Finding Text
2023-005 – Material Weakness and Material Noncompliance – Compliance Areas Documentation
Program information: Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies, Title I Part I Imp Basic Programs. U.S. Department of Education, Passed through Michigan Department of Education, AL #84.010.
Criteria: The school district should maintain proper documentation to support that it is in compliance with applicable compliance areas related to the Title I Grant Condition: For the following compliance sections, the district was not able to find documentation to support compliance with the applicable standards for the year
ended June 30, 2023:
- Eligibility – Schoolwide plans and Comparability
- Earmarking – Carryover Waiver
- Special Tests – Assessment System Security
As a result, the organization was not able to prove that they were in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Title I Part A grant.
Questioned costs: None
Cause and effect: This was caused due to significant turnover in the business office and curriculum department at year end, resulting in a lack of skills, knowledge, and experience related to proper documentation of grant compliance.
Recommendation: We recommend that the organization reviews all compliance requirements of the Title I grant and reviews the documentation that they currently have on hand to be sure that going forward, all documentation is properly maintained. Additionally, we recommend that the district reviews compliance standards of the grants with all applicable staff to ensure that they understand the importance of maintaining
proper documentation.
Views of responsible officials: Management agrees with the finding.
Corrective action plan: See attached corrective action plan.