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Finding: Certain timecards within the Special Education Cluster, Assistance Listing #84.027, COVID-19 #84.027X and #84.173, were not properly approved prior to payment of the payroll expenditure. Response: Application used to accumulate time and attendance records does not contain embedded adminis...
Finding: Certain timecards within the Special Education Cluster, Assistance Listing #84.027, COVID-19 #84.027X and #84.173, were not properly approved prior to payment of the payroll expenditure. Response: Application used to accumulate time and attendance records does not contain embedded administrative programming and controls to ensure all time and attendance information is approved by the employee and supervisor prior to payroll preparation. Management is working with the software provider to develop and embed the appropriate administrative controls and procedures to provide automated processing. In the immediate term, management will, with the assistance of the software provider, develop and utilize a hard copy report of all time and attendance records for each pay period by employee, school and/or department. Prior to payroll preparation, all entries on the report will be reconciled and manual employee and supervisor approvals will be documented. Principals and Department Heads will receive training in proper procedures for timecard approval. Anticipated Completion Date: August 2023
Recommendation: Internal controls should be evaluated to ensure that bank reconciliations are being reviewed, payroll registers have proper approval, invoices are being approved by correct personnel, and credit card statements are being approved by correct personnel throughout the year. Action Tak...
Recommendation: Internal controls should be evaluated to ensure that bank reconciliations are being reviewed, payroll registers have proper approval, invoices are being approved by correct personnel, and credit card statements are being approved by correct personnel throughout the year. Action Taken: Management of Crisis Intervention Services, Inc is currently looking for outside consultation to help strengthen their internal control process. Anticipated Completion Date: June 30, 2022
Recommendation: Internal controls should be in place that provide reasonable assurance that the financial statements are properly reconciled each month. Action Taken: Management of Crisis Intervention Services, Inc will begin to have the Board look over an approve monthly reconciliations to ensur...
Recommendation: Internal controls should be in place that provide reasonable assurance that the financial statements are properly reconciled each month. Action Taken: Management of Crisis Intervention Services, Inc will begin to have the Board look over an approve monthly reconciliations to ensure they are reconciled properly and timely each month. Anticipated Completion Date: June 30, 2022
Finding 2022-002 Special Tests - Wage Rate Requirements CFDA 84.425 - Education Stabilization Fund ...
Finding 2022-002 Special Tests - Wage Rate Requirements CFDA 84.425 - Education Stabilization Fund Material Weakness in Internal Control over Compliance Finding Summary: During the course of the engagement, it was identified that the District did not ensure proper inclusion of prevailing wage rate clauses within construction contracts and also did not obtain proper support to ensure required certified payrolls were submitted in a timely fashion. Responsible Individual: Jackie Gapp, Business Manager Corrective Action Plan: It is recommended that management establish internal controls to follow all applicable requirements under Uniform Guidance and applicable CFR sections. Anticipated Completion Date: June 30, 2023
Finding 2022-004 Subrecipient Monitoring Finding Summary: Eide Bailly LLP noted the agreements between Lake Agassiz Education Cooperative did not contain language set forth in CFR 200.331 and no formal subrecipient monitoring procedures were being performed. Responsible Individuals: Scott Masten, Sp...
Finding 2022-004 Subrecipient Monitoring Finding Summary: Eide Bailly LLP noted the agreements between Lake Agassiz Education Cooperative did not contain language set forth in CFR 200.331 and no formal subrecipient monitoring procedures were being performed. Responsible Individuals: Scott Masten, Special Education Director Corrective Action Plan: Lake Agassiz Education Cooperative will update the language in their agreements with subrecipient districts to include language set forth in CFR 200.331. In addition, the Cooperative will implement subrecipient monitoring procedures. Anticipated Completion Date: Ongoing
Section III ? Federal Award Findings and Questioned Costs FINDING: 2022-003 CONTACT PERSON: Brad Willard, Chief Financial Officer brad.willard@kcsdschools.net CORRECTIVE ACTION: The District will ensure that procurement policies and internal control policies are followed when making purchases. The...
