By Kate Royals Mississippi Today JACKSON – A financial audit of several federal programs at the Mississippi Department of Education found significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the Department’s accounting and program administration last fiscal year, auditors told members of the State Board of Education last week. CliftonLarsonAllen, a Minnesota-based accounting firm, was tasked with auditing certain funds of the Department after officials overspent federal Title IV funds, also known as 21st Century Community Learning Center funds. As a result of the error, three department employees were fired and only 28 school districts and organizations received federal funding for after-school programs for low-income students this school year, compared to more than 100 the previous year. The audit covered most of the Department’s federal funds along with Education Enhancement Funds, which are state funds appropriated for classroom supplies, materials and equipment for eligible teachers. In addition to problems with accounting practices, Bill Early, partner at CliftonLarsonAllen, told the board there were “untimely delays” during the audit and that the Department was not adequately prepared for the audit.
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