Finding 571506 (2024-002)

Material Weakness
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2025-07-17
Audit: 362459
Auditor: Drs CPA PLLC

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The District has a material weakness in internal controls related to the Impact Aid program, leading to discrepancies in reported student numbers.
  • Impacted Requirements: The District failed to comply with Uniform Guidance and federal regulations regarding record retention and documentation for federal awards.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The District should aggregate and reconcile all application documentation, then securely store all supporting records electronically and/or physically.

Finding Text

SECTION III - FEDERAL AWARD FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS 2024-002 Impact Aid Parent Pupil Surveys CFDA No: 84.041 Program Name: Impact Aid Award Number: N/A Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education Pass-Through Grantor: N/A Compliance Requirement: L. Reporting Questioned Costs: N/A Summary of Finding: Material weakness in internal control over major programs Repeat Finding? No Condition The District reported 164 students within the Impact Aid application for the fiscal year 2024. The district provided 55 “Parent Pupil Surveys” which reflected 95 students total. Criteria The Uniform Guidance section 200.333 states: "Financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other non-Federal entity records pertinent to a Federal award must be retained for a period of three years from the date of submission of the final expenditure report" 34 CFR 222.9 and .10 states: "An LEA must retain the records to support the amount of payment it received under the Act for any fiscal year until the later of (a) Three years after the last payment for a fiscal year; or (b) If the records have been questioned on Federal audit or review, until the question is finally resolved and any necessary adjustments to payments have been made." Cause The District experienced turnover in positions responsible for overseeing the single audit. Effect The District is not in compliance with the requirements of the Uniform Guidance and related federal grant federal regulations . Recommendation We recommend that the District aggregate and reconcile all application documentation. Then the District should scan all supporting documentation and place in a secured central location electronically and/or physically.

Corrective Action Plan

The District will aggregate and reconcile all application documentation and scan all supporting documentation and place in a secured central location electronically and/or physically.

Categories

Material Weakness Reporting Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 571507 2024-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1147948 2024-002
    Material Weakness
  • 1147949 2024-003
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.041 Impact Aid $5.03M
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $493,246
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $127,408
10.555 National School Lunch Program $99,105
84.027 Special Education Grants to States $68,406
10.553 School Breakfast Program $45,135
84.358 Rural Education $22,229
84.367 Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants (formerly Improving Teacher Quality State Grants) $12,993
84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $11,030