Finding Text
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education
Federal Program Name: Title I grant to Local Educational Agencies
Assistance Listing Number: 84.010
Federal Award Identification Number and Year: S010A220049; 2022
Pass-Through Agency: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Pass-Through Number(s): 2023-401253-DPI-TI-A-141
Award Period: July 1, 2022 through June 30 ,2023
Type of Finding: Material Weakness in Internal Control over Compliance and Material Noncompliance (Modified Opinion)
Criteria or specific requirement: Title I, Section 1111(b)(2)(B)(iii) required that the Local Education Authorities (LEA) design and implement policies and procedures for ensuring that the LEA and its schools implement test security measures.
Condition: The District did not design, document or implement test security measures in compliance with Title I requirements.
Questioned costs: None
Context: The District was not able to provide to the auditor documentation of the design or implementation of test security policy that comply with the requirements of Title I.
Cause: The District did not monitor or document compliance with the requirement to design, document or implement test security.
Effect: The District may not be in compliance with requirements to ensure test security in compliance with their State Education Authority requirements and Title I requirements.
Repeat Finding: The finding is not a repeat finding.
Recommendation: We recommend the District design and implement test security measures and internal controls to ensure these policies comply with requirements of Title I.