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Finding 99530 (2022-001)
Significant Deficiency 2022
Department of Education 2022-001 Student Financial Assistance Cluster ? Federal Assistance Numbers 84.063, 84.268 Recommendation: We recommend the University evaluate its procedures and review policies in overseeing submissions to the NSLDS completed by the third-party servicer. Additionally, we rec...
Department of Education 2022-001 Student Financial Assistance Cluster ? Federal Assistance Numbers 84.063, 84.268 Recommendation: We recommend the University evaluate its procedures and review policies in overseeing submissions to the NSLDS completed by the third-party servicer. Additionally, we recommend the University review its policies and procedures on reporting enrollment and program information to the NSLDS to ensure that all relevant information is being captured and reported timely in accordance with applicable regulations. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: Item 1: Student Status did not match (1 student) Internal reports in Argos for review will be created to review student status in comparison with NSC and NSLDS reports and records. Particular attention will be paid to withdrawn students, as in the case of the student with this finding. Reports will be reviewed and documented on a monthly basis. Item 2: Effective Enrollment Dates do not match (3 students) For this finding, of the three students, two were withdrawn and one graduated. In addition to the reports mentioned for Item 1, guidance from Ellucian on Banner system indicates that completely withdrawn students must be assigned for the term an enrollment status code with the 'Withdraw Indicator' check box checked. Staff will be instructed to ensure this is done. For graduating students, the graduation date on the extract to Clearinghouse will be a date that matches the final date of the term. This will also be checked on a monthly basis with internal reports and NSLDS. Item 3: Status change reported outside 60-day requirement (3 students) This was due to a timing error where the data sent to NSC was after their transmission date to NSLDS, causing the update to not be sent for several weeks from NSC to NSLDS. This, in conjunction with the five-week winter break, caused the data to be received at NSLDS beyond the 60-day requirement. Having reviewed the NSLDS website, there is a capability to update an individual student there without waiting for NSC transmission dates if there is a concern with timeliness. Our Registrar has coordinated with NSC to verify all transmission dates and ensure ample time to allow updates to reach NSLDS in a timely manner. Item 4: Enrollment Effective Dates and Program Enrollment Dates did not match at NSLDS (2 students) Of the two students with this finding, one was a graduating student. The actions described for graduating students in Item 2 should also prevent this finding. The other student was updated to less than half time following a course drop. In the case where a student changes time status but remains enrolled, the actual date of the drop should be the enrollment and program enrollment date, not the start of the term. Changes in status that are either close to the beginning of term (before the first transmission to Clearinghouse) or are backdated should be verified at NSLDS once the file from NSC has been accepted. Internal reports to find all students with this situation and additional analysis of the NSC reporting process are planned and will be run on a monthly basis. Item 5: Institution's Enrollment Effective Date, NSLDS Enrollment Effective Date, and Program Enrollment Effective Date did not match (1 student) The one student in this finding Withdrew. In a case with the Ellucian action line, the student did not receive an enrollment status code with the 'Withdraw Indicator' checked. The actions described for Item 2 should also prevent this type of finding. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Avery Turner, Thomas Mazzolla Planned completion date for corrective action plan: June 30, 2023
March 17, 2023 Cognizant or Oversight Agency for Audit Coffeyville Community College respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended June 30, 2022. Name and address of independent public accounting firm: Jarred, Gilmore & Phillips, PA, P.O. Box 779, 1815 S Santa Fe, Chan...
