Corrective Action Plans

Finding 48604 (2022-012)

Material Weakness 2022

State of Ohio

OH

Eligibility Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Questioned Costs

Corrective Action Plan: ? Office of Unemployment Insurance Operations (OUIO) will develop a schedule of cross matches to ensure the matches are being performed timely and as intended. If the information necessary to complete the cross-matches is obtained from an outside party, the Department will wo...

Corrective Action Plan: ? Office of Unemployment Insurance Operations (OUIO) will develop a schedule of cross matches to ensure the matches are being performed timely and as intended. If the information necessary to complete the cross-matches is obtained from an outside party, the Department will work with the entity to ensure the information is obtained timely. Additionally, the Department will continue to prioritize issues based on the aging of issues created by the cross-matches, monitor the issue backlog, ensure issues are being addressed timely, and the Notices of Determination are issued in a timely manner. ? OUIO will develop quality reviews focusing on the timing of the fact-finding questionnaires generated by the OJI and/or uFACTS systems once an issue has been created. ? OUIO will develop periodic management reviews over the certification of OJI and uFACTS overpayments to the Ohio Attorney General and subsequent collections. ? OUIO will develop system enhancements within OJI to ensure the monetary fraud overpayment penalty amounts are being applied to each applicable overpayment. Management should monitor the system enhancements to ensure they are being captured, properly applied, and appropriately collected. Anticipated Completion Date for Corrective Action: June 2024 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Carl Prideau, Section Chief-BPC, Ohio Department of Job and Family Services 30 East Broad Street, 38th floor, Columbus OH 43215 Phone Number: 614-644-5164, E-Mail Address: Carl.Prideau@jfs.ohio.gov

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Finding 48591 (2022-002)

Material Weakness 2022

Housing Authority of the City of Olney

TX

HUD Housing Programs Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking

Corrective action planned: The Rural Rental Program which has since August 31, 2021, will continue paying the Low Rent Program $2,787.64 until Low Rent is paid back. Low Rent should be fully paid back with the July 31,2023 payment. Contact person: Rick Dinwiddie, Executive Director. Anticipated comp...

Corrective action planned: The Rural Rental Program which has since August 31, 2021, will continue paying the Low Rent Program $2,787.64 until Low Rent is paid back. Low Rent should be fully paid back with the July 31,2023 payment. Contact person: Rick Dinwiddie, Executive Director. Anticipated completion date: September 30, 2023.

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Finding 48559 (2022-013)

Material Weakness 2022

State of Ohio

OH

Eligibility Special Tests & Provisions Subrecipient Monitoring

Corrective Action Plan: Each state Fraud Control Specialist is assigned designated county agencies to provide technical assistance and training, as well as to monitor certain reports to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations. The counties will be monitored monthly and those not showing...

Corrective Action Plan: Each state Fraud Control Specialist is assigned designated county agencies to provide technical assistance and training, as well as to monitor certain reports to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations. The counties will be monitored monthly and those not showing improvement will be offered training and technical assistance as appropriate. When a Fraud Control Specialist notices a county agency falling short of a required threshold, contact is made with county officials and the offer of assistance will be made. Once the number of alerts becomes manageable by the county agency, a Continuous Improvement Plan (CIP) may be required of the county agency if the issue continues over a four-month period of continuous contact and assistance. This type of CIP may be initiated outside the scope of Fraud Control Triad Review. The Fraud Control Section will conduct follow-up on CIPs as part of the Triad Review process. When the county agency responds with a CIP, it is reviewed for clarity, action, and desired outcomes. Once approved, the Fraud Control Section will issue a closure letter for the Triad Review; however, a CIP may remain open for a longer period of time if warranted. We are in the process of creating a procedure and a closure letter for CIPs alone. This procedure will be implemented by June 30, 2023. Supervisory Reviews are monitored as part of the Triad Review process. Currently, the question is posed to the county supervisor about conducting random supervisory reviews. We are in the process of creating a procedure within the Triad Review process to be provided a list of IEVS matches that were reviewed by the supervisor. This procedure will be communicated statewide through the Fraud Control Training Program and enforced and verified during the Triad Review process. Anticipated Completion Date for Corrective Action: ? The Ohio Benefits system improvement work and IEVS alert training ? Completed and continuing in fiscal year 2023 ? IEVS enhancement system release - April 2023 ? Triad Review closure letter procedures ? June 2023 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action Chris Dickens, Fraud Control Section Chief, Ohio Department of Job and Family Services 30 E. Broad Street, 37th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215 Phone Number: 614-387-5499, E-Mail Address: Chris.Dickens@jfs.ohio.gov

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Finding 48554 (2022-002)

None 2022

Central Grade School District No. 51

IL

Questioned Costs Subrecipient Monitoring Cash Management § 200.305

Finding No.: 2022-002 Condition: The District's expenditure report filed for June 30, 2022 included expenditures paid in August 2022. These amounts were not reported as committed or obligated. Plan: Grant expenditure reports will be prepared on the cash basis and obligations reported. The...

