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Oversight of School Fire Safety Compliance
… Develop a risk-based approach for verifying, by site visit or other means, whether information provided in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/24/oversight-school-fire-safety-complianceMental Health Education, Supports, and Services in Schools (Follow-Up)
… health and its relation to physical health to enhance student understanding, attitudes, and behaviors that promote … (currently, these are only required if specified in a student’s individualized education program). Especially given …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/05/08/mental-health-education-supports-and-services-schools-followVertus Charter School – Information Technology Asset Management (2025M-9)
… $222,000. The Chief Operating Officer (COO) is responsible for overseeing the IT Department, including IT asset … The COO and IT Department staff are responsible for maintaining detailed inventory records. Audit Summary … and up-to-date inventory records to properly account for IT assets. Although the School Board (Board)-adopted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2025/06/27/vertus-charter-school-information-technology-asset-management-2025m-9DiNapoli Op-Ed: New York Needs to Boost Financial Education in Our Schools
… Rhode Island, Tennessee, Ohio, and West Virginia, require students take a personal finance class to graduate high … Commission charged with examining the state’s high school graduation measures. Recommendations from the commission to … taught in conjunction with a required economics course. Students learn theory but also follow the stock market in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-op-ed-new-york-needs-boost-financial-education-our-schoolsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… did not appropriately approve and document overtime for non-instructional employees. As a result, there is an … not maximize Medicaid reimbursements by submitting claims for all eligible Medicaid services provided. Claims were not submitted and reimbursed for 382 eligible Medicaid services provided. Had these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsCompliance With Special Education Requirements – Evaluations
… begin until written parental consent is received. IEP meeting: The IEP team reviews the results of the various … manner. Therefore, the DOE uses the date of the IEP meeting as a proxy for the evaluation completion date. The … of these 22,266 referrals, 3,745 closed before an IEP meeting was held, 17,454 culminated in an IEP meeting, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/05/16/compliance-special-education-requirements-evaluationsDiscovery Charter School – Internal Controls Over Cash Disbursements (2015M-14)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review internal controls over cash disbursements for the … the money from the School’s bank account for disbursement to employees, the respective taxing authorities and its own … reviews them. Key Recommendations Work with the vendor to arrange for payroll checks to clear against the School’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2015/05/29/discovery-charter-school-internal-controls-over-cash-disbursements-2015mUnadilla Valley Central School District – Mental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (S9-21-37)
… provide mental health training as required to any staff for the 2020-21 school year by September 15, 2020. None of … address recognition of the warning signs, whom to turn to for assistance, and how to access appropriate services. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/08/unadilla-valley-central-school-district-mental-health-training-componentWaverly Central School District – Mental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (S9-21-38)
… provide mental health training as required to any staff for the 2020-21 school year by September 15, 2020 because … address recognition of the warning signs, whom to turn to for assistance, and how to access appropriate services. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/08/waverly-central-school-district-mental-health-training-component-new-yorkWellsville Central School District – Mental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (S9-21-39)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Wellsville Central School District (District) used District … Determine whether the Wellsville Central School District District used District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/08/wellsville-central-school-district-mental-health-training-component-newDover Union Free School District – Mental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (S9-21-27)
… New York Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act (SAVE Act) training requirement to staff. Key Findings The … New York Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act SAVE Act training requirement to staff …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/08/dover-union-free-school-district-mental-health-training-component-newLaurens Central School District - Cafeteria Operations and Reserves (2018M-111)
… operations. Properly managed reserves. Key Findings The school lunch fund has stabilized operating losses and reduced dependence on general fund subsidies. The Board of Education (Board) has not: Effectively managed reserve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/08/31/laurens-central-school-district-cafeteria-operations-and-reserves-2018mState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… access and/or loss. Officials did not monitor compliance with the district’s acceptable use policy. Officials also did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0DiNapoli: Former Treasurer of Frewsburg Central School District Pleads Guilty to Stealing Nearly $7,000 in School Funds
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and District Attorney Jason Schmidt today announced the arrest and guilty plea of … Comptroller’s Office and Chautauqua District Attorney Jason Schmidt. Since taking office in 2007, DiNapoli has … NYS Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli and District Attorney Jason Schmidt today announced the arrest and guilty plea of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-former-treasurer-frewsburg-central-school-district-pleads-guilty-stealing-nearly-7000-schoolTuition Assistance Program – LaGuardia Community College
… students for State-funded Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) awards. Background LaGuardia Community College … tuition for New York City residents is about $4,500. TAP is an entitlement program designed to provide funds for … tuition costs to eligible students. Schools receiving TAP payments certify student eligibility. For the three …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/04/tuition-assistance-program-laguardia-community-collegeAudit of the Tuition Assistance Program at Mercy College
… Ferry, the Bronx, Manhattan, White Plains, and Yorktown Heights. It offers more than 90 undergraduate and graduate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/11/04/audit-tuition-assistance-program-mercy-collegeAudit of the Tuition Assistance Program at New York Career Institute
… students for State-funded Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) awards. Background New York Career Institute (NYCI) is a … tuition is about $4,250 per trimester ($12,750 per year). TAP is an entitlement program designed to provide financial … academic years ended June 30, 2011, NYCI received 2,045 TAP awards totaling $2.2 million that were paid to the school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/02/07/audit-tuition-assistance-program-new-york-career-instituteState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… also allowed a former assistant principal to retire early and receive a $42,595 separation payment and … 180,000 contracts, billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… report and the board’s fund balance policy states that it will strive to ensure that surplus fund balance does not … for planned operating deficits that never occurred. Monticello Central School District – Fund Balance Management …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… use a competitive process to procure goods and services. For example, auditors found that district officials paid a … to competitive bidding. They also did not issue requests for proposals for six of 10 professional services providers that were paid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0