Finding 1167039 (2025-003)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
A
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2025-12-30

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The District included costs for non-special education services in its Medicaid claims.
  • Impacted Requirements: Quarterly reporting must only include eligible special education salaries and benefits.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement stronger internal controls to ensure compliance with Medicaid cost eligibility.

Finding Text

Reference Number: 2025-003 Program Name: 93.778 - Medicaid Description: Unallowable Costs and Reporting Condition and Criteria: On a quarterly basis, the District must file with Wisconsin Medicaid the wages and benefits of direct medical service providers with whom the District requests reimbursement from Wisconsin Medicaid. During our testing, we noted 1 individual that the District included costs for associated with non-special education services (General Fund salaries and benefits). Cause: The District lacked adequate internal controls to ensure only eligible special education salaries and benefits were charged to Medicaid. Effect: The District overstated its Medicaid claim. Questioned Costs: Not applicable – known questioned costs did not exceed the $25,000 reporting threshold. Identification of a Repeat Finding: This is a repeat finding. Auditors’ Recommendation: We recommend the District implement controls to ensure that only allowable special education costs are included in the Medicaid claim. Views of Responsible Officials: See attachment for the District’s corrective action plan.

Corrective Action Plan

The District will reconcile the Human Resources spreadsheet to the Grant Information to the payroll information entered into Skyward. Currently underway checking personnel by personnel, initiating needed updates and changes.

Categories

Allowable Costs / Cost Principles

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1167033 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1167034 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1167035 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1167036 2025-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1167037 2025-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1167038 2025-005
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
93.778 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM $610,718
84.282 CHARTER SCHOOLS $526,725
10.555 NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM $502,106
17.274 YOUTHBUILD $324,718
84.010 TITLE I GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES $271,923
10.553 SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM $127,609
84.287 TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS $80,695
84.367 SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION STATE GRANTS (FORMERLY IMPROVING TEACHER QUALITY STATE GRANTS) $56,237
10.559 SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN $41,825
93.959 BLOCK GRANTS FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE $38,452
84.424 STUDENT SUPPORT AND ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT PROGRAM $23,378
84.048 CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION -- BASIC GRANTS TO STATES $22,582
84.027 SPECIAL EDUCATION GRANTS TO STATES $12,103
84.365 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION STATE GRANTS $11,866
84.173 SPECIAL EDUCATION PRESCHOOL GRANTS $10,602
93.354 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY RESPONSE: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE: PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS RESPONSE $5,090
84.425 EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUND $159