Finding 614353 (2022-004)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
P
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2022-10-31
Audit: 37968
Organization: Bangor Public Schools (MI)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The District faced a significant deficiency due to inadequate documentation linking expenditures to grant requests for the Education Stabilization Fund.
  • Impacted Requirements: The District must ensure that all expenditures are properly documented and aligned with allowable activities before requesting grant funds.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The District is aware of the issue and is taking corrective actions to improve documentation processes and prevent future occurrences.

Finding Text

Finding: 2022-004 ? Federal Assistance Listing Number, Federal Agency, and Program Name ? 84.425C, 84.425D, Education Stabilization Fund, U.S. Department of Education Finding Type ? Significant Deficiency (Uniform Guidance). Criteria ? The District is required to spend on allowable activities and related costs for which expenditures have been incurred prior to making the request for grant monies. Condition ? The District incurred the expenditures but was unable to bridge the accounting records supporting the transactions requested upon by the previous business manager to the information available from the current business manager in a timely manner. Questioned Costs ? None Context ? At the start of the audit, the District could not provide general ledger detail or the identified expenditures allocated towards the final drawdown of the Education Stabilization Fund award. Cause and Effect ? During the 2022 school year, the District experienced personnel turnover in the business office which aided in the misplacement of information and/or support for transactions entered into by the previous business manager. Recommendation ? The District has already reviewed the circumstances surrounding this occurrence and is cognizant of the corrective action.

Categories

Cash Management Significant Deficiency

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 37906 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency
  • 37907 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency
  • 37908 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency
  • 37909 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency
  • 37910 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency
  • 37911 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency
  • 614348 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency
  • 614349 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency
  • 614350 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency
  • 614351 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency
  • 614352 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $339,956
84.011 Migrant Education_state Grant Program $252,113
10.553 School Breakfast Program $171,988
84.365 English Language Acquisition State Grants $58,134
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $55,000
84.367 Improving Teacher Quality State Grants $36,407
10.555 National School Lunch Program $27,777
84.002 Adult Education - Basic Grants to States $27,750
93.323 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (elc) $12,410
10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children $9,206
84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $5,577
10.649 Pandemic Ebt Administrative Costs $3,063
93.778 Medical Assistance Program $704