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Lynbrook Union Free School District – Purchasing (2022M-17)
… purchasing agent ensured staff followed the District’s purchasing policy for goods and services not subject to … goods and services not subject to competitive bidding. As a result, the purchasing agent approved 17 purchases totaling $150,962 without knowing whether the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/08/lynbrook-union-free-school-district-purchasing-2022m-17State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… solicit interest rate quotes that may have resulted in higher investment earnings. As a result of the audit, the board subsequently approved an investment policy in March 2023 and invested $653,000. Depew Union Free School … have been able to avoid increasing the 2023-24 tax levy. Lake Placid Central School District – Investment Program …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1Chenango Valley Central School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-162)
… to officials, we found that: Sixty-eight, or 12 percent, of the District’s nonstudent network user accounts were no … a disruption or disaster will affect the timely processing of its business functions. Key Recommendations Develop …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/16/chenango-valley-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-andWindsor Central School District – Fuel Controls (2022M-133)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Windsor Central School District (District) officials … raised in the District’s response. … Determine whether Windsor Central School District District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/windsor-central-school-district-fuel-controls-2022m-133East Bloomfield Central School District - Network and Financial Software Access Controls (2022M-68)
… Central School District (District) officials ensured network and financial software access controls were adequate … weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. In addition: The District had 250 unneeded network user …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/02/east-bloomfield-central-school-district-network-and-financial-softwareWillsboro Central School District – Student State Aid (2023M-119)
… received services in summer placements. As a result, as of June 30, 2023, the District had not claimed $55,771 in State aid to which it was entitled, of which $52,640 would have already been received and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/02/02/willsboro-central-school-district-student-state-aid-2023m-119Farmingdale Union Free School District – Payroll (2024M-22)
… been avoided with adequate planning. We determined that the Board of Education (Board) and District officials: Did … did not have adequate information to properly monitor the overtime budget and expenditures. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/28/farmingdale-union-free-school-district-payroll-2024m-22East Quogue Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-8)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether East Quogue Union Free School District (District) officials appropriately … assets with combined purchase prices of approximately $8,200 were not inventoried. In addition, annual inventories …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/east-quogue-union-free-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-8Randolph Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-22)
… safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key Findings District officials did not appropriately track or inventory IT assets, maintain complete IT inventory records or establish adequate controls to safeguard IT assets. As a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/randolph-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-22Jefferson County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-10)
… officials enforced restitution orders, notified the court when a probationer violated the court order and disbursed victim restitution payments … always properly enforce restitution orders or notify the court when a probationer violated the court order. As a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/jefferson-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-10Westhampton Beach Union Free School District – Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2021M-9)
… activity logs. Of the collections we reviewed, $82,592 (95 percent) were not supported by a duplicate press-numbered …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/04/09/westhampton-beach-union-free-school-district-extra-classroom-activitySeneca County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-7)
… Recommendations Establish adequate policies and procedures for enforcing and monitoring restitution obligations. Provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/seneca-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-7Pelham Union Free School District – Information Technology (2021M-134)
… Four user accounts had unnecessary permissions. Ensure the District’s IT contingency plan was comprehensive, distributed and tested to minimize the risk of data loss or prevent a serious interruption of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/08/pelham-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2021m-134North Babylon Union Free School District – Online Banking (2023M-156)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether North Babylon Union Free School District (District) officials … ensured online banking transactions were appropriate and secure. Key Findings While we determined that online …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/14/north-babylon-union-free-school-district-online-banking-2023m-156Brentwood Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-83)
… Free School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and officials ensured computerized data was safeguarded by … may be accessed by unauthorized individuals, data will be lost and the District may not be able to recover from a … communicated confidentially to District officials, we also found that officials did not: Disable 486 of the 3,525 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/11/03/brentwood-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023m-83Eastchester Union Free School District – User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning
… user accounts to help prevent unauthorized use, access, and loss, and whether officials established an adequate information … students left the District between June 2020 and August 2021. Six for two former employees, two former Board members …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/31/eastchester-union-free-school-district-user-accounts-and-informationState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits were issued. Broadalbin-Perth Central School District – Online Banking (Fulton County and Montgomery County) The … acceptable computer use policy. As a result, five of the six online banking users were allowed to access …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0OnTECH Charter High School - Information Technology (2023M-71)
… and protected against unauthorized use, access and loss. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2024/03/15/ontech-charter-high-school-information-technology-2023m-71Vendor File Advisory No. 2
… Subject: Entering consistent information in the Statewide Vendor File Reference: Guide to Financial … access SFS Secure to find job aids Consistent Formatting: In order to ensure consistency of vendor information and … BOX PO BOX 12 MAIN St., 2ND FLOOR 12 MAIN ST 2ND FL W. OAK AVENUE W OAK AVE 45-A GRAY BOULEVARD 45-A GRAY BLVD JOHN …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/vendor-file-advisory/2-regarding-consistency-adding-vendor-informationDiscovery Charter School – Network and Financial Software Access Controls (2022M-156)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Discovery Charter School (School) officials ensured network … and indicated they will initiate corrective action. … discovery charter school network financial software access …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/02/17/discovery-charter-school-network-and-financial-software-access-controls