Title: Relationship to Basic Financial Statements
Accounting Policies: General
The accompanying schedules of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance present the activity of all federal awards and state financial assistance programs of the District. The District is defined in Note 1 to the District’s basic financial statements. All federal awards and state financial assistance received directly from federal and state agencies, as well as federal awards and state financial assistance passed through other government agencies, are included on the schedules of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance.
Basis of Accounting
The accompanying schedules of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance are presented on the budgetary basis of accounting with the exception of programs recorded in the enterprise funds, which are presented using the accrual basis of accounting. These bases of accounting are described in Note 1 to the District's basic financial statements. The information in this schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of NJOMB Circular 15-08, which requires compliance with the requirements of Title 2, US Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance) for state financial assistance programs. Therefore, some amounts presented in this schedule may differ from amounts present in, or used in the
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate.
Amounts reported in the accompanying schedules agree with amounts reported in the District’s basic financial statements. The basic financial statements present the general fund and special revenue fund on a GAAP basis. Budgetary comparison statements or schedules (RSI) are presented for the general fund and special revenue fund to demonstrate finance-related legal compliance in which certain revenue is permitted by law or grant agreement to be recognized in the fiscal year, whereas for GAAP reporting, revenue is not recognized until the subsequent year or when expenditures have been made.
The general fund is presented in the accompanying schedules on the modified accrual basis of accounting with the exception of the revenue recognition of the last two state aid payments in the current year, which is mandated pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:22-44.2. For GAAP purposes, those payments are not recognized until the subsequent year due to the state deferral and recording of the last two state aid payments in the subsequent year. The special revenue fund is presented in the accompanying schedules on the grant accounting budgetary basis, which recognizes encumbrances as expenditures and also recognizes the related revenues, whereas the GAAP basis does not. The special revenue fund also recognizes the last state aid payments in the current budget year, consistent with N.J.S.A. 18A:22-44.2.
As a result, the federal account receivable balance in the special revenue fund on the budgetary basis differs from the GAAP basis as follows:
Accounts Receivable Budgetary Basis Less: CY Encumbrances GAAP Basis
Federal $11,923,043.62 $ 260,883.00 $11,662,160.62
The net adjustment to reconcile from the budgetary basis to the GAAP basis is $3,496,982.76 for the general fund. See note to required supplementary information for a reconciliation of the budgetary basis to the modified accrual basis of accounting for the general and special revenue funds (C-3). Federal and State award revenues are reported in the District's basic financial statements on a GAAP basis as follows:
Federal State Total
General Fund $430,967.44 $149,644,806.95 $150,075,774.39
Special Revenue Fund 24,395,361.29 360,816.00 24,756,177.29
Debt Service Fund 1,194,744.00 1,194,744.00
Food Service Fund 4,884,343.77 128,588.79 5,012,932.56
Total $29,710,672.50 $151,328,955.74 $181,039,628.24
Title: Relationship to Federal and State Financial Reports
Accounting Policies: General
The accompanying schedules of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance present the activity of all federal awards and state financial assistance programs of the District. The District is defined in Note 1 to the District’s basic financial statements. All federal awards and state financial assistance received directly from federal and state agencies, as well as federal awards and state financial assistance passed through other government agencies, are included on the schedules of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance.
Basis of Accounting
The accompanying schedules of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance are presented on the budgetary basis of accounting with the exception of programs recorded in the enterprise funds, which are presented using the accrual basis of accounting. These bases of accounting are described in Note 1 to the District's basic financial statements. The information in this schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of NJOMB Circular 15-08, which requires compliance with the requirements of Title 2, US Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance) for state financial assistance programs. Therefore, some amounts presented in this schedule may differ from amounts present in, or used in the
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate.
Amounts reported in the accompanying schedules agree with the amounts reported in the related federal and state financial reports.
