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Fire Island Union Free School District - Claims Auditing (2023-114)
Determine whether the Fire Island Union Free School District (District) claims auditor properly audited and approved claims prior to payment.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2023/pdf/fire-island-union-free-school-district-2023-114.pdfCopiague Union Free School District - Information Technology (2023M-150)
Determine whether Copiague Union Free School District (District) officials properly managed nonstudent network user accounts and financial software access controls.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2024/pdf/copiague-union-free-school-district-2023-150.pdfCattaraugus-Little Valley Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-23)
Determine whether the Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School District’s (District) Board and District officials effectively managed fund balance and reserve funds.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/cattaraugus-little-valley-2022-23.pdfCato-Meridian Central School District - Salaries, Wages and Leave Benefits (2021M-173)
Determine whether Cato-Meridian Central School District (District) officials accurately paid salaries, wages and leave benefits and properly accrued leave benefits.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/cato-meridian-2021-173.pdfHancock Central School District - Non-Resident Student Tuition - 2021M-208
Determine whether Hancock Central School District (District) officials established non-resident tuition (NRT) rates in the best interest of District taxpayers.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/hancock-2021-208.pdfSpringville-Griffith Institute Central School District – Access to Network and Information Applications (2021M-148)
Determine whether Springville-Griffith Institute Central School District (District) officials adequately secured access to the network, student information and financial applications.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/springville-griffith-institute-2021-148.pdfAmityville Union Free School District – Extra-Classroom Activity Fund (2021M-87)
Determine whether the Amityville Union Free School District (District) officials properly collected, receipted, deposited and disbursed extra-classroom activity (ECA) funds.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/amityville-union-free-2021-87.pdfTroy City School District – Payments for Unused Leave Accruals (2020M-167)
Determine if District officials of the Enlarged City School District of Troy (District) accurately calculated payments for unused leave accruals.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/troy-2020-167.pdf2020 December - Reporting to the Justice Court Fund: Violations ticketed through a County School Bus Photo Violation Monitoring Systems Demonstration Program
Reporting violations ticketed through a County School Bus Photo Violation Monitoring Systems Demonstration Program (New York Laws of 2019, Chapter 145)
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/required-reporting/pdf/advisory-december-2020.pdfEastport-South Manor Central School District – Building Safety (2020M-18)
Determine whether District officials provided effective oversight to ensure compliance with required building safety at the junior-senior high school (JSHS).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/eastport-south-manor-2020-18.pdfNew Legislation Providing Financial and Budgetary Flexibility to Local Governments and School Districts
The purpose of this Legislation is to relieve some of the financial stress experienced by local governments and school districts.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/providing-financial-and-budgetary-flexibility-to-local-governments-and-school-districts.pdfThe New Interdisciplinary School - Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2017-S-20)
To determine whether the costs reported by The New Interdisciplinary School (NIS) on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports were properly calculated...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2018-17s20.pdfThe New Interdisciplinary School - Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2017-S-20) 90-Day Response
To determine whether the costs reported by The New Interdisciplinary School (NIS) on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports were properly calculated...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2018-17s20-response.pdfFiscal Stress Monitoring System – 2022-23 School Districts in Stress
The Fiscal Stress Monitoring System and resulting fiscal stress designations rely on data (as of 12/29/2023) from ST-3 reports submitted by school districts to the State Education Department.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/fiscal-monitoring/pdf/2023-schools-stressed.pdfGarrison Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-127)
Determine whether Garrison Union Free School District (District) officials secured the District’s network user accounts, established physical controls and maintained inventory records for information technology (IT) equipment, and developed an IT contingency plan.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2024/pdf/garrison-union-free-school-district-2023-127.pdfCompliance With School Safety Planning Requirements (Follow-Up) 2022-F-32
To determine the extent of implementation of the 19 recommendations included in our initial audit report, Compliance With School Safety Planning Requirements.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-22f32.pdfWillsboro Central School District – Student State Aid (2023M-119)
Determine whether Willsboro Central School District (District) officials properly claimed State aid for special education students who received services in summer placements.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2024/pdf/willsboro-central-school-district-2023-119.pdfBrentwood Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-83)
The purpose of this audit is to determine whether the Brentwood Union Free School District Board of Education and officials ensured computerized data was safeguarded by monitoring network user accounts, providing network users with IT security awareness training and IT contingency plan.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2023/pdf/brentwood-union-free-school-district-2023-83.pdfNorth Tonawanda City School District – Information Technology (2023M-102)
The objective of this audit is to determine whether North Tonawanda City School District officials properly secured user account access to the network and managed user account permissions in financial and student information applications.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2023/pdf/north-tonawanda-central-school-district-2023-102.pdfNew York Local Government and School Cybersecurity: A Cyber Profile
From 2019 through July 31, 2023, DiNapoli’s Local Government and School Accountability division released more than 190 information technology (IT) audits, finding more than 2,400 cybersecurity-related issues. The audits focused on breakdowns or gaps in fundamental cybersecurity components.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/nys-local-gov-school-cyber-profile.pdf