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Federal Program: Assistance Listing Nos.: 84.010 Title I Condition: The District had fifteen students Title I folders which were lacking documentation to meet the District?s Academic Intervention Services (?AIS?) internal control plan to show and track the students? progress. Criteria: Children who are economically disadvantaged, children with disabilities, migrant children, and limited English proficient (?LEP?) children are eligible for Part A services on the same basis as other children who are selected for services. In addition, certain categories of children are considered at risk of failing to meet the State?s student academic achievement standards and are thus eligible for Part A services because of their status. Such children include: children who are homeless; children who participated in a Head Start, Even Start, Early Reading First, or Title I, Part A preschool program at any time in the 2 preceding years; children who received services under the Migrant Education Program under Title I, Part C at any time in the 2 preceding years; and children who are in a local institution for neglected or delinquent children or attending a community day program. From the pool of eligible children, a targeted assistance school selects those children who have the greatest need for special assistance to receive Part A services (Title I, Section 1115 of ESEA (20 USC 6315)). Questioned Costs: Not Applicable Cause: Some of the AIS teachers and staff were not good about printing the students progress notes and putting the info in the students AIS folder to keep track of the students progress. Effect: Since the specific eligibility requirement is not being adhered to, it could result in additional students that are ineligible receiving the federal assistance. Also, with the lack of documentation in the file, it becomes harder to ensure that the students receiving services should be continuing to receive services. Cause: The District had changes in personnel and it resulted in some of the processes not being followed fully. Perspective: It is believed that these oversights are limited to a small group of student files. Repeat: This is not a repeat finding. Recommendation: In order to prevent future occurrences of this deficiency, we recommend that management begin to follow all aspects of their AIS plan to ensure all proper documentation is gathered and retained in the student?s Title I folder.