Audit 17302

FY End
2022-06-30
Total Expended
$846,189
Findings
18
Programs
7
Organization: Louisiana Key Academy (LA)
Year: 2022 Accepted: 2023-01-18

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
12587 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - N
12588 2022-003 Material Weakness - ABL
12589 2022-002 Material Weakness - N
12590 2022-002 Material Weakness - N
12591 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - N
12592 2022-003 Material Weakness - ABL
12593 2022-002 Material Weakness - N
12594 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - N
12595 2022-003 Material Weakness - ABL
589029 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - N
589030 2022-003 Material Weakness - ABL
589031 2022-002 Material Weakness - N
589032 2022-002 Material Weakness - N
589033 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - N
589034 2022-003 Material Weakness - ABL
589035 2022-002 Material Weakness - N
589036 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - N
589037 2022-003 Material Weakness - ABL

Programs

ALN Program Spent Major Findings
10.555 National School Lunch Program $301,926 Yes 3
84.027 Special Education_grants to States $215,378 - 0
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $180,991 - 0
10.553 School Breakfast Program $89,496 Yes 3
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $54,894 - 0
10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children $2,890 Yes 3
10.649 Pandemic Ebt Administrative Costs $614 - 0

Contacts

Name Title Type
DHT6LG6HVKN9 Troy Jones Auditee
2252981223 Lloyd Johnson Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

Title: Note 3 - Basis of Accounting Accounting Policies: NOTE 1 - GENERALThe accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (the Schedule) includes the federal award activity for the School under programs of the federal government for the year ended June 30, 2022. The information in this Schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). Because the Schedule presents only a selected portion of the operations of the School, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net position, or cash flows of the School. All federal financial assistance received directly from federal agencies is included on the Schedule, as well as federal financial assistance passed through other agencies. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate. The Schools Schedule is presented using the accrual basis of accounting, which is described in Note 1 to the Schools financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2022.Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance and OMB Circular A-87, Cost Principles for State, Local, and Indian Tribal Governments), wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement.
Title: Note 4 - Relationship to the Federal Reports Accounting Policies: NOTE 1 - GENERALThe accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (the Schedule) includes the federal award activity for the School under programs of the federal government for the year ended June 30, 2022. The information in this Schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). Because the Schedule presents only a selected portion of the operations of the School, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net position, or cash flows of the School. All federal financial assistance received directly from federal agencies is included on the Schedule, as well as federal financial assistance passed through other agencies. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate. Amounts reported in the Schedule agree with the amounts reported in the related federal financial reports except for changes made to reflect amounts in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Title: Note 5 - Noncash Assistance Accounting Policies: NOTE 1 - GENERALThe accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (the Schedule) includes the federal award activity for the School under programs of the federal government for the year ended June 30, 2022. The information in this Schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). Because the Schedule presents only a selected portion of the operations of the School, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net position, or cash flows of the School. All federal financial assistance received directly from federal agencies is included on the Schedule, as well as federal financial assistance passed through other agencies. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate. The School did not receive any federal noncash assistance for the year ended June 30, 2022.

Finding Details

2022-001: Internal Control Over Compliance of Special Tests and Provisions ? Non-Profit School Food Service Accounts Title and CFDA Number of the Federal Program: CFDA 10.553 School Breakfast Program, CFDA 10.555 National School Lunch Program, and 10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children Year Finding Originated: 2022 Compliance Requirement: Special Tests and Provisions Name of Federal Agency: Department of Education Pass-through Agency: Louisiana Department of Education Questioned Costs: No questioned costs noted. Condition: There are not effective internal controls over the accounting of the school food service program, as required by Uniform Guidance. Criteria: The School must design and implement internal controls to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability and maintenance of recordkeeping for the school food service program. Cause: Controls over the compliance requirement of special tests and provisions ? non-profit school food service accounts were not designed and implemented appropriately. Funds received and disbursed for the food service program were comingled and not separately accounted for. Effect: Lack of controls over this compliance requirement impacted compliance. Recommendation: Management should use the food service bank account for all food service transactions. Specifically, funds received and disbursed for food service activities should be deposited directly into the food service bank account and likewise all expenses for food services should be paid out of the food service bank account.