March 17, 2023 Cognizant or Oversight Agency for Audit Coffeyville Community College respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended June 30, 2022. Name and address of independent public accounting firm: Jarred, Gilmore & Phillips, PA, P.O. Box 779, 1815 S Santa Fe, Chanute, Kansas 66720. Audit period: Year ended June 30, 2022. The findings from the March 17, 2023 schedule of findings and questioned costs are discussed below. The findings are numbered consistently with the numbers assigned in the schedule. Finding: 2022-001 ? Special Tests and Provisions ? Enrollment Reporting Condition: During our testing of the enrollment reporting, it was noted that Coffeyville Community College did not have internal controls of reporting changes in student status? to NSLDS. Recommendation: Policies and procedures should be written to provide additional training and oversight of staff responsible for enrollment reporting. We recommend the College establish an oversight process that includes additional controls necessary until staff are fully trained in the area of enrollment reporting. Views of responsible officials and planned corrective action: The VP for Academic Services will review and establish written policies/procedures to provide transparency regarding graduation deadline dates for awarding academic degrees, as well as student current enrollment status at the institution. The VP for Academic Services will hold meetings with the Registrar, Advising, Financial Aid, and Institutional Research departments to identify and address data inconsistencies prior to enrollment reporting dates. If the Oversight Agency for Audit has questions regarding this plan, please call Jeff Morris, Vice President for Operations and Finance. (620)251-7700. Sincerely, Coffeyville Community College
Finding 92913 (2022-003)
Significant Deficiency 2022
Federal Direct Loan and Pell disbursement dates per the University's billing system did not agree with the reportd dates per the Common Origination Disbursement (COD) records. Cost of attendance transaction numbers, and the Pell award amount did not agree between the students' file and COD records....
Federal Direct Loan and Pell disbursement dates per the University's billing system did not agree with the reportd dates per the Common Origination Disbursement (COD) records. Cost of attendance transaction numbers, and the Pell award amount did not agree between the students' file and COD records. Personnel Responsible for Corrective Action: Tonya Mourning, Chief Financial Officer, and Mike Pepple, Student Financial Services Director Anticipated Completion Date: Corrective action plan will be implemented by June 30, 2023. Corrective Action Plan - Management has overhauled the underlying processes to include formal monthly reconciliations and additional levels of review. Further, the new process requires that Pell and Direct Loan origination and disbursement records are submitted to the COD by the end of next business day. The newly implemented reconciliation process validates disbursement dates, amounts and COA in the COD.
Finding 92912 (2022-002)
Significant Deficiency 2022
Enrollment information was not submitted accurately or within the required timeframe by the University. Personnel Responsible for Corrective Action: Tonya Mourning, Chief Financial Officer, and Alicia Murillo, Director of Institutional Research Anticipated Completion Date: Corrective action plan ...
Enrollment information was not submitted accurately or within the required timeframe by the University. Personnel Responsible for Corrective Action: Tonya Mourning, Chief Financial Officer, and Alicia Murillo, Director of Institutional Research Anticipated Completion Date: Corrective action plan will be implemented by June 30, 2023. Corrective Action Plan: Management has hired a new Student Financial Services Director and is aware of the federal regulations surrounding enrollment information that must be reported to the NSLDS. Given the complexity of the reporting, management has established additional policies and procedures to address the errors related to enrollment reporting to the NSLDS in a timely and accurate manner.
Finding 90882 (2022-005)
Significant Deficiency 2022
Finding 2022-005 Special Tests and Provisions ? Enrollment Reporting Federal Agency Name: Department of Education Program Name: Student Financial Aid Cluster CFDA # 84.268 ? Federal Direct Student Loans CFDA # 84.063 ? Federal Pell Grant Program Finding Summary: During testing of enrollment reportin...
Finding 2022-005 Special Tests and Provisions ? Enrollment Reporting Federal Agency Name: Department of Education Program Name: Student Financial Aid Cluster CFDA # 84.268 ? Federal Direct Student Loans CFDA # 84.063 ? Federal Pell Grant Program Finding Summary: During testing of enrollment reporting, the following deficiencies were noted: ? 1 of 81 students was reported to NSDLS with incorrect effective dates. ? 3 of 81 students were reported to NSLDS with incorrect status changes. ? 9 of 81 students were reported to NSLDS with incorrect program begin dates. Responsible Individuals: Jessica Papa, Director of Financial Aid Corrective Action Plan: Management has noted the high error rate and taken steps to improve review of reporting student enrollment information to NSDLS. The external review planned for the Spring term will also address this high error rate. Anticipated Completion Date: Ongoing.
