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The College agrees that Enrollment Reporting should be submitted in a timely manner. The College has been actively working with the new SIS to ensure the ability to produce the reports and has currently submitted reports through the Fall 2023 term. The College anticipates completion of reports throu...
The College agrees that Enrollment Reporting should be submitted in a timely manner. The College has been actively working with the new SIS to ensure the ability to produce the reports and has currently submitted reports through the Fall 2023 term. The College anticipates completion of reports through the Fall 2024 term by the end of December, resulting in compliance with this requirement.
Student Financial Assistance Cluster– Assistance Listing No. Various Recommendation: We recommend that the University implement a review process as it relates to R2T4. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding...
Student Financial Assistance Cluster– Assistance Listing No. Various Recommendation: We recommend that the University implement a review process as it relates to R2T4. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: A report was created in response to 2022-001 that pulls all students to verify no R2T4 are missed, it was put into place and pulled at the end of the semester. This did catch the 5 students, however, instead of running at the end of the semester, it now runs every 30 days to make sure students are processed within 45 days. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Amanda McCaughan Planned completion date for a corrective action plan: The new process started in August 2024
Student Financial Assistance Cluster– Assistance Listing No. Various Recommendation: We recommend that the University implement a review process as it relates to R2T4. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding...
Student Financial Assistance Cluster– Assistance Listing No. Various Recommendation: We recommend that the University implement a review process as it relates to R2T4. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: A report was created in response to 2022-001 that pulls all students to verify no R2T4 are missed, it was put into place and pulled at the end of the semester. This did catch the 5 students, however, instead of running at the end of the semester, it now runs every 30 days to make sure students are processed within 45 days. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Amanda McCaughan Planned completion date for a corrective action plan: The new process started in August 2024
View Audit 329180 Questioned Costs: $1
Student Financial Assistance Cluster– Assistance Listing No. Various Recommendation: We recommend the University review its reporting procedures to ensure the students’ statuses are accurately and timely reported to NSLDS as required by regulations. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: Th...
Student Financial Assistance Cluster– Assistance Listing No. Various Recommendation: We recommend the University review its reporting procedures to ensure the students’ statuses are accurately and timely reported to NSLDS as required by regulations. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Registrar's Office did note that while nine students were flagged within the audit review, the final report does include an additional 18 students who were not brought to the attention of the Registrar’s Office during the audit. Action taken in response to finding: The Registrar's Office worked with the National Student Clearinghouse to identify new errors with CIP code rejects. We have now updated the curriculum in our SIS to eliminate the error and review the reject report for this specific error. The Registrar's Office will modify the report schedule with the National Student Clearinghouse to every three weeks to assist NSLDS with more time to update their website to align with compliance timelines. The National Student Clearinghouse records show the submission timeline. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Lynn Lundquist Planned completion date for a corrective action plan: The new process started in August 2024
Condition: The District claimed supplies expense as salary expense on the expenditure report filed with the Illinois State Board of Education. Plan: The District will be sure to claim expenses in the same accounts in which they are expensed form on the general ledger. Anticipated Date of Completion:...
Condition: The District claimed supplies expense as salary expense on the expenditure report filed with the Illinois State Board of Education. Plan: The District will be sure to claim expenses in the same accounts in which they are expensed form on the general ledger. Anticipated Date of Completion: June 30, 2025 Name of Contact Person: Dr. Joel Hackney, Superintendent Management's Response: The District will be sure to claim the expenditures in the same accounts in which they were expensed from on the general ledger.
Individual Responsible for Corrective Action: Sarah Christoffersen, Director of Financial Aid Corrective Action: An incorrect satisfactory academic progress tracking status was assigned to a single student, which resulted in the one student receiving federal aid for the spring semester when they sh...
Individual Responsible for Corrective Action: Sarah Christoffersen, Director of Financial Aid Corrective Action: An incorrect satisfactory academic progress tracking status was assigned to a single student, which resulted in the one student receiving federal aid for the spring semester when they should have been marked as ineligible. The spring disbursement was corrected promptly when uncovered and funds have been returned to ED. An enhanced system is now in place to more clearly track the satisfactory academic progress of students who take a leave of absence from the university and return without demonstrating satisfactory academic progress at a different school. Anticipated Completion Date: 11/1/2024
Individual Responsible for Corrective Action: Sarah Christoffersen, Director of Financial Aid Corrective Action: All instances of this finding occurred during the fall 2023 semester while we were still in the implementation process for joining the National Student Clearinghouse. Since completing im...
