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Child Nutrition Cluster – Assistance Listing No. 10.553 and 10.555 Recommendation: The auditors recommend that the District review its internal controls and implement a procedure to ensure all reports required under the grant have a designated reviewer that is different from the individual responsib...
Child Nutrition Cluster – Assistance Listing No. 10.553 and 10.555 Recommendation: The auditors recommend that the District review its internal controls and implement a procedure to ensure all reports required under the grant have a designated reviewer that is different from the individual responsible for preparing, even when there are gaps of coverage in preparer and reviewer positions, and that the review and approval happens prior to submitting the reports to the granting agency. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: The District acknowledges the oversight in the separation of duties for preparation and reviewing of reports. Corrective measures have been implemented to require assignment of a preparer different from the approver before finalizing the report. The procedures for submitting monthly claims have been updated to include submitting the report to the Finance Director for review and approval prior to submission. The Finance Director has added a monthly calendar reminder to review claim submission reports as part of the internal control process. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Steven Van Wyhe Planned completion date for corrective action plan: Immediately
This finding is due to the District not having the proper controls in place to prevent, detect, or correct an incorrect monthly meal claim. The month that had the incorrect meal claim had an incorrect subtotal of meals disbursed which resulted in the meal claim being submitted for less than it shoul...
This finding is due to the District not having the proper controls in place to prevent, detect, or correct an incorrect monthly meal claim. The month that had the incorrect meal claim had an incorrect subtotal of meals disbursed which resulted in the meal claim being submitted for less than it should have been. There is a chance that the claim was done for the correct amount, but the supporting documentation shows that the District claimed less than they were allowed to. The District is going to ensure that all totals are subtotaled correctly in the future and double checked before the claim request is made. The persons responsible for the corrective action are Jack Ledford, the Food Service Director and Katrina Bontekoe, the Business Manager. The anticipated completion date of the corrective action plan is immediate. The plan for monitoring adherence is the Food Service Director will ensure that funds requested for meal reimbursements agree to total meals served.
2025-005 – Medicaid – Allowable Activities and Costs The District is aware of the student’s receiving benefits need to have their billed services included in their IEPs. Responsible Officials – Beth Munson, Director of Business Services and Lisa Blochwitz, Director of Student Services Anticipated Co...
2025-005 – Medicaid – Allowable Activities and Costs The District is aware of the student’s receiving benefits need to have their billed services included in their IEPs. Responsible Officials – Beth Munson, Director of Business Services and Lisa Blochwitz, Director of Student Services Anticipated Completion Date – The District intends to work towards resolving this finding for the following year.
Pathways executive management team will provide at least quarterly trainings on any changes in state of federal funding guidance and ensure implementation of this guidance is clear through regular contact with state and federal agencies.
Pathways executive management team will provide at least quarterly trainings on any changes in state of federal funding guidance and ensure implementation of this guidance is clear through regular contact with state and federal agencies.
Suspension and Debarment Special Education Cluster (Special Education – Grants to States and Special Education – Preschool Grants) Assistance Listing No. 84.027 and 84.173 Recommendation: Auditors recommend the District revise its policies and procedures to ensure that documentation as to the date o...
Suspension and Debarment Special Education Cluster (Special Education – Grants to States and Special Education – Preschool Grants) Assistance Listing No. 84.027 and 84.173 Recommendation: Auditors recommend the District revise its policies and procedures to ensure that documentation as to the date of the review of suspension and debarment status is maintained with the procurement history of each transaction that requires such a search. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: The District changed all the requisition/PO groups and any po that comes in for approval over the $25,000 threshold will go to the purchasing department first. The purchasing department will verify the vendor and attach the documentation to the purchase order. The purchase order can then go through the approval process. This process will eliminate any contracts/purchases to go through without being verified first. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Michael Kurtz Planned completion date for corrective action plan: December 4, 2025
Corrective Action Plan Finding: Grant Form Federal Financial Form Timeliness and Review Process Corrective Action: Constellation Quality Health is strengthening its process for preparing and submitting the annual Federal Financial Report (FFR) to ensure timely submission and appropriate review prior...
