Press Release • Ohio Auditor of State

COLUMBUS — Auditor of State Keith Faber is pleased to announce that the following entities received Auditor of State Awards in April for their clean audit reports:

• Hillsdale Local School District (Ashland County)
• Nelsonville-York City School District (Athens County)
• Marshall High School (Butler County)
• Middletown Preparatory and Fitness Academy (Butler County)
• Brown Local School District (Carroll County)
• Cliff Park High School (Clark County)
• Global Impact STEM Academy (Clark County)
• Tecumseh Local School District (Clark County)
• Felicity-Franklin Local School District (Clermont County)
• Buckeye Central Local School District (Crawford County)
• Wynford Local School District (Crawford County)
• Alternative Education Academy (Cuyahoga County)
• Brecksville-Broadview Heights City School District (Cuyahoga County)
• C.A.S.T.L.E. High School Inc. (Cuyahoga County)
• Citizens Academy Southeast (Cuyahoga County)
• Citizens Leadership Academy East (Cuyahoga County)
• Cleveland Arts and Social Sciences Academy (Cuyahoga County)
• Cuyahoga Valley Career Center (Cuyahoga County)
• East Preparatory Academy (Cuyahoga County)
• Gateway Online Academy of Ohio (Cuyahoga County)
• Horizon Science Academy Cleveland Middle School (Cuyahoga County)
• Horizon Science Academy of Cleveland (Cuyahoga County)
• Horizon Science Academy-Denison Middle School (Cuyahoga County)
• Noble Academy Cleveland (Cuyahoga County)
• North Olmsted City School District (Cuyahoga County)
• North Shore High School (Cuyahoga County)
• Old Brook High School (Cuyahoga County)
• Orchard Park Academy (Cuyahoga County)
• Pathfinder Career Academy of Ohio (Cuyahoga County)
• Randall Park High School (Cuyahoga County)
• Regent High School (Cuyahoga County)
• STEAM Academy of Warrensville Heights (Cuyahoga County)
• Village Preparatory School - Willard (Cuyahoga County)
• Village Preparatory School Cliffs (Cuyahoga County)
• Village Preparatory School Woodland Hills (Cuyahoga County)
• West Cleveland Drop Back In dba Frederick Douglass High School (Cuyahoga County)
• EHOVE Career Center (Erie County)
• Monroe Preparatory Academy (Erie County)
• Perkins Local School District (Erie County)
• Fairfield Union Local School District (Fairfield County)
• Liberty Union-Thurston Local School District (Fairfield County)
• Ohio Small Group Pool (Fairfield County)
• South Central Ohio Insurance Consortium (Fairfield County)
• Academy for Urban Scholars (Franklin County)
• Bexley City School District (Franklin County)
• Bridge Gate Community School (Franklin County)
• Capital City Career Prep High School (Franklin County)
• Columbus Bilingual Academy-North (Franklin County)
• Columbus Humanities Arts and Technology Academy (Franklin County)
• Cornerstone Academy (Franklin County)
• Educational Academy for Boys and Girls (Franklin County)
• Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus (Franklin County)
• Focus Learning Academy of Southwestern Columbus (Franklin County)
• Focus North High School (Franklin County)
• Franklinton High School (Franklin County)
• Franklinton Preparatory High School (Franklin County)
• Gahanna-Jefferson Public School District (Franklin County)
• Groveport Madison Local School District (Franklin County)
• Hamilton Local School District (Franklin County)
• Kids Care Elementary (Franklin County)
• KIPP Columbus (Franklin County)
• Metro Early College High School (Franklin County)
• Midnimo Cross Cultural Middle School (Franklin County)
• North Woods Career Prep High School (Franklin County)
• Northland Preparatory and Fitness Academy (Franklin County)
• Oakstone Community School (Franklin County)
• Ohio Achievement Charter Schools dba Millennium Community School (Franklin County)
• South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village (Franklin County)
• South Columbus Preparatory Academy at Southfield (Franklin County)
• The Charles School at Ohio Dominican University (Franklin County)
• The Graham School (Franklin County)
• United Schools Columbus (Franklin County)
• Unity Academy (Franklin County)
• Westwood Preparatory Academy (Franklin County)
• Whitehall Preparatory and Fitness Academy (Franklin County)
• Zenith Academy (Franklin County)
• Zenith Academy East (Franklin County)
• Zenith Academy West (Franklin County)
• Berkshire Local School District (Geauga County)
• Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local School District (Greene County)
• Cincinnati Achievement Academy (Hamilton County)
• Mt. Healthy Preparatory and Fitness Academy (Hamilton County)
• Norwood City School District (Hamilton County)
• Riverside Community School Inc. (Hamilton County)
• Consortium of Northwest Ohio (Henry County)
• South Central Local School District (Huron County)
• Willard City School District (Huron County)
• Brooke-Hancock-Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission (Jefferson County)
• Knox County Career Center (Knox County)
• ESC of the Western Reserve (Lake County)
• Lake County Land Reutilization Corporation (Lake County)
• Tri-State STEM+M School (Lawrence County)