2022-003: Internal Control over Compliance Requirements Title and CFDA Number of the Federal Program: CFDA 10.553 School Breakfast Program, CFDA 10.555 National School Lunch Program, and 10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children Year Finding Originated: 2022 Compliance Requirement: Activities Allowed or Unallowed; Allowable Costs; Reporting Name of Federal Agency: Department of Education Pass-through Agency: Louisiana Department of Education Questioned Costs: No questioned costs noted. Condition: There are not effective internal controls over the documentation and recordkeeping of the daily reimbursable meal count forms. Criteria: The School must design and implement internal controls to ensure amounts paid for meals to third party food service providers are corroborated by the school?s food service administrators and documented consistently. Cause: During the course of our audit, we selected 51 school days out of a sample population of 182 school days to test the School?s internal control over compliance for activities allowed or unallowed, allowable costs, and reporting. Of the school days tested, 34 out of 51 school days did not have sufficient documentation or recordkeeping notating review and approval of student meals served by food service program administrators. Furthermore, the results of our tests indicated that the controls over the documentation and recordkeeping of daily reimbursable meal count forms were not consistently implemented. Our sampling was a statistically valid sample. Effect: Lack of controls over documentation and recordkeeping does not ensure compliance requirements will be met. Recommendation: Management should design, implement, and document policies and procedures to ensure all documentation and records used in the claims and review process is maintained on file for a period of no less than three years.
2022-002: Compliance of Special Tests and Provisions ? Non-Profit School Food Service Accounts Title and CFDA Number of the Federal Program: CFDA 10.553 School Breakfast Program, CFDA 10.555 National School Lunch Program, and 10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children Year Finding Originated: 2022 Compliance Requirement: Special Tests and Provisions Name of Federal Agency: Department of Education Pass-through Agency: Louisiana Department of Education Questioned Costs: No questioned costs noted. Condition: The School did not credit account for the food service account appropriately during the year. Criteria: As described in 2 CFR sections 210.14(a), 210.14(c), 210.19(a)(2), 215.7(d)(1), 220.2, and 220.7(e)(1)(i), the School must operate its food services on a non-profit basis; all revenue generated by the School food service must be used to operate and improve its food services. Cause: The School did not appropriately maintain its food service accounting records. Effect: The School was not in compliance with this program?s special test and provision compliance requirement. Recommendation: Management should use the food service bank account for all food service transactions. Specifically, funds received and disbursed for food service activities should be deposited directly into the food service bank account and likewise all expenses for food services should be paid out of the food service bank account.
2022-002: Compliance of Special Tests and Provisions ? Non-Profit School Food Service Accounts Title and CFDA Number of the Federal Program: CFDA 10.553 School Breakfast Program, CFDA 10.555 National School Lunch Program, and 10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children Year Finding Originated: 2022 Compliance Requirement: Special Tests and Provisions Name of Federal Agency: Department of Education Pass-through Agency: Louisiana Department of Education Questioned Costs: No questioned costs noted. Condition: The School did not credit account for the food service account appropriately during the year. Criteria: As described in 2 CFR sections 210.14(a), 210.14(c), 210.19(a)(2), 215.7(d)(1), 220.2, and 220.7(e)(1)(i), the School must operate its food services on a non-profit basis; all revenue generated by the School food service must be used to operate and improve its food services. Cause: The School did not appropriately maintain its food service accounting records. Effect: The School was not in compliance with this program?s special test and provision compliance requirement. Recommendation: Management should use the food service bank account for all food service transactions. Specifically, funds received and disbursed for food service activities should be deposited directly into the food service bank account and likewise all expenses for food services should be paid out of the food service bank account.
