Lead Testing Results
State law requires school districts to sample all water outlets currently or potentially used for drinking or cooking purposes in buildings that may be occupied by students and to submit those samples to a state-approved lab for analysis. Testing must be completed every three years, unless the state Commissioner of Health requires testing sooner.
The state established an action level of 0.005 milligrams of lead per liter. If a sample from a water outlet exceeds this level, schools must take steps to prevent the use of the outlet for drinking or cooking purposes until it is remediated and follow-up testing confirms it is no longer above the action level.
School districts are required to report the results of all water testing to the state Department of Health, the state Education Department and the local health department, and to post the results — along with remediation plans, if required — on the official district website. Our results are below.
If you have any questions or concerns about lead testing results, please contact the District Office at (315) 826-7900.
2025 Lead Testing
- Letter from Superintendent: (July 2025)
- Test Results: April 4, 2025
- Test Results Spreadsheet: April, 4, 2025
- Re-Test Results: Jan. 17, 2025
- Re-Test Results Spreadsheet: Jan. 17, 2025
- Re-Test Results: Feb. 26, 2025
- Re-Test Results Spreadsheet: Feb. 26, 2025
- Re-Test Results: July, 10, 2025
- Re-Test Results Spreadsheet: July, 10, 2025
- Re-Test Results: Aug. 22, 2025
- Re-Test Results Spreadsheet: Aug. 22, 2025
- State Comptroller Report: (August 2025)
- Corrective Action Plan: (August 2025)
- Water Outlet Inventory (2023-25)
- Remediation: (2023-25)
2025 State Audit
According to a recent audit conducted by the Office of the New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, Poland Central School District was found to have not met certain lead testing and reporting state requirements during testing that took place in 2020-21 and 2023-25.
The State Audit Findings
According to the final audit report:
- In 2020-21, the district was unable to identify which water samples came from which water outlets (e.g. sink faucet, drinking fountain, etc.). As a result, auditors were unable to determine if adequate remediation plans had been implemented to address lead levels that exceeded the state established action-level of 5 micrograms of lead per liter, or 5 ppb.
- In 2020-21 and 2023-25, the district did not report lead testing results to all of the required parties (e.g. Department of Health, local health department, etc.) or within the required timeframe.
The complete report, published by the NYS Office of the State Comptroller Division of Local Government and School Accountability, is available to the public on the NYS Office of the State Comptroller website.
Poland CSD’s Corrective Action Plan
Since the audit, Poland CSD has developed and implemented a sampling plan to accurately identify the water outlets being tested and their samples. The district is also in the process of developing a corrective action plan that addresses all of the state’s findings and recommendations.
All water outlets in the district that are used or have the potential to be used for drinking or cooking were properly tested in May 2024, April 2025, and/or July 2025.
Any fixtures that tested above 5 ppb in the 2024 sampling have been remediated or taken out of service to ensure the safety of our students, staff and community members.
The five fixtures that tested above 5 ppb in the 2025 sampling will be clearly labeled when students and staff return to school, indicating that the water from them is not to be used for consumption. These fixtures will be retested in August and September to determine if permanent removal is needed.
2024 Lead Testing
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