Norwich City School District - Safe and Supportive Educational Environment (2018M-199)

Issued Date

November 30, 2018

Audit Objective

Determine whether District officials appropriately prevented, investigated, addressed and reported incidents to ensure a safe and supportive educational environment.

Key Findings

District officials implemented several policies and procedures, such as a bullying chart, code of conduct and leadership class, to prevent, investigate, address and report incidents to ensure a safe and supportive educational environment.
We reviewed all of the 173 reported Uniform Violent and Disruptive Incident Reporting System and Dignity for All Students Act incidents and found that District officials appropriately investigated, addressed and reported all incidents.

Key Recommendations

There were no recommendations as a result of this audit.

District officials agreed with our report.

Background

The Norwich City School District (District) serves 10 towns and one city in Chenango County.

The District is governed by a Board of Education (Board), which is composed of seven elected members. The Board is responsible for the general management and control of the District’s financial and educational affairs. The Superintendent of Schools (Superintendent) is the chief executive officer and is responsible, along with other administrative staff, for the District’s day-to-day management under the Board’s direction. The Assistant Superintendent, building principals, building dean of students and school counselors are responsible for preventing, investigating, addressing and reporting all violent and disruptive incidents and material incidents of discrimination and harassment.

Quick Facts
2017-18 Enrollment	2,080
School Buildings	4
2018-19 Budgeted General Fund Appropriations	$42.2 million

Audit Period

July 1, 2015 − April 5, 2018