Finding 580795 (2023-002)

Significant Deficiency Repeat Finding
Requirement
P
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2023
Accepted
2023-12-14

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The small office staff limits the ability to separate duties, which is essential for strong internal controls.
  • Impacted Requirements: The concentration of responsibilities among few individuals poses risks to effective internal control systems.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The Board and management should stay informed about operations and consider alternative strategies to strengthen controls without adding staff.

Finding Text

The size of the office staff precludes a proper segregation of functions to assure adequate internal control. This is not unusual for Districts your size, but the Board of Education and management should continue to be aware of this condition and to realize that the concentration of duties and responsibilities of a limited number of individuals is not desirable for an effective system of internal control. Under these conditions, the most effective controls lie in the Board of Education's and management's knowledge of matters relating to the District's operations. Management and the Board will continue to be aware of this condition and continue to be involved in the matters relating to the District's operations. However, they continue to believe it is not feasible or cost effective to add staff to achieve the desired level of internal control.

Categories

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 4352 2023-002
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 4353 2023-002
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 4354 2023-003
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 4355 2023-003
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 580794 2023-002
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 580796 2023-003
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 580797 2023-003
    Significant Deficiency Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $435,143
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $105,234
84.027 Special Education_grants to States $93,566
93.778 Medical Assistance Program $79,973
10.553 School Breakfast Program $45,601
10.555 National School Lunch Program $26,835
84.358 Rural Education $24,026
10.579 Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability $22,978
84.173 Special Education_preschool Grants $18,953
84.367 Improving Teacher Quality State Grants $16,015
84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $9,999
84.048 Career and Technical Education -- Basic Grants to States $3,398
93.354 Public Health Emergency Response: Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response: Public Health Crisis Response $1,329