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

CRISP COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
CORDELE, 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

CRISP 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

8

H

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN FIDUCIARY NET ASSETS

FIDUCIARY FUNDS

9

I

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

25

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

2 SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES OF FEDERAL AWARDS

26

3 SCHEDULE OF STATE REVENUE

28

CRISP COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION - TABLE OF CONTENTS -

SECTION I

FINANCIAL

SCHEDULES

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

4 SCHEDULE OF APPROVED LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX PROJECTS

30

5 ALLOTMENTS AND EXPENDITURES

GENERAL FUND - QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS (QBE)

BY PROGRAM

31

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 CIRCULARA-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

CRISP 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
October 31, 2006

Honorable Sonny Perdue, Governor Members of the General Assembly Members of the State Board of Education
and Superintendent and Members of the Crisp 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 I) of the Crisp 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 of the Crisp County Board of Education'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 op1mons.
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 of the Crisp County Board of Education, as of June 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 Crisp 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 October 31, 2006, on our consideration of the Crisp 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 25, 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 Crisp 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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CRISP COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION

CRISP COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS JUNE 30, 2006
ASSETS
Cash and Cash Equivalents Investments 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 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 Capital Projects Unrestricted
Total Net Assets
Total Liabilities and Net Assets

EXHIBIT"A"

GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES

$

3,575,374

7,234,307

1,573,908 2,557,109
709,004 80,109 47,541

558,932 263,165 5,862,013 29,339,692 4,966,222 -12,368,930

$ ===4=4=3=98====44=6=

$

2,460,994

3,178,100

185,025 171 601

$

5,995,720

$

28,436,069

104,572 614,029 4,484,437 4 763 619

$

38,402,726

$ ===4=4=3=98====44=6=

The notes to the basic financial statements are an integral part of this statement. -1-

CRISP 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 Railroad Cars Sales Taxes Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax For Capital Projects Intangible Recording Tax Grants and Contributions not Restricted to Specific Programs Investment Earnings Miscellaneous
Total General Revenues
Change in Net Assets
Net Assets - Beginning of Year (Restated)
Net Assets - End of Year

EXPENSES

CHARGES FOR SERVICES

$

26,205,538 $

1,497,670 1,654,054
635,527 507,213 2,290,441 226,939 2,853,432 1,542,992
22,462 920,382

28,066 2,459,182
30 606

$

40,874,504 $

84,455 84,455 33,170
9,772 3,083
111,179 27,667
458,664
812 445

The notes to the basic financial statements are an integral part of this statement.
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EXHIBIT"B"

PROGRAM REVENUES

OPERATING

CAPITAL

GRANTS AND

GRANTS AND

CONTRIBUTIONS CONTRIBUTIONS

NET (EXPENSES) REVENUES
AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

$

19,549,667

566,804 1,086,631
416,958 717,522 1,031,488

1,178,629 691,558 $

182,616

1,810,627

$

27,232,500 $

$ 93,233 93233 $

-6,571,416
-846,411 -567,423 -185,399 210,309 -1,249, 181 -226,939 -1,671,720 -758,201
-22,462 -626,587
-399 -189,891
-30 606
-12,736,326

$

7,493,093

42,463

4,418,840 162,878
3,789,511 266,363 211 271

$

16 384 419

$

3,648,093

34 754 633

$ ======38=,4=0=2=7'=26=

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

EXHIBIT"C"

ASSETS
Cash and Cash Equivalents Investments Accounts Receivable, Net
Taxes State Government Federal Government Other Inventories
Total Assets
LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCES
LIABILITIES
Cash Overdraft Accounts Payable Salaries Payable
Total Liabilities
FUND BALANCES
Reserved for: Bus Replacement Continuation of Federal Programs Inventories Capital Projects
Unreserved Designated for Self-Insurance Undesignated Reported in: General Fund
Total Fund Balances
Total Liabilities and Fund Balances

