The Greater Amsterdam School District received the highest rating possible from auditors who reviewed the district’s financial statements for the 2006-07 fiscal year.

Gloversville-based West & Co. conducted the audit and issued an unqualified opinion, which means the district's financial records are free of material misstatement. Auditors had this to say about the district’s financial records:

“In our opinion, the basic financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Enlarged City School District of the City of Amsterdam, as of June 30, 2007, and the respective changes in financial position thereof for the year then ended in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.”

School district Business Manager Roger Seward said auditors determined that the district is properly recording its finances as well as making sure that state and federal dollars are spent on the correct programs and the appropriate students.

“It’s nice to get an unqualified report, but we don’t rest on those laurels,” Seward said.