Kearsley Community Schools

EIN: 386001237

UEI: KGANKADAZYF2

Audited by: Lewis & Knopf CPAs PC

Oversight agency: 10 [Department of Agriculture]

Data as of August 28, 2026

Kearsley Community Schools10 audit years7 findings7 repeat
10
Audit Years
7
Total Findings
7
Repeat Findings

FY 2022-06-30

LOW-RISK AUDITEE$6,785,353 federal awards expended

Management decision deadline — for entities that funded this organization

The FAC accepted this audit on November 6, 2022. Under 2 CFR 200.521(d), a pass-through entity that provided federal funds to this organization for this audit period must issue a management decision on these findings by May 6, 2023 (1210 days ago).

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2022-001
Special Tests & Provisions
REPEATOTHER MATTERS

Finding 2022-001 - Repeat Finding Program Name ? (Nutrition Cluster) National School Breakfast and National School Lunch, U.S. Department of Agriculture, passed though Michigan Department of Education. CFDA #10.553/ 10.555/10.559. Pass-through Entity ?? Michigan Department of Education Finding Type - Noncompliance Criteria ? Federal register section 7 CFR Part 210.14b requires school districts to limit its School Breakfast and Lunch Fund net resources to an amount that does not exceed three months average expenditures. Condition ? The District?s net cash resources exceeded three months average expenditures at June 30, 2022. Questioned Costs ? None Context ? The District did not meet the three months average expenditure test at June 30, 2022. Cause/Effect ? Management did not monitor net cash resources to ensure they did not exceed three months average expenditures. Recommendation: We recommend that the District review the Food Service Fund net cash resources periodically to ensure that the fund will not have an excess of three months average expenditures at the fiscal year end. The District should take this requirement into consideration when preparing the annual budget, and any subsequent adjustments to the budget.

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Finding 2022-001 - Repeat Finding Program Name ? (Nutrition Cluster) National School Breakfast and National School Lunch, U.S. Department of Agriculture, passed though Michigan Department of Education. CFDA #10.553/ 10.555/10.559. Pass-through Entity ?? Michigan Department of Education Finding Type - Noncompliance Criteria ? Federal register section 7 CFR Part 210.14b requires school districts to limit its School Breakfast and Lunch Fund net resources to an amount that does not exceed three months average expenditures. Condition ? The District?s net cash resources exceeded three months average expenditures at June 30, 2022. Questioned Costs ? None Context ? The District did not meet the three months average expenditure test at June 30, 2022. Cause/Effect ? Management did not monitor net cash resources to ensure they did not exceed three months average expenditures. Recommendation: We recommend that the District review the Food Service Fund net cash resources periodically to ensure that the fund will not have an excess of three months average expenditures at the fiscal year end. The District should take this requirement into consideration when preparing the annual budget, and any subsequent adjustments to the budget.

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2021-001

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FY 2021-06-30

LOW-RISK AUDITEE$5,029,602 federal awards expended

FAC accepted this audit on October 24, 2021 — management decision was due April 24, 2022.

2021-001
Special Tests & Provisions
REPEATOTHER MATTERS

Finding 2021-001 - Repeat Finding Program Name ? (Nutrition Cluster) National School Breakfast and National School Lunch, U.S. Department of Agriculture, passed though Michigan Department of Education. CFDA #10.553/ 10.555/10.559. Pass-through Entity ?? Michigan Department of Education Finding Type - Noncompliance Criteria ? Federal register section 7 CFR Part 210.14b requires school districts to limit its School Breakfast and Lunch Fund net resources to an amount that does not exceed three months average expenditures. Condition ? The District?s net cash resources exceeded three months average expenditures at June 30, 2021. Questioned Costs ? None Context ? The District did not meet the three months average expenditure test at June 30, 2021. Cause/Effect ? Management did not monitor net cash resources to ensure they did not exceed three months average expenditures. Recommendation: We recommend that the District review the Food Service Fund net cash resources periodically to ensure that the fund will not have an excess of three months average expenditures at the fiscal year end. The District should take this requirement into consideration when preparing the annual budget, and any subsequent adjustments to the budget.

