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FINDINGS- MAJOR FEDERAL AWARD PROGRAMS Material Weakness U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION- 2023 Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund- AL Number 84.425 Finding No.: 2024-005 Condition: The District's accounting function is controlled by a limited number of individuals resulting in...
FINDINGS- MAJOR FEDERAL AWARD PROGRAMS Material Weakness U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION- 2023 Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund- AL Number 84.425 Finding No.: 2024-005 Condition: The District's accounting function is controlled by a limited number of individuals resulting in the inadequate segregation of duties. Recommendation: The District should segregate duties where possible and create checks and balances. The Board should be aware of this issue and closely review and approve all financial related information. Action Taken: The District concurs with the recommendation. The District is reviewing its financial policies and procedures to better segregate duties where possible. The Superintendent will make the Board aware of their responsibility in regards to reviewing and approving financial items and asking questions. Anticipated Date of Completion: Ongoing
Finding 515575 (2024-001)
Significant Deficiency 2024
FINDINGS — FEDERAL AWARD PROGRAMS AUDITS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 2024-001 Student Financial Aid – CFDA No. 84.007, 84.268, 84.063, 84.033 Recommendation: 1) We recommend the College reevaluate its procedures and review policies surrounding reporting status changes to NSLDS to ensure the enrollme...
FINDINGS — FEDERAL AWARD PROGRAMS AUDITS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 2024-001 Student Financial Aid – CFDA No. 84.007, 84.268, 84.063, 84.033 Recommendation: 1) We recommend the College reevaluate its procedures and review policies surrounding reporting status changes to NSLDS to ensure the enrollment effective date reported to NSLDS is aligning with the College’s last date of attendance. 2) We recommend the College reevaluate its procedures and review policies surrounding reporting program enrollment effective dates to NSLDS. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: Corrective Action Response Regarding Graduation Date Discrepancy 1. Immediate Correction of Records: • Verified and corrected all affected student records to reflect accurate graduation dates. • Graduation dates for graduates from Fall 2023 to Summer 2024 will be updated. This action ensures alignment between the student information system, official transcripts, and graduation rosters. 2. Process and Policy Updates: • Internal policies will be revised to provide clear guidance on assigning and verifying graduation dates. Corrective Action Response Regarding Enrollment Transmission Reporting Timeline Beyond the 60-Day Requirement 1. Policy and Procedure Enhancements: • Updated internal policies to require enrollment data transmission at least every 20 days, well ahead of the 60-day federal requirement to ensure receipt by the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) in a timely manner. • Staff will periodically request a transmission audit from the Clearinghouse verifying that the institution’s enrollment data has been forwarded to the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS). Name of the contact person responsible for corrective action: Dayne Chance, Director of Financial Aid at 908-709-7089 If the Department of Education has questions regarding this plan, please contact the appropriate individual outlined above.
Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief – Assistance Listing No. 84.425D, 84.425U Recommendation: Auditor recommends the District review its grant reporting processes and implement internal controls to help ensure that there is adequate segregation of duties in regards to grant reporting in...
Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief – Assistance Listing No. 84.425D, 84.425U Recommendation: Auditor recommends the District review its grant reporting processes and implement internal controls to help ensure that there is adequate segregation of duties in regards to grant reporting including special reports and that all supporting documentation is maintained with the filed copy of the report. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: We continue to look for ways to segregate duties and will improve on the review process for grants but with the current financial situation, additional staff cannot be added. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Lisa Miller Planned completion date for corrective action plan: Ongoing.
Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief – Assistance Listing No. 84.425D, 84.425U Recommendation: Auditor recommends the District review its grant disbursement process to ensure that there is adequate segregation of duties in regards to initiating, authorizing, reviewing for grant allowabil...
Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief – Assistance Listing No. 84.425D, 84.425U Recommendation: Auditor recommends the District review its grant disbursement process to ensure that there is adequate segregation of duties in regards to initiating, authorizing, reviewing for grant allowability and approving purchases when purchase orders are not required, along with adding controls to ensure that the item purchased was received by the District. We also recommend the District review its payroll process and identify payroll tasks that could be reassigned to other district personnel or consider implementing additional review procedures specifically focused on payroll and related fringe benefit costs claimed on federal and state grants. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: We continue to look for ways to segregate duties and will improve on the review process for grants but with the current financial situation, additional staff cannot be added. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Lisa Miller Planned completion date for corrective action plan: Ongoing.
