Baldwin County Board of Education, Milledgeville, Georgia, report on audit of the financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006

BALDWIN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA REPORT ON AUDIT
OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2006
STATE OF GEORGIA
DEPARTMENT OF AUDITS AND ACCOUNTS
Russell W. Hinton State Auditor

BALDWIN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION - TABLE OF CONTENTS -

SECTION I

FINANCIAL

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S COMBINED REPORT ON BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION - SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES OF FEDERAL AWARDS

EXHIBITS

BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DISTRICT-WIDE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

A

STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS

1

B

STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES

2

FUND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

C

BALANCE SHEET

GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS

4

D

RECONCILIATION OF THE GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS BALANCE SHEET

TO THE STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS

5

E

STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES

IN FUND BALANCES

GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS

6

F

RECONCILIATION OF THE GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS STATEMENT

OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND

BALANCES TO THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES

7

G

STATEMENT OF FIDUCIARY NET ASSETS

FIDUCIARY FUNDS

9

H

NOTES TO THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

10

SCHEDULES

REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

1 SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES

IN FUND BALANCES - BUDGET AND ACTUAL

GENERAL FUND

23

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

2 SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES OF FEDERAL AWARDS

24

3 SCHEDULE OF STATE REVENUE

26

BALDWIN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION - TABLE OF CONTENTS -

SECTION I

FINANCIAL

SCHEDULES

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

4 SCHEDULE OF APPROVED LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX PROJECTS

28

5 ALLOTMENTS AND EXPENDITURES

GENERAL FUND - QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS (QBE)

BY PROGRAM

29

SECTION II
COMPLIANCE AND INTERNAL CONTROL REPORTS
REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ON COMPLIANCE AND OTHER MATTERS BASED ON AN AUDIT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS
REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO EACH MAJOR PROGRAM AND ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER COMPLIANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 0MB CIRCULAR A-133

SECTION III AUDITEE'S RESPONSE TO PRIOR YEAR FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS SUMMARY SCHEDULE OF PRIOR YEAR FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS

SECTION IV FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS

BALDWIN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION - TABLE OF CONTENTS -
SECTIONV MANAGEMENT'S RESPONSES SCHEDULE OF MANAGEMENT'S RESPONSES

SECTION I FINANCIAL

Russell W. Hinton
STATE AUDITOR
(404) 656-2174

DEPARTMENT OF AUDITS AND ACCOUNTS
270 Washington Street, S.W., Suite 1-156 Atlanta, Georgia 30334-8400
February 28, 2007

Honorable Sonny Perdue, Governor Members of the General Assembly Members ofthe State Board of Education
and Superintendent and Members ofthe Baldwin County Board of Education
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S COMBINED REPORT ON BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION - SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES OF FEDERAL AWARDS
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have audited the accompanying financial statements ofthe governmental activities, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information (Exhibits A through H) ofthe Baldwin County Board of Education, as of and for the year ended June 30, 2006, which collectively comprise the Board's basic financial statements as listed in the table of contents. These financial statements are the responsibility ofthe Baldwin County Board ofEducation's management. Our responsibility is to express opinions on these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States ofAmerica and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General ofthe United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free ofmaterial misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinions.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the respective financial position of the governmental activities, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information ofthe Baldwin County Board ofEducation, as ofJune 30, 2006, and the respective changes in financial position thereof for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
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The Baldwin County Board ofEducation has not presented Management's Discussion and Analysis that accounting principles generally accepted in the United States has determined is necessary to supplement, although not to be part of, the basic financial statements.
In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued our report dated February 28, 2007, on our consideration of the Baldwin County Board of Education's internal control over financial reporting and our tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts and grant agreements and other matters. The purpose ofthat report is to describe the scope of our testing of internal control over financial reporting and compliance and the results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on the internal control over financial reporting or on compliance. That report is an integral part of an audit performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards and should be considered in assessing the results of our audit.
The Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances - Budget and Actual, as presented on page 23, is not a required part of the basic financial statements but is supplementary information required by the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. We have applied certain limited procedures, which consisted principally of inquiries of management regarding the methods ofmeasurement and presentation ofthe required supplementary information. However, we did not audit the information and express no opinion on it.
Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming opinions on the financial statements that collectively comprise the Baldwin County Board of Education's basic financial statements. The accompanying supplementary information which consist of Schedules 2 through 5, which includes the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards as required by U.S. Office of Management and Budget Circular A-133, Audits ofStates, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations, are presented for purposes of additional analysis and are not a required part of the basic financial statements. Such information has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements, and in our opinion, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.
A copy of this report has been filed as a permanent record in the office of the State Auditor and made available to the press of the State, as provided for by Official Code of Georgia Annotated section 50-6-24.
Respectfully submitted,
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Russell W. Hinton, CPA, CGFM State Auditor
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BALDWIN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION

BALDWIN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS JUNE 30, 2006
ASSETS
Cash and Cash Equivalents Accounts Receivable, Net
Taxes State Government Federal Government Other Inventories Capital Assets Land Construction in Progress Land Improvements Buildings Equipment Less: Accumulated Depreciation
Total Assets
LIABILITIES
Accounts Payable Salaries Payable Retainages Payable Deposits and Deferred Revenues Long-Term Liabilities
Due Within One Year Due in More Than One Year
Total Liabilities
NET ASSETS
Invested in Capital Assets, Net of Related Debt Restricted for
Bus Replacement Continuation of Federal Programs Debt Service Capital Projects Unrestricted
Total Net Assets
Total Liabilities and Net Assets
The notes to the basic financial statements are an integral part of this statement. -1-

EXHIBIT"A"

GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES

$

11,687,783

1,218,460 3,367,984 1,102,293
154,364 223,696

1,360,116 2,760,723 11,330,697 82,601,778 5,476,486 -21,521,270

$ ===9=9~7,=63=a1=1=1o=

$

21,618

4,477,301

167,809

43,240

3,936,651 24,512,158

$

33,158,777

$

55,801,518

308,675 381,137 3,893,281 4,507,676 1 712 046

$

66,604,333

$ ===9=9=7,=63::!1=1=1o=

BALDWIN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2006

GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES
Instruction Support Services
Pupil Services Improvement of Instructional Services Educational Media Services General Administration School Administration Business Administration Maintenance and Operation of Plant Student Transportation Services Central Support Services Other Support Services Operations of Non-Instructional Services Enterprise Operations Food Services Interest on Short-Term and Long-Term Debt
Total Governmental Activities
General Revenues Taxes Property Taxes For Maintenance and Operations Sales Taxes Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax For Debt Services For Capital Projects Intangible Recording Tax Grants and Contributions not Restricted to Specific Programs Investment Earnings Miscellaneous
Special Items Gain on Sale of Buildings
Total General Revenues and Special Items
Change in Net Assets
Net Assets - Beginning of Year
Net Assets - End of Year

EXPENSES

CHARGES FOR SERVICES

$

32,939,191 $

1,698,638 1,581,151
794,810 876,525 2,728,873 841,477 4,153,429 2,344,547 146,028
92,819

385,236 2,631,061
507,056

$

51,720,841 $

201,277 18,124 3,008
76,317 66,840
732
192,686 528,490
1087474

The notes to the basic financial statements are an integral part of this statement. -2-

