Finding 1170622 (2025-003)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
E
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2026-01-26

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The District failed to obtain the required signatures on applications for free or reduced meal pricing, indicating a material weakness in internal controls.
  • Impacted Requirements: Applications must include all family income and size, with proper signatures from both the determining and confirming officials to meet federal eligibility criteria.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The District should revise its internal control processes for meal applications and ensure compliance, with oversight from the Business Manager and monitoring by the Board of Education.

Finding Text

Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture Federal Program Name: Child Nutrition Cluster Assistance Listing Number: 10.553, 10.555 and 10.559 Federal Award Identification Number and Year: 2024-25 Pass-Through Agency: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Pass-Through Numbers: 2025-552422-DPI-SB-546 2025-552422-DPI-NSL-547 2025-552422-DPI-SFSP-586 A001-00000-552422 Award Period: July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 Type of Finding: Material Weakness in Internal Control Over Compliance, Other Matters Criteria or Specific Requirement: Families within the District are required to complete an application, families must include all family income and family size. Based on this information, the determination for free or reduced meal prices must meet the nationwide income eligibility requirements. The District has a food service determining official that performs the calculation and the appropriate designation then signing the back of the application. The confirming official checks the calculation and appropriate designation and signs the back of the application Condition: Based on testing performed, the District did not have the proper signatures on the applications. Questioned Costs: None Context: Auditor tested a sample of 25 from a population of over 250 applications for the Child Nutrition cluster to verify that the proper signatures were on the applications. Cause: The District did not properly obtain signatures on the applications to the calculation and determinations. Effect: The District's internal controls were not properly being followed for the application process. Repeat Finding: No. Recommendation: The District should review their internal control process for free and reduced meal applications to ensure that the proper controls are being implemented. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. The District will revise their internal control process to ensure that the District's controls for free and reduces meal applications are being implemented. The Business Manager is the official responsible for ensuring corrective action of the deficiency. The CAP has been completed. The Board of Education will be monitoring this corrective action.

Corrective Action Plan

Child Nutrition Cluster – Assistance Listing No. 10.553, 10.555 and 10.559 Recommendation: The District should review their internal control process for free and reduced meal applications to ensure that the proper controls are being implemented. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action planned in response to finding: The District will revise their internal control process to ensure that the District's controls for free and reduces meal applications are being implemented. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Tim Widiker, Superintendent. Planned completion date for corrective action plan: December 2025.

Categories

School Nutrition Programs

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1170619 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1170620 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1170621 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.027 SPECIAL EDUCATION GRANTS TO STATES $423,179
21.027 CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS $241,684
10.555 NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM $239,682
93.778 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM $145,628
84.010 TITLE I GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES $61,045
10.553 SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM $49,329
84.425 EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUND $25,046
84.367 SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION STATE GRANTS (FORMERLY IMPROVING TEACHER QUALITY STATE GRANTS) $22,642
32.009 EMERGENCY CONNECTIVITY FUND PROGRAM $20,415
84.424 STUDENT SUPPORT AND ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT PROGRAM $9,947
84.173 SPECIAL EDUCATION PRESCHOOL GRANTS $6,609
10.559 SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN $2,745
84.365 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION STATE GRANTS $308