Finding No.: 2022-002 Condition: The District's expenditure report filed for June 30, 2022 included expenditures paid in August 2022. These amounts were not reported as committed or obligated. Plan: Grant expenditure reports will be prepared on the cash basis and obligations reported. The liquidation of the obligations will be reported on subsequent liquidation reports. Anticipated Date of Completion: June 1, 2023 Name of Contact Person: Dale Heidbreder, Superintendent Management Response: There is no disagreement with this finding and management will monitor all future federal reimbursement requests. Committed and obligated expenditures will be reported appropriately, and will be paid within 90 days after project completion.

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Finding 48549 (2022-009)

Material Weakness 2022

Madison Consolidated Schools

IN

Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Special Tests & Provisions Subrecipient Monitoring § 200.303

FINDING 2022-009 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Danica Houze, Chief Financial Officer Contact Phone Number: 812-274-8001 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: In the future when we have construction projects being paid fr...

FINDING 2022-009 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Danica Houze, Chief Financial Officer Contact Phone Number: 812-274-8001 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: In the future when we have construction projects being paid from federal funds we will request the contractor to submit payroll logs weekly to the Director of Facilities. We will also require them to include weekly payroll reports in the pay applications. Anticipated Completion Date: 2/13/23

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Finding 48544 (2022-008)

Material Weakness 2022

Madison Consolidated Schools

IN

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Subrecipient Monitoring Material Weakness § 200.302 § 200.303 § 200.328 § 200.329

FINDING 2022-008 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Danica Houze, Chief Financial Officer Contact Phone Number: 812-274-8001 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: Documentation will be kept to ensure evidence of preparation, ...

FINDING 2022-008 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Danica Houze, Chief Financial Officer Contact Phone Number: 812-274-8001 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: Documentation will be kept to ensure evidence of preparation, review, and approval of the Grant Reporting. Two individuals will sign off on all future reports and documentation will be kept on file. Anticipated Completion Date: 2/13/2023

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Finding 48541 (2022-004)

Material Weakness 2022

Madison Consolidated Schools

IN

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Special Tests & Provisions Subrecipient Monitoring § 200.303

FINDING 2022-004 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Janet McCreary, Director of Curriculum, Instruction, & Assessments Contact Phone Number: 812-274-8001 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: The high school will create proce...

FINDING 2022-004 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Janet McCreary, Director of Curriculum, Instruction, & Assessments Contact Phone Number: 812-274-8001 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: The high school will create procedures for tracking enrollments, removals, transfers, expulsion, and graduation numbers. Beginning in FY23, a cohort review is administered three times yearly (September, February, and June) by administration and school counselors. Student Services clerk reviews the withdrawal file for any student marked unknown or undetermined to obtain any necessary documentation and/or signatures. After review and confirmation of the appropriate mobility code and documentation, administration will work with the district technology team to correct errors in data exchange. Anticipated Completion Date: 2/13/2023

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Finding 48540 (2022-003)

Material Weakness 2022

Madison Consolidated Schools

IN

Subrecipient Monitoring Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Internal Control / Segregation of Duties § 200.303 § 200.333

FINDING 2022-003 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Janet McCreary, Director of Curriculum, Instruction, & Assessments Contact Phone Number: 812-274-8001 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: The Data Management Specialist wi...

FINDING 2022-003 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Janet McCreary, Director of Curriculum, Instruction, & Assessments Contact Phone Number: 812-274-8001 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: The Data Management Specialist will save all reports submitted to the DOE. This will ensure that supporting documentation is kept that will be used determine Eligibility for Title I. The Title I Compliance Specialist/Grants & Compliance Specialist will verify the information for accuracy and keep documentation of the review. Anticipated Completion Date: 2/13/2023

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Finding 48537 (2022-005)

Material Weakness 2022

Madison Consolidated Schools

IN

Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Allowable Costs / Cost Principles § 200.208 § 200.303 § 200.403

FINDING 2022-005 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Danica Houze, Chief Financial Officer Contact Phone Number: 812-274-8001 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: Starting in FY 2021 Time and Effort logs were kept by employee...

FINDING 2022-005 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Danica Houze, Chief Financial Officer Contact Phone Number: 812-274-8001 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: Starting in FY 2021 Time and Effort logs were kept by employees working with non-public students. Logs are submitted to the Director of Student Services and the payroll department, then accounts are distributed to match time actually spent with the non-public time spent per the time and effort logs. Anticipated Completion Date: 2/13/2023

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Finding 48522 (2022-005)

Material Weakness 2022

North Central Parke Community School Corporation

IN

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Subrecipient Monitoring Material Weakness § 200.303

FINDING 2022-005 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Vonessia Harmon, Business Manager Contact Phone Number: 765-569-4195 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: Due to the unexpected COVID19 pandemic along with the addition of ...

FINDING 2022-005 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Vonessia Harmon, Business Manager Contact Phone Number: 765-569-4195 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: Due to the unexpected COVID19 pandemic along with the addition of new ESSER & CARES grants & their various reporting requirements, the Business Manager failed to obtain review and signature from the Superintendent for the annual data collection reports. Effective immediately, in addition to the monthly reimbursement requests, the Superintendent will also properly review & sign off on all State & Federal grant reporting documents prepared & submitted by the Business Manager. Audit Evidence: Superintendent Signature & Date In the NCP Business Office Handbook; under Grants; the following has been added: ?The Superintendent will properly review and sign off on each reporting requirement to ensure accuracy.? Anticipated Completion Date: Effective immediately

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Finding 48519 (2022-004)

Material Weakness 2022

North Central Parke Community School Corporation

IN

Special Tests & Provisions Subrecipient Monitoring Material Weakness § 200.303

FINDING 2022-004 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Mike Schimpf, Superintendent Contact Phone Number: 765-569-4191 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: The material weakness in graduation cohort supporting documentation was...

FINDING 2022-004 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Mike Schimpf, Superintendent Contact Phone Number: 765-569-4191 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: The material weakness in graduation cohort supporting documentation was due to the performance of previous building administration at the High School. A new building Principal and Guidance counselor have replaced those individuals. It is the responsibility of the Superintendent to ensure that the new building administrators are following IC 20-26-13 for graduation Cohort rate determination. Effective immediately, the High School building Principal and HS Guidance counselor will be given a copy of the graduation Cohort compliance regulations. The Superintendent will monitor their compliance and supporting documentation as needed. Anticipated Completion Date: Effective immediately

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Finding 48518 (2022-003)

Material Weakness 2022

North Central Parke Community School Corporation

IN

Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking § 200.303

FINDING 2022-003 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Mike Schimpf, Supt/ Title I Director, Kristin Bonomo Contact Phone Number: 765-569-4191/ 765-569-4301 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: Eligibility: It is the responsibi...

FINDING 2022-003 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Mike Schimpf, Supt/ Title I Director, Kristin Bonomo Contact Phone Number: 765-569-4191/ 765-569-4301 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: Eligibility: It is the responsibility of the Technology Director to ensure completeness and accuracy on the data retrieved from Harmony for the Data Exchange (formerly Real-Time Reports). It is the responsibility of the Technology Director to ensure timely & accurate uploads of Real Time Data. It is the Food Service Director?s responsibility to ensure students are marked correctly and timely as Free/Reduced/Paid in the system. Furthermore, it is the Administration?s responsibility to review the reports for accuracy and sign off on the reports. Audit Evidence: Signatures and notations by Administrators The Title I Director, when completing the Title I Grant application, will ensure that the public school enrollment and poverty count numbers uploaded by the IDOE to the Title I portal are accurate within reason. Supporting Documentation, such as copies of real time reports, will be kept in the Title I Director files for comparison. Audit Evidence: Title I Director Files will contain supporting documentation Level of Effort: While the Superintendent and the School Board President have already been reviewing and signing off via the Form 9 Certification page. Furthermore, the Superintendent will now also review, make notations, and initial each page of the Form 9 report prepared by the Business Manager. Audit Evidence: Superintendent notations, initials, and signatures Earmarking: It is the responsibility of the Title I Director to ensure compliance with earmarking for homeless set-aside. Effective immediately, the Business Manager will provide the Title I Director and Superintendent monthly Title I appropriation balance reports for review. The Title I Director will work directly with the McKinney- Vento homeless liaison ensure that all homeless Set-Aside funding is properly disbursed prior to the end of the grant period. Audit Evidence: Monthly Appropriation Reports, emails and other noted correspondence. Anticipated Completion Date: Effective immediately

