Title: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Accounting Policies: The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (the "Schedule") includes the federal award activity of the District under programs of the federal government for the year ended August 31, 2021. 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 Northside Independent School District, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net assets, or cash flows of the District.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate.
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.
Title: INDIRECT COST RATE
Accounting Policies: The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (the "Schedule") includes the federal award activity of the District under programs of the federal government for the year ended August 31, 2021. 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 Northside Independent School District, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net assets, or cash flows of the District.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate.
The District has elected not to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under Uniform Guidance.The USDE has given TEA authority to issue indirect cost rates for ISDs. To recover any indirect costs, the District must request and receive new indirect cost rates for every school year allowed by the Uniform Guidance Part 200.57.
Title: BASIS OF FUNDING
Accounting Policies: The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (the "Schedule") includes the federal award activity of the District under programs of the federal government for the year ended August 31, 2021. 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 Northside Independent School District, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net assets, or cash flows of the District.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate.
Federal funding for Food Services under child nutrition programs is primarily based upon the number and type of meals served and in user charges as reported to the US Department of Agriculture. Federal funding received related to various grant programs is based upon periodic reports detailing reimbursable expenditures made in compliance with the program guidelines to the grantor agencies. The programs are governed by various rules and regulations of the grantors. Amounts received and receivable under these various funding programs are subject to periodic audit and adjustment by the funding agencies. To the extent, if any, that the District has not complied with all the rules and regulations with respect to performance, financial or otherwise, adjustment to or return of funding monies may be required. In the opinion of the District's management, there are no significant contingent liabilities relating to matters of compliance and, accordingly, no provision has been made in the basic financial statements for such contingences.
Title: RECONCILIATION TO BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Accounting Policies: The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (the "Schedule") includes the federal award activity of the District under programs of the federal government for the year ended August 31, 2021. 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 Northside Independent School District, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net assets, or cash flows of the District.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate.
The following table is a reconciliation of federal awards per Exhibit K-1 and federal revenues reported on Exhibit C-2 of the District s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report: See the Notes to the SEFA for chart/table. Exhibit K-1 also includes $4,630,920 in prior year expenditures originally recorded in the capital projects fund related to the Covid-19 Emergency Connectivity Fund Program.