Audit 296081

FY End
2023-06-30
Total Expended
$978.94M
Findings
4
Programs
51
Year: 2023 Accepted: 2024-03-20
Auditor: Rsm US LLP

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
382378 2023-001 Significant Deficiency - N
382379 2023-002 - - N
958820 2023-001 Significant Deficiency - N
958821 2023-002 - - N

Programs

ALN Program Spent Major Findings
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $134.15M - 0
10.555 National School Lunch Program $132.01M Yes 0
10.553 School Breakfast Program $25.14M Yes 0
10.558 Child and Adult Care Food Program $20.32M Yes 0
84.367 Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants $13.56M Yes 0
10.555 Supply Chain Assistance (sca) Funding $12.45M Yes 0
93.575 Child Care and Development Block Grant $11.71M - 0
84.365 English Language Acquisition State Grants $11.01M - 0
84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $8.41M - 0
84.002 Adult Education - Basic Grants to States $7.33M Yes 0
84.027 Special Education_grants to States $6.72M Yes 0
84.374 Teacher Incentive Fund $6.47M - 0
84.165 Magnet Schools Assistance $5.83M - 0
84.048 Career and Technical Education -- Basic Grants to States $5.47M - 0
84.063 Federal Pell Grant Program $5.08M - 0
84.287 Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers $4.44M - 0
10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children $3.43M Yes 0
32.009 Emergency Connectivity Fund Program $2.37M - 0
93.566 Refugee and Entrant Assistance_state Administered Programs $2.28M - 0
84.011 Migrant Education_state Grant Program $2.03M - 0
12.U01 Army Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps $2.01M - 0
84.282 Charter Schools $1.89M - 0
84.334 Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs $1.79M - 0
93.558 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families $1.57M - 0
84.411 Education Innovation and Research $1.30M - 0
84.173 Special Education_preschool Grants $908,715 Yes 0
84.116 Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education $906,849 - 0
84.047 Trio_upward Bound $892,160 - 0
84.423 Supporting Effective Educator Development Program $550,717 - 0
10.582 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program $479,526 Yes 0
84.196 Education for Homeless Children and Youth $222,466 - 0
84.007 Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants $193,473 - 0
16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants $146,013 - 0
97.010 Citizenship Education and Training $135,851 - 0
14.251 Boys & Girls Club Miami Dade, Inc. $135,000 - 0
17.280 Workforce Investment Act (wia) Dislocated Worker National Reserve Demonstration Grants $114,105 - 0
84.051 Career and Technical Education -- National Programs $108,970 - 0
84.041 Impact Aid $91,737 - 0
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $82,231 Yes 0
16.839 Stop School Violence $60,451 - 0
93.U01 National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health $54,747 - 0
45.024 Promotion of the Arts_grants to Organizations and Individuals $19,988 - 0
17.285 Apprenticeship USA Grants $18,756 - 0
16.560 National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants $18,000 - 0
93.600 Head Start $14,987 - 0
93.969 Pphf Geriatric Education Centers $10,000 - 0
10.575 Farm to School Grant Program $6,953 - 0
20.205 Highway Planning and Construction $5,658 - 0
84.206 Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education $2,361 - 0
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $1,935 - 0
84.377 School Improvement Grants $1,793 - 0

Contacts

Name Title Type
M452H887Y2F1 Daisy Naya Auditee
3059952001 Brett Friedman Auditor
No contacts on file

Notes to SEFA

Title: General and Basis of Presentation Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The District has not elected to use the 10 percent de minimis cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance. The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (the schedule) presents the expenditure activity of all federal awards of the School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida (the School Board), for the year ended June 30, 2023. The School Board’s reporting entity is defined in Note 1 of the School Board’s basic financial statements. All federal awards received directly from federal and indirectly through state agencies, as well as amounts passed through other government agencies are included in the accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards. Because the schedule presents only a selected portion of the expenditures of the School Board, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net position/fund balance or cash flows of the School Board. 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). Therefore, some amounts presented in this Schedule may differ from amounts presented in, or used in the preparation of, the basic financial statements.
Title: Basis of Accounting Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The District has not elected to use the 10 percent de minimis cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance. The accompanying schedule is presented using the modified accrual basis of accounting since grants are accounted for in the governmental fund types of the School Board. Such expenditures are reported following 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 (Uniform Guidance), wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement.
Title: Indirect Cost Recovery Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The District has not elected to use the 10 percent de minimis cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance. The School Board did not recover its indirect costs using the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate provided under Section 200.414 of the Uniform Guidance.
Title: Noncash Awards - National School Lunch Program Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The District has not elected to use the 10 percent de minimis cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance. Includes $15,087,047 of cost of commodities used during the fiscal year. Donated foods are valued at fair value as determined at the time of donation.
Title: Noncash Awards - Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The District has not elected to use the 10 percent de minimis cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance. The amount of $4,441,818 represents Federal in-kind support received through Florida International University’s After-School All Stars Program.
Title: Noncash Awards - Career Exploration Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The District has not elected to use the 10 percent de minimis cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance. The amount of $114,105 represents Federal in-kind support received through Florida International University’s After-School All Stars Program.
Title: Noncash Awards - Project Supporting Educators to Educate Diverse Students Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The District has not elected to use the 10 percent de minimis cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance. The amount of $906,849 represents Federal donation support received through Florida International University.
Title: Noncash Awards - Emergency Connectivity Fund Program Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The District has not elected to use the 10 percent de minimis cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance. The amount of $2,369,087 is the value of broadband connectivity services rendered for the fiscal year.

