Finding 1217404 (2025-004)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
N
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2026-06-12
Audit: 403596
Organization: Keams Canyon Elementary School (AZ)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: Schools must conduct thorough character investigations for employees working with Indian children, with reinvestigations every five years.
  • Impacted Requirements: Employment standards must align with the minimum character and suitability criteria outlined in 25 CFR part 63.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Ensure all current and prospective employees undergo the required investigations and maintain compliance with the five-year reinvestigation rule.

Finding Text

According to the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Protection Act (25 USC 3201 etc. Sec.), the School must conduct a character investigation of each individual who is employed or is being considered for employment in a position that involves regular contact with, or control over Indian children. The investigation should be reinvestigated every five years. The Act further states that the Schools may employ individuals in those positions only if the individuals meet standards of character, no less stringent than those prescribed under subpart B - Minimum Standards of Character and Suitability for Employment (25 CFR part 63).

Corrective Action Plan

The School has hired a consultant for training.

Categories

No categories assigned yet.

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1217397 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1217398 2025-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1217399 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1217400 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1217401 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1217402 2025-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1217403 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
15.042 INDIAN SCHOOL EQUALIZATION $908,640
15.046 ADMINISTRATIVE COST GRANTS FOR INDIAN SCHOOLS $436,039
15.044 INDIAN SCHOOLS STUDENT TRANSPORTATION $317,467
84.010 TITLE I GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES $289,344
84.425 EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUND $217,180
15.047 INDIAN EDUCATION FACILITIES, OPERATIONS, AND MAINTENANCE $187,378
84.027 SPECIAL EDUCATION GRANTS TO STATES $131,016
10.555 NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM $56,825
84.336 TEACHER QUALITY PARTNERSHIP GRANTS $43,690
84.424 STUDENT SUPPORT AND ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT PROGRAM $16,609
84.060 INDIAN EDUCATION GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES $3,124
15.149 FOCUS ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT $1,777
84.358 RURAL EDUCATION $0