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Finding 48499 (2022-002)

Material Weakness 2022

Powder River Conservation District

WY

Questioned Costs Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking

2022-002 Cost Sharing Requirements - Material Weakness i. Contact Person Responsible for Action: District Manager Anita Bartlett ii. Correction Action Planned: The PRCD will insure that district employees receive updated training for OMB requirements of federal grants. 1. Anticipated Completion Date...

2022-002 Cost Sharing Requirements - Material Weakness i. Contact Person Responsible for Action: District Manager Anita Bartlett ii. Correction Action Planned: The PRCD will insure that district employees receive updated training for OMB requirements of federal grants. 1. Anticipated Completion Date: December 31, 2023. iii. Correction Action Planned: The PRCD will insure to confirm the original source of all grant funding, so confusion does not occur when receiving federal grant funding from non-federal sources. 1. Anticipated Completion Date: December 31, 2023. iv. Correction Action Planned: The PRCD will also contact the US Fish and Wildlife Service/WY Game and Fish Department and the USDA-NRCS to discuss the federal-to-federal funding match that occurred within the Emergency Watershed Protection Program during the District's FY 2021-2022 to see what correction actions they agencies would like the District to take. The District will follow the recommendations of the federal agencies. 1. Anticipated Completion Date: June 30, 2023.

View Audit 47009 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 48497 (2022-001)

None 2022

Community Housing Services - Ashley Valley Shadows, Inc.

UT

Eligibility HUD Housing Programs Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking

Community Housing Services ? Ashley Valley Shadows, Inc. Corrective Action Plan December 31, 2022 2022-001 Finding Phil Carroll, President of Community Housing Services, has implemented steps to correct the issue. The onsite manager has been replaced. The Organization will review tenant file pr...

Community Housing Services ? Ashley Valley Shadows, Inc. Corrective Action Plan December 31, 2022 2022-001 Finding Phil Carroll, President of Community Housing Services, has implemented steps to correct the issue. The onsite manager has been replaced. The Organization will review tenant file procedures to ensure that required documentation is obtained and maintained in accordance with HUD regulations. The anticipated completion date is December 31, 2023.

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Finding 48491 (2022-002)

Material Weakness 2022

State of Alabama

AL

Questioned Costs Subrecipient Monitoring Eligibility § 200.303

Finding Ref. No. 2022-002 Finding: The Uniform Guidance, 2 CFR 200.303, requires non-Federal entities receiving Federal Awards (i.e., auditee management) to establish and maintain effective internal controls over the Federal Award that provide reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is man...

Finding Ref. No. 2022-002 Finding: The Uniform Guidance, 2 CFR 200.303, requires non-Federal entities receiving Federal Awards (i.e., auditee management) to establish and maintain effective internal controls over the Federal Award that provide reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal Award in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and terms and conditions of the Federal Award. 20 CFR 604.3(a) requires a State to only pay an individual who is able to work and available for work for the week which Unemployment Compensation (UC) is claimed. Based on work performed on unemployment compensation payments at the Alabama Department of Labor, for the period of October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2022, we identified 243 payments, totaling $58,809.00, which were made to 22 deceased claimants. We also identified an additional 186 payments, totaling $42,276.00, which were made to 27 incarcerated claimants. The combined improper payments to deceased or incarcerated claimants total $101,085.00 for the Unemployment Insurance Program. The Alabama Department of Labor did not have internal controls in place which were adequately designed to identify deceased or incarcerated claimants in a timely manner, in order to help prevent and/or detect improper payments. The lack of a well-designed system of internal controls, to identify deceased or incarcerated claimants, could cause the Alabama Department of Labor to continue to pay benefits to claimants who are deceased or incarcerated. Recommendation: The Alabama Department of Labor should establish and maintain effective internal controls to help ensure payments are not made to deceased or incarcerated claimants. Response/Views: We agree with the finding. Corrective Action Planned: ADOL now utilizes IDV through the Integrity Data Hub (IDH) for death crossmatch, giving ADOL the capability to crossmatch all claimants through the IDV. However, the review process is manual at this time. ADOL continues to pursue a fully automated process with the system vendor. ADOL is also working with the Interstate Connection Network (ICON) through the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) to implement a match of SSN?s with the Social Security Administration?s Prisoner Update Processing System (PUPS). This will allow records to be checked in a nationwide database not just the State of Alabama. Reason for the Recurrence: The cause of this was due to the workload of pandemic claims and the lack of requirements to provide proof of income and employment. Prior to the pandemic a person had to have wages in order to qualify for benefits, eliminating a deceased person of more than 2 years from being monetarily eligible for benefits. Any remaining claimants that had died would be reported by the employer or through returned mail or a surviving of family member. Any notice of deceased person would be reviewed. With no way to verify whether a person was deceased or not, some did pay benefits. Anticipated Completion Date: ADOL implemented checking claims through IDH June 2022. Netacent, the vendor who maintains ADOL?s unemployment system, anticipates the PUPs project to be fully functioning by December 31,2023. Contact Person(s): Brent Langley, Assistant Unemployment Administrator