Corrective Action Plan Finding: Grant Form Federal Financial Form Timeliness and Review Process Corrective Action: Constellation Quality Health is strengthening its process for preparing and submitting the annual Federal Financial Report (FFR) to ensure timely submission and appropriate review prior to filing. A formal review procedure has been established requiring that the FFR be prepared by the Director of Finance and reviewed by the Chief Financial Officer prior to submission. The reviewer will verify the accuracy of reported expenditures, confirm reconciliation to the general ledger, and document approval through a signed review checklist. Additionally, a grant reporting calendar will be maintained to track submission deadlines. The calendar includes reminders at least 20 days prior to each due date to prevent delays in filing, as well as reminders to verify post-filing approval by the agency. This corrective action will be implemented no later than November 5, 2025. Cheryl Powell, Director of Finance Kenneth McCosh, Chief Financial Officer
Condition: The College did not accurately timely and accurately complete refund calculations for 1 out of 4 students (25%) tested. We consider this finding to be a significant deficiency in relation to the Special Tests and Provisions compliance requirement and is a repeat finding shown in Section I...
Condition: The College did not accurately timely and accurately complete refund calculations for 1 out of 4 students (25%) tested. We consider this finding to be a significant deficiency in relation to the Special Tests and Provisions compliance requirement and is a repeat finding shown in Section IV of this report as prior year finding 2024-005. Corrective Action Plan: Cynthia Lawrence in the Business Office will conduct a secondary full review of each R2T4 form completed by Hannah Masters, the student’s account statement and balance in Jenzabar, the withdrawal form supplied by the Registrar, the withdrawal date reported in Jenzabar by the Registrar, and any last date of attendance documentation provided by faculty or the Registrar. If any discrepancies are identified, Cynthia will notify both Hannah Masters and the Registrar’s team by email, outlining the issue. Once corrections are submitted, Cynthia will review the updated materials to ensure accuracy and compliance. Responsible Person for Correction Action Plan: Hannah Masters, Executive Director of Financial Aid and Student Accounts Cynthia Lawrence, Accounts Receivable / Staff Accountant Implementation Date for Corrective Action Plan: October 15, 2025
Condition: During our testing of thirty-seven student files, we noted two individuals (5.4%) that were not properly awarded Direct Loans. Corrective Action Plan: Twice each Fall and Spring semester, Hannah Masters will request an updated report of enrolled student year status from the Registrar, Cha...
Condition: During our testing of thirty-seven student files, we noted two individuals (5.4%) that were not properly awarded Direct Loans. Corrective Action Plan: Twice each Fall and Spring semester, Hannah Masters will request an updated report of enrolled student year status from the Registrar, Chayna Penney. She will compare these statuses to the year-in-school information reported by students on their FAFSA, which is housed in the PowerFAIDS software. If any discrepancies are identified, Hannah will submit a FAFSA correction on behalf of the student, import the correction into PowerFAIDS, and review and recalculate the student’s financial aid. The student will then be repackaged appropriately, and an updated aid offer will be generated. Finally, Hannah will notify the student by email regarding the changes made to their account and will connect them with the Business Office and Registrar’s Office for any additional follow-up. This process was completed on October 1, 2025, for the Fall 2025 term, and a second review for Fall 2025 is scheduled for December 1, 2025. Responsible Person for Correction Action Plan: Hannah Masters, Executive Director of Financial Aid Chayna Penney, Registrar Implementation Date for Corrective Action Plan: October 01, 2025
Contact Person: Cheryl Adler View of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: Management is implementing the following corrective actions to address the finding: 1. Kick-Off Meetings: For all new funding agreements, management will hold a kick-off meeting with key management and program ...
Contact Person: Cheryl Adler View of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: Management is implementing the following corrective actions to address the finding: 1. Kick-Off Meetings: For all new funding agreements, management will hold a kick-off meeting with key management and program personnel to review the grant agreement and organizational obligations, including reporting requirements. 2. Designation of Backup Personnel: A secondary individual will be assigned as backup for reporting responsibilities to ensure continuity when the primary individual is unavailable. 3. Reporting Calendar and Alerts: A shared reporting calendar with automated reminders has been established to notify responsible staff of upcoming deadlines at least two weeks in advance. 4. Cross-Training: Key program and finance team members will be cross-trained on the reporting process to ensure familiarity and readiness to step in if needed. Anticipated Completion Date: December 31, 2025.
Corrective Action Plan for Federal Award Audit Finding 2025-001 Finding Title: Allowable Costs/Cost Principles – Improper expenditure recognition Federal Program: Title II, Part A, Teacher & Principal Training and Recruiting Assistant Listing Number: 84.367A Federal Agency Name: U.S. Department of E...
