Finding 1225536 (2024-004)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2026-08-03

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The School failed to submit the required annual performance report for ESSER funds, leading to non-compliance with federal reporting requirements.
  • Impacted Requirements: The absence of the ESF – ESSER Recipient Data Collection Form means the School did not meet the criteria set by the Department of Education.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Review grant agreements and compliance supplements for new grants to ensure all reporting requirements are clearly understood and met.

Finding Text

Reporting (Significant Deficiency) Federal Program: COVID-19 Education Stabilization Fund (ESSER II and ARP ESSER) – 84.425D/U Criteria: The Education Stabilization Fund (ESSER) award requires grantees to submit an annual performance report with data on expenditures, planned expenditures, subrecipients, and uses of funds, including for mandatory reservations. LEAs/subrecipients submit data to the SEA/Governor for the SEA’s/Governor’s report. Report Title: ESF – ESSER Recipient Data Collection Form OMB PRA Number: OMB No. 1810-0749. Condition: ESSER funds were expended during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, however the ESF – ESSER Recipient Data Collection Form OMB PRA Number: OMB No. 1810-0749 was not filed. Cause: The School did not identify the reporting requirement and thus the report was not completed. Effect or Potential Effect: The School was not in compliance with the reporting requirements established by the Department of Education. Questioned Cost: $0 Context: For the testing of the ESSER program, there was only one annual report that was due to be filed for the 2023/2024 fiscal year. Repeat Finding: This is not a repeat finding. Recommendation: As new grants are awarded; the grant agreements and OMB compliance supplement should be reviewed in detail to determine applicable compliance requirements. View of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: As of March 2026, the annual performance report is being completed by the Business Manager.

Corrective Action Plan

Description of Finding: ESSER funds were expended during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, however the ESF - ESSER Recipient Data Collection Form 0MB PRA Number: 0MB No. 1810-0749 was not filed. Corrective Action: As of March 2026, the Business Manager is completing the annual performance report. The School will ensure that the required report is completed and submitted, as applicable, in accordance with the reporting requirements established by the Department of Education and the applicable pass-through entity. To address this finding going forward, the School, with assistance from its contracted accounting and management firm, will review grant agreements, award documents, funding agency communications, and applicable compliance requirements for new and existing federal grants to identify required reports and reporting deadlines. The School and the contracted accounting and management firm will coordinate to ensure that federal grant revenue, expenditures, planned expenditures, and other required data are maintained in a manner that supports timely and accurate reporting. This will include tracking grant activity in the general ledger and retaining supporting documentation needed to complete required grant reports. Management will review required federal grant reports before submission, when applicable, to ensure the reports are complete, accurate, and supported by documentation. Documentation of submission and management review will be retained. Projected Completion Date: The School has hired an outside accounting and management firm effective July 1, 2025. The School is current-ly working with the firm on the corrective actions outlined here. The School will remit the required reporting as outlined above as soon as possible, but no later than December 31, 2026.

Categories

Subrecipient Monitoring Reporting Significant Deficiency

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1225523 2024-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1225524 2024-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1225525 2024-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1225526 2024-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1225527 2024-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1225528 2024-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1225529 2024-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1225530 2024-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1225531 2024-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1225532 2024-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1225533 2024-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1225534 2024-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1225535 2024-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1225537 2024-005
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.010 TITLE I GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES $149,847
84.027 SPECIAL EDUCATION GRANTS TO STATES $55,140
10.553 SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM $28,238
84.367 SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION STATE GRANTS (FORMERLY IMPROVING TEACHER QUALITY STATE GRANTS) $13,754
10.555 NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM $12,400
84.424 STUDENT SUPPORT AND ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT PROGRAM $12,308
84.425 EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUND $3,615
10.649 PANDEMIC EBT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS $653