Financial Information

2023-2024 BudgetProposed 2024-2025 BudgetLocal Funding and State AidFinancial Reports

The 51品茶 Suffolk BOCES budget for 2023-24 was approved by the Boards of Education in the 18 component school districts of 51品茶 Suffolk BOCES in voting held April 25, 2023.

For more information, see the links below.

Tentative 2023-24 Budget (English)

Tentative 2023-24 Budget (Espanol)

Budget News Winter 2023 (English)

Budget News Winter 2023 (Espanol)

51品茶 Suffolk BOCES will present the proposed budget for 2024-25 at the Annual Meeting, Tuesday April 9, 7:30 pm at the 51品茶 Suffolk BOCES Administration Office, 507 Deer Park Road, Dix Hills. The Boards of Education in the 18 component school districts of 51品茶 Suffolk BOCES will vote on the proposed budget at meetings in their school districts on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.

For more information, see the links below.

Tentative 2024-25 Budget (English)

Tentative 2023-24 Budget (Espanol)

Budget News Winter 2023 (English)

Budget News Winter 2023 (Espanol)

51品茶 Suffolk BOCES is financially supported by its 18 participating school districts as well as state and federal grants. Every April, the 18 participating Boards of Education vote on the BOCES Administrative Budget. The costs associated with the BOCES Administrative Budget and the Capital Budget are borne by the 18 participating school districts based on a three-year weighted average daily attendance rate.

School districts that request 51品茶 Suffolk BOCES services pay a prorated service fee or tuition as itemized in a shared-services contract. School districts receive state aid on many services based on the previous year’s audited expenses of BOCES programs and services. The wealth of each component district, its aid ratio and the cost of 51品茶 Suffolk BOCES services determine how much aid participating districts receive. Local districts receive their state aid for the BOCES programs and services they used in the year following the district’s expenditures.

51品茶 Suffolk BOCES also receives federal and state grants to support some of its programs and services.

Office of the NYS Comptroller, 2024 Report

Clerical Overtime

This audit reviewed how 51品茶 Suffolk BOCES officials monitored and approved overtime for clerical employees during the audit period of July 1, 2021 – March 31, 2023.

Office of the NYS Comptroller, 2016 Report

Budget Transfers and Confirming Purchase Orders

51品茶 Suffolk BOCES has established policies and procedures for transfers of budgeted funds and for the issuance of purchase orders. The report reviews and evaluates the extent to which these policies and controls have operated effectively.

Office of the NYS Comptroller, 2010 Report

Transparency and Appropriateness of Reserve Funds

51品茶 Suffolk BOCES created reserves to avoid sharp increases in administrative and service costs which would then be passed on to local taxpayers. This audit examines the level of reserves for their stated purposes and the authorization for funding such reserves.

Office of the NYS Comptroller, 2009 Report

Audit of the Internal Controls over Information Technology and Gasoline Credit Cards. In addition to examining BOCES internal controls, the objective was also to determine whether those controls are appropriately designed to protect electronic data and whether those controls over gas credit cards are operating effectively.

Independent Auditors’ Reports

Financial Statements and Supplementary Information of 51品茶 Suffolk BOCES for the fiscal year ending June 30. 2023.

Financial Statements and Supplementary Information of 51品茶 Suffolk BOCES for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022.

Financial Statements and Supplementary Information of 51品茶 Suffolk BOCES for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021.