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Reporting – Financial Reporting-Claim for Reimbursement Criteria – Federal administrative regulations 7 CFR sections 210.8, 220.11, 215.10 and 225.15(c) require that school food authorities submit monthly claims for reimbursement for meals served to eligible students within 60 days following the last day of the month covered by the claim. Condition – The District submitted the claim for the reimbursement for meals served during May 2025 on September 2, 2025, which was 94 days following the final day of the month covered by the claim. The late reimbursement request totaled $54,368. Cause - The District had staffing problems with personnel in the School Nutrition Fund which were the individuals responsible for the completion of the monthly claim for reimbursement. The District did not have controls in place to ensure that other personnel would submit the claim for reimbursement in a timely manner. Effect – The District is not in compliance with the federal regulations cited above for the claim for reimbursements related to the Child Nutrition Cluster federal program. Recommendation – The District should ensure that, when key personnel related to the Child Nutrition Cluster program are absent from the District, another employee is trained and has the necessary knowledge to complete and timely submit the required monthly claim for reimbursement. Response and Corrective Action Planned – We will make sure that multiple employees are trained in and have the knowledge of federal compliance requirements so that if one employee is absent for any reason another employee will have the ability to complete the claim for reimbursement in a timely manner to remain in compliance with the Child Nutrition Cluster program requirements. Conclusion – Response accepted.