Finding 21383 (2022-010)

Material Weakness
Requirement
P
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2022-12-31
Audit: 26549
Organization: Lafayette Prish School Board (LA)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The School Board failed to report $1,403,046 in expenditures for the ESSERF II Formula grant on its Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards for the year ending June 30, 2021.
  • Impacted Requirements: This oversight violates OMB Circular A-133, which mandates accurate reporting of federal expenditures based on when activities occur.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement internal controls and provide training for accountants to ensure all grant expenditures are accurately tracked and reported in the future.

Finding Text

Condition The School Board did not report expenditures in the amount of $1,403,046 for the ESSERF II Formula grant on its Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards for the year ending June 30, 2021. Criteria OMB Circular A-133, section 205(a) states that ?determination of when a Federal award is expended should be based on when the activity related to the award occurs.? Additionally, OMB Circular A-133, section 300(d) states that ?the auditee shall prepare appropriate financial statements, including the schedule of expenditures in Federal awards.? Cause The School Board did not have internal control policies and procedures in place to properly track reimbursable expenditures in order to recognize them as federal expenditures in the year in which they were incurred. Effect The School Board did not properly report expenditures on the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards. Context The School Board did not properly identify all federal expenditures in the year incurred. Recommendation The School Board should implement policies and procedures to ensure that all expenditures under grant programs are accurately tracked and captured for proper presentation within the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action Accountants shall receive training to ensure all related expenditures are reported on the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) in each respective year. Each Accountant will review their respective grant expenditures and ensure that all applicable expenditures are recorded properly for accuracy and completeness. A second reviewer will ascertain the accuracy of the recorded expenditures on the SEFA.

Corrective Action Plan

2022-010 Recommendation: The School Board did not report expenditures in the amount of $1,403,046 for the ESSERF II Formula grant on its Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards for the year ending June 30, 2021. The School Board should implement policies and procedures to ensure that all expenditures under grant programs are accurately tracked and captured for proper presentation within the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards. Corrective Action Plan: Accountants shall receive training to ensure all related expenditures are reported on the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) in each respective year. Each Accountant will review their respective grant expenditures and ensure that all applicable expenditures are recorded properly for accuracy and completeness. A second reviewer will ascertain the accuracy of the recorded expenditures on the SEFA.

Categories

Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $14.09M
10.555 National School Lunch Program $13.45M
10.558 Child and Adult Care Food Program $4.58M
10.553 School Breakfast Program $3.33M
84.367 Improving Teacher Quality State Grants $1.89M
93.575 Child Care and Development Block Grant $1.82M
84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $1.17M
84.334 Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs $990,476
93.434 Every Student Succeeds Act/preschool Development Grants $608,428
84.371 Striving Readers $589,432
10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children $549,913
84.048 Career and Technical Education -- Basic Grants to States $505,314
84.027 Special Education_grants to States $202,855
84.011 Migrant Education_state Grant Program $187,847
97.036 Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (presidentially Declared Disasters) $153,369
10.766 Community Facilities Loans and Grants $152,656
84.365 English Language Acquisition State Grants $145,837
84.173 Special Education_preschool Grants $126,353
84.196 Education for Homeless Children and Youth $125,681
10.582 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program $122,364
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $90,714
93.981 Improving Student Health and Academic Achievement Through Nutrition, Physical Activity and the Management of Chronic Conditions in Schools $8,738
10.543 Healthier US School Challenge: Smarter Lunchrooms $1,293
84.377 School Improvement Grants $921