Individual Responsible for Corrective Action: Sarah Christoffersen, Director of Financial Aid Corrective Action: All instances of this finding occurred during the fall 2023 semester while we were still in the implementation process for joining the National Student Clearinghouse. Since completing implementation, there have been no further instances. Anticipated Completion Date: Completed
Finding 509321 (2024-001)
Significant Deficiency 2024
Recommendation: We recommend the College review its reporting procedures surrounding updating the ECAR to ensure reporting is accurate and completed timely. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: A proce...
Recommendation: We recommend the College review its reporting procedures surrounding updating the ECAR to ensure reporting is accurate and completed timely. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: A process for ensuring all updates to the ECAR are submitted within the proper time frame was in place. Unfortunately, there were delays on the side of the Department of Education that prevented access being granted to all systems within 10 days of Beth Davenport being hired as the Director of Financial Aid. Moving forward, this should not be an issue. Processes are in place to have board updates communicated immediately following board meetings as well as other changes to institutional leadership, third-party servicers, etc. Name of the contact person responsible for corrective action: Beth Davenport Planned completion date for corrective action plan: November 2024
ESTABLISH INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL STATEMENT PREPARATION AND REVIEW Recommendation: The District should review and approve the proposed auditor adjusting entries and the adequacy of schedule of the expenditures of federal awards disclosures prepared by the auditors and apply analytic proc...
ESTABLISH INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL STATEMENT PREPARATION AND REVIEW Recommendation: The District should review and approve the proposed auditor adjusting entries and the adequacy of schedule of the expenditures of federal awards disclosures prepared by the auditors and apply analytic procedures to the draft financial statements, among other procedures as considered necessary by management. Action Taken: The District will prepare of schedule of federal expenditures based on expenditure categories as found in the District's general ledger and value of commodities for lunch program. This will be prepared using an excel spreadsheet. The District will review the audit adjustments as presented by the external auditors including those related to the federal expenditures and the related worksheet. We will ensure the adjustments made to federal award expenditures are appropriate by examining the nature and amount of the adjustments. Questionable items will be discussed and agreed upon between the District and the auditors. After review and approval of the entries, they will be input into the District's general ledger and the SEFA spreadsheet will be updated. This will be compared to the SEFA that is included in the audit report and if they are in agreement, this will be approved by management. All variances will be addressed prior to finalization of the audit report and submission to the Nebraska. If the Nebraska Department of Education has questions regarding this plan, please call Dr. Heather Nebesniak at 308.728.5013.
The Board of Trustees has designated the responsibility of overseeing the accounting and financial reporting to the District’s superintendent, Jeff Byrd. See the District’s responses to this finding in the letter provided by the District on page 103. Finding 2024-002 - Significant Deficiency - Verif...
The Board of Trustees has designated the responsibility of overseeing the accounting and financial reporting to the District’s superintendent, Jeff Byrd. See the District’s responses to this finding in the letter provided by the District on page 103. Finding 2024-002 - Significant Deficiency - Verification of Eligibility for Free or Reduced Price Meals The District has reviewed the findings and identified areas of improvement for Child Nutrition. The district will audit the Child Nutrition information after verification each year to ensure that the correct changes have been made in the software. Internal Controls will be reviewed and strengthened to ensure proper coding moving forward.
View Audit 329023 Questioned Costs: $1
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions – The National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) Graduation Status submission calendar will be updated to reflect the necessary reporting timeline and appropriate parties within the Office of the Registrar, Student Financial Services, and Offic...
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions – The National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) Graduation Status submission calendar will be updated to reflect the necessary reporting timeline and appropriate parties within the Office of the Registrar, Student Financial Services, and Office of Institutional Effectiveness will be held responsible for specific deadlines each month. The report will be completed after verification of graduation requirements and credentialing or other status changes are completed in Colleague by the Registrar's Office. Ellucian Colleague processes will be fully utilized for NSC file generation. The Registrar and Associate Registrar complete different steps in the credentialing process, but will review the student records together to ensure accuracy and timely completion. Submission of graduation status to NSC will occur after each academic term (fall and spring semester, January and summer sessions) and submission of other status changes will occur monthly and follow-ups will occur within four business days.
October 22, 2024 RE: Finding 2024-001 Student Financial Aid Cluster Enrollment Reporting - Clearinghouse for National Student Loan Data (NSLDS) enrollment reporting for the Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 semesters. Student Affair’s response and corrective action plan. Purpose of Student Reporting Student...
October 22, 2024 RE: Finding 2024-001 Student Financial Aid Cluster Enrollment Reporting - Clearinghouse for National Student Loan Data (NSLDS) enrollment reporting for the Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 semesters. Student Affair’s response and corrective action plan. Purpose of Student Reporting Student enrollment reporting is critical, as it is sent to the National Student Clearinghouse, which then provides this data to the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS). This information is used to determine students' enrollment status, which is essential for the administration of financial aid, particularly for calculating grace periods and repayment timelines for student loans. Corrective Actions and Process Changes Once we identified the reporting issue, we re-ran the reports using the previous method, prior to the saved list implementation, to compare the results. We thoroughly reviewed the enrollment numbers for both semesters to ensure all students were correctly reported. In addition, we contacted the National Student Clearinghouse to make the necessary corrections. To ensure this issue is fully resolved moving forward, we have implemented a more rigorous internal process, including thorough testing and random sampling. We now compare reported enrollment data against actual student enrollment for each semester, allowing us to verify that all students are accurately reported. These enhanced measures will safeguard against similar oversights in the future. Challenges with Clearinghouse Resolution While we completed our internal corrections, we experienced significant delays in finalizing the data updates due to customer service challenges on the National Student Clearinghouse’s side. After escalating the issue, we were able to receive assistance from a representative on October 23rd, which we believe will resolve the discrepancies. Expected completion date: 10/31/24 Partys Responsible: Dr. Jason Johnson, Vice President for Student Affairs - Amanda Williams- Mize, Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Services, Registrar Contact Information: jason.k.johnson@occc.edu 405-682-1611 ext. 7784 amanda.williams-mize@occc.edu, 405-682-7537
The district will add procedures to monitor that additional spending is not being done after the grant is fully spent. In addition, the District will implement controls to ensure approved budget amendments are secured prior to spending. The District will also implement controls to ensure prior year ...
The district will add procedures to monitor that additional spending is not being done after the grant is fully spent. In addition, the District will implement controls to ensure approved budget amendments are secured prior to spending. The District will also implement controls to ensure prior year spending is considered for reimbursement requests. The District will work with the grantor agency on any necessary correction of reports and submission of supporting documentation since both grants' reimbursement requests have been fully paid for the total grant amounts.
We had run an incorrect report for the children with disabilities, but have added procedures to ensure the correct report is ran of the survey date. We will add procedures to review the list of children to ensure it is accurate for current IEP's prior to submitting the application.
We had run an incorrect report for the children with disabilities, but have added procedures to ensure the correct report is ran of the survey date. We will add procedures to review the list of children to ensure it is accurate for current IEP's prior to submitting the application.
We thought it was to be reported on the accrual basis to coincide with the Schedule of Federal Expenditures for expenditure incurred in the period of 7/1/2022-6/30/2023. If only expenses up to the amounts received were to be reported for the period, there would be no data related to the ESSER II and...
We thought it was to be reported on the accrual basis to coincide with the Schedule of Federal Expenditures for expenditure incurred in the period of 7/1/2022-6/30/2023. If only expenses up to the amounts received were to be reported for the period, there would be no data related to the ESSER II and ARP grants to report since we had incurred expenses exceeding the cash payments received prior to 6/30/2022. The original reports were reviewed by NYSED during their desk audit and they did not report any issues with it. In the future, we will contact the agency for the reporting instruction clarifications.
Finding 2024-001: Internal Controls Over Monthly Meal Claims Reports Type of Finding: Control U.S. Department of Agriculture Pass-through Entity: Michigan Department of Education Assistance Listing Number: 10.553, 10.555 and 10.559 Award Numbers: 231970, 241970, 231960, 241960, Bonus and Ent...
