Condition: The School District does not currently have a control in place whereby a review of the meal counts entered into the Michigan Nutrition Data (MiND) system takes place, which could result in an incorrect reporting of the number of free and reduced priced meals, which could result in the Sch...
Condition: The School District does not currently have a control in place whereby a review of the meal counts entered into the Michigan Nutrition Data (MiND) system takes place, which could result in an incorrect reporting of the number of free and reduced priced meals, which could result in the School District being reimbursed an incorrect amount by the Michigan Department of Education.
Planned Corrective Action: The Business Office has implemented a formalized internal control procedure for the Food Service Department to adhere, alongside performing a thorough review of the monthly claims reimbursement submission. The formalized internal control procedure will accompany the supporting documentation submitted to the Business Office monthly (Attachment A). The procedure involves a review of inputted meal counts, prior to the claim submission. The Food Service Department Administrator responsible for meal claim input will provide corroboration of input accuracy, as documented by signoff from a secondary reviewer. In addition, the Business Office has prepared a Meal Claim Check Tool spreadsheet to utilize, on a monthly basis, as another layer of validation. The Meal Claim Check Tool spreadsheet allows the Business Office to input meal count figures from the Food Service POS system report and compare against the figures from the claims submission report. Any discrepancy identified would be immediately addressed with the Food Service Department and would require an amended claim submission.
Contact person responsible for corrective action: Danielle Jacobs, Director of Business Services
Anticipated Completion Date: 08/01/2024