Finding 4354 (2023-003)

Significant Deficiency Repeat Finding
Requirement
P
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2023
Accepted
2023-12-14

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The District needs to ensure accurate financial statements for federal awards, relying on an external auditor for compilation.
  • Impacted Requirements: Compliance with the Uniform Guidance and State Single Audit Guidelines mandates proper reporting of federal programs.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: District staff should thoroughly review the single audit report to confirm accuracy, despite not hiring additional personnel.

Finding Text

The Uniform Guidance and the State Single Audit Guidelines requires the District to prepare appropriate financial statements, including the schedules of expenditures of federal awards. While the current staff of the District maintains financial records supporting amounts reported in the schedules of expenditures of federal awards, the District contracts with its auditor to compile the data from these records and prepare the single audit report for the District. We recommended District personnel continue reviewing the District's single audit report prepared by its auditor. While it may not be cost beneficial to hire additional staff to prepare these items, a thorough review of this information by appropriate staff of the District is necessary to ensure all federal programs are properly reported in the District's single audit report. Management and the Board will continue to designate competent staff to oversee and review the financial reports and approve them before issuance. However, they continue to believe it is not feasible or cost effective to add staff to achieve the competence to prepare these reports.

Corrective Action Plan

Management Views - Management agrees with the finding and the recommendation. Corrective Action Planned - Management and the Board will continue to designate competent staff to oversee and review the financial reports and approve them before issuance. However, it is not feasible or cost effective to add staff with the competence to prepare these reports.

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Other Findings in this Audit

  • 4352 2023-002
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 4353 2023-002
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 4355 2023-003
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 580794 2023-002
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 580795 2023-002
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 580796 2023-003
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 580797 2023-003
    Significant Deficiency Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $435,143
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $105,234
84.027 Special Education_grants to States $93,566
93.778 Medical Assistance Program $79,973
10.553 School Breakfast Program $45,601
10.555 National School Lunch Program $26,835
84.358 Rural Education $24,026
10.579 Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability $22,978
84.173 Special Education_preschool Grants $18,953
84.367 Improving Teacher Quality State Grants $16,015
84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $9,999
84.048 Career and Technical Education -- Basic Grants to States $3,398
93.354 Public Health Emergency Response: Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response: Public Health Crisis Response $1,329