Finding 1170226 (2025-003)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
F
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2026-01-22
Audit: 383234
Auditor: THOMAS & CO PC

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The district failed to properly record and manage federally funded assets, violating compliance requirements.
  • Impacted Requirements: OMB Uniform Guidance mandates effective internal controls for asset management, specifically under 2 CFR 200.313.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Review and update asset inventory policies, provide training for staff, and implement specific procedures to ensure compliance.

Finding Text

Finding 2025-003 - Internal control over Major Federal Program Compliance Internal Control: Equipment and Real Property Management Compliance Program: Education Stabilization fund. CFDA Number: 84.425 Criteria: OMB Uniform Guidance requires the district to establish and maintan effective internal controls to ensure compliance with asset management. Condition: Federally funded asset acquisitions were not properly recorded, identified, and reported in an inventory system. Cause: The District did not implement procedures to inventory, record, and monitor federally funded asset acquisitions as required by 2 CFR 200.313 of Uniform Guidance. Repeat Finding: Yes, prior year Finding 2024-244. Recommendation: The District should review its policies and procedures for asset inventory management. The District should ensure the policies require asset inventory management to comply with Equipment and Real property Management compliance requirements. The District should provide training to personnel assigned to the inventory procedures. The District should implement specific inventory procedures to ensure compliance with the requirements of 2 CFR 200.313 of the Uniform Guidance. Management Views: Management's views and Corrective Action Plan are include at the end of this report.

Corrective Action Plan

Finding 2025-003 - Internal Control over Major Federal Program Compliance Program : Education Stabilization Fund (CFDA 84.425) Condition: Lack of policies and procedures for asset inventory management. Repeat Finding and Material Weakness Corrective Action Plan: The District will implement procedures to ensure asset physical inventories are completed and inventory records are completed and updated in accordance with the requirements of 2 CFR 200.318 of the Uniform Guidance. The district will provide training to responsible personnel. Planned Completion Date: March 31, 2026 Responsible Contact Person: Dr Marty Spence, Superintendent (417) 469-3260

Categories

Equipment & Real Property Management

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1170225 2025-002
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.010 TITLE I GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES $560,948
84.027 SPECIAL EDUCATION GRANTS TO STATES $324,619
10.555 NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM $278,736
84.425 EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUND $249,660
84.424 STUDENT SUPPORT AND ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT PROGRAM $198,541
10.565 COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM $56,085
84.358 RURAL EDUCATION $41,469
10.559 SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN $31,882
84.327 SPECIAL EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY MEDIA, AND MATERIALS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES $28,975
10.553 SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM $25,408
84.173 SPECIAL EDUCATION PRESCHOOL GRANTS $13,050
10.582 FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PROGRAM $3,774
10.556 SPECIAL MILK PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN $245