Audit 312061

FY End
2022-06-30
Total Expended
$10.15M
Findings
24
Programs
23
Organization: Humboldt County School District (NV)
Year: 2022 Accepted: 2023-01-10

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
411325 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - AB
411326 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - AB
411327 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - AB
411328 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - AB
411329 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - AB
411330 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - AB
411331 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - AB
411332 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - AB
411333 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - AB
411334 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - AB
411335 2022-002 - - H
411336 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - AB
987767 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - AB
987768 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - AB
987769 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - AB
987770 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - AB
987771 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - AB
987772 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - AB
987773 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - AB
987774 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - AB
987775 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - AB
987776 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - AB
987777 2022-002 - - H
987778 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - AB

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YFMEL81VMH76 David Jensen Auditee
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Notes to SEFA

Title: Basis of Presentation Accounting Policies: The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards is prepared 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. The amounts shown as expenditures of the Food Distribution Program represent the fair value of commodity food received by the District. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate. The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (the Schedule) presents the expenditure activity of all federal awards programs of the Humboldt County School District (the District) for the year ended June 30, 2021. The District's reporting entity is defined in Note 1 to its basic financial statements. All expenditures of federal awards received directly from federal agencies as well as federal awards passed through other government agencies are included in the schedule. 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 Humboldt County School District, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net assets, or cash flows of the District.
Title: Relationship to Basic Financial Statements Accounting Policies: The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards is prepared 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. The amounts shown as expenditures of the Food Distribution Program represent the fair value of commodity food received by the District. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate. Expenditures of federal awards have been included in the individual funds of the District as follows: General Fund $ 82,066 Major Special Revenue Funds 8,798,673 Nonmajor Special Revenue Funds 1,267,616 Total $ 10,148,355
Title: Schoolwide Programs Accounting Policies: The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards is prepared 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. The amounts shown as expenditures of the Food Distribution Program represent the fair value of commodity food received by the District. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate. Title I, Part A allows for the use of its funds in schoolwide programs. The amount used by the District in schoolwide programs during the year ended June 30, 2022 was $1,192,256.

Finding Details

2022-001: U.S. Department of EducationSpecial Education Cluster (IDEA):Special Education - Grants to States, CFDA 84.027Special Education - Preschool Grants, CFDA 84.173Allowable Costs/Cost PrinciplesSignificant Deficiency in Internal Control Over ComplianceGrant AwardNumber:Affects all grant awards included in the Special Education Cluster (IDEA)under CFDA 84.027 and 84.173 on the Schedule of Expenditure of FederalAwards passed through the State of Nevada Department of Education.Criteria: Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200, UniformAdministrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements forFederal Awards (Uniform guidance) requires that charges to federal awardsfor salaries and wages be based on records that accurately reflect the workperformed and that the system of internal controls include processes toensure that time was spent consistent with the planned allocation.Condition, Cause,and Effect/ PotentialEffect:The District did not maintain evidence of internal control procedures relatedto ensuring that time actually spent on Local Plan, grant award 22-639-07000, was consistent with the planned activities for those individuals whostarted work on the project during the school year, which could result inunallowable costs being charged to the grant.Questioned Costs: None noted.Context: Based on a nonstatistical sample of all 24 employees whose salary and wagecosts were charge to the Local Plan, we found that the District did notmaintain documentation to support their review of actual time spent on theprogram for four of the employees. In all such cases, the employee beganwork on the program at some point after the first payroll of the year.Repeat Finding fromPrior Year: NoRecommendation: We recommend the District enhance control procedures to ensure that allpayroll charges to federal grants are reviewed and documented to ensure thattime charged to grants was consistent with the planned allocation.Views of ResponsibleOfficials:Management agrees with this finding and will review the internal controlsover payroll charge documentation.
2022-001: U.S. Department of EducationSpecial Education Cluster (IDEA):Special Education - Grants to States, CFDA 84.027Special Education - Preschool Grants, CFDA 84.173Allowable Costs/Cost PrinciplesSignificant Deficiency in Internal Control Over ComplianceGrant AwardNumber:Affects all grant awards included in the Special Education Cluster (IDEA)under CFDA 84.027 and 84.173 on the Schedule of Expenditure of FederalAwards passed through the State of Nevada Department of Education.Criteria: Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200, UniformAdministrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements forFederal Awards (Uniform guidance) requires that charges to federal awardsfor salaries and wages be based on records that accurately reflect the workperformed and that the system of internal controls include processes toensure that time was spent consistent with the planned allocation.Condition, Cause,and Effect/ PotentialEffect:The District did not maintain evidence of internal control procedures relatedto ensuring that time actually spent on Local Plan, grant award 22-639-07000, was consistent with the planned activities for those individuals whostarted work on the project during the school year, which could result inunallowable costs being charged to the grant.Questioned Costs: None noted.Context: Based on a nonstatistical sample of all 24 employees whose salary and wagecosts were charge to the Local Plan, we found that the District did notmaintain documentation to support their review of actual time spent on theprogram for four of the employees. In all such cases, the employee beganwork on the program at some point after the first payroll of the year.Repeat Finding fromPrior Year: NoRecommendation: We recommend the District enhance control procedures to ensure that allpayroll charges to federal grants are reviewed and documented to ensure thattime charged to grants was consistent with the planned allocation.Views of ResponsibleOfficials:Management agrees with this finding and will review the internal controlsover payroll charge documentation.