EXHIBIT"B"

PROGRAM REVENUES

OPERATING

CAPITAL

GRANTS AND

GRANTS AND

CONTRIBUTIONS CONTRIBUTIONS

NET (EXPENSES) REVENUES
AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

$

26,314,299 $

821,513 1,041,477
512,624 465,873
36,101

192 1,043,969

68,379

162,654 2,046,572

$

32,513,653 $

194,685 $
7,520 3,151 9,324 6,373 92,055 122,137
23,571
458 816 $

-6,228,930
-859,001 -536,666 -274,666 -407,501 -2,607,131 -835,104 -3,994,342 -1,177,709 -146,028
-24,440
-29,896 -32,428 -507 056
-17,660,898

$

11,624,210

3,986,286 2,640,140
327,917 1,289,205
369,305 403,608

31 400

$

20,672,071

$

3,011,173

63,593,160

$ ======66=,6=0=4=,3=33==

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BALDWIN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION BALANCE SHEET
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS JUNE 30, 2006

EXHIBIT"C"

ASSETS
Cash and Cash Equivalents Accounts Receivable, Net
Taxes State Government Federal Government Other Inventories

GENERAL FUND

DISTRICTWIDE
CAPITAL PROJECTS
FUND

DEBT SERVICE
FUND

TOTAL

$ 2,503,951 $ 9,159,503 $

3,367,984 1,102,293
154,364 223,696

1,218,460

24,329 $

11,687,783
1,218,460 3,367,984 1,102,293
154,364 223,696

Total Assets

$ 7,352,288 $ 10,377,963 $

24,329 $ ===1=7~7~5~4=5=80=

LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCES
LIABILITIES
Accounts Payable Salaries Payable Retainages Payable Deposits and Deferred Revenue
Total Liabilities
FUND BALANCES
Reserved for: Bus Replacement Continuation of Federal Programs Debt Service Inventories Capital Projects
Unreserved Undesignated Reported in: General Fund Capital Projects
Total Fund Balances

$

21,618

4,477,301

$

43,240

$ 4,542,159 $

167,809 167 809

$

308,675

281,667

$ 3,868,952 $

223,696

4,507,676

1,996,091

1,833,526

$ 2,810,129 $ 10,210,154 $

$ $ $ 24,329
24 329 $

21,618 4,477,301
167,809 43 240
4,709,968
308,675 281,667 3,893,281 223,696 4,507,676
1,996,091 1,833,526
13,044,612

Total Liabilities and Fund Balances

$ 7,352,288 $ 10,377,963 $

24,329 $======17='=75=4:1,,5=8=0=

The notes to the basic financial statements are an integral part of this statement.
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BALDWIN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION RECONCILIATION OF THE GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS BALANCE SHEET
TO THE STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS JUNE 30, 2006

EXHIBIT"D"

Total Fund Balances - Governmental Funds (Exhibit "C")
Amounts reported for Governmental Activities in the Statement of Net Assets are different because:
Capital Assets used in Governmental Activities are not financial resources and therefore are not reported in the funds. These assets consist of:
Land Construction in Progress Land Improvements Buildings Equipment Accumulated Depreciation
Total Capital Assets
Long-Term Liabilities, including Bonds Payable, are not due and payable in the current period and therefore are not reported as liabilities in the funds. Long-Term Liabilities at year-end consist of:
Bonds Payable Capital Leases Compensated Absences Unamortized Bond Discounts
Total Long-Term Liabilities
Net Assets of Governmental Activities (Exhibit "A")

$ 13,044,612

$

1,360,116

2,760,723

11,330,697

82,601,778

5,476,486

-21,521,270

82,008,530

$ -31,970,000 -897,496 -303,226
4,721,913

-28,448,809

$ 66,604,333

The notes to the basic financial statements are an integral part of this statement. -5-

BALDWIN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2006

EXHIBIT"E"

REVENUES
Property Taxes Sales Taxes State Funds Federal Funds Charges for Services Investment Earnings Miscellaneous
Total Revenues
EXPENDITURES
Current Instruction Support Services Pupil Services Improvement of Instructional Services Educational Media Services General Administration School Administration Business Administration Maintenance and Operation of Plant Student Transportation Services Central Support Services Other Support Services Enterprise Operations Food Services Operation
Capital Outlay Debt Services
Principal Interest
Total Expenditures
Excess of Revenues over (under) Expenditures
SPECIAL ITEMS
Proceeds from Sale of Buildings
Net Change in Fund Balances
Fund Balances - Beginning
Fund Balances - Ending

GENERAL FUND

DISTRICTWIDE
CAPITAL PROJECTS
FUND

DEBT SERVICE
FUND

TOTAL

$ 11,681,842 327,917 $
26,730,329 7,531,345 1,087,474 207,866 403,608

2,640,140 $ 161,357

$ 3,986,286
82

$ 47,970,381 $ 2,801,497 $ 3,986,368 $

11,681,842 6,954,343 26,730,329 7,531,345 1,087,474
369,305 403,608
54,758,246

$ 31,380,614

$ 31,380,614

1,698,638 1,581,151
734,607 848,899 2,668,980 801,165 3,447,964 2,072,807 146,028
92,819 385,236 2,443,655 336,679 $

4,306,227

1,698,638 1,581,151
734,607 848,899 2,668,980 801,165 3,447,964 2,072,807 146,028
92,819 385,236 2,443,655 4,642,906

212,677 55 770

$ 3,535,000 451,286

3,747,677 507,056

$ 48,907,689 $ 4,306,227 $ 3,986,286 $ 57,200,202

$ -937,308 $ -1,504,730 $

82 $ -2,441,956

100,000 $ -937,308 $ -1,404,730 $
3 747 437 11,614,884

82 $ 24 247

100,000 -2,341,956 15,386,568

$ 2,810,129 $ 10,210,154 $

24,329 $ 13,044,612

The notes to the basic financial statements are an integral part of this statement. -6-

BALDWIN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION RECONCILIATION OF THE GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS STATEMENT OF
REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES TO THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES JUNE 30, 2006

EXHIBIT"F"

Total Net Change in Fund Balances - Governmental Funds (Exhibit "E")
Amounts reported for Governmental Activities in the Statement of Activities are different because:
Capital Outlays are reported as expenditures in Governmental Funds. However, in the Statement of Activities, the cost of Capital Assets is allocated over their estimated useful lives as depreciation expense. In the current period, these amounts are:
Capital Outlay Depreciation Expense
Excess of Capital Outlay over Depreciation Expense
Because some property taxes will not be collected for several months after the School District's fiscal year ends, they are not considered "available" revenues.
In the Statement of Activities, only the gain on the sale of the land/building is reported, whereas in the Governmental Funds, the entire proceeds from the sale increase financial resources. Thus, the change in net assets differs from the change in fund balances by the cost of the land/carrying value of the building sold.
Repayment of Long-Term Debt is reported as an expenditure in Governmental Funds, but the repayment reduces Long-Term Liabilities in the Statement of Net Assets. In the current year, these amounts consist of:
Bond Principal Retirements Capital Lease Payments
Total Long-Term Debt Repayments
Some items reported in the Statement of Activities do not require the use of current financial resources and therefore are not reported as expenditures in Governmental Funds. These activities consist of:
Decrease in Compensated Absences

$ -2,341,956

$ 4,223,881 -2,519,762

1,704,119 -57,632

-68,600

$ 3,535,000 212,677

3,747,677

27,565

Change in Net Assets of Governmental Activities (Exhibit "B")

$ ====3,=01=1.!:1, =7=3

The notes to the basic financial statements are an integral part of this statement. -7-

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BALDWIN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION STATEMENT OF FIDUCIARY NET ASSETS
FIDUCIARY FUNDS JUNE 30, 2006
ASSETS Cash and Cash Equivalents
LIABILITIES Funds Held for Others

EXHIBIT "G"
AGENCY FUNDS
$ ==1=1=3,=15=2=
$ ===1=13='=15=2=

The notes to the basic financial statements are an integral part of this statement. -9-

BALDWIN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION NOTES TO THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2006

EXHIBIT "H"

Note 1: DESCRIPTION OF SCHOOL DISTRICT AND REPORTING ENTITY
REPORTING ENTITY
The Baldwin County Board of Education (School District) was established under the laws of the State of Georgia and operates under the guidance of a school board elected by the voters and a Superintendent appointed by the Board. The Board is organized as a separate legal entity and has the power to levy taxes and issue bonds. Its budget is not subject to approval by any other entity. Accordingly, the School District is a primary government and consists of all the organizations that compose its legal entity.
Note 2: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The School District's basic financial statements are collectively comprised of the District-wide financial statements, fund financial statements and notes to the basic financial statements of the Baldwin County Board of Education.
District-wide Statements: The Statement ofNet Assets and the Statement ofActivities display information about the financial activities ofthe overall School District, except for fiduciary activities. Eliminations have been made to minimize the double counting of internal activities. Governmental activities generally are financed through taxes, intergovernmental revenues, and other nonexchange transactions.
The Statement ofActivities presents a comparison between direct expenses and program revenues for each function of the School District's governmental activities.
Direct expenses are those that are specifically associated with a program or function and, therefore, are clearly identifiable to a particular function. Indirect expenses (expenses of the School District related to the administration and support ofthe School District's programs, such as office and maintenance personnel and accounting) are not allocated to programs.
Program revenues include (a) charges paid by the recipients ofgoods or services offered by the programs and (b) grants and contributions that are restricted to meeting the operational or capital requirements of a particular program. Revenues that are not classified as program revenues, including all taxes, are presented as general revenues.
Fund Financial Statements: The fund financial statements provide information about the School District's funds, including fiduciary funds. Eliminations have been made to minimize the double counting ofinternal activities. Separate statements for each category (governmental and fiduciary) are presented. The emphasis of fund financial statements is on major governmental funds, each displayed in a separate column.

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JUNE 30, 2006

EXHIBIT "H"

Note 2: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The School District reports the following major governmental funds:
General Fund is the School District's primary operating fund. It accounts for all financial resources ofthe School District, except those resources required to be accounted for in another fund.
District-wide Capital Projects Fund accounts for financial resources including Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) and Bond Proceeds to be used for the acquisition, construction or renovation of major capital facilities.
Debt Service Fund accounts for taxes (sales) legally restricted for the payment ofgeneral longterm principal, interest and paying agent's fees.
The School District reports the following fiduciary fund type:
Agency funds account for assets held by the School District as an agent for various funds, governments or individuals.
BASIS OF ACCOUNTING
The basis ofaccounting determines when transactions are reported on the financial statements. The District-wide governmental and fiduciary fund financial statements are reported using the economic resources measurement focus and the accrual basis of accounting. Revenues are recorded when earned and expenses are recorded at the time liabilities are incurred, regardless of when the related cash flows take place. Nonexchange transactions, in which the School District gives (or receives) value without directly receiving (or giving) equal value in exchange, include property taxes, sales taxes, grants and donations. On an accrual basis, revenue from property taxes is recognized in the fiscal year for which the taxes are levied. Revenue from sales taxes is recognized in the fiscal year in which the underlying transaction (sale) takes place. Revenue from grants and donations is recognized in the fiscal year in which all eligibility requirements have been satisfied.
The School District uses funds to report on its financial position and the results of its operations. Fund accounting is designed to demonstrate legal compliance and to aid financial management by segregating transactions related to certain governmental functions or activities. A fund is a separate accounting entity with a self-balancing set of accounts.
Governmental funds are reported using the current financial resources measurement focus and the modified accrual basis ofaccounting. Under this method, revenues are recognized when measurable and available. The School District considers all revenues reported in the governmental funds to be available if they are collected within sixty days after year-end. Property taxes, sales taxes and interest are considered to be susceptible to accrual. Expenditures are recorded when the related fund liability is incurred, except for principal and interest on general long-term debt and compensated
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JUNE 30, 2006

EXHIBIT "H"

Note 2: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

absences, which are recognized as expenditures to the extent they have matured. Capital asset acquisitions are reported as expenditures in governmental funds. Proceeds of general long-term liabilities and acquisitions under capital leases are reported as other financing sources.

The School District funds certain programs by a combination ofspecific cost-reimbursement grants, categorical grants, and general revenues. Thus, when program costs are incurred, there are both restricted and unrestricted net assets available to finance the program. It is the School District's policy to first apply grant resources to such programs, followed by cost-reimbursement grants, then general revenues.

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

COMPOSITION OF DEPOSITS Cash and cash equivalents consist ofcash on hand, demand deposits and short-term investments with original maturities of three months or less from the date of acquisition in authorized financial institutions. Georgia Laws OCGA 45-8-14 authorize the School District to deposit its funds in one or more solvent banks or insured Federal savings and loan associations.

RECEIVABLES

Receivables consist of amounts due from property and sales taxes, grant reimbursements due on Federal, State or other grants for expenditures made but not reimbursed and other receivables disclosed from information available. Receivables are recorded when either the asset or revenue recognition criteria has been met. Receivables recorded on the basic financial statements do not include any amounts which would necessitate the need for an allowance for uncollectible receivables.

PROPERTY TAXES

The Baldwin County Board of Commissioners fixed the property tax levy for the 2005 tax digest year (calendar year) on September 30, 2005 (levy date). Taxes were due on December 15, 2005 (due date). Taxes collected within the current fiscal year or within 60 days after year-end on the 2005 tax digest are reported as revenue in the governmental funds for fiscal year 2006. The Baldwin County Tax Commissioner bills and collects the property taxes for the School District, withholds 2.5% of taxes collected as a fee for tax collection and remits the balance of taxes collected to the School District. Property tax revenues, at the fund reporting level, during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, for maintenance and operations amounted to $11,681,842.

