Finding 513573 (2024-002)

Material Weakness
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2024-12-09

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The School did not prepare a complete and accurate Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) on time.
  • Impacted Requirements: This violates 2 CFR sections 200.510(b) and 200.502 regarding tracking and reporting federal expenditures.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Establish a tracking process for federal award expenditures, including those made by pass-through grantors, to ensure timely and accurate SEFA preparation.

Finding Text

Criteria: 2 CFR section 200.510(b) requires the auditee to prepare a Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (“SEFA”) that must contain all federal awards expended during the period. 2 CFR section 200.502 requires proper tracking and accounting of federal expenditures incurred under the same basis of accounting as the basic financial statements to ensure proper cutoff and reporting. Condition: The School failed to timely prepare a complete and accurate SEFA. Cause: The School did not have an adequate process to track expenditures of federal awards for which purchases were made on the School’s behalf by the pass-through grantor. This resulted in the School’s initial draft of their SEFA not including all federal expenditures made by the School. Effect: Failure to adequately track all expenditures of federal awards could result in the SEFA being prepared inaccurately or in an untimely manner. Recommendation: Marshall Jones recommends that the School establish a process to track the expenditures of federal awards during the year, including awards for which purchases are made on the School’s behalf by the pass-through grantor. This will better enable the School to timely prepare a complete and accurate SEFA. Views of Responsible Officials: Management of the School concurs with the finding. Please refer to the Corrective Action Plan.

Corrective Action Plan

RECOMMENDATION: Marshall Jones recommends that the School establish a process to track the expenditures of federal awards during the year, including awards for which purchases are made on the School’s behalf by the passthrough grantor. This will better enable the School to timely prepare a complete and accurate SEFA. RESPONSE: DeKalb Preparatory Academy intends to hire a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to oversee financial operations. The CFO will be responsible for ensuring accurate tracking and management of all revenues and expenditures, including those from state, local, and federal sources.

Categories

Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 513572 2024-001
    Material Weakness
  • 1090014 2024-001
    Material Weakness
  • 1090015 2024-002
    Material Weakness

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $1.53M
10.555 National School Lunch Program $311,677
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $200,766
84.367 Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants (formerly Improving Teacher Quality State Grants) $53,066
84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $34,946