2022-001: U.S. Department of EducationSpecial Education Cluster (IDEA):Special Education - Grants to States, CFDA 84.027Special Education - Preschool Grants, CFDA 84.173Allowable Costs/Cost PrinciplesSignificant Deficiency in Internal Control Over ComplianceGrant AwardNumber:Affects all grant awards included in the Special Education Cluster (IDEA)under CFDA 84.027 and 84.173 on the Schedule of Expenditure of FederalAwards passed through the State of Nevada Department of Education.Criteria: Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200, UniformAdministrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements forFederal Awards (Uniform guidance) requires that charges to federal awardsfor salaries and wages be based on records that accurately reflect the workperformed and that the system of internal controls include processes toensure that time was spent consistent with the planned allocation.Condition, Cause,and Effect/ PotentialEffect:The District did not maintain evidence of internal control procedures relatedto ensuring that time actually spent on Local Plan, grant award 22-639-07000, was consistent with the planned activities for those individuals whostarted work on the project during the school year, which could result inunallowable costs being charged to the grant.Questioned Costs: None noted.Context: Based on a nonstatistical sample of all 24 employees whose salary and wagecosts were charge to the Local Plan, we found that the District did notmaintain documentation to support their review of actual time spent on theprogram for four of the employees. In all such cases, the employee beganwork on the program at some point after the first payroll of the year.Repeat Finding fromPrior Year: NoRecommendation: We recommend the District enhance control procedures to ensure that allpayroll charges to federal grants are reviewed and documented to ensure thattime charged to grants was consistent with the planned allocation.Views of ResponsibleOfficials:Management agrees with this finding and will review the internal controlsover payroll charge documentation.
2022-001: U.S. Department of EducationSpecial Education Cluster (IDEA):Special Education - Grants to States, CFDA 84.027Special Education - Preschool Grants, CFDA 84.173Allowable Costs/Cost PrinciplesSignificant Deficiency in Internal Control Over ComplianceGrant AwardNumber:Affects all grant awards included in the Special Education Cluster (IDEA)under CFDA 84.027 and 84.173 on the Schedule of Expenditure of FederalAwards passed through the State of Nevada Department of Education.Criteria: Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200, UniformAdministrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements forFederal Awards (Uniform guidance) requires that charges to federal awardsfor salaries and wages be based on records that accurately reflect the workperformed and that the system of internal controls include processes toensure that time was spent consistent with the planned allocation.Condition, Cause,and Effect/ PotentialEffect:The District did not maintain evidence of internal control procedures relatedto ensuring that time actually spent on Local Plan, grant award 22-639-07000, was consistent with the planned activities for those individuals whostarted work on the project during the school year, which could result inunallowable costs being charged to the grant.Questioned Costs: None noted.Context: Based on a nonstatistical sample of all 24 employees whose salary and wagecosts were charge to the Local Plan, we found that the District did notmaintain documentation to support their review of actual time spent on theprogram for four of the employees. In all such cases, the employee beganwork on the program at some point after the first payroll of the year.Repeat Finding fromPrior Year: NoRecommendation: We recommend the District enhance control procedures to ensure that allpayroll charges to federal grants are reviewed and documented to ensure thattime charged to grants was consistent with the planned allocation.Views of ResponsibleOfficials:Management agrees with this finding and will review the internal controlsover payroll charge documentation.
2022-001: U.S. Department of EducationSpecial Education Cluster (IDEA):Special Education - Grants to States, CFDA 84.027Special Education - Preschool Grants, CFDA 84.173Allowable Costs/Cost PrinciplesSignificant Deficiency in Internal Control Over ComplianceGrant AwardNumber:Affects all grant awards included in the Special Education Cluster (IDEA)under CFDA 84.027 and 84.173 on the Schedule of Expenditure of FederalAwards passed through the State of Nevada Department of Education.Criteria: Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200, UniformAdministrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements forFederal Awards (Uniform guidance) requires that charges to federal awardsfor salaries and wages be based on records that accurately reflect the workperformed and that the system of internal controls include processes toensure that time was spent consistent with the planned allocation.Condition, Cause,and Effect/ PotentialEffect:The District did not maintain evidence of internal control procedures relatedto ensuring that time actually spent on Local Plan, grant award 22-639-07000, was consistent with the planned activities for those individuals whostarted work on the project during the school year, which could result inunallowable costs being charged to the grant.Questioned Costs: None noted.Context: Based on a nonstatistical sample of all 24 employees whose salary and wagecosts were charge to the Local Plan, we found that the District did notmaintain documentation to support their review of actual time spent on theprogram for four of the employees. In all such cases, the employee beganwork on the program at some point after the first payroll of the year.Repeat Finding fromPrior Year: NoRecommendation: We recommend the District enhance control procedures to ensure that allpayroll charges to federal grants are reviewed and documented to ensure thattime charged to grants was consistent with the planned allocation.Views of ResponsibleOfficials:Management agrees with this finding and will review the internal controlsover payroll charge documentation.
