Finding 1177695 (2025-004)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2026-03-10
Audit: 391120
Auditor: BRADY MARTZ

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The District used incorrect financial information from FY22 and omitted an entity in the Impact Aid application.
  • Impacted Requirements: This violates the U.S. Department of Education's reporting standards and Uniform Guidance.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement new policies and procedures to ensure accurate reporting in future submissions.

Finding Text

Reporting – Material Weakness Federal Program Information Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Education Title: Impact Aid AL Number: 84.041 Criteria Per Part 3 of the Compliance Supplement, an auditor is required to test special tests to ensure: (1) “Review the supporting records and ascertain if the applicable data elements were included in the sampled reports. Trace the reported data to records that accumulate and summarize data and (2) perform tests of the underlying data to verify that the data was accumulated and summarized in accordance with the required or stated criteria and methodology, including the accuracy and completeness of the reports”. Furthermore, a “Key Line Item[s]” is that the current year membership listed on the application is tested. Condition During testing of the Impact Aid application, we noted that the District did not use financial information from the correct year and they omitted an entity that should have been listed in the “Work-On Only” section of the submitted application. Questioned Costs N/A Context During testing of the submitted Impact Aid application, we noted that the District used the financial information from their FY22 application. Also, we noted that the District omitted an entity from the “Work-On Only” section of the application. Effect The District is not in compliance with Uniform Guidance’s reporting requirements. Cause Management oversight. Recommendation We recommend the District implement policies and procedures to ensure required reports submitted are done so accurately. Repeat Finding See finding 2024-006 Views of Responsible Officials See corrective action plan.

Corrective Action Plan

Contact Person Evan Peltier Planned Corrective Action Dunseith Public School Dist. #1 will implement the recommendation from Brady Martz. Planned Completion Date The planned completion date is June 30, 2026.

Categories

Material Weakness Reporting Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Special Tests & Provisions

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.041 IMPACT AID $4.01M
84.010 TITLE I GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES $1.38M
10.555 NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM $322,447
84.424 STUDENT SUPPORT AND ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT PROGRAM $306,400
84.367 SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION STATE GRANTS (FORMERLY IMPROVING TEACHER QUALITY STATE GRANTS) $254,151
84.371 COMPREHENSIVE LITERACY DEVELOPMENT $249,885
84.060 INDIAN EDUCATION GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES $154,489
10.553 SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM $134,081
84.287 TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS $78,001
84.425 EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUND $58,385
10.559 SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN $38,442
10.649 PANDEMIC EBT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS $27,227
84.358 RURAL EDUCATION $25,145
84.048 CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION -- BASIC GRANTS TO STATES $22,101
10.560 STATE ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES FOR CHILD NUTRITION $1,297