Finding #2022-005 ? Significant Deficiency and Other Non-Compliance Applicable federal programs: U. S. Department of Education Assistance Listing #: 81.165 ? Magnet Schools Assistance Contract Number: U165A170044 U. S. Department of Education Passed through Texas Education Agency Assistance Listing #: 84.010 ? Title I Grants to Local Education Agencies Contract Numbers: 21610141108807; 21610101108807; 226101011008807; 22610141108807 Assistance Listing #: 84.287 Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers Contract Numbers: 226950267110025; 216950247110016; 216950267110025 Assistance Listing #: 84.027 ? Special Education Grants to States Contract Numbers: 216600011088076000; 226600011088076000 Condition and context: During our testing of internal controls over payroll and compliance we noted the following: ? No documentation of approved pay rate: - Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies ? 1 of 40 employees tested - Magnet Schools Assistance ? 1 of 40 employees tested ? Timesheet not approved by supervisor: - Magnet Schools Assistance ? 1 of 11 hourly employees tested - Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers ? 3 of 36 hourly employees tested ? No semi-annual certification of work performed: - Special Education Grants to States ? 1 out of 40 employees tested In our testing of the approval of the payroll registers by the compensation department, we noted 2 of the 13 payroll registers tested for the School were not reviewed and approved by the compensation department. Recommendation: Same as finding #2022-002. Planned corrective action: The Business Office will retrain the staff with duties and responsibilities over payroll in the current policies and procedures to ensure the maintenance of documentation of approved payrate, review of timesheets and semi-annual certifications, and the review of payroll registers. Business Office staff will review source and supporting records to ensure that the required documentation was created and is being maintained. The Senior Vice President of Finance/Controller and Managing Director of Accounting will randomly inspect records to validate the adequacy and completeness of the source and supporting records. Responsible officers: Brittany Perkins, VP of Finance Development Compliance; Stephen Parmer, VP of Finance Operations; Jennifer Meer, VP of Compensation and Benefits; Aybeth Martinez, Director of Payroll; Carlo Hershberger, Senior Vice President of Finance/Controller; Guadalupe Hinojosa, Managing Director of Accounting Estimated completion date: June 30, 2023