Notes to SEFA
Title: Note 1 - Basis of Presentation
Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the schedule are reported on the cash basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized 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, wherein certain types of expenditures may or may not be allowable or may be limited as to reimbursement.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The School District has elected not to use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (the schedule) is a summary of the activity of the School District’s federal award programs. 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 District, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position or changes in net position of the School District.
Title: Note 4 - Child Nutrition Cluster
Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the schedule are reported on the cash basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized 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, wherein certain types of expenditures may or may not be allowable or may be limited as to reimbursement.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The School District has elected not to use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
The School District commingles cash receipts from the U.S. Department of Agriculture with similar State grants. When reporting expenditures on this schedule, the School District assumes it expends federal monies first.
Title: Note 5 - Food Donation Program
Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the schedule are reported on the cash basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized 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, wherein certain types of expenditures may or may not be allowable or may be limited as to reimbursement.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The School District has elected not to use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
The School District reports commodities consumed on the schedule at the fair value. The School District allocated donated food commodities to the respective program that benefitted from the use of those donated food commodities.
Title: Note 6 - Transfer Between Program Years
Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the schedule are reported on the cash basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized 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, wherein certain types of expenditures may or may not be allowable or may be limited as to reimbursement.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The School District has elected not to use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
Federal regulations require schools to obligate certain federal awards by June 30. However, with ODE's consent, schools can transfer unobligated amounts to the subsequent fiscal year's program. The School District transferred the following amounts from 2023 to 2024 programs: COVID-19 Education Stabilization Fund – AL #84.425U $586,880 - Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies – AL #84.010 10,534 - Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program – AL #84.424 4,891 - Special Education-Preschool Grants – AL #84.173 621