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

• Apollo Career Center (Allen County)
• Grand Valley Local School District (Ashtabula County)
• Jefferson Area Local School District (Ashtabula County)
• Butler County Educational Service Center (Butler County)
• Fairfield City School District (Butler County)
• Brown Local School District (Carroll County)
• Clark-Shawnee Local School District (Clark County)
• Clermont Northeastern Local School District (Clermont County)
• Goshen Local School District (Clermont County)
• United Local School District (Columbiana County)
• Coshocton County Metropolitan Housing Authority (Coshocton County)
• Buckeye Central Local School District (Crawford County)
• Wynford Local School District (Crawford County)
• Brecksville-Broadview Heights City School District (Cuyahoga County)
• Cleveland College Preparatory School (Cuyahoga County)
• Cuyahoga Valley Career Center (Cuyahoga County)
• East Preparatory Academy (Cuyahoga County)
• Euclid Preparatory School (Cuyahoga County)
• Great Lakes Council of Governments (Cuyahoga County)
• Lakewood City School District (Cuyahoga County)
• Menlo Park Academy (Cuyahoga County)
• Noble Academy Cleveland (Cuyahoga County)
• Northeast Ohio College Preparatory School (Cuyahoga County)
• Orchard Park Academy (Cuyahoga County)
• Randall Park High School (Cuyahoga County)
• Regent High School (Cuyahoga County)
• West Cleveland Drop Back In DBA Fredrick Douglass High School (Cuyahoga County)
• Margaretta Local School District (Erie County)
• Vermillion Local School District (Erie County)
• Fairfield County Educational Service Center (Fairfield County)
• Fairfield Union Local School District (Fairfield County)
• Ohio Small Group Pool (Fairfield County)
• Washington Court House City School District (Fayette County)
• Bexley City School District (Franklin County)
• Bridge Gate Community School (Franklin County)
• Capital High School (Franklin County)
• Central High School (Franklin County)
• Cesar Chavez College Preparatory School (Franklin County)
• Eastland Preparatory Academy (Franklin County)
• Educational Academy for Boys and Girls (Franklin County)
• Great River Connections Academy (Franklin County)
• KIPP Columbus (Franklin County)
• Mason Run High School (Franklin County)
• Midnimo Cross Cultural Middle School (Franklin County)
• Ohio Connections Academy (Franklin County)
• Ohio Construction Academy (Franklin County)
• Road to Success Academy (Franklin County)
• Schools of Ohio Risk Sharing Authority (Franklin County)
• Unity Academy (Franklin County)
• Westwood Preparatory Academy (Franklin County)
• Cincinnati Technology Academy (Hamilton County)
• Deer Park Community City School District (Hamilton County)
• Dublin Preparatory Academy dba Northside Preparatory (Hamilton County)
• Forest Hills Local School District (Hamilton County)
• North College Hill City School District (Hamilton County)
• Reading Community City School District (Hamilton County)
• Patrick Henry Local School District (Henry County)
• Jefferson Health Plan (Jefferson County)
• East Knox Local School District (Knox County)
• Auburn Vocational School District (Lake County)
• Riverside Local School District (Lake County)
• Ohio Hi-Point Joint Vocational School District (Logan County)
• Riverside Local School District (Logan County)
• Horizon Science Academy- Lorain (Lorain County)
• Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy (Lorain County)
• Lorain Preparatory Academy (Lorain County)
• Maritime Academy of Toledo (Lucas County)
• Sylvania City School District (Lucas County)
• Horizon Science Academy- Youngstown (Mahoning County)
• Jackson-Milton Local School District (Mahoning County)
• Mahoning County School Employees Insurance Consortium (Mahoning County)
• The Academy for Urban Scholars Youngstown (Mahoning County)
• Upper Valley Career Center (Miami County)
• Liberty High School (Montgomery County)
• Miami Valley Career Technology Center (Montgomery County)
• Northmont City School District (Montgomery County)
• Northridge Local School District (Montgomery County)
• Southwestern Ohio Educational Purchasing Council (Montgomery County)
• Trotwood-Madison City School District (Montgomery County)
• Highland Local School District (Morrow County)
• Mount Gilead Exempted Village School District (Morrow County)
• Northmor Local School District (Morrow County)
• Ohio School Benefits Cooperative (Muskingum County)
• Tri-Valley Local School District (Muskingum County)
• James A. Garfield Local School District (Portage County)
• Maplewood Career Center (Portage County)
• Portage Area School Consortium (Portage County)
• Clear Fork Valley Local School District (Richland County)
• Madison Local School District (Richland County)
• Pioneer Career and Technology Center (Richland County)
• Bloom Vernon Local School District (Scioto County)
• Scioto County Career Technical Center (Scioto County)
• Wheelersburg Local School District (Scioto County)
• North Central Academy (Seneca County)
• North Central Ohio Trust Reg COG JT Self-Insurance Health Program (Seneca County)
• Jackson Local School District (Stark County)
• Tuslaw Local School District (Stark County)
• Steel Academy (Summit County)
• McDonald Local School District (Trumbull County)
• Trumball County Educational Service Center (Trumbull County)
• Buckeye Joint Vocational School District (Tuscarawas County)
• Wayne County Schools Career Center (Wayne County)
• Bowling Green City School District (Wood County)
• Eastwood Local School District (Wood County)
• Perrysburg Exempted Village School District (Wood County)

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:

• 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);
• The audit report does not contain any findings for recovery, material citations, material weakness, significant deficiencies, Uniform Guidance (Single Audit) findings or questioned costs;
• 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
• The entity has no other financial or other concerns

Full copies of these reports are available online via Audit Search (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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