Finding 90881 (2022-004)
Significant Deficiency 2022
Finding 2022-004 Special Tests and Provisions ? Borrower Data Transmission and Reconciliation (Direct Loan) Significant Deficiency in Internal Controls over Compliance Federal Agency Name: Department of Education Program Name: Student Financial Aid Cluster CFDA # 84.268 ? Federal Direct Student Loan...
Finding 2022-004 Special Tests and Provisions ? Borrower Data Transmission and Reconciliation (Direct Loan) Significant Deficiency in Internal Controls over Compliance Federal Agency Name: Department of Education Program Name: Student Financial Aid Cluster CFDA # 84.268 ? Federal Direct Student Loans Finding Summary: When testing special tests and provisions related to COD, the following was noted: ? 9 of the 12 monthly SAS reconciliations were not completed by Presentation College. ? 1 of 60 students was incorrectly reported to COD as having received Title IV funds. Responsible Individuals: James (Rocky) Query, Interim CFO and Jessica Papa, Director of Financial Aid Corrective Action Plan: Management has identified an outside consultant with the appropriate expertise to review current monthly SAS reconciliation processes. Anticipated Completion Date: We anticipate this external review to be completed over the next several weeks with implementation of recommended changes made prior to the end of the Spring term.
Assistance Awarded Federal Agency Name: Department of Education Program Name: Student Financial Aid Cluster CFDA # 84.268 ? Federal Direct Student Loans CFDA # 84.063 ? Federal Pell Grant Program Finding Summary: During testing over the eligibility requirements, the following deficiencies were noted...
Assistance Awarded Federal Agency Name: Department of Education Program Name: Student Financial Aid Cluster CFDA # 84.268 ? Federal Direct Student Loans CFDA # 84.063 ? Federal Pell Grant Program Finding Summary: During testing over the eligibility requirements, the following deficiencies were noted: ? 2 of 60 students were not awarded the correct amount of Pell. Both students were under awarded for the Summer 2022 semester. ? 6 of 60 students were not awarded the correct amount of subsidized loans. 4 students were under awarded subsidized loans based on being packaged as the wrong year in school; 1 student was not given full amount of loan agreed to on packaging; and 1 student was over awarded subsidized loans as the student did not have financial need. ? 4 of 60 students were not awarded the correct amount of unsubsidized loans. 3 of the students were under awarded unsubsidized loans based on being packaged as the wrong year in school. 1 student was awarded an unsubsidized loan which was not credited to student account but was reported in the COD system. ? 1 of 60 students received subsidized/unsubsidized loans exceeding the aggregate limit. Student was over awarded subsidized loans in the 2021 fiscal year, and this was not properly corrected before 2022 aid was reported. Responsible Individuals: James (Rocky) Query, Interim CFO and Jessica Papa, Director of Financial Aid Corrective Action Plan: As described in management?s response to the prior finding, transition in the Financial Aid Office, combined with insufficient training for new staff and adequate support from external resources, contributed to a high error rate in calculation of the proper amount of aid for Pell, unsubsidized loans and subsidized loans. In response, management has redoubled efforts to improve the review of award calculations and intends to engage external resources to review award calculations for FY23. Anticipated Completion Date: The Financial Aid Office has made necessary corrections in all student accounts. Further, the Office has emphasized correct calculations of awards for both the Fall and Spring 2023 semester. Training has improved during the current fiscal year. External resources will be engaged within the next several weeks to further review the award process; proper calculation of drawdown and return of Title IV funds, and proper conduct of internal control processes including adequate monthly reconciliations of student accounts and Title IV drawdowns.
View Audit 79889 Questioned Costs: $1
Finding 88181 (2022-007)
Significant Deficiency 2022
Finding 2022-007 Special Tests and Provisions ? Disbursements to or on Behalf of Students ? Lack of Documentation for Disbursement Notices. Federal Agency Name: Department of Education Program Name: Student Financial Aid Cluster CFDA # 84.033 ? Federal Work Study Program CFDA # 84.268 ? Federal Dire...
