Auditor General DePasquale Releases Audits for Nine School Entities in Butler, Cumberland, Indiana, Lackawanna, Mercer, Northampton and Susquehanna Counties


March 21 2014
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Auditor General DePasquale Releases Audits for Nine School Entities in Butler, Cumberland, Indiana, Lackawanna, Mercer, Northampton and Susquehanna Counties

HARRISBURG (March 21, 2014) – Auditor General Eugene DePasquale today announced the release of audit reports for eight school districts in Butler, Indiana, Lackawanna, Mercer, Northampton and Susquehanna counties and one vocational-technical school in Cumberland County.

The department’s Bureau of School Audits examines the records of school districts, charter schools, intermediate units, and area vocational-technical schools. The audits — among other things — assess whether or not school entities received the state subsidies and reimbursements to which they were entitled, accurately managed taxpayer funds, and complied with ethics codes. The audits also determine whether or not teachers and administrators were properly certified for the positions they held during the audit period.

The full audit reports are available online using the links provided below.

Butler County
Butler Area School District
Complied, in all significant respects, with applicable state laws, contracts, grant requirements and administrativeprocedures, except for one compliance related matter reported as a finding.

Cumberland County
Cumberland-Perry Area Vocational-Technical School
Complied, in all significant respects, with applicable state laws, contracts, grant requirements and administrative procedures.

Indiana County
Blairsville-Saltsburg School District
Complied, in all significant respects, with applicable state laws, contracts, grant requirements and administrative procedures.

Purchase Line School District
Complied, in all significant respects, with applicable state laws, contracts, grant requirements and administrative procedures, except for one compliance related matter reported as a finding.

Lackawanna County
Valley View School District
Complied, in all significant respects, with applicable state laws, contracts, grant requirements and administrative procedures, except for one compliance related matter reported as a finding, as well as one matter unrelated to compliance that is reported as an observation.

Mercer County
Mercer Area School District
Complied, in all significant respects, with applicable state laws, contracts, grant requirements and administrative procedures, except for one compliance related matter reported as a finding.

Sharpsville Area School District
Complied, in all significant respects, with applicable state laws, contracts, grant requirements and administrative procedures, except for one compliance related matter reported as a finding.

Northampton County
Pen Argyl Area School District
Complied, in all significant respects, with applicable state laws, contracts, grant requirements and administrative procedures.

Susquehanna County
Forest City Regional School District
Complied, in all significant respects, with applicable state laws, contracts, grant requirements and administrative procedures.

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