Corrective Action Plan for Federal Award Audit Finding 2025-001 Finding Title: Allowable Costs/Cost Principles – Improper expenditure recognition Federal Program: Title II, Part A, Teacher & Principal Training and Recruiting Assistant Listing Number: 84.367A Federal Agency Name: U.S. Department of Education Passed-Through Agency Name: Texas Department of Education Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance Description of Corrective Action The District acknowledges the internal control system did not timely detect the improper recognition of expenditures in the incorrect fiscal period. It is important to emphasize that the expenditures identified were ultimately removed from the current year activity and were excluded from the year-end reimbursement request. The District commits to strengthening its year-end closing procedures and providing comprehensive training to address the noted deficiency in monitoring and review. The following actions will be taken: Mandatory Staff Training on Expenditure Cut-off and Accruals The District will develop and implement mandatory, targeted training for all personnel responsible for processing, recording, reconciling, and reviewing federal grant expenditures, with a specific focus on year-end cut-off procedures and proper expense recognition (accruals versus prepaid expenses). Implementation of Formal Grant Expenditure Cut-off Review Procedure A formalized closing procedure will be implemented for all federal awards, ensuring a mandatory, documented review of expenditures and payables near the fiscal year-end. Persons Responsible Timothy Momanyi, Chief Financial Officer Thania Gonzalez, Assistant Superintendent of Business and Finance Anticipated Completion Date The initial staff training will occur by May 31, 2026. The full implementation of the new procedures, with documented adherence by all responsible staff, will be complete by June 30, 2026, ensuring the new controls are fully operational before the close of the 2025-2026 fiscal year.
We concur with the observations and recommendations as placed forth by our auditors – KCM. In addition to staff turnover, there was also USDA Account Executive turnover. We had reached out to alert the new Account Executive, Marijane Gunter, we would be delayed and are currently working on getting t...
We concur with the observations and recommendations as placed forth by our auditors – KCM. In addition to staff turnover, there was also USDA Account Executive turnover. We had reached out to alert the new Account Executive, Marijane Gunter, we would be delayed and are currently working on getting the appropriate forms filed.
Finding 2025-002: Student Financial Aid Cluster – Reporting View of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: Root Cause Errors occurred because the data file transmitted from Anthology to COD did not consistently include the correct student information. It is not yet clear whether the is...
Finding 2025-002: Student Financial Aid Cluster – Reporting View of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: Root Cause Errors occurred because the data file transmitted from Anthology to COD did not consistently include the correct student information. It is not yet clear whether the issue arises from configuration problems, system design limitations, or both. Planned Corrective Action and Responsible Officials • Procedure review and update. The Financial Aid Office will review and revise procedures to ensure accurate, timely, and complete reporting to COD, including pre-submission and post-submission checks. • System-to-COD file analysis with Anthology. In partnership with Anthology's support and managed services teams, the College will: o o o Analyze how COD reporting files are created within Anthology. Identify why certain student data elements are not being transmitted correctly. Implement configuration changes or other system-level fixes to ensure accurate and complete reporting. • Enhanced manual validation until issues are resolved. If the file creation process is determined to be working "as designed" but still does not meet regulatory expectations, Financial Aid staff will perform manual review and correction of COD files prior to submission, and will monitor error and rejection reports from COD for follow-up. As with Finding 2025-001, the Vice President for Student Affairs and the Director of Financial Aid share responsibility for ensuring these corrective actions are implemented and sustained commencing on the date set forth above.
Finding 2025-001: Student Financial Aid Cluster – Eligibility View of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: Root Cause Shortcomings in the Anthology cost-of-attendance and auto-packaging/repackaging logic prevented consistent, accurate calculations based on enrollment level and other ...