Child Nutrition Cluster – Assistance Listing No. 10.553, 10.555, 10.559 Recommendation: Auditor recommends the District review its procurement process to ensure that there is adequate segregation of duties in regards to initiating, authorizing, reviewing for grant allowability and approving micro pu...
Child Nutrition Cluster – Assistance Listing No. 10.553, 10.555, 10.559 Recommendation: Auditor recommends the District review its procurement process to ensure that there is adequate segregation of duties in regards to initiating, authorizing, reviewing for grant allowability and approving micro purchases, along with adding controls to ensure that the item purchased was received by the District. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: We continue to look for ways to segregate duties and will improve on the review process for micro purchases but with the current financial situation, additional staff cannot be added. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Lisa Miller Planned completion date for corrective action plan: Ongoing. If the oversight agencies have questions regarding this plan, please call Lisa Miller at 715-887-9000.
Education Stabilization Fund – CFDA No. 84.425 Internal Controls over Compliance: Significant Deficiency: See Finding 2024-001
Education Stabilization Fund – CFDA No. 84.425 Internal Controls over Compliance: Significant Deficiency: See Finding 2024-001
The Project has limited resources and additional controls are not financially feasible through the hiring of additional staff. The Project is a small entity and the lack of segregation of duties is common among entities with minimal employees and should be recognized as such. The Project will cont...
The Project has limited resources and additional controls are not financially feasible through the hiring of additional staff. The Project is a small entity and the lack of segregation of duties is common among entities with minimal employees and should be recognized as such. The Project will continue to evaluate the cost versus benefit of correcting the deficiency.
Identifying Number: 2024‐003 ‐ U.S. Department of Education Student Financial Assistance Cluster – Special Tests and Provisions: Return of Title IV Funds Finding: The College failed to return title IV funds to the student within the 45‐day time frame for 1 student out of 3 students tested. Contact P...
Identifying Number: 2024‐003 ‐ U.S. Department of Education Student Financial Assistance Cluster – Special Tests and Provisions: Return of Title IV Funds Finding: The College failed to return title IV funds to the student within the 45‐day time frame for 1 student out of 3 students tested. Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action Plan: Director of Financial Aid Corrective Action Plan: The Vice President of Academic Life (VPAL) has been informing the Director of Financial Aid ofeach student who has withdrawn, been administratively withdrawn, or been suspended from the College so as to be able to accurately calculate the return of Title IV funds in a timely manner. Anticipated Completion Date: Immediately
2024-002: Missing Exit Counseling Documentation - Student Financial Aid Cluster - Assistance Listing #s 84.007, 84.033, 84.063, 84.268 - Grant Period - Year Ended June 30, 2024 Condition Found During our student file testing, we noted two students out of 40 did not have documentation in their file t...
2024-002: Missing Exit Counseling Documentation - Student Financial Aid Cluster - Assistance Listing #s 84.007, 84.033, 84.063, 84.268 - Grant Period - Year Ended June 30, 2024 Condition Found During our student file testing, we noted two students out of 40 did not have documentation in their file that exit counseling was sent thirty days after the student withdrew. We consider the missing exit counseling to be an instance of non-compliance with the Eligibility Compliance Requirement. Corrective Action Plan We have updated our Loan Procedures to include running an internal report on all loan students on the 1st and 15th of every month, or the next work day following those dates if they land on a day the campus is closed. If a student with loans has withdrawn completely and stopped attending, we will send an exit letter within 7 business days of discovering that the student has ceased attending. Responsible Person for Corrective Action Plan Isamar Taylor - Director of Financial Aid and Jill Wohrley - Financial Aid Reconciliation and Compliance Specialist Implementation Date of Corrective Action Plan 10/16/2024
2024-001: Late Return of Title IV Financial Aid - Student Financial Aid Cluster – Assistance Listing #s 84.007, 84.033, 84.063, 84.268 - Grant Period - Year Ended June 30, 2024 Condition Found During our Return of Title IV Fund testing, we noted that the College did not return Title IV Student Finan...