Section III ? Federal Award Findings and Questioned Costs FINDING: 2022-003 CONTACT PERSON: Brad Willard, Chief Financial Officer brad.willard@kcsdschools.net CORRECTIVE ACTION: The District will ensure that procurement policies and internal control policies are followed when making purchases. The District will also implement procedures to ensure that expenditures for substitute costs are related to a program approved FTE. PROPOSED COMPLETION DATE: December 15, 2022
Section III ? Federal Award Findings and Questioned Costs FINDING: 2022-002 CONTACT PERSON: Brad Willard, Chief Financial Officer brad.willard@kcsdschools.net CORRECTIVE ACTION: The District will improve upon its procedures and internal controls to ensure that all ESSER expenditures are allowable...
Section III ? Federal Award Findings and Questioned Costs FINDING: 2022-002 CONTACT PERSON: Brad Willard, Chief Financial Officer brad.willard@kcsdschools.net CORRECTIVE ACTION: The District will improve upon its procedures and internal controls to ensure that all ESSER expenditures are allowable and approved under the spending plan. PROPOSED COMPLETION DATE: December 15, 2022
Condition: The School District did not comply with the requirements of final reports by the due date set by ISBE. Plan: The District will monitor these filing requirements more closely when the filing deadline approaches. Anticipated Date of Completion: 6/30/2023. Name of Contact Person: Dr. Anita R...
Condition: The School District did not comply with the requirements of final reports by the due date set by ISBE. Plan: The District will monitor these filing requirements more closely when the filing deadline approaches. Anticipated Date of Completion: 6/30/2023. Name of Contact Person: Dr. Anita Rice, Superintendent. Management Response: The District will closely monitor upcoming grant filings while continuing to adhere to future reporting deadlines.
Federal Perkins Loans ? Assistance Listing No.: 84.038 Recommendation: We recommend that the University implement a procedure to ensure that all necessary MPNs are retained in accordance with the federal regulation. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the ...
Federal Perkins Loans ? Assistance Listing No.: 84.038 Recommendation: We recommend that the University implement a procedure to ensure that all necessary MPNs are retained in accordance with the federal regulation. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: All Perkins funds were audited in FY21 and we acknowledge that there are some files with missing MPNs. All the files have either been purchased from DOE or are currently receiving active payments. If payments do not remain current, we assign these loans to DOE after one year. There is no opportunity to recreate MPNs on these old loans, so no corrective action is possible. Name of the contact person responsible for corrective action: Michelle Hegarty, CFO Planned completion date for corrective action plan: December 2021
Student Financial Aid Cluster ? Assistance Listing No.: Various Recommendation: We recommend that the University review their policies surrounding federal grants and ensure a review process is in place to ensure that all necessary compliance requirements are met. Explanation of disagreement with a...
Student Financial Aid Cluster ? Assistance Listing No.: Various Recommendation: We recommend that the University review their policies surrounding federal grants and ensure a review process is in place to ensure that all necessary compliance requirements are met. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: The Registrar will be taking over all submissions going forward to ensure timely and accurate responses. Name of the contact person responsible for corrective action: Kris Ragozzino, Registrar Planned completion date for corrective action plan: May 1, 2023
Student Financial Aid Cluster ? Assistance Listing No.: Various Recommendation: We recommend reviewing the components of the enrollment roster file to ensure the correct effective date is reported correctly for both the "Campus Level" and "Program Level". Explanation of disagreement with audit fin...
Student Financial Aid Cluster ? Assistance Listing No.: Various Recommendation: We recommend reviewing the components of the enrollment roster file to ensure the correct effective date is reported correctly for both the "Campus Level" and "Program Level". Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: We report directly to the National Student Clearing house and rely on their punctuality in forwarding our report to NSLDS. On an institutional level, graduation processes have been modified to include secondary verification of graduate files. Monthly audits are performed to monitor report results. If errors are discovered during the audit, updates will be made to the report prior to sending to the National Student Clearinghouse and the report will be corrected. Lastly, when a new employee accidently makes an error, the staff is re-educated in student drop and withdrawal business rules to prevent further communication lapses regarding student enrollment. Name of the contact person responsible for corrective action: Kris Ragozzino, Registrar Planned completion date for corrective action plan: Already in place.