Finding Details

2023-001 Special Tests Department of Education - COVID-19 Education Stabilization Fund (ESF) (ALN #84.425) Criteria: Recipients and subrecipients that use ESF funds for minor remodeling, renovation or construction contracts that are over $2,000 and use laborers and mechanics must meet the Davis-Bacon prevailing wage clause. A control system should be in place to ensure certified payrolls are received and reviewed on a timely basis. Condition: The School Board did not have adequate internal controls to ensure that it received weekly certified payrolls from contractors and subcontractors it paid with this grant money. Questioned Costs: Not applicable Context: This condition is considered to be isolated in nature. Effect: Failure to comply with program requirements could result in loss of grant funding. Cause: The School Board did not have adequate controls in place to monitor compliance with prevailing wage requirements. Recommendation: We recommend that the School Board review its internal control policies to ensure that it receives and reviews the payroll certifications timely and program staff completes the review prior to release of payment to the contractor. The internal control policy should require some form of evidence that the review took place such as a signature on the certified payrolls by the reviewer. Views of responsible officials and planned corrective action: Maintenance will conduct training workshops for all administrators on the topic of the Davis Bacon Act. The specific requirements including applicability of the Act to project type signage, certified payroll, weekly payments, etc. will be part of the training agenda.
2023-002 Special Tests Department of Education - COVID-19 Education Stabilization Fund (ALN #84.425) Criteria: Recipients and subrecipients that use ESF funds for minor remodeling, renovation or construction contracts that are over $2,000 and use laborers and mechanics must meet the Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements. Condition: The School Board was unable to provide evidence that certified payrolls were received and reviewed for one out of twenty files tested. Questioned Costs: $309,161 Context: See “Condition” above. Effect: Failure to comply with program requirements could result in loss of grant funding. Cause: The School Board did not have adequate controls in place to monitor compliance with prevailing wage requirements. Recommendation: We recommend that the School Board review its current policies for oversight of compliance with prevailing wage requirements for this grant. The School Board should also work with the grantor agency and ensure that for the file identified in our testing they obtain evidence that the contractors and subcontractors complied with the prevailing wage rate requirements of this grant or discuss the matter with the grantor agency and seek guidance from the grantor agency on how to proceed if evidence of compliance cannot be obtained. Views of responsible officials and planned corrective action: The School Board Administration Building (SBAB), Cooling Tower Replacement project 02190000 was originally funded using Comprehensive Needs for the Design Phase. When the project was ready to commence to the construction phase it was decided to fund this phase with ESSER Funds. Subsequently, the contractor was not advised this project was subject to Davis Bacon requirements. All other projects reviewed did adhere to the Davis Bacon prevailing wages and certified payroll. We consider the SBAB Project to be an isolated incident. Moving forward, we have changed our procedures when requesting project numbers. The requestor must identify the funding source and include a note in the project description when requesting project numbers. We have also updated our Contracting Software so that projects funded with ESSER Funds are identified at the beginning of the project. These procedures will prevent this from occurring in the future.
2023-001 Special Tests Department of Education - COVID-19 Education Stabilization Fund (ESF) (ALN #84.425) Criteria: Recipients and subrecipients that use ESF funds for minor remodeling, renovation or construction contracts that are over $2,000 and use laborers and mechanics must meet the Davis-Bacon prevailing wage clause. A control system should be in place to ensure certified payrolls are received and reviewed on a timely basis. Condition: The School Board did not have adequate internal controls to ensure that it received weekly certified payrolls from contractors and subcontractors it paid with this grant money. Questioned Costs: Not applicable Context: This condition is considered to be isolated in nature. Effect: Failure to comply with program requirements could result in loss of grant funding. Cause: The School Board did not have adequate controls in place to monitor compliance with prevailing wage requirements. Recommendation: We recommend that the School Board review its internal control policies to ensure that it receives and reviews the payroll certifications timely and program staff completes the review prior to release of payment to the contractor. The internal control policy should require some form of evidence that the review took place such as a signature on the certified payrolls by the reviewer. Views of responsible officials and planned corrective action: Maintenance will conduct training workshops for all administrators on the topic of the Davis Bacon Act. The specific requirements including applicability of the Act to project type signage, certified payroll, weekly payments, etc. will be part of the training agenda.
2023-002 Special Tests Department of Education - COVID-19 Education Stabilization Fund (ALN #84.425) Criteria: Recipients and subrecipients that use ESF funds for minor remodeling, renovation or construction contracts that are over $2,000 and use laborers and mechanics must meet the Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements. Condition: The School Board was unable to provide evidence that certified payrolls were received and reviewed for one out of twenty files tested. Questioned Costs: $309,161 Context: See “Condition” above. Effect: Failure to comply with program requirements could result in loss of grant funding. Cause: The School Board did not have adequate controls in place to monitor compliance with prevailing wage requirements. Recommendation: We recommend that the School Board review its current policies for oversight of compliance with prevailing wage requirements for this grant. The School Board should also work with the grantor agency and ensure that for the file identified in our testing they obtain evidence that the contractors and subcontractors complied with the prevailing wage rate requirements of this grant or discuss the matter with the grantor agency and seek guidance from the grantor agency on how to proceed if evidence of compliance cannot be obtained. Views of responsible officials and planned corrective action: The School Board Administration Building (SBAB), Cooling Tower Replacement project 02190000 was originally funded using Comprehensive Needs for the Design Phase. When the project was ready to commence to the construction phase it was decided to fund this phase with ESSER Funds. Subsequently, the contractor was not advised this project was subject to Davis Bacon requirements. All other projects reviewed did adhere to the Davis Bacon prevailing wages and certified payroll. We consider the SBAB Project to be an isolated incident. Moving forward, we have changed our procedures when requesting project numbers. The requestor must identify the funding source and include a note in the project description when requesting project numbers. We have also updated our Contracting Software so that projects funded with ESSER Funds are identified at the beginning of the project. These procedures will prevent this from occurring in the future.