• Par Excellence Academy dba Par Excellence STEM Academy (Licking County)
• Ohio Hi-Point Joint Vocational School District (Logan County)
• Educational Service Center of Lorain County (Lorain County)
• Elyria City School District (Lorain County)
• Horizon Science Academy - Lorain (Lorain County)
• Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy (Lorain County)
• Lorain Preparatory Academy (Lorain County)
• Bennett Venture Academy (Lucas County)
• Glass City Academy (Lucas County)
• Ohio Virtual Academy (Lucas County)
• Skyway Career Prep High School (Lucas County)
• Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments (Lucas County)
• Winterfield Venture Academy (Lucas County)
• Madison-Plains Local School District (Madison County)
• Horizon Science Academy Youngstown (Mahoning County)
• Lowellville Local School District (Mahoning County)
• Mahoning Valley Community School (Mahoning County)
• Southside Academy (Mahoning County)
• Stambaugh Charter Academy (Mahoning County)
• Valley STEM+ME2 Academy (Mahoning County)
• Western Reserve Local School District (Mahoning County)
• Youngstown Academy of Excellence (Mahoning County)
• Youngstown Community School (Mahoning County)
• Youngstown Metropolitan Housing Authority (Mahoning County)
• Pleasant Local School District (Marion County)
• TRECA Digital Academy (Marion County)
• Black River Local School District (Medina County)
• Southern Local School District (Meigs County)
• City Day Community School (Montgomery County)
• Dayton Business Technology High School (Montgomery County)
• Dayton Career Tech High School (Montgomery County)
• Emerson Academy (Montgomery County)
• Gem City Career Prep High School (Montgomery County)
• Liberty High School (Montgomery County)
• Trotwood Preparatory and Fitness Academy (Montgomery County)
• Northmor Local School District (Morrow County)
• Ohio School Benefits Cooperative (Muskingum County)
• Pickaway County Public Employees Benefits Program (Pickaway County)
• Teays Valley Local School District (Pickaway County)
• Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School (Portage County)
• Field Local School District (Portage County)
• Portage Area School Consortium (Portage County)
• Cypress High School (Richland County)
• Foundation Academy (Richland County)
• Pioneer Career and Technology Center (Richland County)
• Shelby City School District (Richland County)
• Union-Scioto Local School District (Ross County)
• Scioto County Career Technical Center (Scioto County)
• Seneca-East Local School District (Seneca County)
• Tiffin City School District (Seneca County)
• Beacon Academy (Stark County)
• Canton Harbor High School (Stark County)
• Minerva Local School District (Stark County)
• Plain Local School District (Stark County)
• Stark High School (Stark County)
• Cascade Career Prep High School (Summit County)
• Case Preparatory Academy (Summit County)
• Main Preparatory Academy (Summit County)
• River Gate High School (Trumbull County)
• Southington Local School District (Trumbull County)
• STEAM Academy of Warren (Trumbull County)
• Trumbull Career and Technical Center (Trumbull County)
• Warren City School District (Trumbull County)
• Stark-Tuscarawas-Wayne Joint Solid Waste Management District (Tuscarawas County)
• Vinton Metropolitan Housing Authority (Vinton County)
• Belpre City School District (Washington County)
• Buckeye Hills Regional Council (Washington County)
• Warren Local School District (Washington County)
• Liberty Preparatory School (Wayne County)
• Rittman Academy (Wayne County)
• Wayne County Schools Career Center (Wayne County)

“By keeping accurate financial records, governing bodies demonstrate their commitment to efficient, effective, and transparent service,” Auditor Faber said. “This award honors public entities that have put in the hard work to keep their finances in order.”

The Auditor of State’s Office presents the awards 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:

1. The entity must file financial reports with the Auditor of State’s Office by the statutory due date, without extension, via the Hinkle System and in accordance with GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles);
2. The audit report does not contain any findings for recovery, material citations, material weakness, significant deficiencies, Uniform Guidance (Single Audit) findings or questioned costs;
3. The entity’s management letter contains no comment related to:

• Ethics referrals 
• Questioned costs less than the threshold per the Uniform Guidance
• Lack of timely annual financial report submission 
• Bank reconciliation issues 
• Failure to obtain a timely Single Audit in accordance with Uniform Guidance
• Findings for recovery less than $500
• Public meetings or public records issues

4. The entity has no other financial or other concerns.

The full reports are available online at ohioauditor.gov/auditsearch/search.aspx.

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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 5,900 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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