Finding 1137966 (2024-001)

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Requirement
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Questioned Costs
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Year
2024
Accepted
2025-05-27
Audit: 357139
Auditor: Bert Smith & CO

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: Cedar Tree inaccurately estimated snack counts in reimbursement requests for four months, violating submission criteria.
  • Impacted Requirements: Monthly claims must be submitted within 60 days, based on accurate meal counts as per federal regulations.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Cedar Tree should assign a dedicated person for accurate snack meal counts and continue training staff on proper record-keeping.

Finding Text

Criteria: School Food Authority’s must submit monthly claims for reimbursement for meals and snacks served to eligible students within 60 days following the last day of the month covered by the claim. (2 CFR sections 210.8, 220.11, 215.10, 225.15. Condition: Cedar Tree estimated the number of snacks served to students in its September 2023 through December 2023 monthly reimbursement requests. Questioned Costs: The questioned cost amount could not be determined since the actual number of snacks served was not known. Context: Cedar Tree submitted ten (10) monthly reimbursements requests during the fiscal year for the meals and snacks served to its students. The snack meal counts in the monthly reimbursement requests were not correct for the four (4) months. Cause: Cedar Tree did not have a designated person to perform the snack meal counts in the afternoon hours. Recommendtion: We recommend Cedar Tree continue providing the necessary resources towards tracking and reporting the meals and snacks served to its students. Views of Responsible Offficials:The school staff involved were given training to keep proper record keeping procedures and submission of reimbursable meal counts

Categories

Cash Management Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $461,847
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $309,219
10.555 National School Lunch Program $232,893
84.370 Dc Opportunity Scholarship Program $106,252
10.553 School Breakfast Program $98,034
84.027 Special Education Grants to States $76,702
10.194 Emergency Supply Chain Disruption in the Commodity Supplemental Food Program $49,757
10.582 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program $47,887
84.367 Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants (formerly Improving Teacher Quality State Grants) $47,872
84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $31,841
84.173 Special Education Preschool Grants $2,205