2022-001: Internal Control Over Compliance of Special Tests and Provisions ? Non-Profit School Food Service Accounts Title and CFDA Number of the Federal Program: CFDA 10.553 School Breakfast Program, CFDA 10.555 National School Lunch Program, and 10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children Year Finding Originated: 2022 Compliance Requirement: Special Tests and Provisions Name of Federal Agency: Department of Education Pass-through Agency: Louisiana Department of Education Questioned Costs: No questioned costs noted. Condition: There are not effective internal controls over the accounting of the school food service program, as required by Uniform Guidance. Criteria: The School must design and implement internal controls to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability and maintenance of recordkeeping for the school food service program. Cause: Controls over the compliance requirement of special tests and provisions ? non-profit school food service accounts were not designed and implemented appropriately. Funds received and disbursed for the food service program were comingled and not separately accounted for. Effect: Lack of controls over this compliance requirement impacted compliance. Recommendation: Management should use the food service bank account for all food service transactions. Specifically, funds received and disbursed for food service activities should be deposited directly into the food service bank account and likewise all expenses for food services should be paid out of the food service bank account.
2022-003: Internal Control over Compliance Requirements Title and CFDA Number of the Federal Program: CFDA 10.553 School Breakfast Program, CFDA 10.555 National School Lunch Program, and 10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children Year Finding Originated: 2022 Compliance Requirement: Activities Allowed or Unallowed; Allowable Costs; Reporting Name of Federal Agency: Department of Education Pass-through Agency: Louisiana Department of Education Questioned Costs: No questioned costs noted. Condition: There are not effective internal controls over the documentation and recordkeeping of the daily reimbursable meal count forms. Criteria: The School must design and implement internal controls to ensure amounts paid for meals to third party food service providers are corroborated by the school?s food service administrators and documented consistently. Cause: During the course of our audit, we selected 51 school days out of a sample population of 182 school days to test the School?s internal control over compliance for activities allowed or unallowed, allowable costs, and reporting. Of the school days tested, 34 out of 51 school days did not have sufficient documentation or recordkeeping notating review and approval of student meals served by food service program administrators. Furthermore, the results of our tests indicated that the controls over the documentation and recordkeeping of daily reimbursable meal count forms were not consistently implemented. Our sampling was a statistically valid sample. Effect: Lack of controls over documentation and recordkeeping does not ensure compliance requirements will be met. Recommendation: Management should design, implement, and document policies and procedures to ensure all documentation and records used in the claims and review process is maintained on file for a period of no less than three years.
2022-002: Compliance of Special Tests and Provisions ? Non-Profit School Food Service Accounts Title and CFDA Number of the Federal Program: CFDA 10.553 School Breakfast Program, CFDA 10.555 National School Lunch Program, and 10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children Year Finding Originated: 2022 Compliance Requirement: Special Tests and Provisions Name of Federal Agency: Department of Education Pass-through Agency: Louisiana Department of Education Questioned Costs: No questioned costs noted. Condition: The School did not credit account for the food service account appropriately during the year. Criteria: As described in 2 CFR sections 210.14(a), 210.14(c), 210.19(a)(2), 215.7(d)(1), 220.2, and 220.7(e)(1)(i), the School must operate its food services on a non-profit basis; all revenue generated by the School food service must be used to operate and improve its food services. Cause: The School did not appropriately maintain its food service accounting records. Effect: The School was not in compliance with this program?s special test and provision compliance requirement. Recommendation: Management should use the food service bank account for all food service transactions. Specifically, funds received and disbursed for food service activities should be deposited directly into the food service bank account and likewise all expenses for food services should be paid out of the food service bank account.
2022-001: Internal Control Over Compliance of Special Tests and Provisions ? Non-Profit School Food Service Accounts Title and CFDA Number of the Federal Program: CFDA 10.553 School Breakfast Program, CFDA 10.555 National School Lunch Program, and 10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children Year Finding Originated: 2022 Compliance Requirement: Special Tests and Provisions Name of Federal Agency: Department of Education Pass-through Agency: Louisiana Department of Education Questioned Costs: No questioned costs noted. Condition: There are not effective internal controls over the accounting of the school food service program, as required by Uniform Guidance. Criteria: The School must design and implement internal controls to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability and maintenance of recordkeeping for the school food service program. Cause: Controls over the compliance requirement of special tests and provisions ? non-profit school food service accounts were not designed and implemented appropriately. Funds received and disbursed for the food service program were comingled and not separately accounted for. Effect: Lack of controls over this compliance requirement impacted compliance. Recommendation: Management should use the food service bank account for all food service transactions. Specifically, funds received and disbursed for food service activities should be deposited directly into the food service bank account and likewise all expenses for food services should be paid out of the food service bank account.