2022-001: U.S. Department of EducationSpecial Education Cluster (IDEA):Special Education - Grants to States, CFDA 84.027Special Education - Preschool Grants, CFDA 84.173Allowable Costs/Cost PrinciplesSignificant Deficiency in Internal Control Over ComplianceGrant AwardNumber:Affects all grant awards included in the Special Education Cluster (IDEA)under CFDA 84.027 and 84.173 on the Schedule of Expenditure of FederalAwards passed through the State of Nevada Department of Education.Criteria: Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200, UniformAdministrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements forFederal Awards (Uniform guidance) requires that charges to federal awardsfor salaries and wages be based on records that accurately reflect the workperformed and that the system of internal controls include processes toensure that time was spent consistent with the planned allocation.Condition, Cause,and Effect/ PotentialEffect:The District did not maintain evidence of internal control procedures relatedto ensuring that time actually spent on Local Plan, grant award 22-639-07000, was consistent with the planned activities for those individuals whostarted work on the project during the school year, which could result inunallowable costs being charged to the grant.Questioned Costs: None noted.Context: Based on a nonstatistical sample of all 24 employees whose salary and wagecosts were charge to the Local Plan, we found that the District did notmaintain documentation to support their review of actual time spent on theprogram for four of the employees. In all such cases, the employee beganwork on the program at some point after the first payroll of the year.Repeat Finding fromPrior Year: NoRecommendation: We recommend the District enhance control procedures to ensure that allpayroll charges to federal grants are reviewed and documented to ensure thattime charged to grants was consistent with the planned allocation.Views of ResponsibleOfficials:Management agrees with this finding and will review the internal controlsover payroll charge documentation.
2022-001: U.S. Department of EducationSpecial Education Cluster (IDEA):Special Education - Grants to States, CFDA 84.027Special Education - Preschool Grants, CFDA 84.173Allowable Costs/Cost PrinciplesSignificant Deficiency in Internal Control Over ComplianceGrant AwardNumber:Affects all grant awards included in the Special Education Cluster (IDEA)under CFDA 84.027 and 84.173 on the Schedule of Expenditure of FederalAwards passed through the State of Nevada Department of Education.Criteria: Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200, UniformAdministrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements forFederal Awards (Uniform guidance) requires that charges to federal awardsfor salaries and wages be based on records that accurately reflect the workperformed and that the system of internal controls include processes toensure that time was spent consistent with the planned allocation.Condition, Cause,and Effect/ PotentialEffect:The District did not maintain evidence of internal control procedures relatedto ensuring that time actually spent on Local Plan, grant award 22-639-07000, was consistent with the planned activities for those individuals whostarted work on the project during the school year, which could result inunallowable costs being charged to the grant.Questioned Costs: None noted.Context: Based on a nonstatistical sample of all 24 employees whose salary and wagecosts were charge to the Local Plan, we found that the District did notmaintain documentation to support their review of actual time spent on theprogram for four of the employees. In all such cases, the employee beganwork on the program at some point after the first payroll of the year.Repeat Finding fromPrior Year: NoRecommendation: We recommend the District enhance control procedures to ensure that allpayroll charges to federal grants are reviewed and documented to ensure thattime charged to grants was consistent with the planned allocation.Views of ResponsibleOfficials:Management agrees with this finding and will review the internal controlsover payroll charge documentation.
2022-001: U.S. Department of EducationSpecial Education Cluster (IDEA):Special Education - Grants to States, CFDA 84.027Special Education - Preschool Grants, CFDA 84.173Allowable Costs/Cost PrinciplesSignificant Deficiency in Internal Control Over ComplianceGrant AwardNumber:Affects all grant awards included in the Special Education Cluster (IDEA)under CFDA 84.027 and 84.173 on the Schedule of Expenditure of FederalAwards passed through the State of Nevada Department of Education.Criteria: Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200, UniformAdministrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements forFederal Awards (Uniform guidance) requires that charges to federal awardsfor salaries and wages be based on records that accurately reflect the workperformed and that the system of internal controls include processes toensure that time was spent consistent with the planned allocation.Condition, Cause,and Effect/ PotentialEffect:The District did not maintain evidence of internal control procedures relatedto ensuring that time actually spent on Local Plan, grant award 22-639-07000, was consistent with the planned activities for those individuals whostarted work on the project during the school year, which could result inunallowable costs being charged to the grant.Questioned Costs: None noted.Context: Based on a nonstatistical sample of all 24 employees whose salary and wagecosts were charge to the Local Plan, we found that the District did notmaintain documentation to support their review of actual time spent on theprogram for four of the employees. In all such cases, the employee beganwork on the program at some point after the first payroll of the year.Repeat Finding fromPrior Year: NoRecommendation: We recommend the District enhance control procedures to ensure that allpayroll charges to federal grants are reviewed and documented to ensure thattime charged to grants was consistent with the planned allocation.Views of ResponsibleOfficials:Management agrees with this finding and will review the internal controlsover payroll charge documentation.
