Finding 11665 (2023-003)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
E
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2023
Accepted
2024-02-05

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The District failed to keep accurate records of low-income student counts, affecting Title I funding allocation.
  • Impacted Requirements: This finding relates to compliance with eligibility criteria under the Uniform Guidance.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The District should enhance internal controls to ensure proper documentation for Title I funding based on poverty levels.

Finding Text

Program: Title I Federal Assistance Listing Number: 84.010 Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education Pass-Through Agency: Arizona Department of Education Grantor Number: 23FT1TTI-311181-01A Questioned Costs: $-0- Type of Finding: Noncompliance (Other Matter), significant deficiency in internal control Compliance Requirement: E. Eligibility Condition/Context: During our testing of school eligibility and funding, we discovered the District did not maintain records that agreed to the low-income student counts as reported to the Arizona Department of Education to properly allocate Title I funding by poverty level. Criteria: The Uniform Guidance compliance supplement. Cause: Management oversight and turnover in the federal grant department. Effect: Noncompliance and internal control weakness. Repeat Finding: This is not a repeat finding. Recommendation: We recommend the District to review its internal control procedures of federal programs to ensure documentation is maintained to support the allocation of Title I funding based on the poverty level of individual school sites. Views of Responsible Officials: The District concurs with this recommendation and will review its procedures over federal program reporting. Contact Person: Lori Wilson, Business Manager

Corrective Action Plan

CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN U.S. Department of Education Page Unified School District No. 8 respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended June 30, 2023. Audit period: July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023 The findings from the schedule of findings and questioned costs are discussed below. The findings are numbered consistently with the numbers assigned in the schedule

Categories

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Eligibility Reporting Significant Deficiency

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 588107 2023-003
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.041 Impact Aid $5.17M
10.553 School Breakfast Program $503,980
84.060 Indian Education_grants to Local Educational Agencies $284,930
84.371 Striving Readers $221,044
15.130 Indian Education_assistance to Schools $217,266
93.575 Child Care and Development Block Grant $174,944
16.839 Stop School Violence $149,603
10.555 National School Lunch Program $142,559
84.358 Rural Education $99,622
84.367 Improving Teacher Quality State Grants $97,101
84.048 Career and Technical Education -- Basic Grants to States $65,101
84.365 English Language Acquisition State Grants $47,163
10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children $40,312
93.778 Medical Assistance Program $38,696
84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $30,837
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $22,960
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $12,006
10.665 Schools and Roads - Grants to States $1,428
84.027 Special Education_grants to States $1,348
84.173 Special Education_preschool Grants $417