The tax millage rate levied for the 2005 tax year (calendar year) for the Baldwin County Board of Education was as follows (a mill equals $1 per thousand dollars of assessed value):

School Operations

14.57 mills

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BALDWIN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION NOTES TO THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2006

EXHIBIT "H"

Note 2: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
SALES TAXES
Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, at the fund reporting level, during the year amounted to $6,626,426 and is to be used for capital outlay for educational purposes or debt service. This sales tax was authorized by local referendum and the sales tax must be re-authorized at least every five years.
INVENTORIES
FOOD INVENTORIES On the basic financial statements, inventories of donated food commodities used in the preparation ofmeals are reported at their Federally assigned value and purchased foods inventories are reported at cost (first-in, first-out). The School District uses the consumption method to account for inventories whereby donated food commodities are recorded as an asset and as revenue when received, and expenses/expenditures are recorded as the inventory items are used. Purchased foods are recorded as an asset when purchased and expenses/expenditures are recorded as the inventory items are used.
SUPPLY INVENTORY Inventories of consumable supplies and materials are reported on the basic financial statements at cost (weighted average). The School District uses the consumption method to account for inventories of consumable supplies whereby an asset is recorded when supplies are purchased and expenditures are recorded at the time the supplies are consumed.
CAPITAL ASSETS
Capital assets purchased, including capital outlay costs, are recorded as expenditures in the fund financial statements at the time of purchase (including ancillary charges). On the District-wide financial statements, all purchased capital assets are valued at cost where historical records are available and at estimated historical cost based on appraisals or deflated current replacement cost where no historical records exist. Donated capital assets are recorded at estimated fair market value on the date donated. Disposals are deleted at depreciated recorded cost. The cost of normal maintenance and repairs that do not add to the value ofassets or materially extend the useful lives of the assets is not capitalized. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method. The School District does not capitalize book collections or works of art.
Capitalization thresholds and estimated useful lives of capital assets reported in the District-wide statements are as follows:

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JUNE 30, 2006

EXHIBIT "H"

Note 2: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Capitalization Policy

Estimated Useful Life

Land Land Improvements Buildings and Improvements Equipment and Machinery

All

NIA

$

10,000

50 years

$

25,000 50 to 80 years

$

5,000 5 to 15 years

Depreciation is used to allocate the actual or estimated historical cost of all capital assets over estimated useful lives.

GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS

The School District issues general obligation bonds to provide funds for the acquisition and construction of major capital facilities. Bond issuance costs are recognized in the financial statements during the fiscal year bonds are issued. General obligation bonds are direct obligations and pledge the full faith and credit of the government. The outstanding amount of these bonds is recorded in the Statement of Net Assets.

Note 3: DEPOSITS

COLLATERALIZATION OF DEPOSITS Official Code of Georgia Annotated (OCGA) Section 45-8-12 provides that there shall not be on deposit at any time in any depository for a time longer than ten days a sum of money which has not been secured by surety bond, by guarantee of insurance, or by collateral. The aggregate of the face value of such surety bond and the market value of securities pledged shall be equal to not less than 110 percent ofthe public funds being secured after the deduction ofthe amount ofdeposit insurance. Ifa depository elects the pooled method (OCGA 45-8-13 .1) the aggregate ofthe market value ofthe securities pledged to secure a pool ofpublic funds shall be not less than 110 percent ofthe daily pool balance.

Acceptable security for deposits consists of any one of or any combination of the following:

(1) Surety bond signed by a surety company duly qualified and authorized to transact business within the State of Georgia,

(2) Insurance on accounts provided by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,

(3) Bonds, bills, notes, certificates of indebtedness or other direct obligations of the United States or of the State of Georgia,

(4) Bonds, bills, notes, certificates of indebtedness or other obligations of the counties or municipalities of the State of Georgia,

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BALDWIN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION NOTES TO THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2006

EXHIBIT "H"

Note 3: DEPOSITS

(5) Bonds of any public authority created by the laws of the State of Georgia, providing that the statute that created the authority authorized the use of the bonds for this purpose,

(6) Industrial revenue bonds and bonds of development authorities created by the laws of the State of Georgia, and

(7) Bonds, bills, notes, certificates of indebtedness, or other obligations of a subsidiary corporation of the United States government, which are fully guaranteed by the United States government both as to principal and interest or debt obligations issued by the Federal Land Bank, the Federal Home Loan Bank, the Federal Intermediate Credit Bank, the Central Bank for Cooperatives, the Farm Credit Banks, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Association, and the Federal National Mortgage Association.

CATEGORIZATION OF DEPOSITS At June 30, 2006, the bank balances were $13,376,427. The amounts ofthe total bank balances are classified into four categories of custodial credit risk:

Category 1 - Cash that is insured (e.g., Federal Deposit Insurance) or collateralized with securities held by the School District or by the School District's agent in the School District's name.
Category 2 - Cash collateralized with securities held by the pledging financial institution's trust department or agent in the School District's name.
Category 3 - Cash collateralized with securities held by the pledging financial institution, or by its trust department or agent but not in the School District's name.
Category 4 - Uncollateralized.

The School District's deposits are classified by custodial credit risk category at June 30, 2006, as follows:

Custodial Credit Risk Category

Bank Balance

1

$ 455,400

2

5,842,329

3

7,078,698

4

0

Total

$ 13!376A27

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BALDWIN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION NOTES TO THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2006

EXHIBIT "H"

Note 4: NON-MONETARY TRANSACTIONS

The School District receives food commodities from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for school breakfast and lunch programs. These commodities are recorded at their Federally assigned value. See Note 2 - Inventories

Note 5: CAPITAL ASSETS

The following is a summary of changes in the Capital Assets during the fiscal year:

Balances July 1, 2005

Increases

Balances Decreases June 30, 2006

Governmental Activities Capital Assets, Not Being Depreciated:
Land Construction in Progress

$ 1,361,366

$

0 $ 2,760,723

1,250 $ 1,360,116 2,760,723

Total Capital Assets Not Being Depreciated $ 1,361,366 $ 2,760,723 $

1,250 $ 4,120,839

Capital Assets Being Depreciated Buildings and Improvements Equipment Land Improvements

$ 81,817,218 $ 5,440,005 11,330,697

1,426,677 $ 36,481

642,117 $ 82,601,778 5,476,486 11,330,697

Less Accumulated Depreciation for: Buildings and Improvements Equipment Land Improvements

14,495,822 3,278,164 1,802,289

1,632,870 320,357 566,535

574,767

15,553,925 3,598,521 2,368,824

Total Capital Assets, Being Depreciated, Net $ 79,011,645 $ -1,056,604 $

67,350 $ 77,887,691

Governmental Activity Capital Assets - Net $ 80,373.011 $ 1.704.119 $

68.600 $ 82,008.530

Capital assets being acquired under capital leases as of June 30, 2006, are as follows:

Equipment Less: Accumulated Depreciation

Governmental Funds
$ 1,181,040 205,570

$=====9="75'='=.4===7==0

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BALDWIN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION NOTES TO THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2006

EXHIBIT "H"

Note 5: CAPITAL ASSETS

Current year depreciation expense by function is as follows:

Instruction Support Services
Educational Media Services General Administration School Administration Business Administration Maintenance and Operation of Plant Student Transportation Services Food Services

$ 1,299,087

$

50,180

21,027

62,215

42,527

614,256

273.187

1,063,392 157,283

$ 2,519.762

Note 6: RESTRICTED ASSETS

Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) is reported as restricted assets in the Statement ofNet Assets because its use is limited by applicable statutory provisions. Restricted assets at June 30, 2006, were as follows:

District-wide Capital Projects SPLOST

Debt Service Funds

Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents: Debt Services Capital Acquisitions

$ 3,868,952 $ $ 3,457,025

24,329

Note 7: RISK MANAGEMENT

The School District is exposed to various risks of loss related to torts; theft of, damage to, and destruction of assets; errors or omissions; job related illness or injuries to employees; acts of God and unemployment compensation.