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Finding 48482 (2022-007)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Community College of Beaver County

PA

Student Financial Aid Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Subrecipient Monitoring

Finding 2022-007: Late Student Status Change Reporting ? Significant Deficiency and Noncompliance Condition and Context: The change in status for one of 25 students tested was not reported to the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) within 30 days or included in a roster file within 60 days. Re...

Finding 2022-007: Late Student Status Change Reporting ? Significant Deficiency and Noncompliance Condition and Context: The change in status for one of 25 students tested was not reported to the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) within 30 days or included in a roster file within 60 days. Responsible for the Plan: Janet Davidson, Director of Financial Aid Planned completion date: June 30, 2023 Corrective Action Plan: The Institution Research & Data Analyst currently has a process to ensure that status changes for enrolled and withdrawn students are completed in a timely manner. For students who graduated the process is slightly different. The graduation status change is currently populated through the degree transmission files. In some instances the process does not automatically update the student enrollment record and the college must complete an additional step to ensure the graduation date is reflected not only on the degree tab but also on the enrollment information. To ensure that this is completed in a timely manner we will implement the following procedures. ? The Student Records office will review all applications for graduation within two weeks of final grades being submitted. ? The Degree Verify file will be submitted no later than 25 days after the end of the term/the degree conferred date. ? Once the degree file has been submitted the Student Records office will follow up with the National Student Clearinghouse to review the G Not Applied report and updated individual student records where the degree file did not update the enrollment record to reflect the graduation date.

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Finding 48475 (2022-003)

Significant Deficiency 2022

North Mississippi Health Services, Inc.

MS

Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Reporting Questioned Costs § 200.303

See Corrective Action Plan for chart/table

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Finding 48474 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Kootenai Electric Cooperative, Inc.

ID

Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Period of Performance Cash Management § 200.303

Finding 2022-001 Federal Agency Name: Department of Homeland Security, State of Idaho Office of Emergency Management Program Name: Disaster Grants ? Public Assistance CFDA # 97.036 Finding Summary: Administrative labor costs were claimed for reimbursement that fell outside the period of performance...

Finding 2022-001 Federal Agency Name: Department of Homeland Security, State of Idaho Office of Emergency Management Program Name: Disaster Grants ? Public Assistance CFDA # 97.036 Finding Summary: Administrative labor costs were claimed for reimbursement that fell outside the period of performance of the federal award in two instances. In addition, one instance in which the Cooperative submitted a material cost for reimbursement that was not used in the project. Responsible Individuals: Reed Christensen Corrective Action Plan: Management revised its procedures to ensure a review of labor hours submitted in the future for FEMA-reimbursed projects in order to ensure the labor hours submitted fall more precisely within the Federally specified timeframe of the disaster declaration. As it concerns material cost reimbursements, in the future the work order will be reviewed and reconciled to the ?pick list? quantities. This has also been added to our FEMA-related work procedure. Anticipated Completion Date: March 30, 2023

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Finding 48468 (2022-008)

Material Weakness 2022

Rochester Community School Corporation

IN

Special Tests & Provisions Subrecipient Monitoring Material Weakness § 200.303

FINDING 2022-008 (Auditor Assigned Reference Number) Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Todd VanDerWeele Contact Phone Number: 574.223.2159 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. The Head Secretary at Rochester High School will document any student that is removed ...

