Audit 23336

FY End
2022-06-30
Total Expended
$7.85M
Findings
10
Programs
14
Organization: Wauwatosa School District (WI)
Year: 2022 Accepted: 2023-01-08

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
19913 2022-003 Material Weakness - B
19914 2022-003 Material Weakness - B
19915 2022-003 Material Weakness - B
19916 2022-003 Material Weakness - B
19917 2022-003 Material Weakness - B
596355 2022-003 Material Weakness - B
596356 2022-003 Material Weakness - B
596357 2022-003 Material Weakness - B
596358 2022-003 Material Weakness - B
596359 2022-003 Material Weakness - B

Contacts

Name Title Type
NLMRNCH8JPC6 Keith Brightman Auditee
4147731072 Michael Sama Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

Title: BASIS OF PRESENTATION Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedules are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following, as applicable, either the cost principles in OMB Circular A-87, Cost Principles for State and Local Governments, or the cost principles contained in Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, and the Wisconsin State Single Audit Guidelines. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The District did not elect to use the 10% deminimis cost rate as covered in Uniform Guidance Section 200.414 Indirect (F&A) Costs. The accompanying schedules of expenditures of federal awards and state awards (the "Schedules") includes the federal and state award activity of the District. The information in these Schedules are 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) and the Wisconsin State Single Audit Guidelines. Because the Schedules present only a selected portion of the operations of the District, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net position, or cash flows of the District.
Title: OVERSIGHT AGENCIES Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedules are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following, as applicable, either the cost principles in OMB Circular A-87, Cost Principles for State and Local Governments, or the cost principles contained in Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, and the Wisconsin State Single Audit Guidelines. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The District did not elect to use the 10% deminimis cost rate as covered in Uniform Guidance Section 200.414 Indirect (F&A) Costs. The District's federal oversight agency for audit is the U.S. Department of Education. The District's state cognizant agency is the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Finding Details