The School District has neither significantly reduced coverage for these risks nor incurred losses (settlements) which exceeded the School District's insurance coverage in any ofthe past three years.

The School District participates in the Georgia School Boards Association Risk and Insurance Management System, a public entity risk pool organized on July 1, 1994, to develop and administer a plan to reduce risk of loss on account of general liability, motor vehicle liability, or property

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BALDWIN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION NOTES TO THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2006

EXHIBIT "H"

Note 7: RISK MANAGEMENT

damage, including safety engineering and other loss prevention and control techniques, and to administer one or more groups of self-insurance funds, including the processing and defense of claims brought against members ofthe system. The School District pays an annual premium to the system for its general insurance coverage. Additional coverage is provided through agreements by the system with other companies according to their specialty for property, boiler and machinery (including coverage for flood and earthquake), general liability (including coverage for sexual harassment, molestation and abuse), errors and omissions, crime and automobile risks. Payment of excess insurance for the system varies by line of coverage.

The School District is self-insured with regard to unemployment compensation claims. The School District accounts for claims within the General Fund with expenses/expenditures and liability being reported when it is probable that a loss has occurred, and the amount of that loss can be reasonably estimated.

Changes in the unemployment compensation claims liability during the last two fiscal years are as follows:

2005 2006

Beginning of Year Liability

Claims and Changes in Estimates

Claims Paid

End of Year Liability

$

0 $

17,825 $

17,825 $

0

$

0 $

17 604 $

17 604 $

0

The School District participates in the Georgia Education Workers' Compensation Trust, a public entity risk pool organized on December 1, 1991, to develop, implement and administer a program of workers' compensation self-insurance for its member organizations. The School District pays an annual premium to the Trust for its general insurance coverage. Additional insurance coverage is provided through an agreement by the Trust with the Midwest Employers Casualty Company to provide coverage for potential losses sustained by the Trust in excess of $500,000 loss per occurrence, up to $2,000,000.

The School District has purchased surety bonds to provide additional insurance coverage as follows:

Position Covered

Amount

Superintendent All Employees

$ 250,000 $ 250,000

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BALDWIN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION NOTES TO THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2006

EXHIBIT "H"

Note 8: LONG-TERM DEBT

CAPITAL LEASES The Baldwin County Board of Education has entered into various lease agreements as lessee for buses and machinery. These lease agreements qualify as capital leases for accounting purposes and, therefore, have been recorded at the present value of the future minimum lease payments as of the date of their inception.

COMPENSATED ABSENCES Compensated absences represent obligations ofthe School District relating to employees' rights to receive compensation for future absences based upon service already rendered. This obligation relates only to vesting accumulating leave in which payment is probable and can be reasonably estimated. Typically, the General Fund is the fund used to liquidate this long-term debt. The School District uses the vesting method to compute compensated absences.

GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT OUTSTANDING General Obligation Bonds currently outstanding are as follows:

Purpose

Interest Rates

Amount

General Government - Series 2000 General Government - Series 2003

4.82% 2.65% - 3.63%

$ 7,605,000 24,365,000

$ 31,970,000

The changes in Long-Term Debt during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, were as follows:

Capital Leases

Governmental Funds

General

Compensated Obligation

Absences (1}

Bonds

Unamortized Bond
Premium

Total

Balance July 1, 2005

$ 1,110,173 $ 330,791 $ 35,505,000 $ -4,721,913 $ 32,224,051

Additions Annual Leave Earned

277,239

277,239

Deductions Annual Leave Utilized Debt Retired

212,677

304,804

3,535,000

304,804 3,747,677

Balance June 30, 2006

$ 897 496 $ 303.226 $ 31.970 000 $ -4 72) 913 $ 28.448 809

Portion of Long-Term Debt Due within One Year

$ 226,651 $

0 $ 3,710,000 $

0 $ 3,936,651

(I) The portion of Compensated Absences due within one year has been determined to be immaterial to the basic financial statements.

At June 30, 2006, payments due by fiscal year which includes principal and interest for these items are as follows:

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BALDWIN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION NOTES TO THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2006

EXHIBIT "H"

Note 8: LONG-TERM DEBT

Fiscal Year Ended June 30

CaQital Leases

PrinciQal

Interest

2007 2008 2009 2010

$ 226,651 $ 235,070 243,802 191,973

29,900 21,481 12,749
3,690

Total Principal and Interest

$ 897,496 $

67,820

Fiscal Year Ended June 30

General Obligation

Debt

PrinciQal

Interest

Unamortized Bond Discount

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

$ 3,710,000 $ 277,150

8,645,000

643,967 $ -550,098

4,850,000

742,632

-742,632

4,910,000

953,277

-953,277

4,925,000

1,154,272

-1,154,272

4,930,000

1,321,634

-1.321,634

Total Principal and Interest

$ 31,970,000 $ 5,092,932 $ -4,721,913

Note 9: SIGNIFICANT COMMITMENTS

The following is an analysis ofsignificant outstanding construction or renovation contracts executed by the School District as of June 30, 2006:

Project

Unearned Executed Contracts

NJ ROTC Shooting Range Facility Baldwin County Home Side Stadium Addition

$ 106,135 556,439

$ 662,574

The amounts described in this note are not reflected in the basic financial statements.

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BALDWIN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION NOTES TO THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2006

EXHIBIT "H"

Note 10: SIGNIFICANT CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

Amounts received or receivable principally from the Federal government are subject to audit and review by grantor agencies. This could result in requests for reimbursement to the grantor agency for any costs which are disallowed under grant terms. The School District believes that such disallowances, if any, will be immaterial to its overall financial position.

Note 11: RETIREMENT PLANS

TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA (TRS)

TRS PLAN DESCRIPTION Substantially all teachers, administrative and clerical personnel employed by local school systems are covered by the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia (TRS), which is a cost-sharing multiple employer defined benefit pension plan. TRS provides service retirement, disability retirement and survivors benefits for its members in accordance with State statute. The Teachers Retirement System of Georgia issues a separate stand alone financial audit report and a copy can be obtained from the Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts.

