Thursday, March 19, 2020
Columbus – Ohio Auditor of State Keith Faber is pleased to announce that, in the month of February, the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports:
· Eastland-Fairfield Career & Tech (Franklin County)
· KIPP Columbus (Franklin County)
· Tri-State STEM+M Early College High School (Lawrence County)
· Alliance City School District (Stark County)
· Canton City School District (Stark County)
· Archbold Area Local School District (Fulton County)
· Wooster City School District (Wayne County)
· Mathews Local School District (Trumbull County)
· Sandusky Metropolitan Housing (Sandusky County)
· Forest Hills Local School District (Hamilton County)
· Northmor Local School District (Morrow County)
· Maplewood Local School District (Trumbull County)
· Trumbull Metropolitan Housing Authority (Trumbull County)
· Olmsted Falls City School District (Cuyahoga County)
· Ridgewood Local School District (Coshocton County)
· Edgewood City School District (Butler County)
· Phoenix Community Learning Center (Hamilton County)
· Collins Career Center (Lawrence County)
· Waverly City School District (Pike County)
· Bloom Vernon Local School District (Scioto County)
· Wheelersburg Local School District (Scioto County)
· Logan Elm Local School District (Pickaway County)
· Carrollton Exempted Village School District (Carroll County)
· James A. Garfield Local School District (Portage County)
· Warren City School District (Trumbull County)
· LaBrae Local School District (Trumbull County)
· City of North Royalton (Cuyahoga County)
· REACH Academy (Lucas County)
· Horizon Science Academy – DD (Montgomery County)
· Steel Academy (Summit County)
· Eastgate Regional Council of Governments (Mahoning County)
· Fairfield City School District (Butler County)
· Sciotoville Community School (Scioto County)
· Horizon Science Academy – DHS (Montgomery County)
· Mahoning County School Employees Insurance Consortium (Mahoning County)
· Mahoning & Columbiana Training (Mahoning County)
· Bio-Med Science Academy STEM (Portage County)
· Brookfield Local School District (Trumbull County)
· Wellington Exempted Village School District (Lorain County)
· Lima-Allen Regional Planning Commission (Allen County)
· Northwestern Local School District (Clark County)
· Greene County Joint Vocational School District (Greene County)
· Copley-Fairlawn Local School District (Summit County)
· Bellaire Local School District (Belmont County)
· Horizon Science Academy of Young (Mahoning County)
· Horizon Science Academy of Cleveland (Cuyahoga County)
· Nobel Academy of Cleveland (Cuyahoga County)
· Oberlin City School District (Lorain County)
· Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City School District (Lorain County)
· Coshocton Opportunity School (Coshocton County)
· International Academy of Columbus (Franklin County)
· Patriot Preparatory Academy (Franklin County)
· Mt. Healthy City School District (Meigs County)
· Union Scioto Local School District (Ross County)
· Windham Exempted Village School District (Portage County)
· Plain Local School District (Stark County)
· Medina County Joint Vocational School District (Medina County)
· Monroe Local School District (Butler County)
· Lighthouse Community School (Hamilton County)
· Scioto Valley Local School District (Pike County)
· Salem City School District (Columbiana County)
· Champion Local School District (Trumbull County)
· Brooklyn City School District (Cuyahoga County)
· Washington Park Common School (Cuyahoga County)
· Toledo Preparatory and Fitness (Lucas County)
· L. Hollingsworth School for the Talented and Gifted (Lucas County)
· Bethel Tate Local School District (Clermont County)
· Chillicothe City School District (Ross County)
· Mound Street Health Careers Academy (Montgomery County)
· Mound Street IT Academy (Montgomery County)
· Stark County Educational Service Center (Stark County)
· East Branch Preparatory Academy (Stark County)
· Woodridge Local School District (Summit County)
· Blanchester Local School District (Clinton County)
· Ironton City School District (Lawrence County)
· Mound Street Military Academy (Montgomery County)
· Loudonville Perrysville Exempted Village School District (Ashland County)
· Fairfield Union Local School District (Fairfield County)
· East Knox Local School District (Knox County)
· United Local School District (Columbiana County)
· Fairless Local School District (Stark County)
· Sandy Valley Local School District (Stark County)
· Midview Local School District (Lorain County)
· Franklin Local Community School (Muskingum County)
· A+ Children’s Academy (Franklin County)
· Grand Valley Local School District (Ashtabula County)
· Cuyahoga Valley Career Center (Cuyahoga County)
· Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority (Lake County)
· Lorain Metropolitan Housing Authority (Lorain County)
· Medina Metropolitan Housing Authority (Medina County)
· Bridgeport Exempted Village School District (Tuscarawas County)
· East Central Ohio Educational Service Center (Tuscarawas County)
· Renaissance Academy (Franklin County)
· London City School District (Madison County)
· Eastwood Local School District (Wood County)
· North Baltimore Local School District (Wood County)
· Federal Hocking Local School District (Athens County)
· Adams County Ohio Valley Local School District (Adams County)
· South Central Ohio Educational Service Center (Scioto County)
· Clay Local School District (Scioto County)
· Northwest Local School District (Scioto County)
· Early College Academy (Franklin County)
· Arts & College Prep Academy (Franklin County)
· Crestwood Local School District (Portage County)
· Northwest Ohio Educational Service Center (Fulton County)
· Findlay Digital Academy (Hancock County)
· St. Clairsville City School District (Belmont County)
· Columbus Performance Academy (Franklin County)
The Auditor’s Office presents the Auditor of State Award to local governments and school districts upon the completion of a financial audit. Entities that receive the award meet the following criteria of a “clean” audit report:
· The entity must file timely financial reports with the Auditor of State’s office via the Hinkle System in accordance with GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles);
· The audit report does not contain any findings for recovery, material citations, material weaknesses, significant deficiencies, Uniform Guidance (Single Audit) findings or questioned costs;
· The entity’s management letter contains no comments related to:
o Ethics referrals
o Questioned costs less than the threshold per the Uniform Guidance
o Lack of timely report submission
o Reconciliation issues
o Failure to obtain a timely Single Audit in accordance with Uniform Guidance
o Findings for recovery less than $500
o Public meetings or public records issues
· The entity has no other financial or other concerns
Full copies of these reports are available online