Finding Text
Finding 2023-004 Support for Free and Reduced Meal Applications
Federal Program: CFDA 10.553/10.555 Child Nutrition Cluster
Condition: The District failed to retain or locate support for various applications for certain students receiving free meals.
Criteria: The District is required to obtain and retain support for all student free and reduced meal applications to ensure only eligible students are receiving free and reduced meals.
Cause: The District does not have appropriate procedures in place to ensure all applications are properly retained in the records of the District.
Effect: The failure to retain support for applications for students receiving free meals could potentially result in a free or reduced meal status to students who were not qualified.
Questioned Costs: None. The maximum potential impact was below the reportable threshold under Uniform Guidance.
Recommendation: We recommend management adopt policies and procedures under which all applications for free and reduced meals are retained in the District’s records.
Views of Responsible
Officials and Planned
Corrective Actions: Management agrees with our recommendation. See corresponding Corrective Action Plan.