Finding 478708 (2023-002)

Material Weakness
Requirement
A
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2023
Accepted
2024-07-17

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The School did not document purchase approvals before spending federal funds.
  • Impacted Requirements: This violates internal control policies meant to ensure compliance with federal regulations.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The School should review and strengthen its internal control policies to ensure proper documentation of purchase approvals.

Finding Text

Compliance Requirement - Allowable Costs/Cost Principles Criteria - Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over federal awards to provide reasonable assurance that the non-federal entity is managing the federal award in accordance with federal statues, regulations, and terms and conditions of the awards received. Condition - During the audit, we noted failure to document approval of purchases prior to disbursement of federal funds. Cause - The conditions mentioned above were due to failure by the School to comply with established internal control policies over the allowable use of federal funds. Effect - Without appropriate and effective internal controls over compliance, non-compliance could occur which the entity may not identify. Recommendation - We recommend that the School review its internal control policies to properly document approval of purchases prior to disbursement of federal funds. Management response - See corrective action plan provided by the CEO.

Corrective Action Plan

2) Finding 2023-002 - The School failed to document proper approval of purchases prior to disbursement of federal funds. Implementation of plan of action - Management will review control policies to ensure that approvals of purchases are documented prior to disbursement of federal funds. Implementation date - Anticipated completion July 30, 2024. Persons responsible for the implementation - The Board of Directors and CEO.

Categories

Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Procurement, Suspension & Debarment Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.282 Charter Schools $524,771
84.287 Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers $180,000
84.027 Special Education_grants to States $49,679
10.555 National School Lunch Program $20,811
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $20,353
10.553 School Breakfast Program $4,821
84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $4,304
84.367 Improving Teacher Quality State Grants $3,161