2022-001: U.S. Department of EducationSpecial Education Cluster (IDEA):Special Education - Grants to States, CFDA 84.027Special Education - Preschool Grants, CFDA 84.173Allowable Costs/Cost PrinciplesSignificant Deficiency in Internal Control Over ComplianceGrant AwardNumber:Affects all grant awards included in the Special Education Cluster (IDEA)under CFDA 84.027 and 84.173 on the Schedule of Expenditure of FederalAwards passed through the State of Nevada Department of Education.Criteria: Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200, UniformAdministrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements forFederal Awards (Uniform guidance) requires that charges to federal awardsfor salaries and wages be based on records that accurately reflect the workperformed and that the system of internal controls include processes toensure that time was spent consistent with the planned allocation.Condition, Cause,and Effect/ PotentialEffect:The District did not maintain evidence of internal control procedures relatedto ensuring that time actually spent on Local Plan, grant award 22-639-07000, was consistent with the planned activities for those individuals whostarted work on the project during the school year, which could result inunallowable costs being charged to the grant.Questioned Costs: None noted.Context: Based on a nonstatistical sample of all 24 employees whose salary and wagecosts were charge to the Local Plan, we found that the District did notmaintain documentation to support their review of actual time spent on theprogram for four of the employees. In all such cases, the employee beganwork on the program at some point after the first payroll of the year.Repeat Finding fromPrior Year: NoRecommendation: We recommend the District enhance control procedures to ensure that allpayroll charges to federal grants are reviewed and documented to ensure thattime charged to grants was consistent with the planned allocation.Views of ResponsibleOfficials:Management agrees with this finding and will review the internal controlsover payroll charge documentation.
2022-001: U.S. Department of EducationSpecial Education Cluster (IDEA):Special Education - Grants to States, CFDA 84.027Special Education - Preschool Grants, CFDA 84.173Allowable Costs/Cost PrinciplesSignificant Deficiency in Internal Control Over ComplianceGrant AwardNumber:Affects all grant awards included in the Special Education Cluster (IDEA)under CFDA 84.027 and 84.173 on the Schedule of Expenditure of FederalAwards passed through the State of Nevada Department of Education.Criteria: Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200, UniformAdministrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements forFederal Awards (Uniform guidance) requires that charges to federal awardsfor salaries and wages be based on records that accurately reflect the workperformed and that the system of internal controls include processes toensure that time was spent consistent with the planned allocation.Condition, Cause,and Effect/ PotentialEffect:The District did not maintain evidence of internal control procedures relatedto ensuring that time actually spent on Local Plan, grant award 22-639-07000, was consistent with the planned activities for those individuals whostarted work on the project during the school year, which could result inunallowable costs being charged to the grant.Questioned Costs: None noted.Context: Based on a nonstatistical sample of all 24 employees whose salary and wagecosts were charge to the Local Plan, we found that the District did notmaintain documentation to support their review of actual time spent on theprogram for four of the employees. In all such cases, the employee beganwork on the program at some point after the first payroll of the year.Repeat Finding fromPrior Year: NoRecommendation: We recommend the District enhance control procedures to ensure that allpayroll charges to federal grants are reviewed and documented to ensure thattime charged to grants was consistent with the planned allocation.Views of ResponsibleOfficials:Management agrees with this finding and will review the internal controlsover payroll charge documentation.
2022-002: U.S. Department of the TreasuryCoronavirus Relief Fund (CRF)COVID-19 ? Supplemental Coronavirus Relief Funding for School Districts,CFDA 21.019Period of Performance - NoncomplianceGrant AwardNumber:21-340-07000 passed through the State of Nevada Department of Education.Criteria: The OMB Compliance Supplement requires that charges to federal awardsconsist of only allowable costs incurred during the approved budget period of afederal award?s period of performance and any costs incurred before the federalawarding agency or pass-through entity made the federal award that wereauthorized by the federal awarding agency or pass-through entity (2 CFRsections 200.308 and 200.309.Condition, Cause,and Effect/Potential Effect:While the District?s expenditures for the program are consistent with the March1, 2020 through December 31, 2021 Period of Performance for this federalprogram, the expenditures charged occurred prior to the date of sub-grant awardprovided by the State of Nevada Department of Education. The subgrant awardstates that the Period of Performance for the Sub-grant award would beDecember 10, 2021 ? December 31, 2021, and was signed by the pass-throughentity on December 21, 2021. Prior to acceptance, the District informed thepass-through entity that they intended to use the funds as reimbursement forcosts incurred during July through October of 2021, and pass-through entitypersonnel verbally assured District management that this would be acceptable.However, the pass-through entity did not amend the sub-grant period ofperformance, resulting in non-compliance with the sub-grant award.Questioned Costs: None noted.Context: Based on a nonstatistical sample of all costs charged to the program, it wasfound that all costs were incurred prior to the sub-grant award period. This wasan isolated instance resulting from a unique situation that arose and was out ofthe District?s control, and is not the result of a systematic problem.Repeat Findingfrom Prior Year: NoRecommendation: We recommend that the District obtain written documentation of any promisedrevisions to sub-grant awards prior to expending funds from the pass-throughentity in the future.Views ofResponsibleOfficials:Management agrees with this finding, however, since this was an un-correctedadministrative error on the part of the pass-through entity, and not due to actionsof District management, we were not able to avoid spending outside the narrowsub-grant?s period of performance.