TRS CONTRIBUTIONS REQUIRED AND MADE Employees ofthe School District who are covered by TRS are required by State statute to contribute 5% of their gross earnings to TRS. The School District makes monthly employer contributions to TRS at rates adopted by the TRS Board of Trustees in accordance with State statute and as advised by their independent actuary. The required employer contribution rate is 9.24% and employer contributions for the current fiscal year and the preceding two fiscal years are as follows:

Fiscal Year

Percentage Contributed

Required Contribution

2006 2005 2004

100% 100% 100%

$ 2,658,717 $ 2,548,386 $ 2,467,918

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BALDWIN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION GENERAL FUND
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES BUDGET AND ACTUAL
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2006

SCHEDULE "1"

REVENUES
Property Taxes Sales Taxes State Funds Federal Funds Charges for Services Investment Earnings Miscellaneous
Total Revenues
EXPENDITURES
Current Instruction Support Services Pupil Services Improvement of Instructional Services Educational Media Services General Administration School Administration Business Administration Maintenance and Operation of Plant Student Transportation Services Central Support Services Other Support Services Enterprise Operations Food Services Operation
Capital Outlay Debt Service
Total Expenditures
Net Change in Fund Balances
Fund Balances - Beginning
Fund Balances - Ending

NONAPPROPRIATED BUDGETS

ORIGINAL (1)

FINAL (1)

ACTUAL AMOUNTS

$

11,829,747 $

11,829,747 $

11,681,842

250,000

250,000

327,917

25,204,996

26,321,372

26,730,329

7,962,660

7,531,345

15,000

578,319

1,087,474

40,000

41,480

207,866

413 400

414 279

403 608

$

37,753,143 $

47,397,857 $

47 970 381

$

29,599,867 $

31,848,100 $

31,380,614

1,383,138 1,181,471
740,171 842,491 2,630,416 1,066,559 3,368,749 2,310,438 140,189
73,379
930,606

1,687,997 1,804,681
741,111 883,471 2,619,325 1,066,559 3,368,997 2,420,328 122,248 112,815
2,403,239

1,698,638 1,581,151
734,607 848,899 2,668,980 801,165 3,447,964 2,072,807 146,028
92,819 385,236 2,443,655 336,679 268 447

$

44 267 474 $

49,078,871 $

48,907,689

$

-6,514,331 $

-1,681,014 $

-937,308

6,100,869

4,683,423

3 747 437

$

-413 462 $

3,002,409 $ ===2=,8=1=0'=12=9=

Notes to the Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances Budget and Actual
(1) Original and Final Budget amounts do not include budgeted revenues or expenditures of the various principal accounts.
The accompanying schedule of revenues, expenditures and changes in fund balances budget and actual is presented on the modified accrual basis of accounting which is the basis of accounting used in the presentation of the fund financial statements.

See notes to the basic financial statements.

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BALDWIN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES OF FEDERAL AWARDS
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2006

SCHEDULE "2"

FUNDING AGENCY PROGRAM/GRANT
Agriculture, U.S. Department of Child Nutrition Cluster Pass-Through From Georgia Department of Education Food Services School Breakfast Program National School Lunch Program
Total Child Nutrition Cluster
Other Programs Pass-Through From Georgia Department of Education Food Donation (1)
Total U. S. Department of Agriculture
Education, U.S. Department of Special Education Cluster Pass-Through From Georgia Department of Education Special Education Grants to States Preschool Grants
Total Special Education Cluster
Other Programs Pass-Through From Georgia Department of Education English Language Acquisition Grants Enhancing Education Through Technology Program Hurricane Education Recovery Improving Teacher Quality State Grants Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities State Grants for Innovative Programs Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies Vocational Education - Basic Grants to States Pass-Through From Jones County Board of Education Dropout Prevention Programs Pass-Through From Oconee Regional Educational Service Agency Mathematics and Science Partnerships
Total U. S. Department of Education
Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Direct Head Start Pass-Through From Georgia Department of Human Resources Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance
Total U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Defense, U. S. Department of Direct Department of the Navy R.O.T.C. Program

Total Federal Financial Assistance
N/A = Not Available

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CFDA NUMBER

PASSTHROUGH
ENTITY ID
NUMBER

EXPENDITURES IN PERIOD

10.553 10.555

N/A N/A $
$

(2) 2,172,870
2,172,870

10.550

N/A
$

123 963 2,296,833

84.027 84.173

NIA $ N/A
$

1,403,917 40 552
1,444,469

84.365 84.318 84.938 84.367 84.186
. 84.298 84.010 84.048 84.360 84.366
. 93.600
93.243

NIA
NIA NIA N/A N/A NIA NIA N/A
NIA
N/A
$

2,146 262,736 (3) 338,379
43,611 25,532 1,801,368 70,703
109,211
63 970
4 162 125

$
NIA
$

1,366,875
13 522 1,380,397

$

74 718

$ = = = = 7=91=4:!.0=7=3

BALDWIN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES OF FEDERAL AWARDS
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2006

SCHEDULE "2"

Notes to the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards
(1) The amount shown for the Food Donation Program represents the Federally assigned value of nonmonetary assistance for donated commodities received and/or consumed by the School District during the current fiscal year.
(2) Expenditures for the funds earned on the School Breakfast Program ($407,717) were not maintained separately and are included in the 2006 National School Lunch Program.
(3) Funds earned on the Hurricane Education Recovery program, in the amount of $11,957, do not require reporting of expenditures. Additionally, this amount includes Federal assistance of $1,980 provided to non-public schools.
Major Programs are identified by an asterisk (*) in front of the CFDA number.
The School District did not provide Federal Assistance to any Subrecipient.
The accompanying schedule of expenditures of Federal awards includes the Federal grant activity of the Baldwin County Board of Education and is presented on the modified accrual basis of accounting which is the basis of accounting used in the presentation of the fund financial statements.

See notes to the basic financial statements.

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BALDWIN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHEDULE OF STATE REVENUE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2006
AGENCY/FUNDING
GRANTS Bright From the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning Pre-Kindergarten Program
Education, Georgia Department of Quality Basic Education Direct Instructional Cost Kindergarten Program Kindergarten Program - Early Intervention Program Primary Grades (1-3) Program Primary Grades - Early Intervention (1-3) Program Upper Elementary Grades (4-5) Program Upper Elementary Grades - Early Intervention (4-5) Program Middle School (6-8) Program High School General Education (9-12) Program Vocational Laboratory (9-12) Program Students with Disabilities Category I Gifted Student - Category VI Remedial Education Program Alternative Education Program English Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL} Media Center Program 20 Days Additional Instruction Staff and Professional Development Indirect Cost Central Administration School Administration Facility Maintenance and Operations Categorical Grants Pupil Transportation Regular Bus Replacement Sparsity Nursing Services Principal Supplements Vocational Supervisors Mid-term Adjustment Hold-Harmless Education Equalization Funding Grant Food Services Vocational Education Austerity Reduction

SCHEDULE "3"

GOVERNMENTAL FUND TYPE GENERAL FUND

$

660,068

1,673,324 278,083
3,485,393 477,286
1,699,980 257,519
3,016,448 2,124,731
629,924
4,907,660 1,017,998
57,337 209,506
46,083 512,624 151,052 110,931
797,791 932,283 1,418,827
850,294 122,137
20,000 114,014
20,490 9,092
317,850 1,480,437
144,424 46,907 -1,432,245

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BALDWIN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHEDULE OF STATE REVENUE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2006

SCHEDULE "3"

AGENCY/FUNDING
GRANTS Education, Georgia Department of Other State Programs K-8 Statewide Reading and Mathematics Program National Teacher Certification Preschool Handicapped Program Unpaid Sales Tax (1) Virtual Schools Grant

GOVERNMENTAL FUND TYPE GENERAL FUND

$

105,837

9,229

120,161

336,679

175

$ ===2=6=7'=3==0'=3=29=
(1) The purpose of the funds are to reimburse local school systems for taxes charged on the purchase of materials for infrastructure.

See notes to the basic financial statements.