Finding 2022-007 Special Tests and Provisions ? Disbursements to or on Behalf of Students ? Lack of Documentation for Disbursement Notices. Federal Agency Name: Department of Education Program Name: Student Financial Aid Cluster CFDA # 84.033 ? Federal Work Study Program CFDA # 84.268 ? Federal Direct Student Loans CFDA # 84.007 ? Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (FSEOG) CFDA # 84.063 ? Federal Pell Grant Program Finding Summary: During 2022, out of the total of 60 students tested, 9 students did not receive proper notification of the loan disbursement required under the CFR. Responsible Individuals: James (Rocky) Query, Interim CFO and Jessica Papa, Director of Financial Aid Corrective Action Plan: Management has initiated a review of its student notification process for loan disbursement. Corrective actions are planned for the Spring term. Anticipated Completion Date: Ongoing.
Finding 88180 (2022-006)
Significant Deficiency 2022
Finding 2022-006 Special Tests and Provisions ? Lack of Transfer Monitoring Federal Agency Name: Department of Education Program Name: Student Financial Aid Cluster CFDA # 84.033 ? Federal Work Study Program CFDA # 84.268 ? Federal Direct Student Loans CFDA # 84.007 ? Federal Supplemental Educationa...
Finding 2022-006 Special Tests and Provisions ? Lack of Transfer Monitoring Federal Agency Name: Department of Education Program Name: Student Financial Aid Cluster CFDA # 84.033 ? Federal Work Study Program CFDA # 84.268 ? Federal Direct Student Loans CFDA # 84.007 ? Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (FSEOG) CFDA # 84.063 ? Federal Pell Grant Program Finding Summary: During 2022, out of the total of 60 students tested, 3 students were not properly reported as being required to be monitored by NSLDS. Responsible Individuals: Jessica Papa, Director of Financial Aid Corrective Action Plan: Management has noted the error rate and taken steps to improve review of reporting student enrollment information to NSDLS. The external review planned for the Spring term will also address this error rate. Anticipated Completion Date: Ongoing.
Finding 88179 (2022-003)
Significant Deficiency 2022
Finding 2022-003 Special Tests and Provisions ? Return of Title IV Funds ? Calculation of the Amount of Title IV Assistance to be Returned, Timely Return of Funds Federal Agency Name: Department of Education Program Name: Student Financial Aid Cluster CFDA # 84.268 ? Federal Direct Student Loans CFD...
Finding 2022-003 Special Tests and Provisions ? Return of Title IV Funds ? Calculation of the Amount of Title IV Assistance to be Returned, Timely Return of Funds Federal Agency Name: Department of Education Program Name: Student Financial Aid Cluster CFDA # 84.268 ? Federal Direct Student Loans CFDA # 84.007 ? Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (FSEOG) CFDA # 84.063 ? Federal Pell Grant Program Finding Summary: During testing over return of Title IV funds, the following deficiencies were noted: ? 5 of 8 students? percentage completion rate were calculated incorrectly which resulted in 3 of the 8 students not having the correct amount of Title IV funds to be returned. ? 1 of 8 students did not return Title IV funds in the required time frame. Responsible Individuals: James (Rocky) Query, Interim CFO and Jessica Papa, Director of Financial Aid Corrective Action Plan: The Business Office and Financial Aid Office have examined the internal control processes to address shortcomings that have contributed to deficiencies in the calculation and return of Title IV funds. External review of internal controls during the Spring term may contribute to further corrective actions. All required corrections in student accounts noted in the findings have been made. Anticipated Completion Date: Review and corrective action ongoing.
Finding 2022-002 U.S. Department of Education Student Financial Assistance Cluster: Federal Direct Student Loans, Assistance Listing 84.268 Federal Pell Grant, Assistance Listing 84.063 Federal Work Study Program, Assistance Listing 84.033 Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grants, Assi...
Finding 2022-002 U.S. Department of Education Student Financial Assistance Cluster: Federal Direct Student Loans, Assistance Listing 84.268 Federal Pell Grant, Assistance Listing 84.063 Federal Work Study Program, Assistance Listing 84.033 Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grants, Assistance Listing 84.007 Teacher Education Assistance For College and Higher Education Grants, Assistance Listing 84.379 P268K220568, P063P210568, P033A212492, P007A212492, P379T220568 Special Test and Provisions ? Return of Title IV Funds Material Weakness in Internal Control over Compliance Finding Summary: In the current year, there was no evidence of an independent review over the return of Title IV calculations. Responsible Individuals: Maia Rowland, Student Financial Aid Director Corrective Action Plan: This issue will cease to exist in the future due to the acquisition of SNU by UNR. The acquisition of SNU by UNR was effective July 1, 2022. Anticipated Completion Date: This issue will cease to exist in the future due to the acquisition of SNU by UNR. The acquisition of SNU by UNR was effective July 1, 2022.
Management accepts the recommendation to request from students receiving federal financial assistance voluntary consent to participate in electronic transactions. The Corrective Action Plan is as follows: Effective December 1, 2022, the University added language to its NetID and other communicatio...
Management accepts the recommendation to request from students receiving federal financial assistance voluntary consent to participate in electronic transactions. The Corrective Action Plan is as follows: Effective December 1, 2022, the University added language to its NetID and other communication portals outlining the policy and obtaining a student?s consent for electronic transactions. 1. The Voluntary Consent for Electronic Transactions was added to our consumer information page. https://financialaid.rice.edu/forms-resources/consumer-information 2. The Voluntary Consent for Electronic Transactions was added to the https://mynetid.rice.edu/ page. Effective Date: December 1, 2022 Person responsible for implementation: Paul Negrete, Executive Director for University Financial Aid Services, 713-348-5905
Finding Number: 2022-002 Condition: Shawnee State University did not report student status changes timely and accurately for certain students who graduated or withdrew during the year. Planned Corrective Action: Prior to an enrollment report being uploaded to the National Student Clearinghouse, the ...
Finding Number: 2022-002 Condition: Shawnee State University did not report student status changes timely and accurately for certain students who graduated or withdrew during the year. Planned Corrective Action: Prior to an enrollment report being uploaded to the National Student Clearinghouse, the Recalculate Academic Record process in our student information system, currently J1, will be ran to identify any student registration records that may be stuck in a current status due to a mixed Repeat status. Those records will be corrected as needed. The office underwent major staffing changes, which caused a delay in submitting reports in a timelier manner. The staffing issues have been resolved and reports are uploaded on the scheduled submission date. Contact person responsible for corrective action: Tamara Sheets Anticipated Completion Date: 10/6/2022
Finding Number: 2022-001 Condition: The University did not return title IV funds to the Department of Education within the required time frame for certain students who required a return of funds and did not identify all students initially that required a return of title IV. Planned Corrective Action...
Finding Number: 2022-001 Condition: The University did not return title IV funds to the Department of Education within the required time frame for certain students who required a return of funds and did not identify all students initially that required a return of title IV. Planned Corrective Action: Upon notification of Finding No. 2021-003, a new R2T4 process was created for the Spring 2022 academic term. This process consists of a new report created to identify students who withdrew from all courses during each academic term. Once the R2T4 calculation is completed, the aid adjustment is made in the financial aid system and posted to the student's account the same day. The aid amounts are manually adjusted in COD. All errors related to finding No. 2022-001 are from Summer 2021 academic term and the Fall 2021 academic term. There were no errors in the audit sample for Spring 2022. The new process continues to be in place. Contact person responsible for corrective action: Nicole Neal Anticipated Completion Date: 10/6/2022
Corrective Action: New student information system has processes in place that will prevent over awarding/over payments, assisting reduce human error. Contact Person: Duane Valencia, Assistant Financial Vice President Completion Date: Began School year 22-23, ongoing
Corrective Action: New student information system has processes in place that will prevent over awarding/over payments, assisting reduce human error. Contact Person: Duane Valencia, Assistant Financial Vice President Completion Date: Began School year 22-23, ongoing
View Audit 65445 Questioned Costs: $1
Corrective Action: We have hired additional full-time staff who is being trained and will be overseeing the document requirements for student files. Contact Person: Duane Valencia, Assistant Financial Vice President Completion Date: In progress, staff hired Spring ?23. Currently in training, on...
Corrective Action: We have hired additional full-time staff who is being trained and will be overseeing the document requirements for student files. Contact Person: Duane Valencia, Assistant Financial Vice President Completion Date: In progress, staff hired Spring ?23. Currently in training, ongoing.