Finding 2025-001: Student Financial Aid Cluster – Eligibility View of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: Root Cause Shortcomings in the Anthology cost-of-attendance and auto-packaging/repackaging logic prevented consistent, accurate calculations based on enrollment level and other eligibility factors. These gaps increased the amount of manual intervention required by Financial Aid staff and contributed to human error. Planned Corrective Action and Responsible Officials • Policy and procedure updates. The Financial Aid Office will review and revise policies and procedures to ensure that the calculation of cost of attendance and awarding of aid are fully aligned with federal regulations and institutional policy. • System configuration and process review with Anthology. Working with Anthology's support and managed services teams, the College will: o Analyze the current cost-of-attendance component and related packaging logic. o Re-configure system settings or implement automated workarounds to ensure that: ■ Cost of attendance is calculated correctly based on enrollment level and other required factors. ■ Auto-packaging and repackaging correctly award and adjust aid when a student's enrollment level or other eligibility factors change. Strengthened manual review until system stability is confirmed. Despite vendor assurances that the product would reduce manual effort, two levels of Financial Aid staff will manually review students' cost-of-attendance calculations and awards each term until the SIS demonstrates consistent accuracy over multiple audit cycles. Commencing on the date set forth above, the Vice President for Student Affairs, in coordination with the Director of Financial Aid, will oversee implementation of the above corrective actions and report progress to the President and the Board.
Management will work with the fiscal agent to strengthen controls by ensuring more than one employee is involved in processing and recording cash transactions. In addition, management will provide board oversight thorugh periodic review of financial activity.
Management will work with the fiscal agent to strengthen controls by ensuring more than one employee is involved in processing and recording cash transactions. In addition, management will provide board oversight thorugh periodic review of financial activity.
Management will work with the fiscal gaent ot create and maintain a separate general ledger.
Management will work with the fiscal gaent ot create and maintain a separate general ledger.
Views of Responsible Officials and Corrective Action Plan The District submits the file with the required enrollment information to the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) two weeks after the start of each term and subsequently on a monthly basis. Part of the reporting process includes running SFRT...
Views of Responsible Officials and Corrective Action Plan The District submits the file with the required enrollment information to the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) two weeks after the start of each term and subsequently on a monthly basis. Part of the reporting process includes running SFRTMST, a baseline process in Ellucian Banner, the District’s Enterprise Resource Planning system, to calculate or update a student’s enrollment time status, which is the date when a change occurred in the enrollment of a student due to either registering in a class(es) or withdrawing from a class(es). The enrollment time status date is included in the enrollment file submitted to NSC. NSC then submits the enrollment information to the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS). The discrepancy identified for the nine students was between a withdrawal date in Banner versus the enrollment time status date reported to NSC/NSLDS, which was the Banner calculated date. Because of the timing of when the SFRTMST process was ran, some students’ enrollment time status date did not match the registration activity date/enrollment effective date in Banner. After conducting research using the Ellucian Customer Center, the District identified a resolution to address this issue and has already implemented it for Fall 2025. To ensure that the students’ enrollment time status date reported to NSC/NSLDS matches the students’ effective date of their registration activity in Banner, the District activated the Calculate Time Status (Indicator) in SOATERM, a Banner setup, for Fall 2025 and will do so for all terms moving forward. Per Ellucian, when this indicator is set to “Y” a dynamic time status calculation will take place. The District verified that this process works. The issue has been resolved. In addition, the dates for the nine students were corrected in NSLDS. It is important to note that this issue has had no financial impact on the District. The students have been disbursed the correct amount of financial aid. The calculation of financial aid to be disbursed is not based on the enrollment dates reported to NSC and NSLDS.
Condition: The School District's controls did not prevent, or detect and correct in a timely manner, duplicative costs charged to the grant. Planned Corrective Action: The District annually processes thousands of supplemental payments for Home Visits. The audit found only 5 individual payments were ...
Condition: The School District's controls did not prevent, or detect and correct in a timely manner, duplicative costs charged to the grant. Planned Corrective Action: The District annually processes thousands of supplemental payments for Home Visits. The audit found only 5 individual payments were duplicated. The duplication was caused by human error during an internal staff transition within the Family and Community Engagement (FACE) department. This led the new manager to incorrectly report employee home visit logs twice. The FACE team will add internal controls during staff transitions to ensure documentation is not duplicated. Contact person responsible for corrective action: Jeremy Vidito, CFO Anticipated Completion Date: January 1, 2026
Condition: Costs charged to ALN 97.036 – Disaster Grants: Public Assistance were also charged to ALN 84.425 - Education Stabilization Fund (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief - "ESSER") in prior fiscal years, indicating potential duplication of expenditures across federal programs. Pla...
