Audit 351160

FY End
2024-06-30
Total Expended
$20.55M
Findings
6
Programs
16
Year: 2024 Accepted: 2025-03-31
Auditor: Cordova CPAS LLC

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
544522 2024-002 Significant Deficiency Yes L
544523 2024-002 Significant Deficiency Yes L
544524 2024-002 Significant Deficiency Yes L
1120964 2024-002 Significant Deficiency Yes L
1120965 2024-002 Significant Deficiency Yes L
1120966 2024-002 Significant Deficiency Yes L

Contacts

Name Title Type
QJQLCDZ32KM5 Maria Fidalgo Auditee
5058672317 Bobby Cordova Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

Accounting Policies: The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (Schedule) includes the federal grant activity of the Bernalillo Public School District and is presented on the modified accrual basis of accounting, which is the same basis as was used to prepare the fund financial statements. The information in this Schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of 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 financial statements. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The District did not elect to use the allowed 10% indirect cost rate.

Finding Details

Federal program information: Funding agency: U.S. Department of Education Title: Impact Aid Program Assistance Listing number: 84.041 Award year: July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024 Compliance Requirement: Reporting The District made significant progress in this area for fiscal year 2024. Condition: During our testwork over reporting we found the following:  The District had different student numbers submitted on the application for Impact Aid compared to the student verification listing that were provided to the Pueblo Governors for a net difference of one student.  The District could not provide evidence to show that the certifications of the Native American students were signed by the Governor of the Pueblo for 4 of the 25 students tested as there were two Pueblos who did not certify their students for the District. The District did make progress on this finding during FY 2024 as there was a very small variance between the application for Impact Aid compared to the student verification numbers. Criteria: According to OMB No. 1810-0687, the Application for Impact Aid must include the correct number of children that attend the District who live on Indian lands (Section 7003(a)(1)(C). According to District’s policy for certifying the enrollment of Native American Students, the District requires that the Governor of the surrounding Pueblos certify which Pueblo members are attending the District’s schools by signing that they submitted a complete and accurate list to the District. Questioned Costs: None. Effect: The District is not in compliance with the Special Reporting requirement as the rosters provided from the Student Information System and on the Grant Application, showed a net difference of 1 student more on the application than the number of students on the detailed listing. Cause: There was turnover in the Impact Aid management during the fiscal year and the filing, obtaining the certifications, and the reporting on the grant application was not accurately completed. Auditor’s Recommendations: We recommend the District maintain the documentation used to determine how many students were entered on the application as support for the subsequent audit and enter notes on any subsequent listings of students indicating why there was a change from the listing used for the application. Also, we recommend that the District continue to reach out to the Pueblo’s to certify the students every year. Agency Response: District is continuing to work closely with the Impact Aid office at the federal level and with local Pueblos to address this finding and ensure that all proper signatures are obtained for submission. Responsible district position: Indian Education Director Timeframe for corrective action plan: Immediately
Federal program information: Funding agency: U.S. Department of Education Title: Impact Aid Program Assistance Listing number: 84.041 Award year: July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024 Compliance Requirement: Reporting The District made significant progress in this area for fiscal year 2024. Condition: During our testwork over reporting we found the following:  The District had different student numbers submitted on the application for Impact Aid compared to the student verification listing that were provided to the Pueblo Governors for a net difference of one student.  The District could not provide evidence to show that the certifications of the Native American students were signed by the Governor of the Pueblo for 4 of the 25 students tested as there were two Pueblos who did not certify their students for the District. The District did make progress on this finding during FY 2024 as there was a very small variance between the application for Impact Aid compared to the student verification numbers. Criteria: According to OMB No. 1810-0687, the Application for Impact Aid must include the correct number of children that attend the District who live on Indian lands (Section 7003(a)(1)(C). According to District’s policy for certifying the enrollment of Native American Students, the District requires that the Governor of the surrounding Pueblos certify which Pueblo members are attending the District’s schools by signing that they submitted a complete and accurate list to the District. Questioned Costs: None. Effect: The District is not in compliance with the Special Reporting requirement as the rosters provided from the Student Information System and on the Grant Application, showed a net difference of 1 student more on the application than the number of students on the detailed listing. Cause: There was turnover in the Impact Aid management during the fiscal year and the filing, obtaining the certifications, and the reporting on the grant application was not accurately completed. Auditor’s Recommendations: We recommend the District maintain the documentation used to determine how many students were entered on the application as support for the subsequent audit and enter notes on any subsequent listings of students indicating why there was a change from the listing used for the application. Also, we recommend that the District continue to reach out to the Pueblo’s to certify the students every year. Agency Response: District is continuing to work closely with the Impact Aid office at the federal level and with local Pueblos to address this finding and ensure that all proper signatures are obtained for submission. Responsible district position: Indian Education Director Timeframe for corrective action plan: Immediately