2024-001: Late Return of Title IV Financial Aid - Student Financial Aid Cluster – Assistance Listing #s 84.007, 84.033, 84.063, 84.268 - Grant Period - Year Ended June 30, 2024 Condition Found During our Return of Title IV Fund testing, we noted that the College did not return Title IV Student Financial Aid for five out of twenty-five students tested until after 45 days when the student ceased attendance. We consider the untimely calculation and Return of Title IV Student Financial Aid to be a Significant Deficiency relating to the Special Tests and Provisions Compliance Requirement. Corrective Action Plan To rectify this issue, we have taken the following corrective actions: Enhanced Monitoring and Reporting: Run our internal tracking report once a week to monitor and ensure timely Return of Title IV (R2T4) calculations. This system will alert financial aid staff when a student withdraws, prompting immediate action to review and process the return within the required 45-day timeframe. Staff Training and Certification: Conducted a comprehensive training session for all financial aid staff to reinforce the importance of timely R2T4 calculations. Training covered procedures for identifying students who have ceased attendance, the calculation process, and deadlines for completing returns. Regular refresher training sessions will be scheduled each term to ensure staff remain informed and compliant with federal guidelines. Audit and Quality Control Checks: Institute periodic quality control checks by the Financial Aid Reconciliation and Compliance Specialist to verify the accuracy and timeliness of R2T4 calculations. Responsible Person for Corrective Action Plan Isamar Taylor - Director of Financial Aid and Jill Wohrley - Financial Aid Reconciliation and Compliance Specialist Implementation Date of Corrective Action Plan 10/16/2024
2024-002: Enrollment Reporting - Student Financial Aid Cluster -Assistance Listing Number 84.007, 84.033, 84.063, and 84.268 - Year Ended June 30, 2024 Condition: During our Enrollment Status Changes testing, we selected forty students for our sample. In our sample of forty we tested twenty graduate...
2024-002: Enrollment Reporting - Student Financial Aid Cluster -Assistance Listing Number 84.007, 84.033, 84.063, and 84.268 - Year Ended June 30, 2024 Condition: During our Enrollment Status Changes testing, we selected forty students for our sample. In our sample of forty we tested twenty graduated students to verify that they were reported within sixty days and we tested twenty current students to note that their student status is reported correctly. We noted two students were not reported within the required sixty days. We consider this finding to be an instance of noncompliance relating to the Reporting Compliance Requirement. Corrective Action Plan: The KCC Office of Adminssions and Registration has reviewed and updated the Graduation Reporting process to ensure compliance standards are consistently met. The scehdule for graduated students has been updated to ensure students are being reporting within sixty days from conferral date. Responsible Person for Corrective Action Plan: Michelle Hasik, Director of Enrollment Services Implementation Date of Corrective Action Plan: November 1, 2024
2024-001: Late Return of Title IV Financial Aid - Student Financial Aid Cluster – Assistance Listing #s 84.007, 84.033, 84.063, 84.268 - Grant Period - Year Ended June 30, 2024 Condition: During our Return of Title IV Fund testing, we noted that the College did not calculate or return Title IV Stude...
2024-001: Late Return of Title IV Financial Aid - Student Financial Aid Cluster – Assistance Listing #s 84.007, 84.033, 84.063, 84.268 - Grant Period - Year Ended June 30, 2024 Condition: During our Return of Title IV Fund testing, we noted that the College did not calculate or return Title IV Student Financial Aid for two out of twenty-five students tested until after 45 days when the student ceased attendance. We consider the untimely calculation and Return of Title IV Student Financial Aid to be an instance of noncompliance relating to the Special Tests and Provisions Compliance Requirement. Corrective Action Plan: The KCC Office of Financial Aid has reviewed and updated the Return of Title IV process to ensure compliance standards are consistently met. A weekly report has been set up to detect unprocessed R2T4 awards and transmittal will occur on a weekly basis to support the timely return of Title IV funds. Responsible Person for Corrective Action Plan: Kendra Souligne, Director of Financial Aid & Student Engagement Implementation Date of Corrective Action Plan: June 12, 2024
As documented in our response to the auditor's comment, we plan to monitor and segregate duties as efficiently as possible
As documented in our response to the auditor's comment, we plan to monitor and segregate duties as efficiently as possible
Student Financial Assistance Cluster – Assistance Listing No. Variou Recommendation: We recommend the University review its reporting procedures to ensure that students’ statuses are accurately reported to NSLDS as required by regulations. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is n...
Student Financial Assistance Cluster – Assistance Listing No. Variou Recommendation: We recommend the University review its reporting procedures to ensure that students’ statuses are accurately reported to NSLDS as required by regulations. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: We will update our procedures to make sure we are reporting accurate graduate dates and enrollment effective dates in a timely manner. We have already begun reviewing this and are finding that the incidents found appear to be isolated. Therefore we are updating procedure to include additional quality control checks to ensure that anomalies are found and resolved within the required timeframe. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Hannah Blahnik Planned completion date for corrective action plan: May 2025
Student Financial Assistance Cluster – Assistance Listing No. Various Recommendation: We recommend that the University review the updated GLBA requirements and ensure their WISP includes all required elements. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit ...
