Notes to SEFA
Accounting Policies: NOTE 1:SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIESBasis of AccountingBasis of accounting refers to when revenues and expenditures are recognized in the accounts and reported in the financial statements. The accounts of the District are maintained, and the accompanying financial statements have been prepared, on the modified cash basis of accounting. Therefore, revenues and expenditures are recognized only when collected or paid, and receivables and accrued liabilities are not reflected in the financial statements. Nonmonetary Assistance-The District receives commodities under the Food Distribution Program. The amount of expenditures presented on the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards represent donated commodities used, which totaled $69,334, valued at the cost assigned to those commodities by the Food Service Section of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Schoolwide Pool Funding-The District operates a schoolwide program in the three K-5 buildings. Using federal funding, schoolwide programs are designed to upgrade an entire educational program within a school for all students, rather than limit services to certain targeted students. The following federal program amounts were expended by the District through its schoolwide pool funding: Title I (84.010)$ 455,042 Title IVA (84.424) 31,800 IDEA, Part B (84.027) 59,804 Subrecipients-The District did not provide funds to subrecipients in the current year.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate. The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has approved the following indirect cost rates for the District:Non-restricted18.04%Restricted 0.14%The indirect cost rates are calculated annually by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education according to agreements between the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the U. S. Department of Education.