Finding 2024-001: Internal Controls Over Monthly Meal Claims Reports Type of Finding: Control U.S. Department of Agriculture Pass-through Entity: Michigan Department of Education Assistance Listing Number: 10.553, 10.555 and 10.559 Award Numbers: 231970, 241970, 231960, 241960, Bonus and Entitlement Commodities, 230900 and 240900 Award Year End: September 30, 2023 and September 30, 2024 Recommendation: The School District should follow established procedures to require the documented review and approval of all reports by an individual with adequate skills, knowledge, and experience prior to submission. Action Taken: The School District has implemented a new procedure requiring that all reports be reviewed and approved by a designated reviewer before submission. The reviewer, who must possess the appropriate skills, knowledge, and experience relevant to the report's content, will ensure that the information is accurate, complete, and compliant with organizational standards and regulatory requirements. Responsible Person and Anticipated Completion Date: Food Service Director, October 2024 If the Michigan Department of Education has questions regarding this plan, please call Todd Hronek at (231) 788-7109.
The Charter School understands and acknowledges that the expenditures reported on the Education Stabilization Fund Annual Report were reported incorrectly, using the accrual basis of accounting, rather than the amount of reimbursement payments received. Creo has engaged a new partner to support and ...
The Charter School understands and acknowledges that the expenditures reported on the Education Stabilization Fund Annual Report were reported incorrectly, using the accrual basis of accounting, rather than the amount of reimbursement payments received. Creo has engaged a new partner to support and consult with on financial management and will work closely with the new partner to ensure that future Education Stabilization Fund Annual Reports are completed based on the amount of reimbursement payments received. Management will review the report and confirm the reported amounts agree to the reimbursement payments received on the NYSED Grants Finance reports via the NYSED website.
Management Response The Charter School will review the NYSED Grants Finance reports via the NYSED website for the July 2022 – June 2023 reporting period to determine actual payments received and total amounts shown in the Education Stabilization Fund Annual Reporting on a cash basis. This will ensur...
Management Response The Charter School will review the NYSED Grants Finance reports via the NYSED website for the July 2022 – June 2023 reporting period to determine actual payments received and total amounts shown in the Education Stabilization Fund Annual Reporting on a cash basis. This will ensure that the information is shown in accordance with the instructions for the NYSED report and related US DOE requirements. The school will proactively reach out to NYSED to inform them of any variances and will update reporting should NYSED re-open the Education Stabilization Fund Annual Reporting. Additionally, the Charter School will adhere to reporting requirements for the 2023-24 Education Stabilization Fund Annual Reporting and implement a new internal control allowing for multiple and secondary reviews of federal grant reporting requirements prior to submission, in an attempt to identify inaccuracies proactively.
Management Response The Charter School will review the NYSED Grants Finance reports via the NYSED website for the July 2022 – June 2023 reporting period to determine actual payments received and total amounts shown in the Education Stabilization Fund Annual Reporting on a cash basis. This will ensur...
Management Response The Charter School will review the NYSED Grants Finance reports via the NYSED website for the July 2022 – June 2023 reporting period to determine actual payments received and total amounts shown in the Education Stabilization Fund Annual Reporting on a cash basis. This will ensure that the information is shown in accordance with the instructions for the NYSED report and related US DOE requirements. The school will proactively reach out to NYSED to inform them of any variances and will update reporting should NYSED re-open the Education Stabilization Fund Annual Reporting. Additionally, the Charter School will adhere to reporting requirements for the 2023-24 Education Stabilization Fund Annual Reporting and implement a new internal control allowing for multiple and secondary reviews of federal grant reporting requirements prior to submission, in an attempt to identify inaccuracies proactively.
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 calculate or return Title IV ...
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 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 weekly R2T4 report that identifies student withdrawals will be reviewed on a weekly basis. During these reviews we will focus on the timely calculation and disbursement of earned Title IV aid. Responsible Person for Corrective Action Plan Ana Mirnic, Financial Aid Program Manager Leana Davis, Executive Director of Financial Aid Implementation Date of Corrective Action Plan October 1, 2024
View Audit 328820 Questioned Costs: $1
Finding 2023-001 Internal Control Over Financial Closing and Reporting Type of Finding: Material weakness Condition: During the course of the audit, we noted that a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting exists in the District’s financial statement close process for pr...
Finding 2023-001 Internal Control Over Financial Closing and Reporting Type of Finding: Material weakness Condition: During the course of the audit, we noted that a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting exists in the District’s financial statement close process for preparing its year-end financial statements. Some grants were not properly reconciled and accounts receivable, cash, inventory, due to/from, payroll liabilities and unearned revenue, required adjustments. Status: This finding has been resolved.