FINDING 2022-008 (Auditor Assigned Reference Number) Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Todd VanDerWeele Contact Phone Number: 574.223.2159 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. The Head Secretary at Rochester High School will document any student that is removed from the high school graduation cohort. The secretary will have the high school principal review and approve this documentation, and the secretary will place in the student?s permanent file. Anticipated Completion Date: May 31, 2023

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Finding 48467 (2022-007)

Material Weakness 2022

Rochester Community School Corporation

IN

Special Tests & Provisions Subrecipient Monitoring Material Weakness § 200.207 § 200.303

FINDING 2022-007 (Auditor Assigned Reference Number) Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Todd VanDerWeele Contact Phone Number: 574.223.2159 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. 1. The Curriculum Director will create a control at the beginning of the school year s...

FINDING 2022-007 (Auditor Assigned Reference Number) Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Todd VanDerWeele Contact Phone Number: 574.223.2159 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. 1. The Curriculum Director will create a control at the beginning of the school year so that we can properly ensure all parties receive test security training. This will be a google document, separated by tabs at the bottom for each building, with the names of all staff members. The control will also contain columns that can be check marked when test security forms and training is completed. The control will also contain a box to show the date training was completed. 2. We will have this document for training on test security in each building in August and September. Each staff member will sign the document to show they received the training. 3. The Curriculum Director will create an agenda for each training to properly ensure all staff members are trained. 4. All staff members will also be required to sign the test security form provided by the IDOE at their respective training. 5. For all staff members who miss training at their building, a Google Form will be provided with all of the test security information. Staff members will be required to fill out the form and watch the training video. The form will be time and date stamped. 6. The Curriculum Director will update the control at least once a week until all staff members are trained. Anticipated Completion Date: February 2024

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Finding 48458 (2022-005)

Material Weakness 2022

Rochester Community School Corporation

IN

Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking § 200.303

FINDING 2022-005 (Auditor Assigned Reference Number) Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Todd VanDerWeele Contact Phone Number: 574.223.2159 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. The Special Education Director will immediately have employees fill out time and effor...

FINDING 2022-005 (Auditor Assigned Reference Number) Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Todd VanDerWeele Contact Phone Number: 574.223.2159 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. The Special Education Director will immediately have employees fill out time and effort sheets showing time spent with non-public students. The Special Education Director will approve these sheets, and forward a copy to the business office for grant reimbursement purposes. Anticipated Completion Date: March 31, 2023

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Finding 48446 (2022-001)

Material Weakness 2022

Mid-East Career and Technology Centers

OH

Special Tests & Provisions Student Financial Aid Subrecipient Monitoring

Finding Number: 2022-001 Planned Corrective Action: Mid-East's Adult Education Financial Coordinator retired at the end of Fiscal Year 2021. As any new position, there was a learning curve and the new Financial Aid Coordinator received limited training with the former Coordinator. Consultants were...

Finding Number: 2022-001 Planned Corrective Action: Mid-East's Adult Education Financial Coordinator retired at the end of Fiscal Year 2021. As any new position, there was a learning curve and the new Financial Aid Coordinator received limited training with the former Coordinator. Consultants were hired to help, but this specific reconciliation process was not discussed. There has been a recent change in the Adult Education Director's position, and it is the intention of the new Director to eventually cross-train positions. This will assist in the future for a smoother transition between employees leaving and new employees hired. Since the finding, the Adult Education Financial Coordinator has established a checklist of items that need to be completed for each drawdown. This checklist will be placed in each drawdown folder. The Monthly Drawdown Reconciliation plan will include beginning with verifying with Common Origination and Disbursement Center (COD) School Summery report prior to the disbursement. Once the disbursement information is entered into Ed-Express and transferred to COD for the month review of the School Summary report, it will be reviewed to verify that the "Cash>Net Accepted & Posted Disbursements" matches the Achademix Drawdown Batch. Then, again when the disbursement funds are disbursed, a review of the COD School Summary report will occur. At any time, if a variance occurs, it will be addressed immediately. This plan of action went into place with the February 17, 2023 disbursement process. All documentation of any reconciliations will be kept in each drawdown file. The variance of the $866.00 occurred during the final drawdown of Fiscal Year 2022. As the reconciliation process was not in place, the variance was not discovered. As a new Fisca Year started, it was a new batch of funds, and the $866 variance was not discovered until the audit process. The variance was researched and corrected. The correction was located and corrected in Ed Express and had no monetary effect. The School Summary report from COD Cash>Net Accepted & Posted Disbursements" is at zero for 2021-2022, and documentation has been kept on that. The newly implemented checklist and process for reconciliation will prevent variances from happening in the future. Anticipated Completion Date: Currently in place and will continue. Responsible Contact Person: Thasia Shilling, Adult Education Financial Aid Coordinator