Federal program information: Funding agency: U.S. Department of Education Title: Impact Aid Program Assistance Listing number: 84.041 Award year: July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024 Compliance Requirement: Reporting The District made significant progress in this area for fiscal year 2024. Condition: During our testwork over reporting we found the following:  The District had different student numbers submitted on the application for Impact Aid compared to the student verification listing that were provided to the Pueblo Governors for a net difference of one student.  The District could not provide evidence to show that the certifications of the Native American students were signed by the Governor of the Pueblo for 4 of the 25 students tested as there were two Pueblos who did not certify their students for the District. The District did make progress on this finding during FY 2024 as there was a very small variance between the application for Impact Aid compared to the student verification numbers. Criteria: According to OMB No. 1810-0687, the Application for Impact Aid must include the correct number of children that attend the District who live on Indian lands (Section 7003(a)(1)(C). According to District’s policy for certifying the enrollment of Native American Students, the District requires that the Governor of the surrounding Pueblos certify which Pueblo members are attending the District’s schools by signing that they submitted a complete and accurate list to the District. Questioned Costs: None. Effect: The District is not in compliance with the Special Reporting requirement as the rosters provided from the Student Information System and on the Grant Application, showed a net difference of 1 student more on the application than the number of students on the detailed listing. Cause: There was turnover in the Impact Aid management during the fiscal year and the filing, obtaining the certifications, and the reporting on the grant application was not accurately completed. Auditor’s Recommendations: We recommend the District maintain the documentation used to determine how many students were entered on the application as support for the subsequent audit and enter notes on any subsequent listings of students indicating why there was a change from the listing used for the application. Also, we recommend that the District continue to reach out to the Pueblo’s to certify the students every year. Agency Response: District is continuing to work closely with the Impact Aid office at the federal level and with local Pueblos to address this finding and ensure that all proper signatures are obtained for submission. Responsible district position: Indian Education Director Timeframe for corrective action plan: Immediately
Federal program information: Funding agency: U.S. Department of Education Title: Impact Aid Program Assistance Listing number: 84.041 Award year: July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024 Compliance Requirement: Reporting The District made significant progress in this area for fiscal year 2024. Condition: During our testwork over reporting we found the following:  The District had different student numbers submitted on the application for Impact Aid compared to the student verification listing that were provided to the Pueblo Governors for a net difference of one student.  The District could not provide evidence to show that the certifications of the Native American students were signed by the Governor of the Pueblo for 4 of the 25 students tested as there were two Pueblos who did not certify their students for the District. The District did make progress on this finding during FY 2024 as there was a very small variance between the application for Impact Aid compared to the student verification numbers. Criteria: According to OMB No. 1810-0687, the Application for Impact Aid must include the correct number of children that attend the District who live on Indian lands (Section 7003(a)(1)(C). According to District’s policy for certifying the enrollment of Native American Students, the District requires that the Governor of the surrounding Pueblos certify which Pueblo members are attending the District’s schools by signing that they submitted a complete and accurate list to the District. Questioned Costs: None. Effect: The District is not in compliance with the Special Reporting requirement as the rosters provided from the Student Information System and on the Grant Application, showed a net difference of 1 student more on the application than the number of students on the detailed listing. Cause: There was turnover in the Impact Aid management during the fiscal year and the filing, obtaining the certifications, and the reporting on the grant application was not accurately completed. Auditor’s Recommendations: We recommend the District maintain the documentation used to determine how many students were entered on the application as support for the subsequent audit and enter notes on any subsequent listings of students indicating why there was a change from the listing used for the application. Also, we recommend that the District continue to reach out to the Pueblo’s to certify the students every year. Agency Response: District is continuing to work closely with the Impact Aid office at the federal level and with local Pueblos to address this finding and ensure that all proper signatures are obtained for submission. Responsible district position: Indian Education Director Timeframe for corrective action plan: Immediately
