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Federal Program: U.S. Department of Agriculture passed through Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education: Child Nutrition Cluster - School Breakfast Program (10.553) and National School Lunch Program (10.555). Criteria: According to the School Nutrition Programs Administrative Handbook for school year 2021-2022, the food service program must limit its cash resources to an amount that does not exceed three months? average expenditures for its nonprofit school food service program. Condition: The District had a current year carryover of $1,439,907 and a three-month average operating cost of $1,032,450 resulting in an excess balance of $407,457. Cause: The District?s food service program has been operating at a profit in recent years and has accumulated the excess carryover. The District has found that in recent years, not all actual allowable costs of the program have been charged to the program. Effect: The District has accumulated surpluses in the food service program which is intended to be a non-profit program. The District runs the risk of either not providing services that have been paid for, or overcharging for services actually provided. Questioned Costs: None. Context: Actual Child Nutrition expenditures were $3,883,833. Repeat Finding: No. Recommendation: We recommend the District monitor the profit made and ensure all expenditures used to operate the program are properly charged to the program. Views of Responsible Officials: The District will ensure that all eligible costs are charged to the program and modernize the equipment to reduce the accumulated carry-over.