Student Financial Assistance Cluster – Assistance Listing No. Various Recommendation: We recommend that the University review the updated GLBA requirements and ensure their WISP includes all required elements. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding:  An Information Security Policy that addresses all policy gaps related to the GLBA audit findings will be presented to the President’s cabinet for approval by Dec. 2, 2024.  A migration of our Banner environment to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure will be completed by Nov. 6, 2024. This will include encrypting our database at rest, which is the last step in implementing best practices for encrypting our Banner data.  In addition to our annual security awareness training, we will complete an organizationwide phishing simulation by Dec. 31, 2024. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Chad Miller Planned completion date for corrective action plan: December 31, 2024
Condition: The School District is required to account for all revenues and expenditures of its non-profit school food service account in accordance with state and federal requirements. In order to ensure that federal reimbursement payments received monthly from the Michigan Department of Education a...
Condition: The School District is required to account for all revenues and expenditures of its non-profit school food service account in accordance with state and federal requirements. In order to ensure that federal reimbursement payments received monthly from the Michigan Department of Education are correctly credited to the school food service account, monthly bank reconciliations should be prepared and reviewed by individuals with requisite skill and experience. During the 2024 fiscal year, bank reconciliations and monthly reconciliations of food service revenues and expenditures of the school food service account were not being prepared and reviewed in a timely manner. As there was an unexpected reduction in staff resources in the business office, there were not adequate resources to perform these accounting reconciliations on a timely regular basis during the year. The absence of these timely regular reviews could lead to undiscovered errors in the school food service account and material noncompliance with federal regulations. Planned Corrective Action: The School District agrees that its internal control structure should ensure that accounting reconciliations are prepared and reviewed in a timely manner during the year. Although the School District had an intergovernmental Agreement with its Intermediate School District to provide business services, such services could not be rendered due to inability to find staffing. Near the end of the 2024 fiscal year, a Finance Director was directly hired into the business office. Monthly reconciliations of accounting records and closing of monthly books are now being performed and reviewed on a timely basis. Contact person responsible for corrective action: David Bergeron, Assistant Superintendent Anticipated Completion Date: July 1, 2024
Condition: The School District must submit monthly claims for reimbursement for meals served to eligible students within 60 days following the last day of the month covered by the claim (7 CFR sections 210.8, 220.11, 215.10, and 225.15 (c)). Upon preparation of meal reimbursement claims, the School ...
Condition: The School District must submit monthly claims for reimbursement for meals served to eligible students within 60 days following the last day of the month covered by the claim (7 CFR sections 210.8, 220.11, 215.10, and 225.15 (c)). Upon preparation of meal reimbursement claims, the School District is required to have controls in place to ensure the accuracy of the request for reimbursement. The School District did not have a documented review process in place over the reimbursement requests. Meal counts entered into the Michigan Nutrition Data (MIND) system took place without a secondary review, which could result in incorrect reporting of the number of meals. The preparation of the request without a secondary review could result in 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 School District's business office performed a detailed review of all meal claim submissions for the 2023-2024 fiscal year. Claims were accurately completed as was the amount of reimbursement paid by the Michigan Department of Education. The business office has since implemented a formalized internal control procedure beginning in July 2024, whereby a formal documented review of the meal claim submission is performed. Contact person responsible for corrective action: David Bergeron, Assistant Superintendent Anticipated Completion Date: July 1, 2024
Management's Response: We concur. View of Responsible Officials and Corrective Action Plan Based on the review and assessment of findings, Lemoore College will update its established policies and procedures to include a report to track all steps of the Return to Title IV process and the date each s...
Management's Response: We concur. View of Responsible Officials and Corrective Action Plan Based on the review and assessment of findings, Lemoore College will update its established policies and procedures to include a report to track all steps of the Return to Title IV process and the date each step is completed for each student. The report will be reviewed periodically and compared with monthly reconciliation reports to ensure all steps have been completed within the required timeframes. This will ensure that each step of the return of Title IV process is completed within regulatory timelines.
We will continue to review our procedures and implement additional controls where possible.
We will continue to review our procedures and implement additional controls where possible.
Finding 2024-001 Child Nutrition Program Meal Claims 1. Explanation of Disagreement with Audit Finding There is no disagreement with the audit finding. 2. Actions Planned in Response to Finding The Academy will evaluate current procedures for accurately monitoring, recording, and reporting the numbe...
