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Press Release • Ohio Auditor of State

Auditor Faber Announces Auditor of State Award Recipients

Friday, March 29, 2019

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:

·        South Scioto Academy (Franklin County)

·        McDonald Local School District (Trumbull County)

·        Springfield Prep & Fitness Academy (Clark County)

·        Bucyrus City School District (Crawford County)

·        Schools of Ohio Risk Sharing Authority (Franklin County)

·        Pickaway County PEB Program (Pickaway County)

·        Columbiana Metropolitan Housing Authority (Columbiana County)

·        Youngstown Metropolitan Housing Authority (Mahoning County)

·        Summit Regional Healthcare Consort (Summit County)

·        Trumbull County School Employee Insurance Consort (Trumbull County)

·        Eastern Local School District (Meigs County)

·        East Muskingum Local School District (Muskingum County)

·        Strasburgh-Franklin Local School District (Tuscarawas County)

·        Trotwood Prep and Fitness Academy (Montgomery County)

·        South Central Ohio Insurance Consort (Fairfield County)

·        Grandview Heights City School District (Franklin County)

·        Madison-Plains Local School District (Madison County)

·        Life Skills of North Canton (Summit County)

·        Great Lakes Council of Governors (Cuyahoga County)

·        Margaretta Local School District (Erie County)

·        Glass City Academy (Lucas County)

·        Bridges Community Academy (Seneca County)

·        Penta Career Center (Wood County)

·        Nelsonville Your City School District (Athens County)

·        Zanesville Community High School (Muskingum County)

·        Wayne County Schools Career (Wayne County)

·        Ravenna City School District (Portage County)

·        Stark County Schools COG (Stark County)

·        Life Skills of Toledo (Lucas County)

·        Educational Service Center of Northeastern Ohio (Cuyahoga County)

·        Geauga County Educational Service Center (Geauga County)

·        iSTEM Geauga Early College High School (Lake County)

·        Springfield Clark Career Technology Center (Clark County)

·        Focus Learning Academy Northern (Franklin County)

·        Beacon Hill Community School (Wayne County)

·        Workforce Initiative Association (Stark County)

·        Stark Tuscarawas Workforce Development (Stark County)

·        North Ridgeville City School District (Lorain County)

·        Franklin Local School District (Muskingum County)

·        Sullivant Avenue Community School (Franklin County)

·        Harrisburg Pike Community School (Franklin County)

·        Circleville City School District (Pickaway County)

·        Ohio Connections Academy (Cuyahoga County)

·        Wynford Local School District (Crawford County)

·        Horizon Science Academy of Columbus (Franklin County)

·        Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle Schools (Franklin County)

·        Knox County Career Center (Knox County)

·        Shelby City School District (Franklin County)

·        Aurora City School District (Portage County)

·        Firelands Local School District (Lorain County)

·        Barnesville Exempted Village School District (Belmont County)

·        Noble Local School District (Belmont County)

·        Goshen Local School District  (Clermont County)

·        Finneytown Local School District (Hamilton County)

·        Tecumseh Local School District (Clark County)

·        Bloom Carroll Local School District (Fairfield County)

·        Jefferson Local School District (Madison County)

·        Crestview Local School District (Richland County)

·        Fairbanks Local School District (Union County)

·        Columbiana County Career and Technical Center (Columbiana County)

·        Chapelside Cleveland Academy (Cuyahoga County)

·        East Academy (Cuyahoga County)

·        Cambell City School District (Mahoning County)

·        Broadway Academy (Cuyahoga County)

·        Life Skills of Columbus SE (Franklin County)

·        Firefox High School (Muskingum County)

·        Firefox Intermediate School (Muskingum County)

·        Indian Valley Local School District (Tuscarawas County)

·        St. Bernard-Elmwood Place City School District (Hamilton County)

·        Ross Pike Educational Service District (Ross County)

·        Lynchburg Clay Local School District (Highland County)

·        Mahoning County Educational Service Center (Mahoning County)

