Audit 374759

FY End
2025-06-30
Total Expended
$1.60M
Findings
1
Programs
10
Year: 2025 Accepted: 2025-12-15
Auditor: NISIVOCCIA LLP

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
1164877 2025-002 Material Weakness Yes L

Programs

ALN Program Spent Major Findings
84.010 TITLE I GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES $514,964 Yes 0
10.555 NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM $367,003 Yes 0
84.425 EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUND $257,652 Yes 0
84.027 SPECIAL EDUCATION_GRANTS TO STATES $198,190 Yes 1
10.553 SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM $99,230 Yes 0
84.367 IMPROVING TEACHER QUALITY STATE GRANTS $65,630 Yes 0
84.424 STUDENT SUPPORT AND ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT PROGRAM $54,339 Yes 0
84.365 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION STATE GRANTS $39,252 Yes 0
93.778 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM $7,856 Yes 0
10.649 SUMMER EBT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS $643 Yes 0

Contacts

Name Title Type
UYK3N2L117U7 Jose A. Segarra Auditee
9734819001 Andrew Kucinski Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

The accompanying Schedules of Expenditures of Federal and State Awards include federal and state grant activity of the Board of Trustees, Maria L. Varisco-Rogers Charter School under programs of the federal and state governments for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The information in these schedules 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”) and New Jersey's OMB Circular 15-08, Single Audit Policy for Recipients of Federal Grants, State Grants and State Aid. Because the schedules present only a selected portion of the operations of the Charter School, they are not intended to and do not present the financial position, changes in net position or cash flows of the Charter School.
The basic financial statements present the General and Special Revenue Funds on the GAAP basis. Budgetary comparison statements or schedules (RSI) are presented for the General and Special Revenue Funds to demonstrate finance-related legal compliance in which certain revenue is permitted by law or grant agreement to be recognized in the audit year, whereas for GAAP reporting, revenue is not recognized until the subsequent year or when expenditures have been made. The General Fund is presented in the accompanying schedules on the modified accrual basis. The Special Revenue Fund is presented in the accompanying schedules on the grant accounting budgetary basis which recognizes encumbrances as expenditures and also recognizes the related revenue, whereas the GAAP basis does not. The net adjustment to reconcile revenue from the budgetary basis to the GAAP basis is $-0- for the General Fund and $-0- for Special Revenue Fund. Revenue from Federal and State awards is reported on the Charter School’s basic financial statements on a GAAP basis as presented in the accompanying chart.
Amounts reported in the accompanying schedules agree with the amounts reported in the related federal and state financial reports.
Revenue and expenditures reported under the Food Distribution Program represent current year value received and current year distributions respectively. TPAF Social Security contributions represent the amount reimbursed by the State for the employers’ share of social security contributions for TPAF members for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025.

Finding Details

Criteria - The reimbursements for federal grants should be submitted on a monthly or at least quarterly basis. The budgeted amounts recorded in the Charter School’s financial accounting software should reflect the grant award and/or unexpended carryover funds as applicable. Condition - The Charter School does not in submission for reimbursement of expenditures federal grants on a monthly or quarterly basis and the budgeted amounts recorded in the Charter School’s financial accounting software for IDEA, Title I, Title III and Title IV did not accurately reflect the grant award and unexpended carryover funds. The Finance Department of the Charter School is responsible for the timely submission of the federal grants and the accurate recording of the budgeted federal grants in the Charter School’s financial accounting software. These processes are performed by one person with limited oversight review. Cause - This is due, in part, to the limited number of personnel at the Charter School. Effect or Potential Effect - In accurate submission of federal grants and inaccurate recording of the budgeted federal grants in the Charter School’s financial accounting software could result in for federal grant monies not being expended or over expenditures of grant awards. Recommendation - It is recommended that the Charter School submit reimbursement requests for federal grants on a monthly or at least a quarterly basis and ensure that the budgeted amounts and unexpended carryover funds are properly recorded in the Charter School’s financial accounting software for the federal grant funds. Management’s Response - Management will ensure that a corrective action plan is prepared and implemented to address the recommendations regarding federal grants.