2022-001: U.S. Department of EducationSpecial Education Cluster (IDEA):Special Education - Grants to States, CFDA 84.027Special Education - Preschool Grants, CFDA 84.173Allowable Costs/Cost PrinciplesSignificant Deficiency in Internal Control Over ComplianceGrant AwardNumber:Affects all grant awards included in the Special Education Cluster (IDEA)under CFDA 84.027 and 84.173 on the Schedule of Expenditure of FederalAwards passed through the State of Nevada Department of Education.Criteria: Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200, UniformAdministrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements forFederal Awards (Uniform guidance) requires that charges to federal awardsfor salaries and wages be based on records that accurately reflect the workperformed and that the system of internal controls include processes toensure that time was spent consistent with the planned allocation.Condition, Cause,and Effect/ PotentialEffect:The District did not maintain evidence of internal control procedures relatedto ensuring that time actually spent on Local Plan, grant award 22-639-07000, was consistent with the planned activities for those individuals whostarted work on the project during the school year, which could result inunallowable costs being charged to the grant.Questioned Costs: None noted.Context: Based on a nonstatistical sample of all 24 employees whose salary and wagecosts were charge to the Local Plan, we found that the District did notmaintain documentation to support their review of actual time spent on theprogram for four of the employees. In all such cases, the employee beganwork on the program at some point after the first payroll of the year.Repeat Finding fromPrior Year: NoRecommendation: We recommend the District enhance control procedures to ensure that allpayroll charges to federal grants are reviewed and documented to ensure thattime charged to grants was consistent with the planned allocation.Views of ResponsibleOfficials:Management agrees with this finding and will review the internal controlsover payroll charge documentation.
2022-001: U.S. Department of EducationSpecial Education Cluster (IDEA):Special Education - Grants to States, CFDA 84.027Special Education - Preschool Grants, CFDA 84.173Allowable Costs/Cost PrinciplesSignificant Deficiency in Internal Control Over ComplianceGrant AwardNumber:Affects all grant awards included in the Special Education Cluster (IDEA)under CFDA 84.027 and 84.173 on the Schedule of Expenditure of FederalAwards passed through the State of Nevada Department of Education.Criteria: Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200, UniformAdministrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements forFederal Awards (Uniform guidance) requires that charges to federal awardsfor salaries and wages be based on records that accurately reflect the workperformed and that the system of internal controls include processes toensure that time was spent consistent with the planned allocation.Condition, Cause,and Effect/ PotentialEffect:The District did not maintain evidence of internal control procedures relatedto ensuring that time actually spent on Local Plan, grant award 22-639-07000, was consistent with the planned activities for those individuals whostarted work on the project during the school year, which could result inunallowable costs being charged to the grant.Questioned Costs: None noted.Context: Based on a nonstatistical sample of all 24 employees whose salary and wagecosts were charge to the Local Plan, we found that the District did notmaintain documentation to support their review of actual time spent on theprogram for four of the employees. In all such cases, the employee beganwork on the program at some point after the first payroll of the year.Repeat Finding fromPrior Year: NoRecommendation: We recommend the District enhance control procedures to ensure that allpayroll charges to federal grants are reviewed and documented to ensure thattime charged to grants was consistent with the planned allocation.Views of ResponsibleOfficials:Management agrees with this finding and will review the internal controlsover payroll charge documentation.
2022-001: U.S. Department of EducationSpecial Education Cluster (IDEA):Special Education - Grants to States, CFDA 84.027Special Education - Preschool Grants, CFDA 84.173Allowable Costs/Cost PrinciplesSignificant Deficiency in Internal Control Over ComplianceGrant AwardNumber:Affects all grant awards included in the Special Education Cluster (IDEA)under CFDA 84.027 and 84.173 on the Schedule of Expenditure of FederalAwards passed through the State of Nevada Department of Education.Criteria: Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200, UniformAdministrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements forFederal Awards (Uniform guidance) requires that charges to federal awardsfor salaries and wages be based on records that accurately reflect the workperformed and that the system of internal controls include processes toensure that time was spent consistent with the planned allocation.Condition, Cause,and Effect/ PotentialEffect:The District did not maintain evidence of internal control procedures relatedto ensuring that time actually spent on Local Plan, grant award 22-639-07000, was consistent with the planned activities for those individuals whostarted work on the project during the school year, which could result inunallowable costs being charged to the grant.Questioned Costs: None noted.Context: Based on a nonstatistical sample of all 24 employees whose salary and wagecosts were charge to the Local Plan, we found that the District did notmaintain documentation to support their review of actual time spent on theprogram for four of the employees. In all such cases, the employee beganwork on the program at some point after the first payroll of the year.Repeat Finding fromPrior Year: NoRecommendation: We recommend the District enhance control procedures to ensure that allpayroll charges to federal grants are reviewed and documented to ensure thattime charged to grants was consistent with the planned allocation.Views of ResponsibleOfficials:Management agrees with this finding and will review the internal controlsover payroll charge documentation.
2022-001: U.S. Department of EducationSpecial Education Cluster (IDEA):Special Education - Grants to States, CFDA 84.027Special Education - Preschool Grants, CFDA 84.173Allowable Costs/Cost PrinciplesSignificant Deficiency in Internal Control Over ComplianceGrant AwardNumber:Affects all grant awards included in the Special Education Cluster (IDEA)under CFDA 84.027 and 84.173 on the Schedule of Expenditure of FederalAwards passed through the State of Nevada Department of Education.Criteria: Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200, UniformAdministrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements forFederal Awards (Uniform guidance) requires that charges to federal awardsfor salaries and wages be based on records that accurately reflect the workperformed and that the system of internal controls include processes toensure that time was spent consistent with the planned allocation.Condition, Cause,and Effect/ PotentialEffect:The District did not maintain evidence of internal control procedures relatedto ensuring that time actually spent on Local Plan, grant award 22-639-07000, was consistent with the planned activities for those individuals whostarted work on the project during the school year, which could result inunallowable costs being charged to the grant.Questioned Costs: None noted.Context: Based on a nonstatistical sample of all 24 employees whose salary and wagecosts were charge to the Local Plan, we found that the District did notmaintain documentation to support their review of actual time spent on theprogram for four of the employees. In all such cases, the employee beganwork on the program at some point after the first payroll of the year.Repeat Finding fromPrior Year: NoRecommendation: We recommend the District enhance control procedures to ensure that allpayroll charges to federal grants are reviewed and documented to ensure thattime charged to grants was consistent with the planned allocation.Views of ResponsibleOfficials:Management agrees with this finding and will review the internal controlsover payroll charge documentation.