Title: Other
Accounting Policies: General
The accompanying schedules of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance present the activity of all federal awards and state financial assistance programs of the District. The District is defined in Note 1 to the District’s basic financial statements. All federal awards and state financial assistance received directly from federal and state agencies, as well as federal awards and state financial assistance passed through other government agencies, are included on the schedules of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance.
Basis of Accounting
The accompanying schedules of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance are presented on the budgetary basis of accounting with the exception of programs recorded in the enterprise funds, which are presented using the accrual basis of accounting. These bases of accounting are described in Note 1 to the District's basic financial statements. The information in this schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of NJOMB Circular 15-08, which requires compliance with the requirements of Title 2, US Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance) for state financial assistance programs. Therefore, some amounts presented in this schedule may differ from amounts present in, or used in the
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate.
Revenues and expenditures reported under the Food Donation Program represent current year value received and current year distributions, respectively. TPAF Social Security Contributions represent the amount reimbursed by the State for the employer’s share of Social Security for TPAF members for the year ended June 30, 2023.
The post-retirement pension, medical and disability insurance benefits received on behalf of the District for the year ended June 30, 2023 amounted to $54,524,427. Since on-behalf post retirement, medical and disability insurance benefits are paid by the State directly, these expenditures are not subject to a single audit in accordance with New Jersey OMB Circular 15-08, however they are reported on the Schedule of Expenditures of State Financial Assistance, as directed by the funding agency.
During fiscal year 2023, the New Jersey Department of Labor notified the District that federal legislation under the CARES Act and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 provided for partial federal subsidies related to unemployment insurance benefits attributable to the District’s account. The amount of federal subsidies received by the District during fiscal year 2023 amounted to $291,232, which have been included on the schedule of expenditures of federal awards. These subsidies represent amounts paid on behalf of the District for time periods prior to the current fiscal year (third quarter of 2020 through the second quarter of 2021) and therefore have been excluded from the District’ basic financial statements.
Title: School-Wide Program Funds
Accounting Policies: General
The accompanying schedules of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance present the activity of all federal awards and state financial assistance programs of the District. The District is defined in Note 1 to the District’s basic financial statements. All federal awards and state financial assistance received directly from federal and state agencies, as well as federal awards and state financial assistance passed through other government agencies, are included on the schedules of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance.
Basis of Accounting
The accompanying schedules of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance are presented on the budgetary basis of accounting with the exception of programs recorded in the enterprise funds, which are presented using the accrual basis of accounting. These bases of accounting are described in Note 1 to the District's basic financial statements. The information in this schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of NJOMB Circular 15-08, which requires compliance with the requirements of Title 2, US Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance) for state financial assistance programs. Therefore, some amounts presented in this schedule may differ from amounts present in, or used in the
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate.
School-Wide Program Funds
School-wide programs are not separate federal programs as defined in OMB Uniform Guidance; amounts use in School-wide programs are included in the total expenditures of the program contributing funds in the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal awards. The following funds by program are included in School-wide programs in the District:
Program
Title I, Part A: Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Education Agencies
Title II, Part A: Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting
Title III: Language
Title III: Immigrant
Title IV, Part A: Student Support and Academic Enrichment
Title: Indirect Costs
Accounting Policies: General
The accompanying schedules of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance present the activity of all federal awards and state financial assistance programs of the District. The District is defined in Note 1 to the District’s basic financial statements. All federal awards and state financial assistance received directly from federal and state agencies, as well as federal awards and state financial assistance passed through other government agencies, are included on the schedules of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance.
Basis of Accounting
The accompanying schedules of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance are presented on the budgetary basis of accounting with the exception of programs recorded in the enterprise funds, which are presented using the accrual basis of accounting. These bases of accounting are described in Note 1 to the District's basic financial statements. The information in this schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of NJOMB Circular 15-08, which requires compliance with the requirements of Title 2, US Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance) for state financial assistance programs. Therefore, some amounts presented in this schedule may differ from amounts present in, or used in the
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate.
The District elected not use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed by the Uniform Guidance.