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DiNapoli: 59 School Districts in Fiscal Stress
… Thomas P. DiNapoli’s Fiscal Stress Monitoring System. This is a decrease from 82 districts that were listed in stress last year and 90 the year prior. This is the fourth year DiNapoli’s office has assessed and scored … fiscal stress score which classifies whether a district is in “significant fiscal stress,” in “moderate fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-59-school-districts-fiscal-stressPhysical Accessibility to Programs and Services (2025MS-1)
More than one in four adults in the United States have some type of disability and more than one in 10 have a mobility disability with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs According to the ADA Update A Primer for State and Local Governments by the year 2030 approximately 715 million
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2025/05/06/physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-2025ms-1Northport - East Northport Union Free School District - Extra-Classroom Activity Fund (2021M-167)
… Objective Determine if extra-classroom activity (ECA) funds were properly collected, recorded, remitted, deposited, disbursed and reconciled. Key Findings ECA funds were not properly collected, recorded, remitted, … Determine if extraclassroom activity ECA funds were properly collected recorded remitted deposited …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/01/northport-east-northport-union-free-school-district-extra-classroomState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… Alden Central School District – Financial Management (Erie County) The board and district officials did not prepare … District – High School Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (Erie County) The board did not ensure that high school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… his office completed audits of the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District , Ellenville Central School District , Lake Pleasant Central School District , Mount Pleasant … spent appropriately and effectively.” Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District – Leave Accruals and Separation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1School District Website Transparency (2021-MS-1)
… financial plan that could enhance the transparency of the districts’ fiscal decisions. Ten did not transparently …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/23/school-district-website-transparency-2021-ms-1Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… announced his office completed audits of the Central Islip Union Free School District , Hunter-Tannersville Central School District , North Merrick Union Free School District and the Oswego School District … being spent appropriately and effectively.” Central Islip Union Free School District – Financial Management (Suffolk …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1National School Lunch, Breakfast Programs – Federal Funding and New York
… for free breakfast and lunch if a family's income is at or below 130 percent of the federal poverty level or if … of funds. Impact In FY 2025, the DOE’s school food budget is about $620 million of which 92 percent is federally funded. In FY 2025 and FY 2026, both NSLP and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/national-school-lunch-breakfast-programsNyack Union Free School District – Network User Accounts (2021M-113)
… and monitored. Officials did not: Monitor compliance with the District’s computer acceptable use policy. Maintain a … to officials. Key Recommendations Monitor compliance with the computer acceptable use policy. Develop written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/01/28/nyack-union-free-school-district-network-user-accounts-2021m-113State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… District and the Whitney Point Central School District . “In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, … funds were about 11 percent of the appropriations in the 2015-16 budget. The district also maintained five … procedures for the cash receipts process at the district’s business office or for the food service department, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… and for appropriate purposes. However, the use of a debit card for some purchases prevented the claims auditor from … paid. Auditors found more than 50 percent of leave used by 33 employees was not supported by a required planned …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsChester Union Free School District – Information Technology (2021M-107)
… a need for them. Monitored network user compliance with the District’s computer acceptable use policy (AUP) by … Monitor Internet use to ensure network users comply with the AUP. District officials agreed with our recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/11/chester-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2021m-107Rocky Point Union Free School District – Overtime (2021M-80)
… School District (District) officials properly monitored and controlled overtime to ensure the District was not … hours were preapproved, incurred only when necessary and adequately recorded. Preapprove non-emergency overtime as … Key Recommendations Adopt an overtime payroll policy and preapprove non-emergency overtime. Monitor the overtime …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/08/06/rocky-point-union-free-school-district-overtime-2021m-80Chazy Union Free School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (2021M-166)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Chazy Union Free School District (District) maximized Medicaid … Determine whether the Chazy Union Free School District District maximized Medicaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/22/chazy-union-free-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2021m-166Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District - Procurement (2020M-173)
… ] Audit Objective Determine whether Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District (District) officials used a competitive … Determine whether Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District District officials used a competitive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/26/briarcliff-manor-union-free-school-district-procurement-2020m-173Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… audits of the Depew Union Free School District , Erie 1 BOCES , Norwood-Norfolk Central School District , Oceanside … realized in its special education summer school and adult education programs. However, BOCES officials did not … did not establish dollar limits, specify the number or type of quotes to be obtained or the required documentation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… School District , Lynbrook Union Free School District , North Collins Central School District , North Salem Central School District , Southampton Union Free … collected for special programs may be lost or misused. North Collins Central School District – Financial Management …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0George Junior Republic Union Free School District – Website Transparency (2021M-212)
… Junior Republic Union Free School District’s (District) website provided the public with transparent … Key Findings Although District officials maintain a website, certain financial information was either not posted … were required to include on the District’s website: External audit reports Original and final annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/25/george-junior-republic-union-free-school-district-website-transparencyState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… audits of Baldwin Union Free School District , Catskill Central School District , Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School … District , Mechanicville City School District , Rhinebeck Central School District , Riverhead Central School District … over the past five years. Additionally, unrestricted fund balance totaled $5.5 million as of June 30, 2016 and was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… effectively.” Cincinnatus Central School District – Fund Balance and Reserves (Chenango County) The district did not … $4.7 million in fund balance to finance appropriations. This has resulted in a dramatic reduction in the district’s … In addition, the district improperly used two reserves to help fund general fund operations during the 2012-13 fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits