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Finding 383752 (2023-001)

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Requirement
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Questioned Costs
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Year
2023
Accepted
2024-03-22
Audit: 296772
Organization: Gateway School District (PA)
Auditor: Zelenkofske Axelrod LLC

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: Gateway School District failed to submit required quarterly reports for IDEA funding.
  • Impacted Requirements: Quarterly reporting to the Allegheny Intermediate Unit is mandatory for continued funding.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Ensure timely submission of quarterly reports to avoid funding disruptions.

Finding Text

Finding 2023-001 Period of Performance - AL 84.027 IDEA-B Criteria: IDEA Funding reports are to be submitted quarterly with appropriate documentation on how the funds were expended to the Allegheny Intermediate Unit. Condition: During the audit, it was noted that Gateway School District did not report for the IDEA fund quarterly. Cause: Gateway School District Business Manager did not realize that these quarterly reports needed to be submitted for the IDEA funds to Allegheny Intermediate Unit. Effect: By not realizing these quarterly reports needed to be submitted, Gateway School District may stop receiving funding for IDEA. Questioned Costs: The amount of questioned costs, if any, is undeterminable. Recommendation: Gateway School District should be submitting quarterly reports to the Allegheny Intermediate Unit's website. Management Response: Management will be submitting the quarterly report to the Allegheny Intermediate Unit's website, and submitted for the fiscal year 2022-2023 the full amount for the year in December 2023.

Corrective Action Plan

Finding 2023-001 Period of Performance - AL 84.027 IDEA-B Criteria: IDEA Funding reports are to be submitted quarterly with appropriate documentation on how the funds were expended to the Allegheny Intermediate Unit. Condition: During the audit, it was noted that Gateway School District did not report for the IDEA fund quarterly. Cause: Gateway School District Business Manager did not realize that these quarterly reports needed to be submitted for the IDEA funds to Allegheny Intermediate Unit. Effect: By not realizing these quarterly reports needed to be submitted, Gateway School District may stop receiving funding for IDEA. Questioned Costs: The amount of questioned costs, if any, is undeterminable. Recommendation: Gateway School District should be submitting quarterly reports to the Allegheny Intermediate Unit's website. Management Response: Management will be submitting the quarterly report to the Allegheny Intermediate Unit's website, and submitted for the fiscal year 2022-2023 the full amount for the year in December 2023. Anticipate Completion Date: Immediate

Categories

Period of Performance

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.027 Special Education_grants to States $823,432
10.553 School Breakfast Program $520,673
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $444,692
10.555 National School Lunch Program $263,482
10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children $76,572
84.367 Improving Teacher Quality State Grants $52,226
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $24,120
84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $16,111
93.778 Medical Assistance Program $11,276
84.365 English Language Acquisition State Grants $6,313
84.186 Safe and Drug-Free Schools $2,362
10.649 Pandemic Ebt Administrative Costs $628
84.048 Career and Technical Education -- Basic Grants to States $-119