In this audit we determined whether DOE complied with its Standard Operating Procedures and with the applicable Comptroller’s Directives regarding travel and conference expenses.
Presentation of the audit report of the Department of Education to verify whether the agency is adequately managing the availability and functionality of certain life safety equipment and of the Automated External Defibrillators in schools.
Presentation of the audit report of the New York City Department of Education to verify whether the agency knew the specific benchmarks for managing the cited standards for in-person instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This report, by New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer, provides a detailed examination of teacher retention in New York City and reveals how it impacts differing boroughs and school districts, including those most impacted by poverty.
This Comptroller's report addresses the initiatives taken to increase competency and ability of the labor force for the City of New York. The report pulls focus to key findings regarding discrepancies and shortcomings of the current system of coordinating the work force, and makes recommendations as to how to improve any and all possible workforce development efforts. Also included in this report are data on funds for these efforts in past fiscal years.
This report provides information about Digital Literacy, which is the ability to use technology to use and create information. This report includes information about closing the gap between students and digital literacy.
This report provides information about art programs. This report advocates for the increase of arts programs because it will provide a better future for the students. This report also has the history of arts education in public schools and how budget cuts have affected the quality of this education.
An audit report of Community School District 5 to see if said district complied with the Department of Education's procedures for purchasing, funding, and timekeeping.
Presentation of the audit of the New York City Department of Education to verify whether the agency has sufficient oversee in place over the distribution of remote learning devices between March 2020 and March 2021.
The New York City Department of Education (DOE) is receiving $7 billion in total federal Covid recovery funding dedicated to K-12 education under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA) and the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)
This report determines whether Community School
District 15 complied with applicable Department of Education procedures for purchasing, imprest fund expenditures,
and timekeeping. District 15 generall complied with applicable Department procedures for purchasing. It generall
spent its funds on purchases that were reasonable and necessary for the operation of the schools and facilities.
It did not comply with certain provisions of the Standard Operating Procedures Manual for Financial Management Centers
pertaining to purchasing and inventory management. It also did not always follow timekeeping requirements of the
Chancellor's Regulations. There are several recommendations listed to address the issues in this report.
The audit was to identify New York City Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) pedagogical pensioners
who may be illegally re-employed (double-dippers or disability violators). There were 26 individuals found who
violated RSSL sections 211 or 212 and 1117 of State and City laws. The audit recommends that the TRS should investigate
the individuals and forward the names to the Department of Investigation if the circumstances warrant such action.
On December 9, 2021, the Deputy Comptroller for Audit and Investigation by letter provided the New York City Schools Chancellor with the results of an investigation the New York City Comptroller’s Office conducted of the Department of Education’s (DOE’s) procurement of food.
Since the Free Academy in Manhattan received its state charter 176 years ago this month, the City University of New York (CUNY) has been a beacon of accessible higher education and an engine of economic opportunity and upward mobility for generations of working class and low-income New Yorkers.
The DOE budget provides funding for a vast array of services to children in preschool to 12th grade that include classroom instruction, special education, charter schools, bilingual instruction, as well as a multitude of education support services.
The objective of this audit was to determine whether the New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) complied with Local Law 2 of 2016 for the establishment and administration of the Nonpublic School Security Reimbursement Program (NPS).
At this time last year, many schools across NYC were facing budget cuts, and families were returning to schools with increased class sizes or to see favorite programs cut. Our May Spotlight described what led to the 2022-2023 funding cuts and what transpired afterwards to partially restore them.
the DOE is choosing to base the new weight allocation for students experiencing homelessness on enrollment as of December 31, 2022. If this decision stands, schools will not receive funding this school year for changes in STH enrollment that have occurred since then.
The New York City Department of Education (DOE) provides early childcare and education services to children, from birth to five years old, who live within the City. These early childhood services may be provided by DOE or other alternatives, such as contracted Community Based Organizations (CBO).