Criteria: The Uniform Guidance regulates in ?200.430(i) that all salaries charged to a Federal grant must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. For a position with multiple cost objectives under a grant program, the recipient must have supporting documentation that the time charged to the grant is the amount of actual time the position worked on the grant?s objectives. Condition: The District had wages coded to IDEA for employees that had multiple cost objectives. The District did not maintain time and effort documentation for positions that have multiple cost objectives under IDEA. Effect: The District could not substantiate the amount of wages claimed for the purposes of receiving IDEA funding. Cause: The District did not have procedures in place for documenting time and effort for employees sharing multiple cost objectives for purposes of claiming IDEA funds. Questioned Costs: $62,671 Recommendation: We recommend that management and those charged with governance ensure the policies and procedures are in place for accurate reporting for federal costs that share multiple cost objectives. Corrective Action Plan: The District has put in place Federal Funding procedures. The positions in question for the 2021/2022 audit have been removed from the grant and replaced with salaries not requiring time and effort. We are aware of the time and effort requirements and will require any salaries added back into the grant to track their time.
Criteria: The Uniform Guidance regulates in ?200.430(i) that all salaries charged to a Federal grant must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. For a position with multiple cost objectives under a grant program, the recipient must have supporting documentation that the time charged to the grant is the amount of actual time the position worked on the grant?s objectives. Condition: The District had wages coded to IDEA for employees that had multiple cost objectives. The District did not maintain time and effort documentation for positions that have multiple cost objectives under IDEA. Effect: The District could not substantiate the amount of wages claimed for the purposes of receiving IDEA funding. Cause: The District did not have procedures in place for documenting time and effort for employees sharing multiple cost objectives for purposes of claiming IDEA funds. Questioned Costs: $62,671 Recommendation: We recommend that management and those charged with governance ensure the policies and procedures are in place for accurate reporting for federal costs that share multiple cost objectives. Corrective Action Plan: The District has put in place Federal Funding procedures. The positions in question for the 2021/2022 audit have been removed from the grant and replaced with salaries not requiring time and effort. We are aware of the time and effort requirements and will require any salaries added back into the grant to track their time.
Criteria: The Uniform Guidance regulates in ?200.430(i) that all salaries charged to a Federal grant must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. For a position with multiple cost objectives under a grant program, the recipient must have supporting documentation that the time charged to the grant is the amount of actual time the position worked on the grant?s objectives. Condition: The District had wages coded to IDEA for employees that had multiple cost objectives. The District did not maintain time and effort documentation for positions that have multiple cost objectives under IDEA. Effect: The District could not substantiate the amount of wages claimed for the purposes of receiving IDEA funding. Cause: The District did not have procedures in place for documenting time and effort for employees sharing multiple cost objectives for purposes of claiming IDEA funds. Questioned Costs: $62,671 Recommendation: We recommend that management and those charged with governance ensure the policies and procedures are in place for accurate reporting for federal costs that share multiple cost objectives. Corrective Action Plan: The District has put in place Federal Funding procedures. The positions in question for the 2021/2022 audit have been removed from the grant and replaced with salaries not requiring time and effort. We are aware of the time and effort requirements and will require any salaries added back into the grant to track their time.
Criteria: The Uniform Guidance regulates in ?200.430(i) that all salaries charged to a Federal grant must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. For a position with multiple cost objectives under a grant program, the recipient must have supporting documentation that the time charged to the grant is the amount of actual time the position worked on the grant?s objectives. Condition: The District had wages coded to IDEA for employees that had multiple cost objectives. The District did not maintain time and effort documentation for positions that have multiple cost objectives under IDEA. Effect: The District could not substantiate the amount of wages claimed for the purposes of receiving IDEA funding. Cause: The District did not have procedures in place for documenting time and effort for employees sharing multiple cost objectives for purposes of claiming IDEA funds. Questioned Costs: $62,671 Recommendation: We recommend that management and those charged with governance ensure the policies and procedures are in place for accurate reporting for federal costs that share multiple cost objectives. Corrective Action Plan: The District has put in place Federal Funding procedures. The positions in question for the 2021/2022 audit have been removed from the grant and replaced with salaries not requiring time and effort. We are aware of the time and effort requirements and will require any salaries added back into the grant to track their time.
Criteria: The Uniform Guidance regulates in ?200.430(i) that all salaries charged to a Federal grant must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. For a position with multiple cost objectives under a grant program, the recipient must have supporting documentation that the time charged to the grant is the amount of actual time the position worked on the grant?s objectives. Condition: The District had wages coded to IDEA for employees that had multiple cost objectives. The District did not maintain time and effort documentation for positions that have multiple cost objectives under IDEA. Effect: The District could not substantiate the amount of wages claimed for the purposes of receiving IDEA funding. Cause: The District did not have procedures in place for documenting time and effort for employees sharing multiple cost objectives for purposes of claiming IDEA funds. Questioned Costs: $62,671 Recommendation: We recommend that management and those charged with governance ensure the policies and procedures are in place for accurate reporting for federal costs that share multiple cost objectives. Corrective Action Plan: The District has put in place Federal Funding procedures. The positions in question for the 2021/2022 audit have been removed from the grant and replaced with salaries not requiring time and effort. We are aware of the time and effort requirements and will require any salaries added back into the grant to track their time.