Enrollment Reporting to NSLDS Planned Corrective Action: The registrar?s office (RO) will begin using the Status Discrepancy report that is available in Anthology to identify conflicting information on a student-by-student basis. This report will help in resolving status discrepancies prior to sub...
Enrollment Reporting to NSLDS Planned Corrective Action: The registrar?s office (RO) will begin using the Status Discrepancy report that is available in Anthology to identify conflicting information on a student-by-student basis. This report will help in resolving status discrepancies prior to submitting the report to NSC. Once the Enrollment Report is submitted, the RO will promptly resolve any Error Resolution Reports received from NSC and submit corrections. The RO will continue to follow up with NSC on the status of data transmissions. Person Responsible for Corrective Action Plan: Sabrina Hopson Anticipated Date of Completion: July 2023
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education Federal Program: Student Financial Assistance Cluster AL Number: 84.063 Finding Number: 2022-001 Department?s Response: Management recognizes the finding in Pell disbursement reporting to the Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) System (OMB No. 1845-...
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education Federal Program: Student Financial Assistance Cluster AL Number: 84.063 Finding Number: 2022-001 Department?s Response: Management recognizes the finding in Pell disbursement reporting to the Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) System (OMB No. 1845-0039). The COVID-19 Pandemic has presented the financial aid office with unprecedented administrative challenges, and we continue our efforts to return to pre-pandemic norms. Management would like to acknowledge the deficiency did not result in ineligible payments to students nor required the college to return any Title IV funds. Planned Corrective Action: As recommended the financial aid office has implemented additional monitoring controls. Management will develop a process to perform secondary reviews of all Pell disbursements reporting prior to the COD reporting deadline, and the Associate Vice President for Financial Aid is now actively involved in ensuring timely reporting disbursements by reviewing monthly internal reports. Anticipated Completion Date: May 31, 2023 Name and title of responsible contact: If you have any questions, please contact De Rodrick Jonkins AVP for Financial Aid, Maryland Institute College of Art djonkins@mica.edu.
U.S. Department of Education 2022-002: Student Financial Assistance Cluster ? Student Eligibility and Awarding ? Assistance Listing Number: 84.268 Recommendation: We recommend the College to evaluate its procedures related to the manual input of information from the student loan request. Explanation...
U.S. Department of Education 2022-002: Student Financial Assistance Cluster ? Student Eligibility and Awarding ? Assistance Listing Number: 84.268 Recommendation: We recommend the College to evaluate its procedures related to the manual input of information from the student loan request. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: This issue was discovered during the audit process, and we performed the following activities in response: ? We consulted with the auditing team?s national resource about the proper way to correct this award. Implemented by August 2022. ? Following their guidance, we corrected the student?s awards so that the appropriate amount of sub and unsub were in place and then re-ran her R2T4 calculation to make sure everything was correct in our system and on COD. Implemented by September 2022 ? We conducted a review of our other Direct Loan awards, and found that this incident was an isolated manual mistake, not a systemic one. Implemented by August 2022 ? Although the person responsible for this error is no longer employed in the financial aid department, we have done training with the current Direct Loan coordinator to reduce the likelihood of this mistake in the future. Implemented by August 2022 ? We modified the Direct Loan procedure log to include a reminder about this regulation. Implemented by August 2022 Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Alysa Borelli, Dean of Enrollment and Student Services. Planned completion date for corrective action plan: The corrective action plan was implemented by September 2022.
View Audit 62600 Questioned Costs: $1
2022-002 Student Financial Assistance Cluster ? ALN 84.007/84.033/84.038/84.063/84.268/84.379 Recommendation: We recommend the University reviews outstanding checks regularly to ensure funds are returned to the Department of Education before 240 days of the original disbursement attempt. Explanation...