Finding 2024-001 Child Nutrition Program Meal Claims 1. Explanation of Disagreement with Audit Finding There is no disagreement with the audit finding. 2. Actions Planned in Response to Finding The Academy will evaluate current procedures for accurately monitoring, recording, and reporting the number and type of meals served. 3. Official Responsible Jennifer Geraghty, Superintendent/Principal, is the official responsible for ensuring corrective action. 4. Planned Completion Date June 30, 2025. 5. Plan to Monitor Completion The Board of Directors will be monitoring this Corrective Action Plan.
To address this issue and ensure compliance moving forward, the following steps will be implemented: a. Establishing Strong Internal Controls o Develop and document clear policies and procedures related to the area of concern. o Designate a compliance checklist for National Student Clearinghouse to ...
To address this issue and ensure compliance moving forward, the following steps will be implemented: a. Establishing Strong Internal Controls o Develop and document clear policies and procedures related to the area of concern. o Designate a compliance checklist for National Student Clearinghouse to ensure all steps are followed. o Conduct regular internal reviews to identify and correct potential discrepancies. b. Training and Awareness o Provide comprehensive training sessions for all relevant personnel on reports for the National Student Clearinghouse. o Maintain attendance records and training materials to document the completion of training. c. Monitoring and Accountability o Assign a dedicated staff member to oversee the adherence to new procedures. Jackie De Los Santos will upload the data on the 15th of every month. Angela Salmeron will then update the data on the Clearinghouse site by the 28th of every month. Angel Gladue will double check the work of Angela Salmeron by the 1st of every month. o Utilize software or tracking tools to monitor compliance and flag potential issues. o Develop a system for employees to report concerns or questions about compliance processes. Person Responsible: Angel Gladue will oversee the implementation and execution of the corrective action plan. This individual will also ensure that all training sessions are completed and properly documented and will serve as the point of contact for internal reviews and audits. Timing for Implementation: The corrective action plan will be implemented immediately, with a target completion date of February 15, 2025. All fiscal records 2023, 2024, plus fiscal 2025 will be reviewed, corrected, and uploaded by this date to ensure compliance prior to the next audit. Follow-Up: Progress will be monitored on a monthly basis to ensure timely implementation. Adjustments will be made as needed to address any unforeseen challenges during the corrective action process.
When reallocation occurs, a spreadsheet shall be created to document the changes and the Finance Director will ensure that the invoices reflect the changes accordingly.
When reallocation occurs, a spreadsheet shall be created to document the changes and the Finance Director will ensure that the invoices reflect the changes accordingly.
To ensure that employees are using the correct timesheet, the Office Manager now reviews the timesheets each pay period for grant allocation, formatting and hours prior to executing payroll.
To ensure that employees are using the correct timesheet, the Office Manager now reviews the timesheets each pay period for grant allocation, formatting and hours prior to executing payroll.
Finding 514471 (2024-001)
Significant Deficiency 2024
Federal Agency Name: U.S. Department of Homeland Security Program Name and FALN # : # 97.047 2021 Award Year, Award Number: PDMV-PJ-08-ND-2018-003 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities. Finding Summary: There was no documented control in place to review quarterly reports prior to submiss...
Federal Agency Name: U.S. Department of Homeland Security Program Name and FALN # : # 97.047 2021 Award Year, Award Number: PDMV-PJ-08-ND-2018-003 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities. Finding Summary: There was no documented control in place to review quarterly reports prior to submission for the grant program. Responsible Individuals: Luke Seidling, Director of Physical Plant; Janel Sailer, Director of Budget Corrective Action Plan: Quarterly reports will be submitted electronically by the contracted vendor to the Director of Physical Plant for review. The Director of Physical Plant will review and electronically provide his approval. The report and record of approval will be sent to the Director of Budget for record retention. Anticipated Completion Date: This corrective action plan has been implemented as of November 1, 2024.
Finding 2024-002: In order to ensure proper compliance with reporting student enrollment statuses to the National Student Loan Data System, the CFO and Controller will familiarize themselves with federal reporting deadlines and inform other parties on campus who will need to report student enrollmen...
Finding 2024-002: In order to ensure proper compliance with reporting student enrollment statuses to the National Student Loan Data System, the CFO and Controller will familiarize themselves with federal reporting deadlines and inform other parties on campus who will need to report student enrollment changes on a timely basis. Furthermore, the CFO and Controller will review the sample of enrollment status changes the auditors reviewed for the fiscal year 2024 audit, and immediately develop procedures to strengthen internal controls surrounding the reporting of enrollment status changes.
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