Notes to SEFA
Title: Scope of Schedule
Accounting Policies: The School uses the modified accrual method of recording transactions except as noted for the accounting of donated commodities in Note C. Revenues are recorded when measurable and available. Expenditures are recorded when incurred.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The School has not elected to use the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
The schedule of expenditures of federal awards reflects federal expenditures for all individual grants which were active during the fiscal year.
Title: Nonmonetary Federal Awards - Donated Food
Accounting Policies: The School uses the modified accrual method of recording transactions except as noted for the accounting of donated commodities in Note C. Revenues are recorded when measurable and available. Expenditures are recorded when incurred.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The School has not elected to use the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania distributes federal surplus food to institutions (schools, hospitals, and prisons) and to the needy. On the schedule of expenditures of federal awards, expenditures from receipts passed through the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture reported under ALN 10.555, represent surplus food consumed by the School during the 2023 - 2024 fiscal year.
Title: Access Program
Accounting Policies: The School uses the modified accrual method of recording transactions except as noted for the accounting of donated commodities in Note C. Revenues are recorded when measurable and available. Expenditures are recorded when incurred.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The School has not elected to use the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
The ACCESS Program is a medical assistance program that reimburses local educational agencies for direct eligible health-related services provided to enrolled special needs students. Reimbursements are federal source revenues but are classified as fee-for-service and are not considered federal financial assistance. The amount of ACCESS funding recognized for the year ended June 30, 2024 was $1,177.
Title: Loan Balances Involving Federal Funds
Accounting Policies: The School uses the modified accrual method of recording transactions except as noted for the accounting of donated commodities in Note C. Revenues are recorded when measurable and available. Expenditures are recorded when incurred.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The School has not elected to use the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
During the year ended June 30, 2024, the School was awarded an $50,920,000 loan from the Chester County Industrial Development Authority for construction of a new school building. The loan is fully draw down, at the end of construction the loan will be refinanced with U.S. Department of Agriculture as a federal loan. Expenditures in the amount of $5,417,617 are reflected in the schedule of expenditures of federal awards. The loan balance at June 30, 2024 was $50,920,000.