2022-001: U.S. Department of EducationSpecial Education Cluster (IDEA):Special Education - Grants to States, CFDA 84.027Special Education - Preschool Grants, CFDA 84.173Allowable Costs/Cost PrinciplesSignificant Deficiency in Internal Control Over ComplianceGrant AwardNumber:Affects all grant awards included in the Special Education Cluster (IDEA)under CFDA 84.027 and 84.173 on the Schedule of Expenditure of FederalAwards passed through the State of Nevada Department of Education.Criteria: Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200, UniformAdministrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements forFederal Awards (Uniform guidance) requires that charges to federal awardsfor salaries and wages be based on records that accurately reflect the workperformed and that the system of internal controls include processes toensure that time was spent consistent with the planned allocation.Condition, Cause,and Effect/ PotentialEffect:The District did not maintain evidence of internal control procedures relatedto ensuring that time actually spent on Local Plan, grant award 22-639-07000, was consistent with the planned activities for those individuals whostarted work on the project during the school year, which could result inunallowable costs being charged to the grant.Questioned Costs: None noted.Context: Based on a nonstatistical sample of all 24 employees whose salary and wagecosts were charge to the Local Plan, we found that the District did notmaintain documentation to support their review of actual time spent on theprogram for four of the employees. In all such cases, the employee beganwork on the program at some point after the first payroll of the year.Repeat Finding fromPrior Year: NoRecommendation: We recommend the District enhance control procedures to ensure that allpayroll charges to federal grants are reviewed and documented to ensure thattime charged to grants was consistent with the planned allocation.Views of ResponsibleOfficials:Management agrees with this finding and will review the internal controlsover payroll charge documentation.
2022-001: U.S. Department of EducationSpecial Education Cluster (IDEA):Special Education - Grants to States, CFDA 84.027Special Education - Preschool Grants, CFDA 84.173Allowable Costs/Cost PrinciplesSignificant Deficiency in Internal Control Over ComplianceGrant AwardNumber:Affects all grant awards included in the Special Education Cluster (IDEA)under CFDA 84.027 and 84.173 on the Schedule of Expenditure of FederalAwards passed through the State of Nevada Department of Education.Criteria: Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200, UniformAdministrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements forFederal Awards (Uniform guidance) requires that charges to federal awardsfor salaries and wages be based on records that accurately reflect the workperformed and that the system of internal controls include processes toensure that time was spent consistent with the planned allocation.Condition, Cause,and Effect/ PotentialEffect:The District did not maintain evidence of internal control procedures relatedto ensuring that time actually spent on Local Plan, grant award 22-639-07000, was consistent with the planned activities for those individuals whostarted work on the project during the school year, which could result inunallowable costs being charged to the grant.Questioned Costs: None noted.Context: Based on a nonstatistical sample of all 24 employees whose salary and wagecosts were charge to the Local Plan, we found that the District did notmaintain documentation to support their review of actual time spent on theprogram for four of the employees. In all such cases, the employee beganwork on the program at some point after the first payroll of the year.Repeat Finding fromPrior Year: NoRecommendation: We recommend the District enhance control procedures to ensure that allpayroll charges to federal grants are reviewed and documented to ensure thattime charged to grants was consistent with the planned allocation.Views of ResponsibleOfficials:Management agrees with this finding and will review the internal controlsover payroll charge documentation.
2022-001: U.S. Department of EducationSpecial Education Cluster (IDEA):Special Education - Grants to States, CFDA 84.027Special Education - Preschool Grants, CFDA 84.173Allowable Costs/Cost PrinciplesSignificant Deficiency in Internal Control Over ComplianceGrant AwardNumber:Affects all grant awards included in the Special Education Cluster (IDEA)under CFDA 84.027 and 84.173 on the Schedule of Expenditure of FederalAwards passed through the State of Nevada Department of Education.Criteria: Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200, UniformAdministrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements forFederal Awards (Uniform guidance) requires that charges to federal awardsfor salaries and wages be based on records that accurately reflect the workperformed and that the system of internal controls include processes toensure that time was spent consistent with the planned allocation.Condition, Cause,and Effect/ PotentialEffect:The District did not maintain evidence of internal control procedures relatedto ensuring that time actually spent on Local Plan, grant award 22-639-07000, was consistent with the planned activities for those individuals whostarted work on the project during the school year, which could result inunallowable costs being charged to the grant.Questioned Costs: None noted.Context: Based on a nonstatistical sample of all 24 employees whose salary and wagecosts were charge to the Local Plan, we found that the District did notmaintain documentation to support their review of actual time spent on theprogram for four of the employees. In all such cases, the employee beganwork on the program at some point after the first payroll of the year.Repeat Finding fromPrior Year: NoRecommendation: We recommend the District enhance control procedures to ensure that allpayroll charges to federal grants are reviewed and documented to ensure thattime charged to grants was consistent with the planned allocation.Views of ResponsibleOfficials:Management agrees with this finding and will review the internal controlsover payroll charge documentation.