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BALDWIN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHEDULE OF APPROVED LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX PROJECTS
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2006

SCHEDULE "4"

PROJECT

ORIGINAL ESTIMATED
COST (1)

CURRENT ESTIMATED COSTS (2)

AMOUNT EXPENDED IN CURRENT
YEAR (3)

AMOUNT EXPENDED
IN PRIOR YEARS (3)

PROJECT STATUS

Completing the acquisition, construction and

equipping of Eagle Ridge Elementary School,

the acquisition, construction and equipping of a

stadium and athletic complex, adding to,

renovating, repairing, improving and equipping

Baldwin High School, including the acquisition,

construction and equipping of twenty-two

additional classrooms, purchasing initial and

additional school furnishings, equipment, fixtures,

school buses and technology improvements and

renovating, expanding and enlarging school

facilities.

$ 57,730,000 $ 70,333,824 $

3,282,860 $ 71,874,768 Ongoing

(1) The School District's original cost estimate as specified in the resolution calling for the imposition of the Local Option Sales Tax.
(2) The School District's current estimate of total cost for the project. Includes all cost from project inception to completion.
(3) The voters of Baldwin County approved the imposition of a 1% sales tax to fund the above project. Amounts expended for this project may include sales tax proceeds, state, local property taxes and/or other funds over the life of the project.

See notes to the basic financial statements.

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BALDWIN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION GENERAL FUND- QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAM (QBE)
ALLOTMENTS AND EXPENDITURES BY PROGRAM YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2006

SCHEDULE "5"

DESCRIPTION

ALLOTMENTS FROM GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (1) (2)

ELIGIBLE QBE PROGRAM COSTS

SALARIES

OPERATIONS

TOTAL

Direct Instructional Programs

Kindergarten Program

$

Kindergarten Program-Early Intervention Program

Primary Grades (1-3) Program

Primary Grades-Early Intervention (1-3) Program

Upper Elementary Grades (4-5) Program

Upper Elementary Grades-Early Intervention (4-5)

Program

Middle School (6-8) Program

High School General Education (9-12) Program

Vocational Laboratory (9-12) Program

Students with Disabilities

Category I

Category II

Category Ill

Category IV

CategoryV

Gifted Student - Category VI

Remedial Education Program

Alternative Education Program

English Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)

1,928,304 $
336,581 4,075,788
580,392 1,989,129
316,675 3,526,820 2,482,936
740,717 5,743,009
1,196,424 76,246
245,337 56443

1,954,757 $
223,342 3,392,894
630,751 2,656,172
417,843 3,334,403 3,856,938
906,878
414,058 827,043 3,530,109 297,898 768,719 1,115,457
91,118 185,083 159,559

18,370 $
530 142,608
1,275 69,371
831 117,918 140,086
17,923
861 689 37,351 65,890
15,001
45,000 3 539

1,973,127 223,872
3,535,502 632,026
2,725,543
418,674 3,452,321 3,997,024
924,801
414,919 827,732 3,567,460 363,788 768,719 1,130,458
91,118 230,083 163,098

TOTAL DIRECT INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS

$

23,294,801 $ 24,763,022 $

677,243 $

25,440,265

Media Center Program Staff and Professional Development

600,126 130 149

661,077 15794

59,428 53 375

720,505 69169

TOTAL QBE FORMULA FUNDS

$

24,025,076 $ 25,439,893 $

790 046 $ ====26.,.,2..,2.,.9,..,9.3..9.,.

(1) Comprised of State Funds plus Local Five Mill Share. (2) Allotments do not include the impact of the State budget austerity reduction.

See notes to the basic financial statements.

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SECTION II COMPLIANCE AND INTERNAL CONTROL REPORTS

Russell W. Hinton
STATE AUDITOR
(404) 656-2174

DEPARTMENT OF AUDITS AND ACCOUNTS
270 Washington Street, S.W., Suite 1-156 Atlanta, Georgia 30334-8400
February 28, 2007

Honorable Sonny Perdue, Governor Members of the General Assembly Members of the State Board of Education
and Superintendent and Members of the Baldwin County Board of Education
REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ON COMPLIANCE AND OTHER MATTERS BASED ON AN AUDIT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have audited the financial statements of the governmental activities, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information ofBaldwin County Board ofEducation as ofand for the year ended June 30, 2006, which collectively comprise Baldwin County Board of Education's basic financial statements and have issued our report thereon dated February 28, 2007. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States ofAmerica and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States.
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
In planning and performing our audit, we considered Baldwin County Board ofEducation's internal control over financial reporting in order to determine our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinions on the financial statements and not to provide an opinion on the internal control over financial reporting. However, we noted a certain matter involving the internal control over financial reporting and its operation that we consider to be a reportable condition. Reportable conditions involve matters coming to our attention relating to significant deficiencies in the design or operation of the internal control over financial reporting that, in our judgment, could adversely affect Baldwin County Board of Education's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data consistent with assertions ofmanagement in the financial statements. The reportable condition is described in the accompanying Schedule ofFindings and Questioned Costs as item FS6051-06-01.
2006YB-30

A material weakness is a reportable condition in which the design or operation ofone or more ofthe internal control components does not reduce to a relatively low level the risk that misstatements caused by error or fraud in amounts that would be material in relation to the financial statements being audited may occur and not be detected within a timely period by employees in the normal course of performing their assigned functions. Our consideration of the internal control over financial reporting would not necessarily disclose all matters in the internal control that might be reportable conditions and, accordingly, would not necessarily disclose all reportable conditions that are also considered to be material weaknesses. However, we believe the reportable condition described above is not a material weakness.
Compliance and Other Matters
As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether Baldwin County Board of Education's financial statements are free of material misstatement, we performed tests of its compliance with certain provisions oflaws, regulations, contracts and grant agreements, noncompliance with which could have a direct and material effect on the determination of financial statement amounts. However, providing an opinion on compliance with those provisions was not an objective of our audit, and accordingly, we do not express such an opinion. The results of our tests disclosed no instances of noncompliance or other matters that are required to be reported under Government Auditing Standards.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of the management and members of the Baldwin County Board of Education and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties.
Respectfully submitted,
I
~w-~.. Russell W. Hinton, CPA, CGFM State Auditor
RWH:as 2006YB-30

Russell W. Hinton
STATE AUDITOR
(404) 656-2174

DEPARTMENT OF AUDITS AND ACCOUNTS
270 Washington Street, S.W., Suite 1-156 Atlanta, Georgia 30334-8400
February 28, 2007

Honorable Sonny Perdue, Governor Members of the General Assembly Members of the State Board of Education
and Superintendent and Members of the Baldwin County Board of Education
REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO EACH MAJOR PROGRAM AND ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER COMPLIANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 0MB CIRCULAR A-133
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Compliance
We have audited the compliance of Baldwin County Board of Education with the types of compliance requirements described in the U.S. Office ofManagement and Budget (0MB) Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement that are applicable to each ofits major Federal programs for the year ended June 30, 2006. Baldwin County Board of Education's major Federal programs are identified in the Summary of Auditor's Results Section of the accompanying Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs. Compliance with the requirements of laws, regulations, contracts and grants applicable to each of its major Federal programs is the responsibility of Baldwin County Board of Education's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on Baldwin County Board of Education's compliance based on our audit.
We conducted our audit of compliance in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States ofAmerica; the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General ofthe United States; and 0MB Circular A133, Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations. Those standards and 0MB Circular A-133 require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether noncompliance with the types of compliance requirements referred to above that could have a direct and material effect on a major Federal program occurred. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence about the Baldwin County Board of Education's compliance with those requirements and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the

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circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Our audit

does not provide a legal determination on Baldwin County Board of Education's compliance with

those requirements.



