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#2022-004 - COVID-19 Education Stabilization Fund - AL #: 84.425D, Year Ended June 30, 2022 Criteria: The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) requires the recipient of ESSER I funding to use the correct number of nonpublic low-income students that proactively affirm participation in the ESSER I grant when calculating the nonpublic schools? funding allocation. Statement of Condition: Pequea Valley School District inadvertently excluded two nonpublic students in its allocation of the nonpublic school?s calculated share of the ESSER I grant. Cause and Effect: Pequea Valley School District did not have a second level review process in place prior to submitting the nonpublic school?s allocation amount to PDE. As a result, the per pupil allocation was higher than it should have been. Questioned Costs: None over the reportable threshold. Identification of Repeat Finding: No Recommendation: Pequea Valley School District should implement a second-level review process for its submissions to grantors for funding and reporting purposes. Management Response: The School District?s Assistant Superintendent who is responsible for Federal Programs will review and certify that per pupil calculations for non-public students are recorded accurately.