Audit 381295

FY End
2024-06-30
Total Expended
$766,636
Findings
4
Programs
7
Year: 2024 Accepted: 2026-01-13

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
1168896 2024-002 Material Weakness Yes E
1168897 2024-002 Material Weakness Yes E
1168898 2024-002 Material Weakness Yes E
1168899 2024-002 Material Weakness Yes E

Contacts

Name Title Type
HVJ7LG4BKAE9 Kirk Grandy Auditee
7407468342 Melissa Kandel Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (the Schedule) includes the federal award activity of Berne Union Local School District (the District) under programs of the federal government for the year ended June 30, 2024. The information on this Schedule is prepared 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 District, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, and changes in net position of the District.
Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the cash basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in Uniform Guidance wherein certain types of expenditures may or may not be allowable or may be limited as to reimbursement.
The District has elected not to use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
The District commingles cash receipts from the U.S. Department of Agriculture with similar State grants. When reporting expenditures on this Schedule, the District assumes it expends federal monies first.
The District reports commodities consumed on the Schedule at the entitlement value. The District allocated donated food commodities to the respective program that benefitted from the use of those donated food commodities.
Federal regulations require schools to obligate certain federal awards by June 30. However, with DEW’s consent, schools can transfer unobligated amounts to the subsequent fiscal year’s program. The District transferred the following amounts from FY 2024 to FY 2025 programs:

Finding Details

Non-Federal entities must establish and maintain effective internal controls over Federal awards that provide reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing Federal awards in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. During fiscal year 2024, the District participated in Child Nutrition Cluster programs, for which the Federal Government reimburses the District for eligible children. During the course of the school year, the District is required to determine a child's eligibility to receive program benefits. The District accepted paper and online applications for free and reduced meals, with which eligibility was determined based on several factors, including, but not limited to family size and income. For online applications the household was able to complete the application in the PaySchools system directly through their account, while paper applications were completed by the household and returned to the District where it was then input into PaySchools. The District contracted with PaySchools to determine eligibility for both types of applications; however, the District had no procedures in place to ensure the system determined the proper eligibility status based on the information provided in the application. Failure to implement controls over all eligibility applications could result in ineligible students receiving benefits. The District should implement control procedures for paper and online applications to ensure students are properly marked as paid, free, or reduced.