Finding 1092231 (2024-001)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
E
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2024-12-19

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The District failed to properly verify information when direct verification was unavailable, relying on insufficient sources.
  • Impacted Requirements: CFR § 245.6a(7) mandates that written evidence be the primary source for verification, with collateral contacts as a backup.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Ensure staff are trained to obtain adequate verification sources and adhere to the requirement of using written evidence first.

Finding Text

CFR § 245.6a(7) states: Sources of information. For the purposes of this section, sources of information for verification may include written evidence, collateral contacts, and systems of records as follows: Written evidence shall be used as the primary source of information for verification. Written evidence includes written confirmation of a household's circumstances, such as wage stubs, award letters, and letters from employers. Whenever written evidence is insufficient to confirm income information on the application or current eligibility, the local educational agency may require collateral contacts. The District’s staff did not properly verify information when direct verification was not available. Adequate sources of information were not obtained for verification. Only one verification was required, so it was 1 of 1 that was not properly verified.

Categories

Eligibility

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 515789 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 515790 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1092232 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $288,753
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $269,285
10.555 National School Lunch Program $260,438
84.027 Special Education_grants to States $231,428
10.553 School Breakfast Program $68,699
93.778 Medical Assistance Program $45,716
84.173 Special Education_preschool Grants $10,317
84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $964
10.649 Pandemic Ebt Administrative Costs $653