In our opinion, the Baldwin County Board ofEducation complied, in all material respects, with the requirements referred to above that are applicable to each ofits major Federal programs for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Internal Control Over Compliance

The management of Baldwin County Board of Education is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over compliance with requirements of laws, regulations, contracts and grants applicable to Federal programs. In planning and performing our audit, we considered Baldwin County Board of Education's internal control over compliance with requirements that could have a direct and material effect on a major Federal program in order to determine our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinion on compliance and to test and report on internal control over compliance in accordance with 0MB Circular A-133.

Our consideration ofthe internal control over compliance would not necessarily disclose all matters in the internal control that might be material weaknesses. A material weakness is a reportable condition in which the design or operation of one or more of the internal control components does not reduce to a relatively low level ofrisk that noncompliance with applicable requirements oflaws, regulations, contracts and grants caused by error or fraud that would be material in relation to a major Federal program being audited may occur and not be detected within a timely period by employees in the normal course of performing their assigned functions. We noted no matters involving the internal control over compliance and its operation that we consider to be material weaknesses.

This report is intended solely for the information and use of the management, members of the Baldwin County Board ofEducation, Federal awarding agencies and pass-through entities and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties.

Respectfully submitted,
.. mws.::t ~~: ~en W. Hinton, CPA, CGFM State Auditor

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SECTION III AUDITEE'S RESPONSE TO PRIOR YEAR FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS

BALDWIN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AUDITEE'S RESPONSE
SUMMARY SCHEDULE OF PRIOR YEAR FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2006

PRIOR YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENT FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS

FINDING CONTROL NUMBER AND STATUS

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Previously Reported Corrective Action Implemented

PRIOR YEAR FEDERAL AWARD FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS

FINDING CONTROL NUMBER AND STATUS

F A-6051-04-01 FA-6051-04-02 FA-6051-05-01

Previously Reported Corrective Action Implemented Previously Reported Corrective Action Implemented Previously Reported Corrective Action Implemented

SECTION IV FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS

BALDWIN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2006

I SUMMARY OF AUDITOR'S RESULTS

1. Type of Report Issued on the Financial Statements The auditor's opinion on the Baldwin County Board of Education's financial statements was unqualified.

2. Reportable Conditions in Internal Control Disclosed by the Audit of the Financial Statements The audit report for the Baldwin County Board ofEducation disclosed a financial statement reportable condition related to the following control categories.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Revenues/ReceivabIes/Receipts

The reportable condition described above is not considered to be a material weakness.

3. Noncompliance Material to the Financial Statements The audit of the Baldwin County Board of Education disclosed no instances of noncompliance that were deemed to be material to the financial statements.

4. Reportable Conditions in Internal Control Over Major Programs The audit report for the Baldwin County Board ofEducation did not disclose any reportable conditions in internal control over major programs.

5. Type of Report Issued on Compliance for Major Programs The auditor's opinion on the Baldwin County Board of Education's report on compliance with requirements applicable to major programs was unqualified.

6. Audit Findings Required to be Reported by Section .510(a) ofOMB Circular A-133 The Baldwin County Board of Education's audit did not disclose audit findings required to be reported by section .510(a) ofOMB Circular A-133.

7. Major Programs Federal awards audited as major programs are as follows: 84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies 93.600 Head Start

8. Type "A" Program Dollar Threshold The dollar threshold for type "A" programs was $300,000.

9. Low Risk Auditee The Baldwin County Board of Education qualified as a low risk auditee as defined by Section .530 of 0MB Circular A-133.

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BALDWIN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2006

II FINANCIAL STATEMENT FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS REVENUES/RECEIVABLES/RECEIPTS Inadequate Internal Controls over School Activity Accounts Reportable Condition Finding Control Number: FS-6051-06-01

Condition:

The accounting procedures ofthe School District were insufficient to provide for adequate internal controls over the school activity accounts.

Criteria:

The School District's management is responsible for designing and maintaining internal controls that provide reasonable assurance that transactions are processed according to established procedures.

Questioned Cost: NIA

Information:

Cash and Cash Equivalents The bank reconciliations for the High School did not include evidence
ofreview and approval by someone other than the person performing the bank reconciliation and preparer of the School's accounting records.

Revenues/Receivables/Receipts The High School did not consistently follow their established
procedures for using deposit slips to document all receipts and as a control to document the separation of duties in the collection of those receipts.

Cause:

These deficiencies were a result of management's failure to ensure that internal controls were established, implemented and functioning at the school level.

Effect:

Errors and/or irregularities may not be detected in a timely manner.

Recommendation:

Management should revise and monitor internal controls to provide reasonable assurance that transactions are processed according to established procedures.

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BALDWIN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2006

II FINANCIAL STATEMENT FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS

EXPENDITURES/LIABILITIES/DISBURSEMENTS Failure to Obtain Performance Audit of SPLOST Projects Nonmaterial Noncompliance Finding Control Number: FS-6051-06-02

Condition:

The School District did not comply with provisions ofO.C.G.A 20-2-491.

Criteria:

O.C.G.A 20-2-491 states in part: "When a sales tax for educational purposes is imposed for capital outlay projects as provided in Part 2 of Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 and such tax generates or is reasonably anticipated to generate annualized proceeds of $5 million per year or more, the expenditure of tax proceeds shall be subject to an ongoing performance audit or performance review... "

Questioned Cost: NIA

Information:

The School District received in excess of $6 million of SPLOST proceeds during the previous fiscal year and did not contract for a performance audit or review.

Cause:

Management did not contract with an outside auditor, consultant, or other provider for such performance audit or review.

Effect:

The failure ofthe School District to have a performance review ofaudit leads to incomplete external reporting as required by O.C.G.A 20-2-491.

Recommendation: The School District should implement procedures to ensure that provisions of O.C.G.A 20-2-491 are adhered to.

III FEDERAL AWARD FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS

No matters were reported.

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SECTIONV MANAGEMENT'S RESPONSES

BALDWIN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHEDULE OF MANAGEMENT'S RESPONSES
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2006
Finding Control Number: FS-6051-06-01
We concur with this finding. The finance director has met with the high school principal and bookkeeper to review the bank reconciliation procedure. The high school principal will review and approve the bank reconciliation report monthly. Also, the internal control for deposits was reviewed. Deposit slips will be processed and approved by two people for all deposits.
Contact Person: Saranna Charping, Financial Director Phone: (478) 457-3362 Fax Number: (478) 457-3327 E-mail Address: scharping@baldwin.kl2.ga.us
Finding Control Number: FS-6051-06-02
We concur with this finding. The School District has started the process for obtaining a firm to do the performance audit.
Contact Person: C. Eugene Trammell, Superintendent Phone: (478) 457-3304 Fax Number: (478) 457-3327 E-mail Address: cetrammell@baldwin.kl2.ga.us