·        Old Brook High School (Cuyahoga County)

·        Solon City School District (Cuyahoga County)

·        Three Rivers Local School District (Hamilton County)

·        Williamsburg Local School District (Clermont County)

·        Columbus Preparatory and Fitness Academy (Franklin County)

·        Eagle Learning Center, In. (Lucas County)

·        Educational Service Center Council of Governments (Franklin County)

·        Educational Service Center of Central Ohio (Franklin County)

·        Franklin City School District (Warren County)

·        Northland Preparatory and Fitness Academy (Franklin County)

·        Patrick Henry Local School District (Henry County)

·        Scioto County Career Technical Center (Scioto County)

·        Stonebrook Montessori (Cuyahoga County)

·        Towpath Trail High School (Summit County)

·        Whitehall Preparatory and Fitness Academy (Franklin County)

·        Marietta City School District (Washington County)

·        West Central Ohio Network Support (Shelby County)

·        Adena Local School District (Ross County)

·        Foundation Academy (Richland County)

·        Galion City School District (Crawford County)

·        Jefferson Health Plan (Jefferson County)

·        Jonathan Alder Local School District (Madison County)

·        Life Skills Center of Cincinnati (Summit County)

·        Life Skills-Cliff Park High School (Clark County)

·        Life Skills-Marshall High School (Butler County)

·        Milford Exempted Village School District (Clermont County)

·        Tipp City Exempted Village School District (Miami County)

·        Wood County Educational Service Center (Wood County)

·        Dayton Metropolitan Housing Authority (Montgomery County)

·        East Clinton Local School District (Clinton County)

·        Ehove Career Center (Erie County)

·        Gallipolis City School District (Gallia County)

·        Life Skills Center of Columbus North (Summit County)

·        Life Skills Center of Dayton (Summit County)

·        Life Skills Center of Elyria (Summit County)

·        Lincoln Park Academy (Cuyahoga County)

·        Morgan Local School District (Morgan County)

·        University Academy (Summit County)

·        West Park Academy (Cuyahoga County)

·        Wilmington City School District (Clinton County)

·        Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy (Hamilton County)

·        Maysville Local School District (Muskingum County)

·        Edison Local School District (Jefferson County)

·        Lakewood City School District (Cuyahoga County)

·        Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments (Lucas County)

·        Tolles Career & Technical Center (Madison County)

·        Washington-Nile Local School District (Scioto County)

·        West Muskingum Local School District (Muskingum County)

·        Chesapeake Union Exempted Village School District (Lawrence County)

·        Columbus Collegiate Academy West (Franklin County)

·        Felicity-Franklin Local School District (Clermont County)

·        Geneva Area City School District (Ashtabula County)

·        Horizon Science Academy Cincinnati (Hamilton County)

·        Licking Valley Local School District (Licking County)

·        Northmont City School District (Montgomery County)

·        Ohio Schools Council (Cuyahoga County)

·        Plymouth-Shiloh Local School District (Richland County)

·        Riverside Community School Inc (Summit County)

·        United Preparatory Academy (Franklin County)

·        United Preparatory Academy (Franklin County)

·        Warrensville Heights City School District (Cuyahoga County)

·        Belpre City School District (Washington County)

·        Brooke-Hancock-Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission (Jefferson County)

·        Cesar Chavez College Preparatory School (Franklin County)

·        Citizens Leadership Academy East (Cuyahoga County)

·        Cleveland Entrepreneurship Preparatory School (Cuyahoga County)

·        Lakeshore Intergenerational School (Cuyahoga County)

·        Citizens Leadership Academy (Cuyahoga County)

·        Midnimo Cross Cultural Middle School (Franklin County)

·        Near West Intergenerational Schools (Cuyahoga County)

·        Ohio Valley Employment Resource (Washington County)

·        Portsmouth City School District (Scioto County)

·        Quaker Digital Academy (Tuscarawas County)

·        Summit Academy Secondary School – Canton (Summit County)

