Putnam Valley accepts audits and hears clean-opinion report

Putnam Valley’s school board accepted its annual financial audit and a separate internal-controls risk assessment at its September 24 meeting. The approved minutes also record an auditor’s report that the district received an “unmodified/clean opinion” for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. [Source 1 · Complete minutes] [Source 1 · External financial audit acceptance] [Source 1 · Internal audit risk assessment acceptance] [Source 1 · External audit presentation]

In the presentation, the auditor said no material weaknesses in the district’s internal controls were found. The audit committee recommended acceptance. Those are statements recorded in the minutes; the underlying reports were referenced as attachments and were not independently examined for this account. [Source 1 · Complete minutes] [Source 1 · External audit presentation]

The formal votes were separate. The external report covered financial statements, including extra-classroom activity funds, for the year ending June 2026. The internal auditors’ risk assessment concerned district operations and was dated December 2025. Each acceptance carried with five affirmative votes. The board also appointed its 2026–27 audit committee. [Source 1 · Complete minutes] [Source 1 · External financial audit acceptance] [Source 1 · Internal audit risk assessment acceptance]

The consent agenda included a pickup truck for district use. Trustees accepted a mini-bid through the state Office of General Services purchasing process. The minutes do not give the price, so the action alone does not establish a purchase cost or delivery date. [Source 1 · Complete minutes]

The same consent vote approved an affiliation agreement with Monmouth University to give university students opportunities to fulfill student-teaching requirements. The retained minutes do not describe placement numbers or individual assignments. [Source 1 · Complete minutes]

The Elementary School opening presentation included students discussing the school’s composting program. Student representatives also reported on the start of the school year, clubs and activities. The superintendent described two construction meetings: one wrapping up completed projects and another addressing the next phase. [Source 1 · Complete minutes]

Looking ahead, the board noted the Middle School presentation for October 8 and the High School presentation for October 20, when discussion of a senior-citizen exemption amendment was also planned. That listing did not adopt an exemption change. Trustees discussed state school-board-association resolutions and the district’s accountability theme; no one spoke in either public-comment period. [Source 1 · Complete minutes]