Finding 9978 (2023-006)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2023
Accepted
2024-01-25
Audit: 13606
Organization: Rockford Area Public Schools (MN)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The District inaccurately reported student meal counts to the State, including ineligible adult meals.
  • Impacted Requirements: Accurate monitoring and reporting of meals served, specifically distinguishing between student and adult meals.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The District should review and improve procedures for meal count reporting to ensure compliance with State and Federal guidelines.

Finding Text

Federal Program: ALN 10.553/10.555 Child Nutrition Cluster Condition: The District failed to properly report the number of student meals that were served and reported to the State via CLiCS, for which Federal funding was received. Criteria: The District is required to accurately monitor, record, and report the numbers of meals that were served to students and how many of these were free or reduced. Cause: The District included adult meals served in their monthly CLiCS submission to the State. Adult meals are not eligible for State or Federal reimbursement. Effect: The failure to exclude adult meals from the reimbursable student meal counts reported to the State resulted in the District being reimbursed for ineligible meals. Questioned Costs: None. The maximum potential impact was below the reportable threshold under Uniform Guidance. Recommendation: We recommend that the District evaluate current procedures for accurately monitoring, recording, and reporting the number of meals served and ensure proper meal counts are reported to the State. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management agrees with our recommendation. See corresponding Corrective Action Plan.

Categories

Subrecipient Monitoring Cash Management Eligibility Reporting School Nutrition Programs

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 9975 2023-005
    Significant Deficiency
  • 9976 2023-005
    Significant Deficiency
  • 9977 2023-006
    Significant Deficiency
  • 9979 2023-007
    Significant Deficiency
  • 9980 2023-007
    Significant Deficiency
  • 586417 2023-005
    Significant Deficiency
  • 586418 2023-005
    Significant Deficiency
  • 586419 2023-006
    Significant Deficiency
  • 586420 2023-006
    Significant Deficiency
  • 586421 2023-007
    Significant Deficiency
  • 586422 2023-007
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $602,338
10.555 National School Lunch Program $436,323
84.165 Magnet Schools Assistance $311,852
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $162,907
84.027 Special Education_grants to States $135,690
84.367 Improving Teacher Quality State Grants $77,690
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $74,195
10.553 School Breakfast Program $66,515
93.323 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (elc) $37,240
84.365 English Language Acquisition State Grants $18,019
84.173 Special Education_preschool Grants $17,543
10.649 Pandemic Ebt Administrative Costs $628
84.351 Arts in Education $209