2022-002 Student Financial Assistance Cluster ? ALN 84.007/84.033/84.038/84.063/84.268/84.379 Recommendation: We recommend the University reviews outstanding checks regularly to ensure funds are returned to the Department of Education before 240 days of the original disbursement attempt. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: In the fall of 2021, the University changed banking relationships. Outstanding checks from the former bank were cancelled and a check was issued from the new bank. The reissuance of checks showed a flaw in our 240-day reconciliation tool which focused on the check date rather than the original disbursement date. This was an isolated issue and we have adjusted our 240-day review tool to calculate based on the original disbursement date. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: John Greentree, Controller Planned completion date for corrective action plan: Completed as of September 2022
Return of Title IV (R2T4) Calculations Planned Corrective Action: I met with our Registrar, our Brightspace Administrator, our Assistant Provost and a faculty member of our Data Science department to collaborate on how to properly identify and document online student?s attendance, participation, and...
Return of Title IV (R2T4) Calculations Planned Corrective Action: I met with our Registrar, our Brightspace Administrator, our Assistant Provost and a faculty member of our Data Science department to collaborate on how to properly identify and document online student?s attendance, participation, and activity. We have already crafted a report that captures this information and we will continue to add to this report and utilize it for the current year to determine any adjustments that need to be made to Federal Student Aid. We are meeting again this week to discuss and finalize this report and test it out repeatedly to ensure it captures the right information every time. Person Responsible for Corrective Action Plan: Andrea L Ruth, Director of Financial Aid Anticipated Date of Completion: 4/1/2023
Lack of Administrative Capability Planned Corrective Action: We have re-reviewed the COVID waivers and made the necessary notes and documentation in our records. Our office is actively recruiting an additional aid counselor to assist with the increased workload due to our significant jump in enrollm...
Lack of Administrative Capability Planned Corrective Action: We have re-reviewed the COVID waivers and made the necessary notes and documentation in our records. Our office is actively recruiting an additional aid counselor to assist with the increased workload due to our significant jump in enrollment (up 52% in the last two years). We are working with our Registrar, Assistant Provost, Brightspace Administrator, and IT to ensure our system is reporting the right information at the right time to the right departments. We have sought guidance from our Department of Education representative in Philadelphia to make sure we are interpreting regulations and guidelines appropriately. We have changed our policies for this upcoming 2023-2024 school year to not disburse any aid until after all of our terms for a given semester have passed their add/drop periods so we can ensure that each student has actively started their program, is continuing to be an active participant, and if not, that we take the necessary steps to adjust or cancel their aid appropriately. This is not something that we take lightly and are determined to correct these issues and take additional preventative measures so that they do not happen again. Person Responsible for Corrective Action Plan: Andrea L Ruth, Director of Financial Aid Anticipated Date of Completion: 4/1/2023
Finding 64467 (2022-001)
Significant Deficiency 2022
Corrective Action Plan Finding 2022-001 ? Special Tests and Provisions ? Enrollment Reporting Compliance and Internal Control (Significant Deficiency) University's response: We concur. Name of contact person responsible for corrective action: Linda Albanese, Vice President Enrollment Management C...
Corrective Action Plan Finding 2022-001 ? Special Tests and Provisions ? Enrollment Reporting Compliance and Internal Control (Significant Deficiency) University's response: We concur. Name of contact person responsible for corrective action: Linda Albanese, Vice President Enrollment Management Corrective action: In response to the Enrollment Reporting audit finding, Molloy University will continue to check the NSLDS homepage Announcement section multiple times per week for any notice that the Enrollment History Update page is functioning. We are also subscribed to email communications from Compliance & Data Ops Managing Director of the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) and the New York State Financial Aid Administrators (NYSFAAA). The re opening of the Enrollment History page will be announced through any of these venues or by electronic announcement from the Federal Student Aid (FSA) Office of the U.S. Department of Education. While Molloy certification dates are correct in our student information system, Jenzabar, the certification date in the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) prints as MM/DD/YYYY or the current date because the new website is not working properly. This is an NSLDS issue, and the University was advised not to make any changes in the site at this time. As per guidance from FSA, Molloy has retained copies of all announcements as documentation for audit purposes. These electronic announcements highlight the issues relating to the retirement of the old NSLDS website and the launch of the new website. Electronic announcements between June and November 2022 identified enrollment functionality issues. And the update to the November announcement reported the enrollment roster dissemination delay. The latest electronic announcement in January 2023 confirmed that colleges were not able to comply with enrollment reporting requirements. While Molloy continues to monitor all updates regarding the site, the University has also proactively reached out to the NSLDS Customer Service Center. In Case #221208 000270 the reply, dated December 8, 2022, confirmed that the errors reflected in NSLDS were not the fault of Molloy, but rather due to the issues with the NSLDS website. As soon as the suspension of the NSLDS Enrollment History Update functionality is lifted, Molloy will make the necessary updates. Proposed Completion Date: As soon as the suspension of the NSLDS Enrollment History Update functionality is lifted, Molloy University will make the necessary updates.
