Finding Number: 2023-001
Condition: The Michigan Nutrition Data (MiND) system auto calculates the
number of full-paid meals after the district enters the free, reduced and total
number of meals. Therefore, if the number of free or reduced meals is typed
incorrectly, the difference automatically adds...
Finding Number: 2023-001
Condition: The Michigan Nutrition Data (MiND) system auto calculates the
number of full-paid meals after the district enters the free, reduced and total
number of meals. Therefore, if the number of free or reduced meals is typed
incorrectly, the difference automatically adds or subtracts to the number of fullpaid
meals. While there is review and approval of amounts prior to entering meal
counts into the MiND system, the district did not consider that once free and
reduced meals are entered into the system, the number of full pay meals auto fills
to the number required to match/balance the total meals served. This resulted in
the District not identifying that two claims requests undercounted reimbursable
meals which shorted the District receiving additional funding of $7,639.
Planned Corrective Action: After an in-depth review of the circumstances that
led to the incorrect (under count) request for meal reimbursement error, an
additional review and approval procedure has been implemented. This will ensure
the final meal claims data, including the MiND system auto calculated data reflects
the district’s internal meal count data reporting.
Contact person responsible for corrective action: John Fitzgerald, Assistant
Superintendent for Business & Finance
Completion Date: July 31, 2023