Condition: Costs charged to ALN 97.036 – Disaster Grants: Public Assistance were also charged to ALN 84.425 - Education Stabilization Fund (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief - "ESSER") in prior fiscal years, indicating potential duplication of expenditures across federal programs. Planned Corrective Action: The District applied for reimbursement of potentially eligible COVID expenditures in 2022. Per an April 5, 2022 FEMA memo “FEMA Continues Funding to Support the Safe Operations of Schools”, school districts could apply for reimbursement for ESSER funded expenditures, and then upon approval of application shift the funds to general fund. “Schools and school districts may utilize FEMA Public Assistance to receive full reimbursement for costs for the purposes above. Schools and districts may also use Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funding from the U.S. Department of Education as a way to provide the up-front cost for the above health and safety measures, and later seek reimbursement through the FEMA Public Assistance process. For example, a local education agency (LEA) may use ESSER funds for costs that may ultimately be covered by FEMA; however, once it receives funds from FEMA for those costs, it must reimburse the ESSER grant account.” FEMA provided District award notification for COVID testing in December 2024 and January 2025, by this time the ESSER grant had closed on September 30, 2024 and the final expenditure reports for ESSER had been submitted to MDE in November 2024. Therefore the District could not complete the allowable general fund swaps. The District notified Michigan Department of Education and Michigan State Police of the timing issue. Upon request from MI State Police, the District provided documentation that available general funds were available to conduct the swaps if the FEMA approval had been received in a timely manner. Contact person responsible for corrective action: Jeremy Vidito, CFO Anticipated Completion Date: Requested documentation was submitted to Michigan State Police on November 7, 2025
2025-001 REPORTING Type of Finding: Noncompliance (Other Matter), significant deficiency in internal control Condition/Context: The District did not accurately support the student counts reported within it’s impact aid application for student enrollment Criteria: Section 7003 (OMB No. 1810-0687) Eac...
2025-001 REPORTING Type of Finding: Noncompliance (Other Matter), significant deficiency in internal control Condition/Context: The District did not accurately support the student counts reported within it’s impact aid application for student enrollment Criteria: Section 7003 (OMB No. 1810-0687) Each year an LEA must submit this application, which provides the following information: counts of federally connected children in various categories, membership and average daily attendance data, and information on expenditures for children with disabilities. Effect: The District was not in compliance with the reporting requirement. The application noted a student count of 1,055, and the support provided denoted a student count of 1,062. Cause: The District did not have the adequate review procedures in place to ensure that student enrollment were accurately reported and verified. Corrective Action Plan: Management has developed procedures to ensure student enrollment data is maintained to support accurate reporting, and the data is reviewed and approved. Planned completion date for corrective action plan: For the period ending June 30, 2025. Name of the contact person responsible for corrective action: Clementina Carlyle, SFO, Chief Financial Officer
Condition: The fiscal year 2025 schedule of federal expenditures of federal awards (SEFA) that was initially provided to the auditors included payroll and fringe expenses that were incorrectly coded to the grant. Planned Corrective Action: The Agency agrees with the recommendations above and will im...
Condition: The fiscal year 2025 schedule of federal expenditures of federal awards (SEFA) that was initially provided to the auditors included payroll and fringe expenses that were incorrectly coded to the grant. Planned Corrective Action: The Agency agrees with the recommendations above and will implement a process to ensure that a reconciliation of the listing of grant eligible employees to those employees that were being coded to the Special Education Cluster in the general ledger is performed. Contact person responsible for corrective action: Emily Herbert, Director of Business and Finance Anticipated Completion Date: June 30, 2026
The District agrees with the finding and will implement a system of internal control to properly document the time and effort that is charged to the grant. The District has contracted with the intermediate school district to provide business services and ensure the documentation is obtained for time...
The District agrees with the finding and will implement a system of internal control to properly document the time and effort that is charged to the grant. The District has contracted with the intermediate school district to provide business services and ensure the documentation is obtained for time and effort.
The Superintendent will thoroughly review and approve quarterly 'historical expenditure reports" and supporting documentation on a regular basis prior to electronic submissions. Reviews will encompass a search for adjustments and duplicate classifications, and a determination of reasonable vendors, ...
The Superintendent will thoroughly review and approve quarterly 'historical expenditure reports" and supporting documentation on a regular basis prior to electronic submissions. Reviews will encompass a search for adjustments and duplicate classifications, and a determination of reasonable vendors, expense descriptions, budget to actual comparisons, and dates. Corresponding documents will be manually signed and dated to indicate approval.
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