Reference # and title: 2025-006 Controls and Compliance over Reporting on ESSER Federal program and specific federal award identification: AL Number Award Year FEDERAL GRANTER/ PASS THROUGH GRANTOR/PROGRAM NAME United States Department of Education; passed through Louisiana Department of Education COVID-19 Education Stabilization Funds: Education Stabilization (ESSER III) 84.425U 2021 Criteria or specific requirement: Good internal controls require that all requests for reimbursement and special reporting submitted to the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) are adequately reviewed and approved before submission, but in a timely manner, to ensure amounts reported are complete and accurate. Condition found: Total expenditures per the general ledger did not agree to the amounts reported in the fiscal year end’s periodic expense report submission. It appears that part of the reason the expenditures did not agree was due to prior year errors in reporting. There is no review and approval process by a second person over the periodic expense report submissions. In testing the special reporting for the ESSER program, it was noted that the School Board had not maintained the supporting documentation for this report and therefore could not be adequately tested. Corrective action planned: We will acquire the backup for reports such as this moving forward. Person responsible for corrective action: Mrs. Lora White, Business Manager 200 Bushley Street Phone: (318) 744-5727 Harrisonburg, LA 71340 Fax: (318) 744-9221 Anticipated completion date: This is expected to be completed July 2025.