Finding 626686 (2022-003)

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Requirement
C
Questioned Costs
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Year
2022
Accepted
2023-03-12
Audit: 50257

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The District failed to file the required Reconciliation of Cash on Hand Quarterly Report for the Quarter ended June 30, 2022.
  • Impacted Requirements: This oversight means the District did not report actual grant expenditures and cash position as mandated.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Ensure the CSIU accounting system is used correctly to track costs, and establish timely filing procedures for all required reports.

Finding Text

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 2022-03 American Rescue Plan - Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund III Assistance Listing No. 84.425U; Grant No. 223-210449 Grant Period: Year Ended June 30, 2022 Criteria and Condition: The District is required to maintain a system for accumulating and reporting expenditures incurred of its? grant awards. This includes filing the Reconciliation of Cash on Hand Quarterly Reports for each Grant which requires them. The District must report actual grant expenditures incurred thru the applicable report date. The District did not file this required report for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2022. Context: Our test of the Quarterly Cash Reports for the Quarter ended June 30, 2022 indicated the District did not file the required report. Cause: The non-filing of the required report appears to have been caused by an oversight. Effect: The project incurred expenditures and cash position thru June 30, 2022 were not reported to PDE as required. Questioned Costs: None Recommendation: We recommended that the District properly utilize their CSIU accounting system to accumulate the costs incurred and that the required reports be timely filed. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Once notified by us the District immediately established the proper account structure in its accounting system to gather the program expenditures to properly and timely file the required reports. The Business Manager also implemented new procedures to gather and review costs charged to the applicable federal grant so as to properly and timely file the required reports.

Categories

Reporting Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $499,664
10.553 School Breakfast Program $95,288
84.367 Improving Teacher Quality State Grants $67,012
84.027 Special Education_grants to States $43,041
10.555 National School Lunch Program $40,175
84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $38,054
84.048 Career and Technical Education -- Basic Grants to States $29,579
93.778 Medical Assistance Program $6,709
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $2,447
10.649 Pandemic Ebt Administrative Costs $614
84.173 Special Education_preschool Grants $466