Corrective Action Completed. Management?s Response: Management agrees that the response to HUD occurred after the 5-day requirement. We intend to address any future REAC inspections within the 5-day requirement and have responded to REAC as of December 20, 2022.
Corrective Action Completed. Management?s Response: Management agrees that the response to HUD occurred after the 5-day requirement. We intend to address any future REAC inspections within the 5-day requirement and have responded to REAC as of December 20, 2022.
FINDING 2022-008 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Whitney Dixon, Treasurer Contact Phone Number: 574-533-8631 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: Vendor claims with supporting documentation will be retained by the busines...
FINDING 2022-008 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Whitney Dixon, Treasurer Contact Phone Number: 574-533-8631 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: Vendor claims with supporting documentation will be retained by the business office. Requests for reimbursements including supporting documentation, including financial and programmatic records, will be retained to verify allowable activities or costs. Anticipated Completion Date: May 2023
FINDING 2022-010 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Whitney Dixon, Treasurer Contact Phone Number: 574-533-8631 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: The Governors Emergency Education Relief (GEER) period of performance has e...
FINDING 2022-010 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Whitney Dixon, Treasurer Contact Phone Number: 574-533-8631 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: The Governors Emergency Education Relief (GEER) period of performance has expired. As a result, no corrective action can be made regarding the GEER grant. For future grants, the business office will calculate the equitable share for each non-public school. If IDOE provides any assistance with the calculation, GCS will verify the calculation and retain documentation to support the equitable share calculation. Anticipated Completion Date: May 2023
FINDING 2022-009 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Whitney Dixon, Treasurer Contact Phone Number: 574-533-8631 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: Documentation to support reporting data will be prepared by the business of...
FINDING 2022-009 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Whitney Dixon, Treasurer Contact Phone Number: 574-533-8631 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: Documentation to support reporting data will be prepared by the business office. Full-time equivalent positions will be reviewed by the Human Resources department to ensure that the FTE positions reported are accurate. This will be signed by the preparer, Human Resources, and the program administrator. All ledger expenditures will be included in any report requirement. The prepared report and supporting documentation will be reviewed and approved by Assistant Superintendent, Tracey Noe. Anticipated Completion Date: May 2023
FINDING 2022-011 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Whitney Dixon, Treasurer, Samantha Todd, Grants Manager, and Christopher Dixon, Director of Nutrition Contact Phone Number: 574-533-8631 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan...
FINDING 2022-011 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Whitney Dixon, Treasurer, Samantha Todd, Grants Manager, and Christopher Dixon, Director of Nutrition Contact Phone Number: 574-533-8631 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: Eligibility ? Real Time Reports During the October Pupil Enrollment process, the student roster will be pulled from Data Exchange (DEX). The student data will be pulled from the food service software. This data will be compared and digitally signed by building principals. Student socioeconomic status will be reviewed and verified by the food service manager or designee. The reviewed and verified PE report will be digitally reviewed and signed by the CFO and Superintendent. Eligibility ? Direct Certifications/Income Applications Monthly the grants manager completes the DC download and imports the data into the school nutrition software. Once completed, the Director of School Nutrition verifies the information and signs the download document that is saved on the districts network. This control was implemented in March 2023. Participation of Private School Children Participation is determined by a process that includes standardized test scores and teacher input to determine what services are required. Test scores are provided at the beginning of the year, middle of the year, and end of the year to monitor and adjust accordingly the services that are required. Assistant Superintendent, Tracey Noe will review and sign the participation list and approve services at the nonpublic schools. This process will be implemented during the 2023-24 grant cycle. Anticipated Completion Date: October 2023, March 2023 and July 2023, respectively.
FINDING 2022-007 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Whitney Dixon, Treasurer Contact Phone Number: 574-533-8631 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: Requests for Reimbursements including supporting documentation, including f...
FINDING 2022-007 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Whitney Dixon, Treasurer Contact Phone Number: 574-533-8631 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: Requests for Reimbursements including supporting documentation, including financial and programmatic records, will be retained for a period no less than three years from the date of submission of the final expenditure report. Reimbursement Requests will be accompanied by supporting documentation to ensure expenditures are from the correct fund. Anticipated Completion Date: May 2023
FINDING 2022-006 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Whitney Dixon, Treasurer Contact Phone Number: 574-533-8631 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CEIS): This finding is no longer ap...
FINDING 2022-006 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Whitney Dixon, Treasurer Contact Phone Number: 574-533-8631 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CEIS): This finding is no longer applicable. If GCS is identified with significant disproportionality and CEIS does apply, in the future, GCS will ensure that exactly 15% of our total 611 and 619 allocation on CEIS expenses. Documentation to support expenses and submitted monitoring reports will be retained by the business office. Non-Public Proportionate Share: Supporting documentation will be provided at the time of submission of any reports. Documentation will be retained by the business office. All expenditures will be reviewed and monitored by the business office to ensure that GCS will spend the required amount. All budgeted earmarked line items for items such as non-public schools will be entered into the financial software as individual line items in order to properly expense and reimburse earmarked funds. Anticipated Completion Date: May 2023
FINDING 2022-005 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Whitney Dixon, Treasurer Contact Phone Number: 574-533-8631 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: Cash Management Requests for reimbursement will not be submitted until the ...
FINDING 2022-005 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Whitney Dixon, Treasurer Contact Phone Number: 574-533-8631 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: Cash Management Requests for reimbursement will not be submitted until the Treasurer has attached the supporting documentation from the financial software system (member schools will provide documentation). The documentation will be reviewed and approved by the Executive Director of ECSEC prior to submission to the Treasurer. The reimbursement request will require an approval signature from the Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer prior to submittal. Completed as of: May 2023
FINDING 2022-004 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Christopher Dixon, Director of Nutrition and Sheryl Graves, Purchasing Specialist Contact Phone Number: 574-533-8631 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Micro-Purchases The School Corporation will document the ...
FINDING 2022-004 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Christopher Dixon, Director of Nutrition and Sheryl Graves, Purchasing Specialist Contact Phone Number: 574-533-8631 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Micro-Purchases The School Corporation will document the review/oversight of disbursements from program funds prior to payment. Claims will be prepared and reviewed by Christopher Dixon, Director of Nutrition, or designee, and submitted to the Accounts Payable Specialist for payment. Claims will be initialed or signed demonstrating approval of disbursements. Accounts Payable Specialist will enter claims into the financial software and pays claims after approval by the Chief Financial Officer and School Board. Documentation for claims will be kept in the business office. Small Purchases For Small Purchases, the School Corporation will obtain 3 quotes. Documentation of the 3 quotes are kept within the financial software system or electronically. For purchases about $50,000, GCS will enter into a contract with the vendor, after verifying that the vendor is not suspended or disbarred on SAM.gov. The contract will be electronically maintained by the Purchasing Specialist and uploaded to Gateway. Exceeds Simplified Acquisitions Signed and approved contracts will be maintained and filed electronically by the Purchasing Specialist. Suspension and Debarment All contracts will include documentation from SAM.gov that the vendor has not been suspended or disbarred. Anticipated Completion Date: April 2023
FINDING 2022-003 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Christopher Dixon, Director of Nutrition Contact Phone Number: 574-533-8631 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: The School Corporation will document the review/oversight o...