GENERAL FUND

DISTRICTWIDE
CAPITAL PROJECTS
FUND

TOTAL

$ 3,578,676

$

3,523,564 $ 3,710,743

486,985 2,557,109
709,004 80,109 47 541

824,438

3,578,676 7,234,307
1,311,423 2,557,109
709,004 80,109 47 541

$ 10,982,988 $ 4,535,181 $ ===1=5=,5=1,,.8,=16=9=

$ $ 2,413,552
3,178,100
$ 5,591,652 $

3,302 $ 47,442
50 744 $

3,302 2,460,994 3 178 100
5,642,396

$

104,572

$

566,488

47,541

$ 4,484,437

4,648

4,668,087

$ 5,391,336 $ 4 484 437 $

104,572 566,488
47,541 4,484,437
4,648
4,668,087
9 875 773

$ 10,982,988 $ 4,535,181 $===1=5=,5=1=8=,16=9=

The notes to the basic financial statements are an integral part of this statement. -4-

CRISP 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
Some of the School District's property tax revenues will be collected after year-end but are not available soon enough to pay for the current period's expenditures.
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:
Capital Leases Compensated Absences
Total Long-Term Liabilities
Net Assets of Governmental Activities (Exhibit "A")

$ 9,875,773

$

558,932

263,165

5,862,013

29,339,692

4,966,222

-12,368,930

28,621,094

262,485

$

-185,025

-171 601

-356,626

$ 38,402,726

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

CRISP 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
Net Change in Fund Balances
Fund Balances - Beginning
Inventory - Net Change in Period
Fund Balances - Ending

GENERAL FUND

DISTRICTWIDE
CAPITAL PROJECTS
FUND

TOTAL

$ 7,566,177

$

162,878 $ 4,418,840

24,572,933

6,558,985

812,445

152,353

114,010

225 881

7,566,177 4,581,718 24,572,933 6,558,985
812,445 266,363 225 881

$ 40,051,652 $ 4,532,850 $ 44,584,502

$ 24,942,723 $

4,342 $ 24,947,065

1,599,733 1,547,385
633,379 503,639 2,266,141 226,558 2,900,853 1,228,635
22,462 851,874
28,066 2,341,974

1,189 31,954 68,508 754,049

1,599,733 1,547,385
633,379 504,828 2,266,141 226,558 2,932,807 1,228,635
22,462 920,382
28,066 2,341,974
754,049

600,406 30 606

600,406 30 606

$ 39,093,422 $ 1 491 054 $ 40 584 476

$

958,230 $ 3,041,796 $

4,000,026

4,452,248

1,442,641

5,894,889

-19 142

-19 142

$ 5 391 336 $ 4 484 437 $====9b.8=7=='5=77=3=

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

CRISP 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/loss on the sale of the equipment 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 carrying value of the equipment 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 capital lease payments.
Food Inventories are expensed on the District-Wide Statements using the consumption method while on the fund level Food Inventories are recorded as expenditures when purchased. In the current period this difference amounts to.
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:
Increase in Compensated Absences

$ 4,000,026

$

487,486

-1,323,360

-835,874 -47,295

-25,573 600,406 -19,142

-24 455

Change in Net Assets of Governmental Activities (Exhibit "8")

$ =====3'=64=8=,0=9=3

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

ASSETS
Cash and Cash Equivalents Investments
Certificate of Deposit

CRISP COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION STATEMENT OF FIDUCIARY NET ASSETS
FIDUCIARY FUNDS JUNE 30, 2006

EXHIBIT "G"

PRIVATE PURPOSE TRUSTS

AGENCY FUNDS

$

15,984 $

176 591

47,646

Total Assets

$

192,575 $===47====64=6=

LIABILITIES Funds Held for Others
NET ASSETS Held in Trust for Private Purposes

$

47,646

$ _----'1-'-92=1.c..57'--'5'--

Total Liabilities and Net Assets

$

192,575 $===47====64=6=

The notes to the basic financial statements are an integral part of this statement. -8-

