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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… does not adequately address funding levels resulting in overfunded reserves that are not used. Auditors found the … Central School District, saving approximately $326,000 in total salaries and benefits over the past three years. … $4.7 million to 151 employees and found almost $418,000 in payments were not accurate, supported or paid in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsDiNapoli: 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 … The tax cap, which first applied to local governments and school districts in 2012, limits annual tax levy … 8% for those with a June 30, 2024 fiscal year end. “School and local communities are still navigating the post-pandemic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-school-district-and-big-city-tax-levy-cap-2-percent-second-straight-yearConferences — Actual and Necessary Expenses – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… General Municipal Law 5 authorizes local governments and school districts to pay for the actual and necessary expenses of travel, meals, lodging, registration fees and tuition fees incurred by officers and employees while …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/conferences-actual-and-necessary-expensesComptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… documentation required by the district’s policy. Student treasurers were not always involved with maintaining …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0Salmon River Central School District – Foster Care Student Tuition (2022M-168)
… Officials made payment errors for 14 (45 percent) of 31 foster care students who were enrolled at other school … and underpayments. Key Recommendations Provide oversight to ensure that tuition bills have adequate supporting … and have initiated, or indicated they planned to initiate, corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/02/10/salmon-river-central-school-district-foster-care-student-tuition-2022mRockville Centre Union Free School District – School Lunch Fund Financial Condition (2016M-139)
… 1, 2014 through April 30, 2016. Background The Rockville Centre Union Free School District (District) is located in the Village of Rockville Centre and includes parts of the Town and Village of … Rockville Centre Union Free School District School Lunch Fund Financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/08/rockville-centre-union-free-school-district-school-lunch-fund-financialWest Babylon Union Free School District – School Lunch Operations (2016M-243)
… schools, which offer breakfast, lunch and à la carte foods to approximately 4,000 students and 1,050 employees. …
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-conditionVertus Charter School – Conflict of Interest and Information Technology (2016M-344)
… which was granted a five-year charter by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York in …
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)
… The Elmwood Village Charter School, located in the City of Buffalo, Erie County, is governed by a Board of Trustees that … requiring new proof of residence, such as a utility bill, or requiring that a new proof of residence be submitted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2013/08/23/elmwood-village-charter-school-student-enrollment-and-billing-2013m-174State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… $60 billion in federal, state and local funds. For additional background or a comment on a specific audit, … Auditors reviewed the district’s general fund budgets for the 2012-13 through 2014-15 fiscal years and found that … expenditures were less than the budgeted appropriations for each fiscal year. The board overestimated expenditures by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsCompliance With State Arts Education Requirements
… Education Department (SED) Regulations, each high school student must earn at least one unit of Arts education (i.e., …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/02/28/compliance-state-arts-education-requirementsTrue North Rochester Preparatory Charter School - Information Technology (2019M-148)
… officials did not provide IT security awareness training to staff. Hardware and software inventory records were … IT control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to School officials. Key Recommendations Adopt comprehensive … recovery plan. Provide security awareness training to staff and maintain complete and up-to-date hardware and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2019/10/18/true-north-rochester-preparatory-charter-school-information-technologyPort Washington Union Free School District – Mental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (S9-21-33)
… Objective Determine whether the Port Washington Union Free School District (District) used District resources to provide … health training as required to all staff for the 2020-21 school year by September 15, 2020 per New York State … Only teaching staff and teaching assistants at the middle school were offered the middle school mental health training. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/08/port-washington-union-free-school-district-mental-health-trainingGenesee Community Charter School Non-Payroll Disbursements (2020M-34)
… were adequately supported, properly approved and for School-related purposes. Key Findings The Board did not … with nine providers paid $267,432; and did not monitor for contract compliance, which resulted in apparent … to verify that disbursements are adequately supported and for School purposes. Execute detailed written agreements with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2020/07/24/genesee-community-charter-school-non-payroll-disbursements-2020m-34PUC Achieve Charter School – Board Oversight (2016M-316)
… 2016. Background The PUC Achieve Charter School, located in the City of Rochester in Monroe County, is a public school financed by local, State … Trustees, provided education to approximately 85 students in grade five during the 2014-15 school year. Operating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/05/05/puc-achieve-charter-school-board-oversight-2016m-316Aloma D. Johnson Charter School – Leave Accruals (2017M-218)
Aloma D Johnson Charter School Leave Accruals 2017M218
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)
… school not under control of the school board, located in the City of Albany. The School, which is governed by an eight member Board of Trustees, had 365 students in kindergarten through fourth grade during the 2013-14 … Key Findings The compact contract does not describe in detail the services that the Foundation will provide. The …
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)
… the effectiveness of the School’s contract with a not-for-profit foundation for the period July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2014. Background The Brighter Choice Charter Middle School for Girls is a public school that is not under the control of … 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-301Rochester Academy Charter School – Credit Cards (2022M-208)
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2023/pdf/rochester-academy-charter-school-2022-208.pdf