School Audit From The State
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Category: Middletown City Schools
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Printed Date: May 18 2024 at 4:56pm
Topic: School Audit From The State
Posted By: VietVet
Subject: School Audit From The State
Date Posted: Jan 24 2013 at 6:33am
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Today's Journal... MIDDLETOWN SCHOOLS Audit citations lead to fiscal changes MIDDLETOWN — Missing money and the use of federal stimulus dollars to purchase items that weren’t allowable are among several citations issued in a state audit of Middletown City Schools Thorpe, Middletown’s treasurer since Aug. 2011, said this was the first time in seven years the state performed the audit. Previously, she said, each district hired an independent auditor, one who was “less detailed orientated” than the state HAVEN'T WE BEEN MENTIONING THE "INDEPENDENT AUDITOR" THING WAS A QUESTIONABLE PRACTICE? WE ALSO WONDERED WHAT THE STATE FOLKS WOULD FIND. NOW WE KNOW. MISSING MONEY AND USING MONEY FOR THE WRONG PURPOSE (HEY, SOUNDS LIKE THEY LEARNED FROM THE CITY GOVERNMENT WAY OF HANDLING MONEY AND SPENDING IT FOR THE WRONG PURPOSE) The audit, which ended June 30, 2012, was released Tuesday and showed that Middletown needs to put “new processes in place,” Thorpe said after reviewing the findings. For years, she said, the district cleaned up its books at the end of the fiscal year. She said the state auditor has instructed Middletown to do it quarterly OUCH! QUARTERLY HUH? SOUNDS LIKE A LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN THE STATE AUDITORS NOTES. The district also was cited several times because different funds showed negative balances. From Dec. 7-11, 2011, the Uniform School Supply Fund showed a negative balance, the high being $332,460, the audit showed. A NEGATIVE BALANCE. THAT'S NEVER A GOOD THING WHEN CONSIDERING MONEY IN/MONEY OUT IS IT? IS THIS THE START OF TROUBLE IN PARADISE UNDER THE THORPE BRAND OF DOING THE TREASURERS JOB? DO WE HAVE ANOTHER "MONROE" SITUATION BREWING? IS SHE AS PRUDENT ABOUT MONEY HANDLING AND ACCOUNTABILITY AS SHE NEEDS TO BE HERE? For two weeks in February, the district’s General Fund had a deficit of $1,626,971, but that was because the district was waiting for money from the county audit, Thorpe said. She called this citation “not a big deal.” NEVER REALIZED THAT A DEFICIT OF OVER 1 MILLION DOLLARS WAS "NO BIG DEAL". A "SLIGHT CONCERN" WOULD HELP HERE THORPE. Also, the district was issued a citation because it used funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to purchase items that weren’t allowable, according to the auditor’s office. Thorpe said the district was told by the Ohio Department of Education that was purchases were permitted SOMEONE'S WRONG HERE. THE PURCHASE OF ITEMS THAT "WEREN'T ALLOWED". WHERE HAVE WE HEARD THAT BEFORE? IF YOU'RE GONNA RETAIN HER SERVICES MIDDLETOWN, BETTER WATCH WHO IS TENDING TO THE MONEY. DON'T WANT ANOTHER "MONROE INCIDENT" DO YOU? ------------- I'm so proud of my hometown and what it has become. Recall 'em all. Let's start over. |
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Posted By: Bocephus
Date Posted: Jan 24 2013 at 11:42am
| what ? watch thorpe ? but but she did such a great job at monroe ,this is the new norm in this country we put incompetent people in offices to "handle our tax money" I say we put AJ in charge of keeping an eye on this situation |
Posted By: John Beagle
Date Posted: Jan 24 2013 at 11:52am
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From the article: Middletown schools treasurer Kelly Thorpe called it “a very good” report because some long-standing policies are being modified.
Thorpe, Middletown’s treasurer since Aug. 2011, said this was the first time in seven years the state performed the audit. Previously, she said, each district hired an independent auditor, one who was “less detailed orientated” than the state. Interesting that the state would audit the first year of the new treasurer. Coincidence? Maybe ------------- http://www.johnbeagle.com/" rel="nofollow - John Beagle Middletown USA News of, for and by the people of Middletown, Ohio. |
Posted By: Pacman
Date Posted: Jan 24 2013 at 7:44pm
| Put me in charge, I'm blind I won't see a thing! ;) |
Posted By: LMAO
Date Posted: Jan 24 2013 at 10:31pm
Another reason why I will be voting "NO" on a levy.
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Posted By: ktf1179
Date Posted: Jan 25 2013 at 12:08pm
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I recently got a call the other day from the Middletown City Schools wanting me to do a survey for the upcoming school Levy. I mainly said I would not support the levy even though it would cost an extra $10 per month for a $100,000 house mainly because the school has not shown academic improvement , and having come from Springboro I am kinda burned out by school districts always asking for more money. They wanted to know where I get my information about the schools, I said the Local paper and MiddletownUSA.com  I also said just because you build a new school doesn't mean that the student scores will improve. I also asked why can't they just re-model the existing building, they said it would cost 70 MIL. to upgrade the existing school vs. 56 Mil for a new school. I said that most of the people I know feel like there are not getting a return on the investment from the schools especially on previous tax issues that were passed. Besides I told them I can't afford the extra $10 a month anyways  So keep an eye out for a random call from Middletown City Schools that want to know your input about the upcoming levy. Lets hope they read the forum posts on this website as well |