Finding 560075 (2023-001)

Material Weakness
Requirement
F
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2023
Accepted
2025-05-12

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: There is a material weakness in internal controls over federal awards related to equipment management.
  • Impacted Requirements: Compliance procedures for record-keeping, physical inventory, and safeguarding equipment are not being met.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement stronger internal controls to ensure compliance and prevent potential losses or theft.

Finding Text

A material weakness was reported for a lack of internal controls over the School District's federal awards for the following compliance requirements: procedures for managing equipment, whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, as a minimum, meet the requirements of maintaining proper records that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, source of funding, who holds the title, acquisition date and cost of property; a physical inventory of property must be taken at least every two years; and a control system to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage or theft; adequate maintenance procedures. This is undesirable from an internal control viewpoint, and could result in a loss of control over compliance and noncompliance not being detected and corrected in a timely manner.

Corrective Action Plan

The Business Manager will change the procedure in place for tracking assets to include a method that will identify which assets are federally connected.

Categories

Equipment & Real Property Management

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1136517 2023-001
    Material Weakness

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $4.57M
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $984,044
10.555 National School Lunch Program $243,737
84.027 Special Education Grants to States $185,358
84.041 Impact Aid $130,181
84.367 Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants (formerly Improving Teacher Quality State Grants) $127,139
84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $107,042
10.553 School Breakfast Program $68,526
84.060 Indian Education Grants to Local Educational Agencies $62,493
15.130 Indian Education Assistance to Schools $30,066
10.582 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program $13,835
84.358 Rural Education $12,270
84.173 Special Education Preschool Grants $12,245