·        The Intergenerational School (Cuyahoga County)

·        Village Preparatory School – Willard (Cuyahoga County)

·        West Carrollton City School District (Montgomery County)

·        Amanda-Clearcreek Local School District (Fairfield County)

·        Columbus Collegiate Academy (Franklin County)

·        Educational Academy for Boys and Girls (Franklin County)

·        Gallia-Jackson-Vinton Joint Vocational School District (Gallia County)

·        Middletown Preparatory and Fitness Academy (Butler County)

·        South Point Local School District (Lawrence County)

·        Summit Academy Akron Elementary School (Summit County)

·        Summit Academy Community School – Warren (Summit County)

·        Summit Academy School for Alt. Learners - Warren Middle and Secondary (Summit County)

·        Summit Academy Secondary School – Akron (Summit County)

·        Area 16 Workforce Development Board (Belmont County)

·        Field Local School District (Portage County)

·        New London Local School District (Huron County)

·        Polaris Career Center (Cuyahoga County)

·        Summit Academy Akron Middle School (Summit County)

·        Summit Academy Community School – Cincinnati (Summit County)

·        Citizens Academy Southeast (Cuyahoga County)

·        Dawson-Bryant Local School District (Lawrence County)

·        Highland Local School District (Morrow County)

·        New Boston Local School District (Scioto County)

·        Perrysburg Exempted Village School District (Wood County)

·        Summit Academy Toledo (Lucas County)

·        Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learners of Middletown (Summit County)

·        Summit Academy Community School – Columbus (Summit County)

·        Summit Academy Community School – Painesville (Summit County)

·        Summit Academy Middle School - Columbus (Summit County)

·        Summit Academy Middle School – Lorain (Summit County)

·        Summit Academy Transition High School – Cincinnati (Hamilton County)

·        Summit Academy Transition High School - Columbus (Franklin County)

·        Cambridge City School District (Guernsey County)

·        Lorain County Joint Vocational School District (Lorain County)

·        Medina City School District (Medina County)

·        Troy City School District (Miami County)

·        Wadsworth City School District (Medina County)

·        Ashland City School District (Ashland County)

·        Lake Local School District (Stark County)

·        Lisbon Exempted Village School District (Columbiana County)

·        Marysville Exempted Village School District (Union County)

·        Mount Gilead Exempted Village School District (Morrow County)

·        Southern Ohio Educational Service Center (Clinton County)

·        Springfield Local School District (Summit County)

·        Kent City School District (Portage County)

·        Bay Village City School District (Cuyahoga County)

·        Cloverleaf Local School District (Medina County)

·        Clyde-Green Springs Exempted Village School District (Sandusky County)

·        Muskingum Valley Educational Service (Muskingum County)

·        Crooksville Exempted Village School District (Perry County)

·        Hamilton County Educational Service Center (Hamilton County)

·        Hillsboro City School District(Highland County)

·        Montgomery County Educational Service Center (Montgomery County)

·        Clark Shawnee Local School District (Clark County)

·        Delphos City School District (Allen County)

·        Rock Hill Local School District (Lawrence County)

·        Barberton City School District (Summit County)

·        Conneaut Area City School District (Ashtabula County)

·        Fairland Local School District (Lawrence County)

·        Made River Local School District (Montgomery County)

·        North Olmstead City School District (Cuyahoga County)

·        Northeast Ohio Area-wide Coordinating Agency (Cuyahoga County)

·        Northeast Ohio Consortium Council of Governments (Geauga County)

·        Poland Local School District (Mahoning County)

·        Wellstrong City School District (Jackson County)

·        Zanesville City School District (Muskingum County)

·        Boardman Local School District (Mahoning 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

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The Auditor of State’s office, one of five independently elected statewide offices in Ohio is responsible for auditing more than 6,000 state and local government agencies. Under the direction of Auditor Keith Faber, the office also provides financial services to local governments, investigates and prevents fraud in public agencies, and promotes transparency in government.

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