2022-003: Internal Control over Compliance Requirements Title and CFDA Number of the Federal Program: CFDA 10.553 School Breakfast Program, CFDA 10.555 National School Lunch Program, and 10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children Year Finding Originated: 2022 Compliance Requirement: Activities Allowed or Unallowed; Allowable Costs; Reporting Name of Federal Agency: Department of Education Pass-through Agency: Louisiana Department of Education Questioned Costs: No questioned costs noted. Condition: There are not effective internal controls over the documentation and recordkeeping of the daily reimbursable meal count forms. Criteria: The School must design and implement internal controls to ensure amounts paid for meals to third party food service providers are corroborated by the school?s food service administrators and documented consistently. Cause: During the course of our audit, we selected 51 school days out of a sample population of 182 school days to test the School?s internal control over compliance for activities allowed or unallowed, allowable costs, and reporting. Of the school days tested, 34 out of 51 school days did not have sufficient documentation or recordkeeping notating review and approval of student meals served by food service program administrators. Furthermore, the results of our tests indicated that the controls over the documentation and recordkeeping of daily reimbursable meal count forms were not consistently implemented. Our sampling was a statistically valid sample. Effect: Lack of controls over documentation and recordkeeping does not ensure compliance requirements will be met. Recommendation: Management should design, implement, and document policies and procedures to ensure all documentation and records used in the claims and review process is maintained on file for a period of no less than three years.
2022-001: Internal Control Over Compliance of Special Tests and Provisions ? Non-Profit School Food Service Accounts Title and CFDA Number of the Federal Program: CFDA 10.553 School Breakfast Program, CFDA 10.555 National School Lunch Program, and 10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children Year Finding Originated: 2022 Compliance Requirement: Special Tests and Provisions Name of Federal Agency: Department of Education Pass-through Agency: Louisiana Department of Education Questioned Costs: No questioned costs noted. Condition: There are not effective internal controls over the accounting of the school food service program, as required by Uniform Guidance. Criteria: The School must design and implement internal controls to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability and maintenance of recordkeeping for the school food service program. Cause: Controls over the compliance requirement of special tests and provisions ? non-profit school food service accounts were not designed and implemented appropriately. Funds received and disbursed for the food service program were comingled and not separately accounted for. Effect: Lack of controls over this compliance requirement impacted compliance. Recommendation: Management should use the food service bank account for all food service transactions. Specifically, funds received and disbursed for food service activities should be deposited directly into the food service bank account and likewise all expenses for food services should be paid out of the food service bank account.
2022-003: Internal Control over Compliance Requirements Title and CFDA Number of the Federal Program: CFDA 10.553 School Breakfast Program, CFDA 10.555 National School Lunch Program, and 10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children Year Finding Originated: 2022 Compliance Requirement: Activities Allowed or Unallowed; Allowable Costs; Reporting Name of Federal Agency: Department of Education Pass-through Agency: Louisiana Department of Education Questioned Costs: No questioned costs noted. Condition: There are not effective internal controls over the documentation and recordkeeping of the daily reimbursable meal count forms. Criteria: The School must design and implement internal controls to ensure amounts paid for meals to third party food service providers are corroborated by the school?s food service administrators and documented consistently. Cause: During the course of our audit, we selected 51 school days out of a sample population of 182 school days to test the School?s internal control over compliance for activities allowed or unallowed, allowable costs, and reporting. Of the school days tested, 34 out of 51 school days did not have sufficient documentation or recordkeeping notating review and approval of student meals served by food service program administrators. Furthermore, the results of our tests indicated that the controls over the documentation and recordkeeping of daily reimbursable meal count forms were not consistently implemented. Our sampling was a statistically valid sample. Effect: Lack of controls over documentation and recordkeeping does not ensure compliance requirements will be met. Recommendation: Management should design, implement, and document policies and procedures to ensure all documentation and records used in the claims and review process is maintained on file for a period of no less than three years.