Federal program information: Funding agency: U.S. Department of Education Title: Impact Aid Program Assistance Listing number: 84.041 Award year: July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024 Compliance Requirement: Reporting The District made significant progress in this area for fiscal year 2024. Condition: During our testwork over reporting we found the following:  The District had different student numbers submitted on the application for Impact Aid compared to the student verification listing that were provided to the Pueblo Governors for a net difference of one student.  The District could not provide evidence to show that the certifications of the Native American students were signed by the Governor of the Pueblo for 4 of the 25 students tested as there were two Pueblos who did not certify their students for the District. The District did make progress on this finding during FY 2024 as there was a very small variance between the application for Impact Aid compared to the student verification numbers. Criteria: According to OMB No. 1810-0687, the Application for Impact Aid must include the correct number of children that attend the District who live on Indian lands (Section 7003(a)(1)(C). According to District’s policy for certifying the enrollment of Native American Students, the District requires that the Governor of the surrounding Pueblos certify which Pueblo members are attending the District’s schools by signing that they submitted a complete and accurate list to the District. Questioned Costs: None. Effect: The District is not in compliance with the Special Reporting requirement as the rosters provided from the Student Information System and on the Grant Application, showed a net difference of 1 student more on the application than the number of students on the detailed listing. Cause: There was turnover in the Impact Aid management during the fiscal year and the filing, obtaining the certifications, and the reporting on the grant application was not accurately completed. Auditor’s Recommendations: We recommend the District maintain the documentation used to determine how many students were entered on the application as support for the subsequent audit and enter notes on any subsequent listings of students indicating why there was a change from the listing used for the application. Also, we recommend that the District continue to reach out to the Pueblo’s to certify the students every year. Agency Response: District is continuing to work closely with the Impact Aid office at the federal level and with local Pueblos to address this finding and ensure that all proper signatures are obtained for submission. Responsible district position: Indian Education Director Timeframe for corrective action plan: Immediately
Federal program information: Funding agency: U.S. Department of Education Title: Impact Aid Program Assistance Listing number: 84.041 Award year: July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024 Compliance Requirement: Reporting The District made significant progress in this area for fiscal year 2024. Condition: During our testwork over reporting we found the following:  The District had different student numbers submitted on the application for Impact Aid compared to the student verification listing that were provided to the Pueblo Governors for a net difference of one student.  The District could not provide evidence to show that the certifications of the Native American students were signed by the Governor of the Pueblo for 4 of the 25 students tested as there were two Pueblos who did not certify their students for the District. The District did make progress on this finding during FY 2024 as there was a very small variance between the application for Impact Aid compared to the student verification numbers. Criteria: According to OMB No. 1810-0687, the Application for Impact Aid must include the correct number of children that attend the District who live on Indian lands (Section 7003(a)(1)(C). According to District’s policy for certifying the enrollment of Native American Students, the District requires that the Governor of the surrounding Pueblos certify which Pueblo members are attending the District’s schools by signing that they submitted a complete and accurate list to the District. Questioned Costs: None. Effect: The District is not in compliance with the Special Reporting requirement as the rosters provided from the Student Information System and on the Grant Application, showed a net difference of 1 student more on the application than the number of students on the detailed listing. Cause: There was turnover in the Impact Aid management during the fiscal year and the filing, obtaining the certifications, and the reporting on the grant application was not accurately completed. Auditor’s Recommendations: We recommend the District maintain the documentation used to determine how many students were entered on the application as support for the subsequent audit and enter notes on any subsequent listings of students indicating why there was a change from the listing used for the application. Also, we recommend that the District continue to reach out to the Pueblo’s to certify the students every year. Agency Response: District is continuing to work closely with the Impact Aid office at the federal level and with local Pueblos to address this finding and ensure that all proper signatures are obtained for submission. Responsible district position: Indian Education Director Timeframe for corrective action plan: Immediately