U.S. Department of Education (USDE) Maryland State Department of Education respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended June 30, 2024. Audit period: July 1, 2023-June 30, 2024 The findings from the schedule of findings and questioned costs are discussed below. Finding...
U.S. Department of Education (USDE) Maryland State Department of Education respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended June 30, 2024. Audit period: July 1, 2023-June 30, 2024 The findings from the schedule of findings and questioned costs are discussed below. Finding is numbered consistently with the numbers assigned in the schedule. FINDINGS—FEDERAL AWARD PROGRAMS AUDITS Maryland State Department of Education 2024-018 COVID-19 – Education Stabilization Fund – Assistance Listing No. 84.425 C, D, R, U, V W Recommendation: We recommend the Department review and enhance internal controls and procedures to ensure that all required subawards are reported timely and accurately to FSRS no later than the end of the month following the month of issuance. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: MSDE disagrees with the finding. MSDE provided the requested reports on January 8, 2025. The audit findings were shared with the Department with aggressive turn-around times on March 27, 2025, as the Department staff were in the middle of several critical projects. This did not give an opportunity to the Department to do an in-depth review once again and provide the documentation requested by the auditors. Action taken in response to finding: Regardless of our disagreement, MSDE will review and enhance its Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and internal controls to ensure that all required subawards are reported timely and accurately to FSRS no later than the end of the month following the month of issuance. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Donna Gunning Assistant Superintendent Division of Financial Policy, Planning, Operations & Strategy Krishnanda Tallur Deputy Superintendent Office of Finance and Operations Planned completion date for corrective action plan: June 30, 2025 Page 2 If the USDE has questions regarding this plan, please call Patricia Ramallosa at 410- 767-0103. Approval of Response to the CLA Findings and Recommendations: Document Version Approval Date Approved by Signature Mar 31, 2025 Donna Gunning, Assistant Superintendent of Financial Policy, Planning, Operations & Strategy Mar 31, 2025 Krishnanda Tallur, Deputy Superintendent of Finance and Operations