2022-002: Compliance of Special Tests and Provisions ? Non-Profit School Food Service Accounts Title and CFDA Number of the Federal Program: CFDA 10.553 School Breakfast Program, CFDA 10.555 National School Lunch Program, and 10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children Year Finding Originated: 2022 Compliance Requirement: Special Tests and Provisions Name of Federal Agency: Department of Education Pass-through Agency: Louisiana Department of Education Questioned Costs: No questioned costs noted. Condition: The School did not credit account for the food service account appropriately during the year. Criteria: As described in 2 CFR sections 210.14(a), 210.14(c), 210.19(a)(2), 215.7(d)(1), 220.2, and 220.7(e)(1)(i), the School must operate its food services on a non-profit basis; all revenue generated by the School food service must be used to operate and improve its food services. Cause: The School did not appropriately maintain its food service accounting records. Effect: The School was not in compliance with this program?s special test and provision compliance requirement. Recommendation: Management should use the food service bank account for all food service transactions. Specifically, funds received and disbursed for food service activities should be deposited directly into the food service bank account and likewise all expenses for food services should be paid out of the food service bank account.
2022-002: Compliance of Special Tests and Provisions ? Non-Profit School Food Service Accounts Title and CFDA Number of the Federal Program: CFDA 10.553 School Breakfast Program, CFDA 10.555 National School Lunch Program, and 10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children Year Finding Originated: 2022 Compliance Requirement: Special Tests and Provisions Name of Federal Agency: Department of Education Pass-through Agency: Louisiana Department of Education Questioned Costs: No questioned costs noted. Condition: The School did not credit account for the food service account appropriately during the year. Criteria: As described in 2 CFR sections 210.14(a), 210.14(c), 210.19(a)(2), 215.7(d)(1), 220.2, and 220.7(e)(1)(i), the School must operate its food services on a non-profit basis; all revenue generated by the School food service must be used to operate and improve its food services. Cause: The School did not appropriately maintain its food service accounting records. Effect: The School was not in compliance with this program?s special test and provision compliance requirement. Recommendation: Management should use the food service bank account for all food service transactions. Specifically, funds received and disbursed for food service activities should be deposited directly into the food service bank account and likewise all expenses for food services should be paid out of the food service bank account.
2022-001: Internal Control Over Compliance of Special Tests and Provisions ? Non-Profit School Food Service Accounts Title and CFDA Number of the Federal Program: CFDA 10.553 School Breakfast Program, CFDA 10.555 National School Lunch Program, and 10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children Year Finding Originated: 2022 Compliance Requirement: Special Tests and Provisions Name of Federal Agency: Department of Education Pass-through Agency: Louisiana Department of Education Questioned Costs: No questioned costs noted. Condition: There are not effective internal controls over the accounting of the school food service program, as required by Uniform Guidance. Criteria: The School must design and implement internal controls to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability and maintenance of recordkeeping for the school food service program. Cause: Controls over the compliance requirement of special tests and provisions ? non-profit school food service accounts were not designed and implemented appropriately. Funds received and disbursed for the food service program were comingled and not separately accounted for. Effect: Lack of controls over this compliance requirement impacted compliance. Recommendation: Management should use the food service bank account for all food service transactions. Specifically, funds received and disbursed for food service activities should be deposited directly into the food service bank account and likewise all expenses for food services should be paid out of the food service bank account.
2022-003: Internal Control over Compliance Requirements Title and CFDA Number of the Federal Program: CFDA 10.553 School Breakfast Program, CFDA 10.555 National School Lunch Program, and 10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children Year Finding Originated: 2022 Compliance Requirement: Activities Allowed or Unallowed; Allowable Costs; Reporting Name of Federal Agency: Department of Education Pass-through Agency: Louisiana Department of Education Questioned Costs: No questioned costs noted. Condition: There are not effective internal controls over the documentation and recordkeeping of the daily reimbursable meal count forms. Criteria: The School must design and implement internal controls to ensure amounts paid for meals to third party food service providers are corroborated by the school?s food service administrators and documented consistently. Cause: During the course of our audit, we selected 51 school days out of a sample population of 182 school days to test the School?s internal control over compliance for activities allowed or unallowed, allowable costs, and reporting. Of the school days tested, 34 out of 51 school days did not have sufficient documentation or recordkeeping notating review and approval of student meals served by food service program administrators. Furthermore, the results of our tests indicated that the controls over the documentation and recordkeeping of daily reimbursable meal count forms were not consistently implemented. Our sampling was a statistically valid sample. Effect: Lack of controls over documentation and recordkeeping does not ensure compliance requirements will be met. Recommendation: Management should design, implement, and document policies and procedures to ensure all documentation and records used in the claims and review process is maintained on file for a period of no less than three years.
