ data and is monitoring New York State school districts to ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/05/16/privacy-and-security-student-dataState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… DiNapoli. "By auditing municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsOversight of Mental Health Education in Schools (Follow-Up)
… the State Education Department (Department) is charged with the general management and supervision of the State’s … in the kindergarten–Grade 12 health curriculum. With the passage of the legislation, which amended Section … or other information that would indicate compliance with the Law, and thus had no assurance that all school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/27/oversight-mental-health-education-schools-followNational School Lunch, Breakfast Programs – Federal Funding and New York
… 1966 serving 80 thousand children in that school year. In federal fiscal year (FFY) 2024, 7.6 billion breakfasts and … a family's income is at or below 130 percent of the federal poverty level or if they participate in other … 2025 and FY 2026, both NSLP and SBP make up 94 percent of federal funds.The balance is funded by another USDA program …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/national-school-lunch-breakfast-programsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Canandaigua City School District , Fonda-Fultonville Central School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… and the Plainview-Bethpage Central School District . “In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, … were entitled and unused leave payouts were generally made in accordance with collective bargaining agreements and … $24 million of fund balance, which should have resulted in planned operating deficits each year. However, because the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli Audit Praises Waterville Central School District
… Waterville Central School District is located in the village of Waterville in Oneida County. The district serves … Vernon in Oneida County, and the towns of Brookfield and Madison in Madison County. The final report can be found online at: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-audit-praises-waterville-central-school-districtState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… promote transparency in government and provide taxpayers with better access to financial data. … New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0