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Horseheads Central School District – Network Access Controls (2021M-127)
… 2019-20 fiscal year for IT services but did not enter into a service level agreement (SLA) to clearly identify BOCES … Did not establish formal policies or procedures to add or disable user accounts. As a result, there were 230 inactive user …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/11/12/horseheads-central-school-district-network-access-controls-2021m-127Lowville Academy and Central School District - Claims Audit Process (2019M-154)
Determine whether claims were adequately documented were for appropriate purposes and were properly audited and approved prior to payment
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/09/27/lowville-academy-and-central-school-district-claims-audit-process-2019mComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… As a result, the district has accumulated unrestricted fund balance that exceeds the statutory limit by … Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Claim Payments (2015M-350) Most claims reviewed were properly … and for valid business purposes. However, two tuition claim reimbursements totaling $11,565 were approved and paid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0DiNapoli: NYC Department of Education is Not Doing Enough to Prepare Students for Higher Education
… and enrollment in college alone do not indicate whether a student is college ready, however. Auditors looked at a … need to examine what happens during these years in a student’s schooling and step up its efforts to give students …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-nyc-department-education-not-doing-enough-prepare-students-higher-educationFranklin Square Union Free School District – Website Transparency (2025M-93)
… The District’s 2023-24 school district report card with student graduation rates and safety information. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/10/17/franklin-square-union-free-school-district-website-transparency-2025m-93Sylvan Beach Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-76)
… consists of five elected members and is responsible for the District’s overall financial management. The District’s general fund budget totaled $189,933 for the 2012 fiscal year. Key Findings The Board needs to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/06/07/sylvan-beach-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operationsIX.11.A Single Audit Act Accounting and Reporting Requirements – IX. Federal Grants
… New York State is subject to specific accounting and administrative requirements for the federal funds it receives and disburses. Many of … New York State is subject to specific accounting and administrative requirements for the federal funds it receives and disburses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix11a-single-audit-act-accounting-and-reporting-requirementsRochester City School District – Payroll and Procurement (2016M-435)
… calculated and adequately supported payroll-related payments and payments for goods and services for the period July 1, 2014 through October 25, 2016. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/04/10/rochester-city-school-district-payroll-and-procurement-2016m-435Opinion 88-61
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Payments (use of certificate of mailing to prove timeliness of) REAL PROPERTY … the burden of proving timely payment by producing a certificate of mailing of the U.S. Postal Service which is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-61Wyandanch Union Free School District – Budget Review (B21-7-1)
… Wyandanch Union Free School District (District) is located in Suffolk County. Chapter 18 of the Laws of 2020, as amended … of 2020, authorized the District to issue serial bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $4.5 million, … it must submit to the State Comptroller each year, starting with the fiscal year during which the school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/04/09/wyandanch-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b21-7-1Pulaski Academy and Central School District - Separation Payments (2020M-20)
… officials were authorized and accurately calculated in accordance with Board-approved employment contracts. Key … they are accurately calculated, supported and disbursed in accordance with Board-approved contracts. Consult with … counsel as to seeking recovery of payments identified in this report that are inconsistent with the individual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/03/20/pulaski-academy-and-central-school-district-separation-payments-2020m-20Town of Decatur – Disbursement Oversight and Accounting Records and Reports (2020M-87)
… Town Supervisor (Supervisor) maintained complete, accurate and timely accounting records and reports. Key Findings The Board did not provide adequate oversight of the disbursement process and the Supervisor did not maintain complete, accurate and … Town Supervisor Supervisor maintained complete accurate and timely accounting records and reports …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/11/06/town-decatur-disbursement-oversight-and-accounting-records-and-reports-2020m-87Brushton-Moira Central School District – Tuition Billing (2023M-158)
… Objective Determine whether Brushton-Moira Central School District (District) officials properly billed tuition for nonresident foster care students enrolled at the … Findings District officials did not properly bill tuition for nonresident foster care students enrolled at the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/01/brushton-moira-central-school-district-tuition-billing-2023m-158Opinion 97-2
… A school district may not reimburse a former school board member who participates in a municipal cooperative health … Part B Medicare premiums paid by the former school board member. 1985 Opns St Comp No. 85-3, p 3, superseded to the … a school district may reimburse a former school board member who participates in the school district's local health …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-2Chenango Valley Central School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-162)
audit, school district, Chenango Valley
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2023/pdf/chenango-valley-central-school-district-2022-162.pdfState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… were supported with adequate documentation and that student ledgers were maintained and reconciled with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsPrivacy and Security of Student Data
… all laws and regulations regarding the safety and privacy of students’ data and is monitoring New York State school … November 2022. About the Program The Department is part of the University of the State of New York, one of the most complete, … all laws and regulations regarding the safety and privacy of students data and is monitoring New York State school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/05/16/privacy-and-security-student-dataState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… Online Banking (Steuben County) Officials lacked adequate bank agreements for online banking transactions. The board … however, found the reconciliations for the payroll account did not reflect the account's true cash balance. … be used. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsOpinion 89-34
… -- Powers and Duties (authority to investigate misuse of highway equipment and discipline highway department employees); (authority to direct rescission of highway superintendent's appointment of deputy highway … is authorized to make inquiry into the activities of town highway department laborers suspected of using town vehicles …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-34Oversight of the Farm-to-School Program
… Objective To determine if the Department of Agriculture and Markets is adequately overseeing the Farm-to-School … Program to ensure funds are used as intended and program goals are achieved. The audit covers the period … the Program The mission of the Department of Agriculture and Markets (Department) is to promote the State’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/04/19/oversight-farm-school-program