Criteria: The Uniform Guidance regulates in ?200.430(i) that all salaries charged to a Federal grant must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. For a position with multiple cost objectives under a grant program, the recipient must have supporting documentation that the time charged to the grant is the amount of actual time the position worked on the grant?s objectives. Condition: The District had wages coded to IDEA for employees that had multiple cost objectives. The District did not maintain time and effort documentation for positions that have multiple cost objectives under IDEA. Effect: The District could not substantiate the amount of wages claimed for the purposes of receiving IDEA funding. Cause: The District did not have procedures in place for documenting time and effort for employees sharing multiple cost objectives for purposes of claiming IDEA funds. Questioned Costs: $62,671 Recommendation: We recommend that management and those charged with governance ensure the policies and procedures are in place for accurate reporting for federal costs that share multiple cost objectives. Corrective Action Plan: The District has put in place Federal Funding procedures. The positions in question for the 2021/2022 audit have been removed from the grant and replaced with salaries not requiring time and effort. We are aware of the time and effort requirements and will require any salaries added back into the grant to track their time.
Criteria: The Uniform Guidance regulates in ?200.430(i) that all salaries charged to a Federal grant must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. For a position with multiple cost objectives under a grant program, the recipient must have supporting documentation that the time charged to the grant is the amount of actual time the position worked on the grant?s objectives. Condition: The District had wages coded to IDEA for employees that had multiple cost objectives. The District did not maintain time and effort documentation for positions that have multiple cost objectives under IDEA. Effect: The District could not substantiate the amount of wages claimed for the purposes of receiving IDEA funding. Cause: The District did not have procedures in place for documenting time and effort for employees sharing multiple cost objectives for purposes of claiming IDEA funds. Questioned Costs: $62,671 Recommendation: We recommend that management and those charged with governance ensure the policies and procedures are in place for accurate reporting for federal costs that share multiple cost objectives. Corrective Action Plan: The District has put in place Federal Funding procedures. The positions in question for the 2021/2022 audit have been removed from the grant and replaced with salaries not requiring time and effort. We are aware of the time and effort requirements and will require any salaries added back into the grant to track their time.
Criteria: The Uniform Guidance regulates in ?200.430(i) that all salaries charged to a Federal grant must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. For a position with multiple cost objectives under a grant program, the recipient must have supporting documentation that the time charged to the grant is the amount of actual time the position worked on the grant?s objectives. Condition: The District had wages coded to IDEA for employees that had multiple cost objectives. The District did not maintain time and effort documentation for positions that have multiple cost objectives under IDEA. Effect: The District could not substantiate the amount of wages claimed for the purposes of receiving IDEA funding. Cause: The District did not have procedures in place for documenting time and effort for employees sharing multiple cost objectives for purposes of claiming IDEA funds. Questioned Costs: $62,671 Recommendation: We recommend that management and those charged with governance ensure the policies and procedures are in place for accurate reporting for federal costs that share multiple cost objectives. Corrective Action Plan: The District has put in place Federal Funding procedures. The positions in question for the 2021/2022 audit have been removed from the grant and replaced with salaries not requiring time and effort. We are aware of the time and effort requirements and will require any salaries added back into the grant to track their time.
Criteria: The Uniform Guidance regulates in ?200.430(i) that all salaries charged to a Federal grant must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. For a position with multiple cost objectives under a grant program, the recipient must have supporting documentation that the time charged to the grant is the amount of actual time the position worked on the grant?s objectives. Condition: The District had wages coded to IDEA for employees that had multiple cost objectives. The District did not maintain time and effort documentation for positions that have multiple cost objectives under IDEA. Effect: The District could not substantiate the amount of wages claimed for the purposes of receiving IDEA funding. Cause: The District did not have procedures in place for documenting time and effort for employees sharing multiple cost objectives for purposes of claiming IDEA funds. Questioned Costs: $62,671 Recommendation: We recommend that management and those charged with governance ensure the policies and procedures are in place for accurate reporting for federal costs that share multiple cost objectives. Corrective Action Plan: The District has put in place Federal Funding procedures. The positions in question for the 2021/2022 audit have been removed from the grant and replaced with salaries not requiring time and effort. We are aware of the time and effort requirements and will require any salaries added back into the grant to track their time.
Criteria: The Uniform Guidance regulates in ?200.430(i) that all salaries charged to a Federal grant must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. For a position with multiple cost objectives under a grant program, the recipient must have supporting documentation that the time charged to the grant is the amount of actual time the position worked on the grant?s objectives. Condition: The District had wages coded to IDEA for employees that had multiple cost objectives. The District did not maintain time and effort documentation for positions that have multiple cost objectives under IDEA. Effect: The District could not substantiate the amount of wages claimed for the purposes of receiving IDEA funding. Cause: The District did not have procedures in place for documenting time and effort for employees sharing multiple cost objectives for purposes of claiming IDEA funds. Questioned Costs: $62,671 Recommendation: We recommend that management and those charged with governance ensure the policies and procedures are in place for accurate reporting for federal costs that share multiple cost objectives. Corrective Action Plan: The District has put in place Federal Funding procedures. The positions in question for the 2021/2022 audit have been removed from the grant and replaced with salaries not requiring time and effort. We are aware of the time and effort requirements and will require any salaries added back into the grant to track their time.