In New York, Auditors Comb School Districts' Books

Autor/in	Archer, Jeff
Titel	In New York, Auditors Comb School Districts' Books
Quelle	In: Education Week, 25 (2005) 9, S.1 (2 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0277-4232
Schlagwörter	Occupational Information; Boards of Education; School Districts; Credit (Finance); Educational Finance; Superintendents; Financial Audits; Accountability; Deception; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Berufsinformation; Ausschuss; School district; Schulbezirk; Credit; Kredit; Bildungsfonds; Schulrat; Verantwortung; Täuschung
Abstract	Auditing school districts on a regular basis hasn't been part of the comptroller's job description in New York for 20 years. That began to change 18 months ago, when accusations arose about expenses made by a former administrator in Roslyn, a 3,300-student system in an affluent Long Island community. Questionable spending has come to light in more than a dozen school districts in New York state in the wake of a high-profile fraud case in a Long Island district. Prompted by the alleged theft of $11 million in Roslyn, New York, state Comptroller Alan G. Hevesi has sent auditors into 46 districts in recent months. In one district, the superintendent charged $353 on a district credit card for two leather briefcases. In another, a school board member rented a $399-a-night hotel suite at the district's expense. In a third, thousands of dollars were tapped from district accounts for retirement parties. This article describes several measures taken by New York state lawmakers to improve school boards' oversight of district budgeting and prevent budget mismanagement. New York state lawmakers approved funding for Mr. Hevesi to hire 84 additional auditors to check the books of all 700 districts in New York within five years. They also passed a requirement that local school board members get trained on keeping tabs on finances. New York state Comptroller Alan G. Hevesi's office worked with a coalition of education organizations to craft legislation to strengthen financial oversight by school districts. Furthermore, five steps to financial accountability are presented. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10