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Finding 2021-001 - Repeat Finding Program Name ? (Nutrition Cluster) National School Breakfast and National School Lunch, U.S. Department of Agriculture, passed though Michigan Department of Education. CFDA #10.553/ 10.555/10.559. Pass-through Entity ?? Michigan Department of Education Finding Type - Noncompliance Criteria ? Federal register section 7 CFR Part 210.14b requires school districts to limit its School Breakfast and Lunch Fund net resources to an amount that does not exceed three months average expenditures. Condition ? The District?s net cash resources exceeded three months average expenditures at June 30, 2021. Questioned Costs ? None Context ? The District did not meet the three months average expenditure test at June 30, 2021. Cause/Effect ? Management did not monitor net cash resources to ensure they did not exceed three months average expenditures. Recommendation: We recommend that the District review the Food Service Fund net cash resources periodically to ensure that the fund will not have an excess of three months average expenditures at the fiscal year end. The District should take this requirement into consideration when preparing the annual budget, and any subsequent adjustments to the budget.

Corrective Action Plan

September 30, 2021 The District had excess fund balance of $622,304.76 at June 30, 2020. The District submitted a spending plan for $655,932.31 which included $325,000 prior year carryover approval to complete renovation of the Armstrong Middle School cafeteria and kitchen area, as well as refrigerators, milk coolers, an ala carte station at the high school, display merchandisers, dishwashers and other furniture and equipment for elementary school cafeterias to the Michigan Department of Education on June 23, 2021. At the same time, the District submitted a request for a carryover extension. Both the spending plan and carryover extension were approved on July 28, 2021. The challenges of COVID-19 and the need to implement the Unanticipated School Closure Feeding Program, the District again exceeded the allowable three months average expenditures at June 30, 2021. Another spending plan will be developed which will again be submitted to MOE for approval by their required due date with anticipated spending to be completed by June 30, 2022. I, Paul Gaudard, am responsible for this corrective action plan.

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2020-001

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FY 2020-06-30

LOW-RISK AUDITEE$3,438,361 federal awards expended

FAC accepted this audit on November 30, 2020 — management decision was due May 30, 2021.

2020-001
Special Tests & Provisions
REPEATOTHER MATTERS

Finding 2020-001 - Repeat Finding Program Name ? (Nutrition Cluster) National School Breakfast and National School Lunch, U.S. Department of Agriculture, passed though Michigan Department of Education. CFDA #10.553/ 10.555/10.559. Pass-through Entity ?? Michigan Department of Education Finding Type - Noncompliance Criteria ? Federal register section 7 CFR Part 210.14b requires school districts to limit its School Breakfast and Lunch Fund net resources to an amount that does not exceed three months average expenditures. Condition ? The District?s net cash resources exceeded three months average expenditures at June 30, 2020. Questioned Costs ? None Context ? The District did not meet the three months average expenditure test at June 30, 2020. Cause/Effect ? Management did not monitor net cash resources to ensure they did not exceed three months average expenditures. Recommendation: We recommend that the District review the Food Service Fund net cash resources periodically to ensure that the fund will not have an excess of three months average expenditures at the fiscal year end. The District should take this requirement into consideration when preparing the annual budget, and any subsequent adjustments to the budget.

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Finding 2020-001 - Repeat Finding Program Name ? (Nutrition Cluster) National School Breakfast and National School Lunch, U.S. Department of Agriculture, passed though Michigan Department of Education. CFDA #10.553/ 10.555/10.559. Pass-through Entity ?? Michigan Department of Education Finding Type - Noncompliance Criteria ? Federal register section 7 CFR Part 210.14b requires school districts to limit its School Breakfast and Lunch Fund net resources to an amount that does not exceed three months average expenditures. Condition ? The District?s net cash resources exceeded three months average expenditures at June 30, 2020. Questioned Costs ? None Context ? The District did not meet the three months average expenditure test at June 30, 2020. Cause/Effect ? Management did not monitor net cash resources to ensure they did not exceed three months average expenditures. Recommendation: We recommend that the District review the Food Service Fund net cash resources periodically to ensure that the fund will not have an excess of three months average expenditures at the fiscal year end. The District should take this requirement into consideration when preparing the annual budget, and any subsequent adjustments to the budget.