CRISP COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN FIDUCIARY NET ASSETS
FIDUCIARY FUNDS YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2006
ADDITIONS Contributions Donors Investment Earnings Interest Total Additions
DEDUCTIONS Scholarships Administrative Expenses Total Deductions Change in Net Assets
Net Assets - Beginning
Net Assets - Ending

EXHIBIT"H"

PRIVATE PURPOSE TRUSTS

$

205,029

1 791

$

206,820

$

10,000

5 567

$

15 567

$

191,253

1,322

$ =====1=92='=57=5=

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

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

EXHIBIT "I"

Note 1: DESCRIPTION OF SCHOOL DISTRICT AND REPORTING ENTITY
REPORTING ENTITY
The Crisp County Board ofEducation (School District) was established under the laws ofthe 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 Crisp 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 of Activities 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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CRISP COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION NOTES TO THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2006

EXHIBIT "I"

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) to be used for the acquisition, construction or renovation of major capital facilities.
The School District reports the following fiduciary fund types:
Private Purpose Trust funds report trust arrangements under which principal and income may be expended for the purchase of refreshments at the Superintendent's discretion, and to fund scholarships awarded to graduating seniors of Crisp County High School.
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 ofwhen 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
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CRISP COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION NOTES TO THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2006

EXHIBIT "I"

Note 2: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
liability is incurred, except for principal and interest on general long-term debt and compensated 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 of specific 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.
RESTATEMENT OF PRIOR YEAR NET ASSETS
For fiscal year 2006, the School District chose to include the Compensated Absences liability as part of their financial statements. The result is a decrease in Net Assets at July 1, 2005, of $147,146. This change is in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
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.
INVESTMENTS
COMPOSITION OF INVESTMENTS Investments made by the School District in nonparticipating interest-earning contracts (such as certificates of deposit) and repurchase agreements are reported at cost. Participating interest-earning contracts and money market investments with a maturity at purchase of one year or less are reported at amortized cost. Both participating interest-earning contracts and money market investments with a maturity at purchase greater than one year are reported at fair value. The Official Code ofGeorgia Annotated Section 36-83-4 authorizes the School District to invest its funds. In selecting among options for investment or among institutional bids for deposits, the highest rate ofreturn shall be the objective, given equivalent conditions of safety and liquidity. Funds may be invested in the following:
(1) Obligations issued by the State of Georgia or by other states,
(2) Obligations issued by the United States government,

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

EXHIBIT "I"

Note 2: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

(3) Obligations fully insured or guaranteed by the United States government or a United States government agency,

(4) Obligations of any corporation of the United States government,

(5) Prime banker's acceptances,

(6) The Local Government Investment Pool administered by the State of Georgia, Office of Treasury and Fiscal Services,

(7) Repurchase agreements, and

(8) Obligations of other political subdivisions of the State of Georgia.

The School District does not have a formal policy regarding investment policies that address credit risks, custodial credit risks, concentration ofcredit risks, interest rate risks or foreign currency risks.

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 Crisp County Board of Commissioners fixed the property tax levy for the 2005 tax digest year (calendar year) on July 21, 2005 (levy date). Taxes were due on December 20, 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 Crisp 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 $7,523,714.

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

School Operations

17.351 mills

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

EXHIBIT "I"

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 $4,418,840 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 District-wide financial statements, inventories of donated food commodities used in the preparation of meals 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.

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 of assets 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:

Capitalization Policy

Estimated Useful Life

Land Land Improvements Buildings and Improvements Equipment Construction in Progress

All

NIA

$

10,000 10 to 40 years

$

25,000 20 to 80 years

$

5,000 4 to 20 years

All

NIA

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JUNE 30, 2006

EXHIBIT "I"

Note 2: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Depreciation is used to allocate the actual or estimated historical cost of all capital assets over estimated useful lives.
Note 3: DEPOSITS AND INVESTMENTS
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 ofinsurance, or by collateral. The aggregate ofthe 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,
(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.

