Finding 1215914 (2024-005)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2026-05-28

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The District failed to submit required FAC reports for fiscal years ending June 30, 2023, and June 30, 2024, violating federal compliance standards.
  • Impacted Requirements: Noncompliance with 2 CFR 200.512 due to inadequate internal controls and delayed accounting records hindered timely audit submissions.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement stronger internal controls and maintain accurate grant records to ensure timely submission of the FAC report and facilitate future audits.

Finding Text

2025-005: Noncompliance related to FAC Reports for fiscal years ended June 30, 2023, and June 30, 2024 Federal Assistance Listing Number: 10.553, 10.555, 10.559, 10.649, 84.010, 84.367, 84.424A, 84.358, 84.425U, 84.048, 93.354, and 93.981. Federal Award Year(s): June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2023 Program Title(s): Multiple Name of Federal Agency(ies): U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Education, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Name of Pass-Through Entity(ies): Various, including the Colorado Department of Education, Colorado Community Colleges System, and Colorado Department of Human Services COVID-19 Program(s): Yes Criteria: In accordance with Section 200.512 of the 2CFR200 Subpart F, a non-Federal entity that received a Single Audit must submit the reporting package to the Federal government through the Federal Audit Clearinghouse (FAC), also known as the data collection form. The FAC report is required to be submitted the earlier of 30 calendar days after receipt of the auditor’s report, or nine months after the end of the audit period. Condition: Based on our search through the FAC website (www.FAC.gov), the District did not submit the data collection report to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse for the audit for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, Single Audit conducted. In addition, the District was not able to provide accurate accounting records to the auditors in a timely manner to conduct the Single Audit for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, which delayed the submission of the data collection report to the FAC in a timely manner. Cause: The District lacked internal controls and awareness of the requirements noted above to certify and submit the annual data collection form to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse report in a timely manner, or at all. In addition, the District’s internal controls over grants management and accounting records was inadequate, which caused material audit adjustments and additional time for the District to reconcile grants. This caused the District’s Single Audit for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, to be significantly delayed. Effect: The District was noncompliant with 2 CFR 200.512 for fiscal years ended June 30, 2023, and June 30, 2024. Repeat Finding: No. Questioned Costs: None noted. Recommendation: In the future, we highly recommend that the District maintain proper internal controls and accurate grant records to prepare an accurate SEFA that will allow auditors to perform the Single Audits on major Federal programs, and submit the FAC report in a timely manner. Corrective Action Plan: Reported on page 59.

Corrective Action Plan

The District acknowledges the failure to submit the Single Audit data collection form for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse within the required 30-day post-opinion deadline. The form was never submitted for that fiscal year. Additionally, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, the District’s accounting records were not available until March 2026, causing the audit to extend well beyond the required nine-month completion deadline and resulting in further noncompliance with Single Audit reporting requirements. Current management has improved procedures related to the management of Single Audit compliance obligations. The District, in coordination with the third-party accounting firm and the external auditor, has established a compliance calendar that identifies all Single Audit submission deadlines and assigns responsibility for preparation, certification, and submission of the data collection form. Procedures have been implemented to ensure accounting records are available on a timely basis to support completion of the audit within the required nine-month window, starting with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. We plan to ensure that the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 data collection form is submitted to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse and that the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 Single Audit is completed and submitted within 30 days of the audit opinion date, and that all future Single Audit data collection forms are submitted in a timely manner. Estimated date of implementation of the corrective action plan: Ongoing Person responsible for implementation of the corrective action plan: Dr. Kirk Henwood

Categories

Reporting Subrecipient Monitoring Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1215899 2024-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215900 2024-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215901 2024-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215902 2024-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215903 2024-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215904 2024-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215905 2024-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215906 2024-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215907 2024-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215908 2024-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215909 2024-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215910 2024-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215911 2024-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215912 2024-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215913 2024-005
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.425 EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUND $783,447
84.358 RURAL EDUCATION $40,227
84.424 STUDENT SUPPORT AND ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT PROGRAM $30,000
84.010 TITLE I GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES $19,650
84.048 CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION -- BASIC GRANTS TO STATES $10,423
10.649 PANDEMIC EBT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS $9,997
10.555 NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM $9,470
16.710 PUBLIC SAFETY PARTNERSHIP AND COMMUNITY POLICING GRANTS $8,868
93.354 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY RESPONSE: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE: PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS RESPONSE $5,000
10.553 SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM $4,423
84.323 SPECIAL EDUCATION - STATE PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT $3,515
93.981 IMPROVING STUDENT HEALTH AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH NUTRITION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND THE MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC CONDITIONS IN SCHOOLS $2,000
84.367 SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION STATE GRANTS (FORMERLY IMPROVING TEACHER QUALITY STATE GRANTS) $1,000