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Finding 48443 (2022-002)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Lake Central School Corporation

IN

Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking § 200.303

FINDING 2022-002 Information on the federal program: Subject: Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies - Earmarking Federal Agency: Department of Education Federal Program: Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies Assistance Listing Number: 84.010 Pass-Through Entity: Indiana Department of E...

FINDING 2022-002 Information on the federal program: Subject: Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies - Earmarking Federal Agency: Department of Education Federal Program: Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies Assistance Listing Number: 84.010 Pass-Through Entity: Indiana Department of Education Compliance Requirement: Matching, Level of Effort, Earmarking Audit Finding: Significant Deficiency Criteria: 2 CFR section 200.303 states in part: "The non-Federal entity must: (a) Establish and maintain effective internal control over Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal awards in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. These internal controls should be in compliance with guidance in 'Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government' issued by the Comptroller General of the United States or the 'Internal Control Integrated Framework', issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). . . ." Context: The School Corporation did not meet the earmarking requirements for the S010A200014 grant award. Based on the documentation provided for the Parental Involvement set-aside, the School Corporation expended $5,868 less than the required amount for the fiscal year 2020 grant application. The lack of internal controls and noncompliance were systemic issues, which occurred throughout the audit period. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management agrees with the finding. In this day and age of electronic communications, online resources, and a decrease in the type of expenditures that are allowed in this expenditure classification, it is getting more and more difficult to expend the required amount on parental involvement activities. We will continue to search for more reading materials that can be provided to families and think of innovative ways to get people to come out to parent meetings. We are monitoring these expenditures monthly and are aware of the ongoing earmarking requirements. Responsible party and timeline for completion: Our Director of Student Services, Rebecca Gromala, will oversee this corrective action plan. We intend to have this earmarking spending requirement completed by the end of the current FY 2023 grant period, September 30, 2023.

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Finding 48433 (2022-005)

Significant Deficiency 2022

North Central University

MN

Questioned Costs Reporting Significant Deficiency § 200.303

Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds ? Assistance Living No. 84.425 Recommendation: We recommend the University review their reporting procedures to ensure all required steps are included as well as the supporting documentation to prepare the report is retained. The reports should be reviewed b...

Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds ? Assistance Living No. 84.425 Recommendation: We recommend the University review their reporting procedures to ensure all required steps are included as well as the supporting documentation to prepare the report is retained. The reports should be reviewed by someone other than the preparer of the report and this review should be documented. Views of responsible officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: North Central will document in greater detail procedures of maintaining emergency funding. In addition, we will save all reporting in a shared and searchable location so in times of institutional employee turn-over access to reports and information can be available with ease. NCU will engage in the best practice of documenting approvals in a searchable way Name of the contact person responsible for corrective action: Rachel Wendorf, Director of Student Financial Services Planned completion date for corrective action plan: In process

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Finding 48432 (2022-004)

Significant Deficiency 2022

North Central University

MN

Student Financial Aid Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Significant Deficiency § 200.303

Pell Grant ? CFDA No. 84.063 Federal Direct Loans ? CFDA No. 84.268 Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants ? CFDA No. 84.007 Federal Work Study Program ? CFDA No. 84.033 Recommendation: We recommend that the University document completion of approval and reviews. Views of responsible of...

Pell Grant ? CFDA No. 84.063 Federal Direct Loans ? CFDA No. 84.268 Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants ? CFDA No. 84.007 Federal Work Study Program ? CFDA No. 84.033 Recommendation: We recommend that the University document completion of approval and reviews. Views of responsible officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: : Student Financial Services has worked with a consultant from Ellucian Colleague to help us produce monthly reconciliation reports that are directly integrated with Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) System to remain complaint with our regulatory requirement. This action was implemented due to this finding and to ensure compliance in the future. This will provide the needed documentation and approvals for reconciliation. Name of the contact person responsible for corrective action: Rachel Wendorf, Director of Student Financial Services Planned completion date for corrective action plan: In process

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