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Pelham Union Free School District – Information Technology (2021M-134)
… comprehensive, distributed and tested to minimize the risk of data loss or prevent a serious interruption of services. Key Recommendations Develop written procedures …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/08/pelham-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2021m-134Willsboro Central School District – Student State Aid (2023M-119)
… District (District) officials properly claimed State aid for special education students who received services in … Findings District officials did not properly claim State aid for special education students who received services in … 30, 2023, the District had not claimed $55,771 in State aid to which it was entitled, of which $52,640 would have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/02/02/willsboro-central-school-district-student-state-aid-2023m-119Randolph Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-22)
… to confirm they were inventoried. We found 9 percent of the sampled assets were not properly accounted for. Specifically: Two iPads, with a total cost of approximately $600, could not be physically located. Two …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/randolph-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-22East Quogue Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-8)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether East Quogue Union Free School District (District) officials appropriately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/east-quogue-union-free-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-8Chappaqua Central School District - Fixed Assets (2022M-186)
… the District’s new asset list is complete, accurate and up-to-date and that all fixed assets are tagged. Ensure that all … District’s new asset list. Update the fixed asset policy to require periodic and unannounced inventory counts. … our recommendations and have initiated or they planned to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/04/14/chappaqua-central-school-district-fixed-assets-2022m-186North Babylon Union Free School District – Online Banking (2023M-156)
… online banking transactions were appropriate, the Board of Education (Board) and District officials did not meet all the requirements of New York State General Municipal Law (GML) Section 5-a and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/14/north-babylon-union-free-school-district-online-banking-2023m-156Farmingdale Union Free School District – Payroll (2024M-22)
… overtime work, including routine job duties and planned events, without written preapproval. Did not budget for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/28/farmingdale-union-free-school-district-payroll-2024m-22Chenango Valley Central School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-162)
… user accounts or develop and adopt an IT contingency plan. In addition to finding sensitive IT control weaknesses, which … functions. Key Recommendations Develop written procedures for managing network account user access that include …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/16/chenango-valley-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-andWhitesboro Central School District – Separation Payments (2020M-146)
… by their individual employment contracts and were based on a Board resolution adopted over 20 years before their … that he otherwise would not have been eligible for based on the collective bargaining agreement (CBA). Key … corrective action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the District’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/05/whitesboro-central-school-district-separation-payments-2020m-146Westhampton Beach Union Free School District – Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2021M-9)
… slip compositions did not always match records provided to the central treasurer. No profit and loss statements were … while ECA clubs provide schools with the opportunity to teach students good business procedures through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/04/09/westhampton-beach-union-free-school-district-extra-classroom-activityEast Irondequoit Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-28)
… fund balance as a financing source, improperly booking $3.6 million in encumbrances and improperly reserving …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/10/18/east-irondequoit-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-28Orchard Park Central School District - Financial Management and Payroll (2018M-89)
… fund balance, the Board increased the tax levy by a total of $4.4 million from 2014-15 to 2017-18. Three teachers were … District officials disagreed with certain aspects of our findings and recommendations, but indicated they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/08/17/orchard-park-central-school-district-financial-management-and-payrollState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… new bus acquisitions resulting in a potential revenue loss of $477,200. During the audit, the business manager prepared and submitted state aid forms for three of these buses. The district unnecessarily borrowed more than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0Real Property Tax Cap - School Districts
… File property tax cap form online [Accessible only to filing entities] … for School Districts Important Dates for Property Tax Cap Filers [pdf] Guidance Official Guidance from the State … of the State Comptroller’s Role Training on Property Tax Cap Reporting for School Districts Webinar On Demand This …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/property-tax-cap/real-property-tax-cap-school-districtsOperational Advisory No. 6
… completed recording all re-appropriations contained in the 2026-2027 fiscal year enacted budget. All appropriations scheduled to lapse on June 30, 2026, should now contain the appropriate lapse date. The … review appropriations scheduled to lapse on June 30, 2026 - utilizing the SFS report NYKK0004 as detailed in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/6-lapsing-notice-and-remindersMama Program, LLC – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
To determine whether the costs reported by Mama Program LLC on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports were reasonable necessary directly related to the special education program and sufficiently documented pursuant to the State Education Departments Reimbursable Cost Manual
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/12/29/mama-program-llc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualXI.11.H Early Pay Discounts for Procurement Contract Purchases – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Agencies are encouraged to request early pay discounts from contract vendors when feasible. If early pay discount terms are included in a contract, the awarding agency should add … Agencies are encouraged to request early pay discounts from contract vendors when feasible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi11h-early-pay-discounts-procurement-contract-purchasesOnTECH Charter High School - Information Technology (2023M-71)
… were communicated confidentially to officials, the Board of Trustees (Board) and officials did not: Adequately manage … Policy (AUP). As a result, there is an increased the risk of School computers being exposed to malicious software. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2024/03/15/ontech-charter-high-school-information-technology-2023m-71Geneseo Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-11)
… (District) officials appropriately tracked, inventoried and safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired … We selected 55 IT assets to confirm their location and that they were inventoried, and 10 additional IT assets to confirm they were inventoried. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/geneseo-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-11Eastchester Union Free School District – User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning
… a comprehensive IT contingency plan to minimize the risk of data loss or prevent a serious interruption of services. Key Recommendations Develop written procedures …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/31/eastchester-union-free-school-district-user-accounts-and-information