Finding 11751 (2023-002)

- Repeat Finding
Requirement
C
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2023
Accepted
2024-02-05

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The District's fund balance for the National School Lunch Program exceeds the allowed limit of three months' average expenditures.
  • Impacted Requirements: This violates 7 CFR 210.14, which mandates limits on net cash reserves for nonprofit school food services.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The District should take steps to reduce the fund balance to comply with the three-month limit.

Finding Text

2023-002 Child Nutrition Cluster 2022 and 2023 Criteria: Per 7 CFR 210.14, a National School Lunch Program sponsor shall limit its net cash reserves to an amount that does not exceed three months' average expenditures for its nonprofit school food service. Condition: At June 30, 2023, the District maintained fund balance in excess of three months' average expenditures. Questioned Costs: None Context: The District has been operating the National School Lunch Program with revenues in excess of expenditures for several years. At June 30, 2023 the District maintained fund balance in excess of three months' average expenditures. Effect: The District has a fund balance in excess of three months' average expenditures for the Food Service Program. Cause: The District has a fund balance in excess of three months' average expenditures for the Food Service Program. Recommendation: We recommend the District work on decreasing the fund balance to below the three months' average expenditures. Management's Reponse: See corrective action plan

Categories

School Nutrition Programs

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.425 Covid-19 Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund $2.83M
84.027 Special Education_grants to States $654,386
84.010 Title I - Low Income $214,128
93.778 Medicaid - Administrative Outreach Program $119,976
84.365 Title III - Lang Inst Prog - Limited Eng Liplep $106,363
84.010 Title I - School Improvement and Accountability $98,793
10.555 Commodity Food Program (non-Cash Commodity) $73,445
84.367 Title II - Teacher Quality $67,557
10.553 School Breakfast Program $43,777
10.555 National School Lunch Program $41,391
10.555 Dod - Fresh Fruits and Vegetables $32,353
84.048 V.e. Perkins- Title Iic $29,420
84.424 Title Iva - Student Support and Academic Enrichment $13,359
84.173 Special Education_preschool Grants $12,465
10.649 Pandemic Ebt Administrative Costs $3,135