Item # 2024-01 Inadequate Internal controls over the recognition of revenue (Material Weakness in Internal Control over Financial Reporting) Criteria: Under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Standards, revenue for conditional, cost reimbursement grants is recognized when the related expenditures a...
Item # 2024-01 Inadequate Internal controls over the recognition of revenue (Material Weakness in Internal Control over Financial Reporting) Criteria: Under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Standards, revenue for conditional, cost reimbursement grants is recognized when the related expenditures are incurred. Condition: Based on the results of our audit testing, we noted two material grant billings that were not recorded in the period the expenditures were incurred and were instead recorded when invoiced. Cause: Internal controls failed to detect misstatements in revenue during the year June 30, 2024. Effect: The effect of the condition was an adjustment to increase revenue (and the related by receivable) by $372,638, which was recorded in the June 30, 2024 consolidated financial statements. Auditor’s Recommendation: Management should perform a thorough analysis of revenue around fiscal year end to ensure revenue is recorded properly. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management understands that additional oversight and review of revenue recognition is necessary. Controls will be put into place to prevent revenue recognition issues.
Finding 2024-002 Reporting-According to 34 CFR 690.83, Dear Colleague Letter Gen 13-13, and Federal Register Volume 84, Number 212, November 1, 2019 an institution must submit Pell and Direct Loan Origination and Disbursement (COD) in imely and accurate manner Condition-Cost of attendance per the C...
Finding 2024-002 Reporting-According to 34 CFR 690.83, Dear Colleague Letter Gen 13-13, and Federal Register Volume 84, Number 212, November 1, 2019 an institution must submit Pell and Direct Loan Origination and Disbursement (COD) in imely and accurate manner Condition-Cost of attendance per the College's system did not agree with the reported cost of attendance reported per COD records. Corrective Action Plan-A periodic check will be done to ensure Banner and the COD system have the same COA. If systems do not match Financial Aid Director will work with COD and Ellucian to resolve the issue Responsible contact-Lynette Viskozki, Financial Aid Director Anticipated Completion-December 1, 2024
2024-004 Initial Fiscal Year End, 2024 Summary of Finding- During the audit, it was noted that the University used the incorrect sum of aid disbursed or disbursable to the student when applying the percentage earned in calculating the return to Title IV Funds upon student withdrawal. Name and Title ...
2024-004 Initial Fiscal Year End, 2024 Summary of Finding- During the audit, it was noted that the University used the incorrect sum of aid disbursed or disbursable to the student when applying the percentage earned in calculating the return to Title IV Funds upon student withdrawal. Name and Title of Responsible Contact Person(s)- Sara Shepherd, Vice President for Finance and Nicole Umphlett, Financial Aid Administrator Corrective Action Plan Summary-The University has enhanced the process of completing return to Title IV calculations by incorporating additional training and workshops provided by the Department of Education. The financial aid office has continued with the implementation of the calendar that displays the attendance days from the first day of school to the last day of school, referring to the school's master calendar. The financial aid office added an extra verification step of written notification from the Registrar's office of beginning and end days for each semester. The return calculations were one day off due to the misinterpretation of the semester's ending date. Anticipated Completion Date- July 1, 2025
View Audit 328701 Questioned Costs: $1
2024-003 Initial Fiscal Year End, 2024 Summary of Finding- During the audit, it was noted that the University used the incorrect number of total days in the payment period or period of enrollment in calculating the percentage of payment period and/or period of enrollment completed. Name and'Title of...
2024-003 Initial Fiscal Year End, 2024 Summary of Finding- During the audit, it was noted that the University used the incorrect number of total days in the payment period or period of enrollment in calculating the percentage of payment period and/or period of enrollment completed. Name and'Title of Responsible Contact Person(s)- Sara Shepherd, Vice President for Finance and Nicole Umphlett, Financial Aid Administrator Corrective Action Plan Summary-The University improved the process for completing return to Title IV calculations by adding in additional training and workshops offered through the Department of Education. The financial aid office continued with the calendar process showing days of attendance from the first day of school to the last using the school's master calendar as a reference. This will be used also as a double check of days when calculating returns. The dates used in the return calculations were off a day due to misreading the ending date of semester. The Financial Aid Administrator verified the beginning and last day of each semester with the Registrar's office in writing. Anticipated Completion Date- July 1, 2025
View Audit 328701 Questioned Costs: $1
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