2022-001: U.S. Department of EducationSpecial Education Cluster (IDEA):Special Education - Grants to States, CFDA 84.027Special Education - Preschool Grants, CFDA 84.173Allowable Costs/Cost PrinciplesSignificant Deficiency in Internal Control Over ComplianceGrant AwardNumber:Affects all grant awards included in the Special Education Cluster (IDEA)under CFDA 84.027 and 84.173 on the Schedule of Expenditure of FederalAwards passed through the State of Nevada Department of Education.Criteria: Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200, UniformAdministrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements forFederal Awards (Uniform guidance) requires that charges to federal awardsfor salaries and wages be based on records that accurately reflect the workperformed and that the system of internal controls include processes toensure that time was spent consistent with the planned allocation.Condition, Cause,and Effect/ PotentialEffect:The District did not maintain evidence of internal control procedures relatedto ensuring that time actually spent on Local Plan, grant award 22-639-07000, was consistent with the planned activities for those individuals whostarted work on the project during the school year, which could result inunallowable costs being charged to the grant.Questioned Costs: None noted.Context: Based on a nonstatistical sample of all 24 employees whose salary and wagecosts were charge to the Local Plan, we found that the District did notmaintain documentation to support their review of actual time spent on theprogram for four of the employees. In all such cases, the employee beganwork on the program at some point after the first payroll of the year.Repeat Finding fromPrior Year: NoRecommendation: We recommend the District enhance control procedures to ensure that allpayroll charges to federal grants are reviewed and documented to ensure thattime charged to grants was consistent with the planned allocation.Views of ResponsibleOfficials:Management agrees with this finding and will review the internal controlsover payroll charge documentation.
2022-001: U.S. Department of EducationSpecial Education Cluster (IDEA):Special Education - Grants to States, CFDA 84.027Special Education - Preschool Grants, CFDA 84.173Allowable Costs/Cost PrinciplesSignificant Deficiency in Internal Control Over ComplianceGrant AwardNumber:Affects all grant awards included in the Special Education Cluster (IDEA)under CFDA 84.027 and 84.173 on the Schedule of Expenditure of FederalAwards passed through the State of Nevada Department of Education.Criteria: Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200, UniformAdministrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements forFederal Awards (Uniform guidance) requires that charges to federal awardsfor salaries and wages be based on records that accurately reflect the workperformed and that the system of internal controls include processes toensure that time was spent consistent with the planned allocation.Condition, Cause,and Effect/ PotentialEffect:The District did not maintain evidence of internal control procedures relatedto ensuring that time actually spent on Local Plan, grant award 22-639-07000, was consistent with the planned activities for those individuals whostarted work on the project during the school year, which could result inunallowable costs being charged to the grant.Questioned Costs: None noted.Context: Based on a nonstatistical sample of all 24 employees whose salary and wagecosts were charge to the Local Plan, we found that the District did notmaintain documentation to support their review of actual time spent on theprogram for four of the employees. In all such cases, the employee beganwork on the program at some point after the first payroll of the year.Repeat Finding fromPrior Year: NoRecommendation: We recommend the District enhance control procedures to ensure that allpayroll charges to federal grants are reviewed and documented to ensure thattime charged to grants was consistent with the planned allocation.Views of ResponsibleOfficials:Management agrees with this finding and will review the internal controlsover payroll charge documentation.
2022-001: U.S. Department of EducationSpecial Education Cluster (IDEA):Special Education - Grants to States, CFDA 84.027Special Education - Preschool Grants, CFDA 84.173Allowable Costs/Cost PrinciplesSignificant Deficiency in Internal Control Over ComplianceGrant AwardNumber:Affects all grant awards included in the Special Education Cluster (IDEA)under CFDA 84.027 and 84.173 on the Schedule of Expenditure of FederalAwards passed through the State of Nevada Department of Education.Criteria: Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200, UniformAdministrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements forFederal Awards (Uniform guidance) requires that charges to federal awardsfor salaries and wages be based on records that accurately reflect the workperformed and that the system of internal controls include processes toensure that time was spent consistent with the planned allocation.Condition, Cause,and Effect/ PotentialEffect:The District did not maintain evidence of internal control procedures relatedto ensuring that time actually spent on Local Plan, grant award 22-639-07000, was consistent with the planned activities for those individuals whostarted work on the project during the school year, which could result inunallowable costs being charged to the grant.Questioned Costs: None noted.Context: Based on a nonstatistical sample of all 24 employees whose salary and wagecosts were charge to the Local Plan, we found that the District did notmaintain documentation to support their review of actual time spent on theprogram for four of the employees. In all such cases, the employee beganwork on the program at some point after the first payroll of the year.Repeat Finding fromPrior Year: NoRecommendation: We recommend the District enhance control procedures to ensure that allpayroll charges to federal grants are reviewed and documented to ensure thattime charged to grants was consistent with the planned allocation.Views of ResponsibleOfficials:Management agrees with this finding and will review the internal controlsover payroll charge documentation.
