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Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls – Non-Payroll Disbursements (2023M-72)
… Director did not prepare and provide the Principal with an abstract of invoices or a list of checks to document the … and for a School purpose. Key Recommendations Prepare an abstract of invoices and checks to be signed by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/09/22/brighter-choice-charter-school-girls-non-payroll-disbursements-2023m-72Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School – Credit Cards (2023M-71)
… charges totaling $22,276 included grocery, alcohol and restaurant purchases, and food purchases for “going away …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/09/01/persistence-preparatory-academy-charter-school-credit-cards-2023m-71DiNapoli: School District Tax Levy Cap Below 2 Percent
… Property tax levy growth for school districts will be capped at 1.81 … to control expenses.” The 1.81 percent cap affects the tax cap calculations for 676 school districts as well as 10 … cities of Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Yonkers. The tax cap, which first applied to local governments and school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/dinapoli-school-district-tax-levy-cap-below-2-percentLittle Flower Union Free School District – Tuition (2015M-233)
… June 30, 2015. Background The Little Flower Union Free School District is a special act public school, located in the Town of Riverhead in Suffolk County, … The District does not have contracts with four home school districts or counties. The District has a past-due …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/11/20/little-flower-union-free-school-district-tuition-2015m-233Charter School for Applied Technologies - Student Enrollment and Billing (2019M-60)
… student enrollment and billings to school districts of residence are accurate and supported. Key Findings Appropriate proof of residency was not on file for 34 of the 60 students in our audit sample (57 percent). The … student enrollment and billings to school districts of residence are accurate and supported …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2019/06/14/charter-school-applied-technologies-student-enrollment-and-billing-2019mOpinion 95-27
… period", prior to January 1, 1996, there is no statutory bar to payments resulting from court orders or judgments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-27DiNapoli: Critical Pre-School Special Education Services Not Reaching All Students Who Need Them
… the help they need or are getting services late, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller … “Providing timely, quality early education services to preschool children with special needs can make a world of … in a solution. SED also does not collect any information on school districts’ waitlists to identify potential need …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-critical-pre-school-special-education-services-not-reaching-all-students-who-need-themOpinion 99-6
… pursuant to section 545 of the Real Property Tax Law. You ask whether a school district may issue revenue … Finance Law, §24.00[a][1]). Certain public authorities are expressly authorized or required to make payments in lieu … have an existence separate and apart from the State, even though they exercise governmental functions (see …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-630% New York State Initiative
… school year prior to completing their applications. SFAs report information from the previous school year’s food …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/10/16/30-new-york-state-initiativeCredit Cards – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… may authorize designated employees to use a credit card issued in the name of the local government or school … to have a local government or school district credit card issued in both the name of the local government or … by allowing authorized employees to sign out a credit card when they need to travel, or by allowing the business or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/credit-cardsOpinion 94-15
… opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Deposits and Investments (by school district of extraclassroom and endowment moneys) SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- Deposits and Investments (of … funds and endowment funds, including donations made to a school district from private sources in the form of gift, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-15Local Government – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… billion) for local governments outside of New York City. School districts, towns, and villages received $23.9 billion, … period. The inflation factor for local governments with a calendar fiscal year in 2024 is 6.26 percent. The combination … 2021. Nearly all of this (95.8 percent) came from school district elementary and secondary education, with most of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/local-governmentTrumansburg Central School District – School Lunch Operations (2015M-171)
… the Town of Covert in Seneca County; and the Town of Hector in Schuyler County. The District, which is governed by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/08/21/trumansburg-central-school-district-school-lunch-operations-2015m-171Buffalo City School District – Special Education and Grant Administration (2017M-73)
… review the District’s process for claiming Excess Cost Aid and billing nonresident tuition for special education services and to review the grant administration procedures for the … is governed by an elected nine-member Board of Education and operates 56 schools with approximately 32,000 students. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/06/30/buffalo-city-school-district-special-education-and-grant-administrationSaranac Central School District – Tuition Billing and Collections (2023M-90)
… properly billed and collected tuition for nonresident foster care students enrolled at the District. Key Findings … did not properly bill and collect tuition for nonresident foster care students enrolled at the District. As of March … districts of origin in a timely manner for all nonresident foster care students enrolled at the District. Maintain a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/12/22/saranac-central-school-district-tuition-billing-and-collections-2023m-90DiNapoli: More Needs to Be Done to Provide Mental Health Training to School Staff
… lacked some or all the recommended components, including how to access crisis support and recognizing warning signs … personnel are often the first to notice if a student is having mental health challenges, and they need effective … and communities. Unfortunately, my office has found much of this vital training is not taking place. School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-more-needs-be-done-provide-mental-health-training-school-staffOpinion 88-46
… Article 5-G of the General Municipal Law (§§119-m-119-oo) authorizes municipal corporations to enter into …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-46DiNapoli: Former Hempstead School District Official Pleads Guilty to Credit Card Fraud
… as well as forfeiture and a fine of up to $250,000. State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Richard P. Donoghue, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/dinapoli-former-hempstead-school-district-official-pleads-guilty-credit-card-fraudHamilton Central School District – School Lunch Fund Financial Condition (2016M-136)
… of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the school lunch fund’s financial condition for the period July … through February 25, 2016. Background The Hamilton Central School District is located in the Village of Hamilton and the … Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the school lunch fund for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/22/hamilton-central-school-district-school-lunch-fund-financial-conditionEugenio Maria de Hostos Charter School - Procurement and Dignity for All Students Act (2018M-271)
Determine whether School officials used a competitive process to procure goods and services and ensured compliance with the Dignity for All Students Act DASA
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2019/04/19/eugenio-maria-de-hostos-charter-school-procurement-and-dignity-all