FINDING 2022-003 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Christopher Dixon, Director of Nutrition Contact Phone Number: 574-533-8631 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: The School Corporation will document the review/oversight of disbursements from program funds prior to payment. Claims will be prepared and reviewed by Christopher Dixon, Director of Nutrition, or designee, and submitted to the Accounts Payable Specialist for payment. Claims will be initialed or signed demonstrating approval of disbursements. Accounts Payable Specialist enters claims into the financial software and pays claims after approval by the Chief Financial Officer and School Board. Documentation for claims will be kept in the business office. GCS will obtain prior written approval from IDOE and approval documents will be maintained by the Director of Nutrition. Assistant Superintendent, Dr. Barry Younhans, retired from GCS in July 2022. This corrected the finding. To ensure compliance, the payroll distribution report is reviewed and signed by the Treasurer and applicable program administrators prior to the completion of payroll by the payroll specialist. The report is reviewed to verify that employees are paid out of the correct accounting line. This process was implemented in December 2022. Anticipated Completion Date: April 2023 INDIANA STATE
View Audit 45028 Questioned Costs: $1
Statement of condition #2022-001: The Corporation did not make one reserve for replacements deposit during the year ended June 30, 2022. Recommendation: Management should transfer $1,508 from the security deposit cash account to the reserve for replacements fund. Action(s) Taken or Planned on the ...
Statement of condition #2022-001: The Corporation did not make one reserve for replacements deposit during the year ended June 30, 2022. Recommendation: Management should transfer $1,508 from the security deposit cash account to the reserve for replacements fund. Action(s) Taken or Planned on the Finding: On July 1, 2022, management transferred $1,508 from the security deposit cash account to the reserve for replacements fund.
View Audit 48262 Questioned Costs: $1
Finding Number Planned Corrective Action Anticipated Completion Date Responsible Contact Person 2022-001 Management is working on requesting HUD to waive the funding requirements. 12/31/2022 Marizza Bautista-Ong
Finding Number Planned Corrective Action Anticipated Completion Date Responsible Contact Person 2022-001 Management is working on requesting HUD to waive the funding requirements. 12/31/2022 Marizza Bautista-Ong
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN - FINDING 2022-001 We have prepared the accompanying corrective action plan as required by the standards applicable to the financial audit contained in Government Auditing Standards and by the audit requirements of Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Adm...
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN - FINDING 2022-001 We have prepared the accompanying corrective action plan as required by the standards applicable to the financial audit contained in Government Auditing Standards and by the audit requirements of Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). CFDA Number 84.041 Program Title Impact Aid Federal Agency U.S. Department of Education Condition The District did not retain documentation sufficient to determine the Davis-Bacon compliance clause was included in advertised specifications for two construction projects paid with federal Impact Aid funds. Corrective Action Plan The District has implemented a review of all construction bids funded with federal Impact Aid funds to ensure that the bid notifications include a clause that the contractors will have to be in compliance with the Davis-Bacon Act. District Contact Leah Begay, Business Manager Completion Date March 24, 2023
Finding 2022-003 Procurement, Suspension, and Debarment Material Noncompliance and Material Weakness in Internal Control over Compliance Federal Agency Name: Department of Agriculture Program Name: Child Nutrition Cluster CFDA Number: 10.553/10.555/10.555C/10.555S/10.559 Finding Summary: Eide ...
Finding 2022-003 Procurement, Suspension, and Debarment Material Noncompliance and Material Weakness in Internal Control over Compliance Federal Agency Name: Department of Agriculture Program Name: Child Nutrition Cluster CFDA Number: 10.553/10.555/10.555C/10.555S/10.559 Finding Summary: Eide Bailly LLP identified that the requirements of 2 CFR 200.317 through 2 CFR 200.327 were not satisfied, and the grant requirements for the procurement of food service related services were not followed. Responsible Individuals: Dr. Cory Steiner, Superintendent Corrective Action Plan: The District will review the requirements of 2 CFR 200.317 through 2 CFR 200.327 and grant provisions to ensure that all requirements are met for future periods. Anticipated Completion Date: June 30, 2023
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