Corrective Action Plan Godfrey-Lee Public Schools was recently notified by our financial auditors, Vredeveld Haefner LLC, of a failure in compliance regarding the United States Department of Agriculture regulations, 7 CFR Part210.9 (b)(2). Due to our district ending the 2021-22 fiscal year with an ending food service fund balance which exceeds three months? worth of operating expenses, referenced in the audit report as 2022-001, the district?s stakeholders have met in order to resolve this matter going forth through the following corrective action plan. School Districts Comments: As a district, key stakeholders have been brought up to speed currently due to the non-compliance once the district was made aware of the findings post-audit. These key stakeholders consist of our Food Service Director (Monica Collier), Director of Operations (Scott Bergman) and Finance Director (Marcus Bradstreet). As a team and in review of our expenditures, it was noted that although the district had numerous food service purchases passed by our board of education in the 21/22 school year, the district was granted more federal and state awards than anticipated due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to our Director of Operations, the unrestricted awards received by the district did not align with district purchasing priorities at the time during the fiscal year. In result, the revenues received increased the fund balance by almost $250,000 that was not included in the Corrective Action Plan from fiscal year 2021/22. The district fully anticipates spending down the prior year awards by purchasing a large amount of food service related equipment and lunch tables related to the new construction project at Lee Middle and High School during fiscal year 22/23. The current budgeted fund balance change as of October 2022 is ($380,000) which will align the district?s Food Service Fund Balance spending goals and will also result in being compliant with our fund balance per MDE?s guidelines. The district will continue to review and monitor our anticipated fund balance as we progress through the current school year and into the future. Implementation/Monitoring : The district will continue to work within the purchasing budget to assure that the planned decrease of fund balance will stay on track through the 22/23 school year. The district has pre-allocated over $100,000 to commit to the Lee Construction Project that is currently underway. In addition, the district will report out to our board of education on where we stand at least twice this current fiscal year. The district and the noted members above will continue to be in contact on an as needed basis to make sure we are tracking appropriately, and make adjustments as we see fit. Some adjustments that will continue to be assessed include food service quality, capital assets, and staffing to make sure we meet the needs of our student body. Responsible staff: ? Scott Bergman ? Director of Operations ? sbergman@godfrey-lee.org ? Monica Collier ? Food Service Director ? mcollier@godfrey-lee.org ? Marcus Bradstreet - Finance Director ? mbradstreet@godfrey-lee.org