Additional Audit Guidance for Community Schools

These forms are intended to assist with auditing a community school.

• Audit Preparation Checklist (docx)

Auditor of State Bulletins Specific to Community Schools

Bulletin 2021-007 — Community School Compliance with Public Records & Open Meetings Laws (pdf)

Bulletin 2021-002 — Community School Loans to Other Community Schools (pdf)

Bulletin 2007-008 — Unauditable Community Schools (pdf)

Bulletin 2004-009 — Mandatory New Community School Footnote Disclosure for Management Companies (pdf)

Community School Training

2023: Community School Training (pdf)

2022: Community School Training (pdf)

2021: Community School Training (pdf)

2017/11: Community School Overpayments/True-Up Webinar (for auditors) webinar | slides

2017/19: Community School Overpayment/True-Up Webinar (for schools) webinar | slides

Community School Audit Procedures & Sample Footnotes

• Community School Audit Programs for IPAs
  • Procedures for All Community School Audits (pdf)
  • Additional Procedures for Close-out Community School Audits (for use in conjunction with the program above) (pdf)
• Management Company Expenses (xlsx)
  • See Ohio Compliance Supplement, Chapter 4, Section 4B-2
• School Foundation Footnotes: FTE Contingency (docx)

Community School Related Links

• Community School sponsor contracts, operator (mgmt. co.) contracts, and 5-year forecasts
• Funding Reports & FTE Adjustment Reports
• DEW FTE Review Manuals
• DEW Community School Home Page
• DEW Community School Interactive Directory
• DEW EMIS Manual
• Community Schools Legislative History
• DEW Suspension and/or Closing Procedures
• AOS Uniform School Accounting System (USAS) User Manual (pdf)
• GASB 68 Pension Liability FAQs (include some specific to community schools) (pdf)

Correspondence to IPAs

11-07-24: FY24 FTE Adj. #2 (pdf)

09-16-24: Exit Conferences — Community Schools (pdf)

09-05-24: FY24 FTE Adj. #1 (pdf)

05-22-24: OCS Chapter 4 — Schools (pdf)

11-06-23: FY23 School Updates: FTE Adj. #2 (docx)

09-05-23: HB 33 Impacts on 2023 School Audits & 2023 OCS CCP edit (pdf)

08-31-23: FY23 School Updates: FTE Adj. #1 (pdf)

07-24-23: OCS Chapter 4 — Schools (pdf)

07-05-23: Food Service Management Company Procedures (pdf)

07-06-23: 2023 OCS — Blended Learning Clarification (pdf)

02-07-23: FY22 School FTE Adj. #3 (pdf)

01-13-23: 2022 OCS 3-20 (Transportation T-1 forms) (pdf)

11-17-22: School Federal Grant Receivables (pdf)

11-15-22: FY22 School Updates: FTE Adj. #2 (pdf)

09-14-22: FY22 School Updates: FTE Adj. #1 / School Contingency Footnote / Comm. School TM Programs (pdf)

01-14-22: School Funding Update (pdf)

11-17-21: Fiscal Year 2021 School FTE Adjustment #2 & Subsequent Event Footnote Updates (pdf)

09-20-21: School Funding Subsequent Event Note (pdf)

08-30-21: Fiscal Year 2021 School FTE Adjustment #1 (pdf)

08-02-21: Community School Audit Programs — Annual Updates (pdf)

06-28-21: OCS 1-27 — Modified ODE FTE Review — FY 21 Guidance (pdf)

05-07-21: 2021 Ohio Compliance Supplement — May Updates (pdf)