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Federal Program - Child Nutrition Cluster (AL 10.553 & 10.555) Reporting. Criteria - To receive reimbursement payment for meals served, the District must submit the number of meals served and all claims must be supported by accurate meal counts by category and type. Condition - The daily meal counts were reported in a monthly summary calendar and the totals from the monthly summary were submitted to the state for reimbursement. In a sample of two months of meal count reporting, we noted the District underreported seven breakfast meals in the first month and overreported 270 breakfast meals in the second month. The net difference in meals reported was an overpayment of $686. Questioned Costs - None. Context - The District misstated the daily meal counts on the monthly reports submitted for reimbursement. We tested two of the nine months and noted errors in four of the 32 days tested in those two months. Cause - The District does not have sufficient procedures in place to ensure all meals are reported correctly. Effect - The District misstated the monthly meal counts submitted for reimbursement resulting in an overpayment of $686. Repeat Finding - No. Recommendation - The District should review their policies and procedures for submitting meal counts for reimbursement. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions - The District agrees with the recommendation and will review its policies and procedures.