Finding Text
2023-006 U.S. Department of Agriculture
Passed-through the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Department of
Elementary and Secondary Education
Child Nutrition Cluster – CFDA 10.553 & 10.555
Material Weakness in Internal Controls over Compliance and Compliance Finding
Criteria: Per 7 CFR Part 245.6a(c), the School must verify eligibility of children in a sample of household applications approved for free and reduced priced meal benefits for that school year.
Condition: The Food Service Department did not perform its verification process by the date required by the state pass-through agency.
Cause: The Food Service Department did not process free or reduced priced meals applications for the 2022-2023 school year.
Effect: The School is not in compliance with federal regulations of the program.
Questioned Costs: None
Repeat Finding from Prior Year: No
Recommendation: The City should implement procedures to comply with the programs’ verification requirements in an accurate and timely manner.
Views of Responsible Official: Management agrees with the finding.