Corrective Action Plan

The District had excess fund balance of $292,742.89 at June 30, 2019. The District submitted a spending plan for $300,000 to renovate the Armstrong Middle School cafeteria and kitchen area to the Michigan Department of Education on February 24, 2020. The plan was approved on May 7, 2020. On May 27, 2020 the District submitted a request for a carryover extension due to the scope of the project approved and MDE approved this carryover extension request on June 11, 2020. Even with this spending plan, the challenges of COVID-19 and the need to implement the Unanticipated School Closure Feeding Program, the District again exceeded the allowable three months average expenditures at June 30, 2020. Another spending plan is being developed which will again be submitted to MDE for approval by February 1, 2021 with anticipated spending to be completed by June 30, 2021. I, Paul Gaudard, am responsible for this corrective action plan.

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2019-001

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FY 2019-06-30

LOW-RISK AUDITEE$3,218,649 federal awards expended

FAC accepted this audit on November 19, 2019 — management decision was due May 19, 2020.

2019-001
Special Tests & Provisions
REPEATOTHER MATTERS

Finding 2019-001 - Repeat Finding Program Name ? (Nutrition Cluster) National School Breakfast and National School Lunch, U.S. Department of Agriculture, passed though Michigan Department of Education. CFDA #10.553/ 10.555/10.559. Pass-through Entity ? Michigan Department of Education Finding Type - Noncompliance Criteria ? Federal register section 7 CFR Part 210.14b requires school districts to limit its School Breakfast and Lunch Fund net resources to an amount that does not exceed three months average expenditures. Condition ? The District?s net cash resources exceeded three months average expenditures at June 30, 2019. Questioned Costs ? None Context ? The District did not meet the three months average expenditure test at June 30, 2019. Cause/Effect ? Management did not monitor net cash resources to ensure they did not exceed three months average expenditures. Recommendation: We recommend that the District review the Food Service Fund net cash resources periodically to ensure that the fund will not have an excess of three months average expenditures at the fiscal year end. The District should take this requirement into consideration when preparing the annual budget, and any subsequent adjustments to the budget. -

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Finding 2019-001 - Repeat Finding Program Name ? (Nutrition Cluster) National School Breakfast and National School Lunch, U.S. Department of Agriculture, passed though Michigan Department of Education. CFDA #10.553/ 10.555/10.559. Pass-through Entity ? Michigan Department of Education Finding Type - Noncompliance Criteria ? Federal register section 7 CFR Part 210.14b requires school districts to limit its School Breakfast and Lunch Fund net resources to an amount that does not exceed three months average expenditures. Condition ? The District?s net cash resources exceeded three months average expenditures at June 30, 2019. Questioned Costs ? None Context ? The District did not meet the three months average expenditure test at June 30, 2019. Cause/Effect ? Management did not monitor net cash resources to ensure they did not exceed three months average expenditures. Recommendation: We recommend that the District review the Food Service Fund net cash resources periodically to ensure that the fund will not have an excess of three months average expenditures at the fiscal year end. The District should take this requirement into consideration when preparing the annual budget, and any subsequent adjustments to the budget. -

Corrective Action Plan

The District had excess fund balance of $134,106.18 at June 30, 2018. the District submitted a spending plan for $160,000 to the Michigan Department of Education, which was approved to resolve this finding. Even with this spending plan, the District again exceeded the allowable three months average expenditures at June 30, 2019. A spending plan is being developed which will again be submitted to MDE for approval.

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2018-001

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FY 2018-06-30

MATERIAL NONCOMPLIANCE DISCLOSEDLOW-RISK AUDITEE$3,142,290 federal awards expended

FAC accepted this audit on November 20, 2018 — management decision was due May 20, 2019.

2018-001
Special Tests & Provisions
REPEATQUESTIONED COSTSOTHER MATTERS

GSA_MIGRATION

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2017-001

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FY 2017-06-30

MATERIAL NONCOMPLIANCE DISCLOSEDLOW-RISK AUDITEE$2,989,203 federal awards expended

FAC accepted this audit on November 8, 2017 — management decision was due May 8, 2018.

2017-001
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REPEATOTHER MATTERS

GSA_MIGRATION

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2016-001

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FY 2016-06-30

MATERIAL NONCOMPLIANCE DISCLOSEDLOW-RISK AUDITEE$2,758,636 federal awards expended

FAC accepted this audit on November 16, 2016 — management decision was due May 16, 2017.

2016-001
Special Tests & Provisions
REPEATOTHER MATTERS

GSA_MIGRATION

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2015-001

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