2022-001 Student Financial Aid Cluster ? Enrollment Reporting ? Various Recommendation: We recommend that each College review their existing procedures and controls and identify necessary changes needed to ensure timely reporting of student status changes to NSLDS as required by regulations. Foothil...
2022-001 Student Financial Aid Cluster ? Enrollment Reporting ? Various Recommendation: We recommend that each College review their existing procedures and controls and identify necessary changes needed to ensure timely reporting of student status changes to NSLDS as required by regulations. Foothill College Response Explanation of disagreement with finding: There is no disagreement with the finding and the Foothill College will resolve it. Action taken in response to finding: Using the samples from the findings as an example, the Dean of Enrollment Services will contact with National Student Clearinghouse Audit support and request a review of the data received from the College by 3/1/2023. If the issue is with our data, the College with work our technical support team and request a specialist from Ellucian ? Banner that supports the enrollment reporting process. If the issue is merely additional training needed on how to handle the error report file, then additional training will be requested for appropriate Admissions & Records staff for one-on-one training with the National Student Clearinghouse. Name of the contact person responsible for corrective action: Anthony Cervantes, Dean of Enrollment Services Planned completion date for corrective action plan: April 1, 2023. De Anza College Response Explanation of disagreement with finding: De Anza College has reported all five students in question within 30 days of their status change to the National Clearing House. However, the NCH failed to report to the NSLDS the change of status within 30 days after we correctly reported the change in enrollment. The College has provided proof of our reporting to the NCH, but because the students were not reported by the NCH in a timely manner, we are responsible to take actions to correct this process and make sure that the NCH is reporting on time and with right reports. Action taken in response to finding: The College can see some improvement in numbers of unreported or misreported student records from the NCH to the NSLDS. The Dean of Enrollment Services will continue working with the National Clearing House on the reporting process to avoid discrepancies and delays in the future. Name of the contact person responsible for corrective action: Nazy Galoyan, Dean of Enrollment Services Planned completion date for corrective action plan: June 2023.
Finding 62571 (2022-001)
Significant Deficiency 2022
Federal Program Title: Student Financial Assistance Cluster ALN: 84.007, 84.038, 84.063, 84.268, 84.379 Recommendation: We recommend the University update their R2T4 calculation process to eliminate the students that completed 49% of the payment period days in their modular classes. We also recomm...
Federal Program Title: Student Financial Assistance Cluster ALN: 84.007, 84.038, 84.063, 84.268, 84.379 Recommendation: We recommend the University update their R2T4 calculation process to eliminate the students that completed 49% of the payment period days in their modular classes. We also recommend the University review the calculation for automatic last date of attendance overrides. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action planned/taken in response to finding: The Financial Aid and Scholarships office has created the following workflow queries to systematically review R2T4 calculations for accuracy: 1) BFA_R2T4_MOD_ONLY_AUDIT_1 -- module-only students who have earned more that 49% and have an R2T4 calculation. 2) BFA_R2T4_MOD_ONLY_AUDIT_2 -- the percent earned on the Return TIV Session does not match the Pct. TIV Aid Earned on the Worksheet. 3) BFA_R2T4_MOD_ONLY_AUDIT_3 -- if there are two withdrawal dates, the latest is used in the worksheet. These queries will become part of the monthly workflows and alert management for additional review. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Kelley Christianson, Director of Financial Aid and Scholarships: kelleychristianson@boisestate.edu Planned completion date for corrective action plan: March 31, 2023
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