Finding 592609 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency Repeat Finding
Requirement
E
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2022-10-20

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The District failed to provide necessary documentation for Title I funding allocations, impacting compliance with federal requirements.
  • Impacted Requirements: The lack of records affects adherence to the Office of Management and Budget Compliance Supplement, which mandates serving eligible schools based on poverty levels.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement robust procedures for accurate calculations and documentation, along with monitoring processes to review information before submission.

Finding Text

Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation). The Office of Management and Budget Compliance Supplement requires that an entity receiving Title I funds must serve eligible schools or attendance centers in rank order according to their percentage of poverty and that the entity must maintain records documenting compliance with this requirement. Condition. During the year ended June 30, 2022, the District could not provide adequate supporting documentation for the public and nonpublic enrollment and low income counts that were used to allocate Title I services to District buildings. Questioned Costs. Unknown. Context. The District could not provide adequate supporting documentation for 100% of its Title I buildings. Effect. Title I services may not have been allocated to buildings correctly. Cause. Adequate procedures were not in place to ensure that required administrative responsibilities, including ensuring that all information used to calculate building eligibility, were being performed and reviewed for accuracy. Recommendation. We recommend the District implement procedures to ensure that all necessary calculations are correctly computed and supported by appropriate supporting documentation. Monitoring procedures should also be implemented to require a review of this information prior to its submission. Management's Response. The District will implement additional controls in order to ensure that all necessary calculations are correctly computed and supported by appropriate supporting documentation.

Categories

Subrecipient Monitoring Eligibility

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 16165 2022-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 16166 2022-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 16167 2022-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 592607 2022-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 592608 2022-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.425D Education Stabilization Fund $8.42M
84.367 Improving Teacher Quality State Grants $737,031
10.553 School Breakfast Program $687,505
10.555 National School Lunch Program $315,346
93.778 Medical Assistance Program $249,794
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $194,820
10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children $117,959
84.027 Special Education_grants to States $113,801
10.560 State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition $106,284
84.048 Career and Technical Education -- Basic Grants to States $82,805
84.425C Education Stabilization Fund $29,430
84.365 English Language Acquisition State Grants $25,657
84.173 Special Education_preschool Grants $22,790
10.649 Pandemic Ebt Administrative Costs $5,814