Findings #2024-001 and #2024-003 – Significant Deficiency. Applicable federal programs: U. S. Department of Agriculture, Passed through Texas Department of Agriculture: School Breakfast Program, AL#10.553, Contract #’s: 202423N109946 and 202120N19946, National School Lunch Program, AL#10.555, Contract #’s: 202423N109946 and 202222N109946, U. S. Department of Education, Passed through Texas Education Agency: Special Education Grants to States, AL#84.027A, Contract #: H027A230008. Recommendation: Develop procedures to reconcile accounts payable batches to the related check run, restrict set up of vendors in the check processing application, and develop budget versus actual reporting for the corporate office. Planned corrective action: Management has already developed a process to reconcile accounts payable batches extracted from the Concur system to the related check run in the Ascender general ledger system. In addition, management will create a separation of duties for bank reconciliations and the setup of new vendors. Our financial analyst will also consistently develop budget versus actual reports for the corporate office as is done for the schools. Responsible officer: Kevin Byrne, Vice President of Finance. Estimated completion date: January 1, 2025.