2022-002: Compliance of Special Tests and Provisions ? Non-Profit School Food Service Accounts Title and CFDA Number of the Federal Program: CFDA 10.553 School Breakfast Program, CFDA 10.555 National School Lunch Program, and 10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children Year Finding Originated: 2022 Compliance Requirement: Special Tests and Provisions Name of Federal Agency: Department of Education Pass-through Agency: Louisiana Department of Education Questioned Costs: No questioned costs noted. Condition: The School did not credit account for the food service account appropriately during the year. Criteria: As described in 2 CFR sections 210.14(a), 210.14(c), 210.19(a)(2), 215.7(d)(1), 220.2, and 220.7(e)(1)(i), the School must operate its food services on a non-profit basis; all revenue generated by the School food service must be used to operate and improve its food services. Cause: The School did not appropriately maintain its food service accounting records. Effect: The School was not in compliance with this program?s special test and provision compliance requirement. Recommendation: Management should use the food service bank account for all food service transactions. Specifically, funds received and disbursed for food service activities should be deposited directly into the food service bank account and likewise all expenses for food services should be paid out of the food service bank account.
2022-001: Internal Control Over Compliance of Special Tests and Provisions ? Non-Profit School Food Service Accounts Title and CFDA Number of the Federal Program: CFDA 10.553 School Breakfast Program, CFDA 10.555 National School Lunch Program, and 10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children Year Finding Originated: 2022 Compliance Requirement: Special Tests and Provisions Name of Federal Agency: Department of Education Pass-through Agency: Louisiana Department of Education Questioned Costs: No questioned costs noted. Condition: There are not effective internal controls over the accounting of the school food service program, as required by Uniform Guidance. Criteria: The School must design and implement internal controls to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability and maintenance of recordkeeping for the school food service program. Cause: Controls over the compliance requirement of special tests and provisions ? non-profit school food service accounts were not designed and implemented appropriately. Funds received and disbursed for the food service program were comingled and not separately accounted for. Effect: Lack of controls over this compliance requirement impacted compliance. Recommendation: Management should use the food service bank account for all food service transactions. Specifically, funds received and disbursed for food service activities should be deposited directly into the food service bank account and likewise all expenses for food services should be paid out of the food service bank account.
2022-003: Internal Control over Compliance Requirements Title and CFDA Number of the Federal Program: CFDA 10.553 School Breakfast Program, CFDA 10.555 National School Lunch Program, and 10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children Year Finding Originated: 2022 Compliance Requirement: Activities Allowed or Unallowed; Allowable Costs; Reporting Name of Federal Agency: Department of Education Pass-through Agency: Louisiana Department of Education Questioned Costs: No questioned costs noted. Condition: There are not effective internal controls over the documentation and recordkeeping of the daily reimbursable meal count forms. Criteria: The School must design and implement internal controls to ensure amounts paid for meals to third party food service providers are corroborated by the school?s food service administrators and documented consistently. Cause: During the course of our audit, we selected 51 school days out of a sample population of 182 school days to test the School?s internal control over compliance for activities allowed or unallowed, allowable costs, and reporting. Of the school days tested, 34 out of 51 school days did not have sufficient documentation or recordkeeping notating review and approval of student meals served by food service program administrators. Furthermore, the results of our tests indicated that the controls over the documentation and recordkeeping of daily reimbursable meal count forms were not consistently implemented. Our sampling was a statistically valid sample. Effect: Lack of controls over documentation and recordkeeping does not ensure compliance requirements will be met. Recommendation: Management should design, implement, and document policies and procedures to ensure all documentation and records used in the claims and review process is maintained on file for a period of no less than three years.