2022-001: U.S. Department of EducationSpecial Education Cluster (IDEA):Special Education - Grants to States, CFDA 84.027Special Education - Preschool Grants, CFDA 84.173Allowable Costs/Cost PrinciplesSignificant Deficiency in Internal Control Over ComplianceGrant AwardNumber:Affects all grant awards included in the Special Education Cluster (IDEA)under CFDA 84.027 and 84.173 on the Schedule of Expenditure of FederalAwards passed through the State of Nevada Department of Education.Criteria: Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200, UniformAdministrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements forFederal Awards (Uniform guidance) requires that charges to federal awardsfor salaries and wages be based on records that accurately reflect the workperformed and that the system of internal controls include processes toensure that time was spent consistent with the planned allocation.Condition, Cause,and Effect/ PotentialEffect:The District did not maintain evidence of internal control procedures relatedto ensuring that time actually spent on Local Plan, grant award 22-639-07000, was consistent with the planned activities for those individuals whostarted work on the project during the school year, which could result inunallowable costs being charged to the grant.Questioned Costs: None noted.Context: Based on a nonstatistical sample of all 24 employees whose salary and wagecosts were charge to the Local Plan, we found that the District did notmaintain documentation to support their review of actual time spent on theprogram for four of the employees. In all such cases, the employee beganwork on the program at some point after the first payroll of the year.Repeat Finding fromPrior Year: NoRecommendation: We recommend the District enhance control procedures to ensure that allpayroll charges to federal grants are reviewed and documented to ensure thattime charged to grants was consistent with the planned allocation.Views of ResponsibleOfficials:Management agrees with this finding and will review the internal controlsover payroll charge documentation.
2022-002: U.S. Department of the TreasuryCoronavirus Relief Fund (CRF)COVID-19 ? Supplemental Coronavirus Relief Funding for School Districts,CFDA 21.019Period of Performance - NoncomplianceGrant AwardNumber:21-340-07000 passed through the State of Nevada Department of Education.Criteria: The OMB Compliance Supplement requires that charges to federal awardsconsist of only allowable costs incurred during the approved budget period of afederal award?s period of performance and any costs incurred before the federalawarding agency or pass-through entity made the federal award that wereauthorized by the federal awarding agency or pass-through entity (2 CFRsections 200.308 and 200.309.Condition, Cause,and Effect/Potential Effect:While the District?s expenditures for the program are consistent with the March1, 2020 through December 31, 2021 Period of Performance for this federalprogram, the expenditures charged occurred prior to the date of sub-grant awardprovided by the State of Nevada Department of Education. The subgrant awardstates that the Period of Performance for the Sub-grant award would beDecember 10, 2021 ? December 31, 2021, and was signed by the pass-throughentity on December 21, 2021. Prior to acceptance, the District informed thepass-through entity that they intended to use the funds as reimbursement forcosts incurred during July through October of 2021, and pass-through entitypersonnel verbally assured District management that this would be acceptable.However, the pass-through entity did not amend the sub-grant period ofperformance, resulting in non-compliance with the sub-grant award.Questioned Costs: None noted.Context: Based on a nonstatistical sample of all costs charged to the program, it wasfound that all costs were incurred prior to the sub-grant award period. This wasan isolated instance resulting from a unique situation that arose and was out ofthe District?s control, and is not the result of a systematic problem.Repeat Findingfrom Prior Year: NoRecommendation: We recommend that the District obtain written documentation of any promisedrevisions to sub-grant awards prior to expending funds from the pass-throughentity in the future.Views ofResponsibleOfficials:Management agrees with this finding, however, since this was an un-correctedadministrative error on the part of the pass-through entity, and not due to actionsof District management, we were not able to avoid spending outside the narrowsub-grant?s period of performance.
2022-001: U.S. Department of EducationSpecial Education Cluster (IDEA):Special Education - Grants to States, CFDA 84.027Special Education - Preschool Grants, CFDA 84.173Allowable Costs/Cost PrinciplesSignificant Deficiency in Internal Control Over ComplianceGrant AwardNumber:Affects all grant awards included in the Special Education Cluster (IDEA)under CFDA 84.027 and 84.173 on the Schedule of Expenditure of FederalAwards passed through the State of Nevada Department of Education.Criteria: Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200, UniformAdministrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements forFederal Awards (Uniform guidance) requires that charges to federal awardsfor salaries and wages be based on records that accurately reflect the workperformed and that the system of internal controls include processes toensure that time was spent consistent with the planned allocation.Condition, Cause,and Effect/ PotentialEffect:The District did not maintain evidence of internal control procedures relatedto ensuring that time actually spent on Local Plan, grant award 22-639-07000, was consistent with the planned activities for those individuals whostarted work on the project during the school year, which could result inunallowable costs being charged to the grant.Questioned Costs: None noted.Context: Based on a nonstatistical sample of all 24 employees whose salary and wagecosts were charge to the Local Plan, we found that the District did notmaintain documentation to support their review of actual time spent on theprogram for four of the employees. In all such cases, the employee beganwork on the program at some point after the first payroll of the year.Repeat Finding fromPrior Year: NoRecommendation: We recommend the District enhance control procedures to ensure that allpayroll charges to federal grants are reviewed and documented to ensure thattime charged to grants was consistent with the planned allocation.Views of ResponsibleOfficials:Management agrees with this finding and will review the internal controlsover payroll charge documentation.