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JUNE 30, 2006

EXHIBIT "I"

Note 3: DEPOSITS AND INVESTMENTS

CATEGORIZATION OF DEPOSITS At June 30, 2006, the bank balances were $4,781,453. The amounts of the 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

$ 493,101

2

3,793,088

3

495,264

4

0

Total

$ 4,781,453

CATEGORIZATION OF INVESTMENTS At June 30, 2006, the carrying value ofthe School District's total investments was $6,866,151 which is materially the same as fair value. This investment consisted entirely offunds invested in the Local Government Investment Pool administered by the State of Georgia, Office of Treasury and Fiscal Services which are not required to be categorized since the School District did not own any specific identifiable securities in the pool. The investment policy ofthe State ofGeorgia, Office ofTreasury and Fiscal Services for the Local Government Investment Pool (Primary Liquidity Portfolio) does not provide for investment in derivatives or similar investments. A description of the Primary Liquidity Portfolio is as follows:

The Primary Liquidity Portfolio consists of Georgia Fund 1, which is a combination local and state government investment pool. Georgia Fund 1 is a stable net asset value investment pool which follows Standard and Poor's criteria for AAAm rated money market funds. The pool is not registered with the SEC as an investment company but does operate Georgia Fund 1 in a manner consistent with Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. The pool's primary objectives are safety of capital, investment income, liquidity and diversification while maintaining principal ($1.00 per share value). Net asset value is calculated daily and reported to the rating agency weekly

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EXHIBIT "I"

Note 3: DEPOSITS AND INVESTMENTS

to ensure stability. The pool distributes earnings (net of management fees) on a monthly basis and values participant's shares sold and redeemed at the pool's share price, $1.00 per share. Pooled cash and cash equivalents and investments are reported at cost. The pool does not issue any legally binding guarantees to support the value of the shares. Participation in the pool is voluntary and deposits consist of funds from local governments; operating and trust funds of Georgia's state agencies, colleges and universities; and current operating funds of the State of Georgia's General Fund.

Investments in Georgia Fund 1 are directed toward short-term instruments such as U.S. Treasury obligations, securities issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the U. S. Government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities, banker's acceptances and repurchase agreements. The weighted average maturity of Georgia Fund 1 may not exceed 60 days. The weighted average maturity for Georgia Fund 1 on June 30, 2006, was 28 days.

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

$ 558,932 2,114,300 $

$ 62,817 $ 1,913,952

558,932 263,165

Total Capital Assets Not Being Depreciated $ 2,673.232 $

62.817 $ 1,913.952 $ 822.097

Capital Assets Being Depreciated Buildings and Improvements Equipment Land Improvements

$ 27,441,339 $ 4,848,820 5,729,201

1,898,353 281,881 $ 158,387

$ 29,339,692

164,479

4,966,222

25,575

5,862,013

Less Accumulated Depreciation for: Buildings and Improvements Equipment Land Improvements

7,358,906 2,534,478 1,316,667

569,180 454,810 299,370

138,906 25,575

7,928,086 2,850,382 1,590,462

Total Capital Assets, Being Depreciated, Net $ 26.809,309 $ 1,015,261 $

25,573 $ 27.798.997

Governmental Activity Capital Assets - Net $ 29,482,541 $ 1,018,078 $ 1,939,525 $ 28,621,024

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JUNE 30, 2006

EXHIBIT "I"

Note 5: CAPITAL ASSETS

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

Governmental Funds

Equipment Less: Accumulated Depreciation

$ 555,361 59,503

Current year depreciation expense by function is as follows:

$======4==95=,8==5==8

Instruction Support Services
Pupil Services Improvements of Instructional Services School Administration Maintenance and Operation of Plant Student Transportation Services Food Services

$ 838,318

$ 103,163 2,148 17,937
40,704 197,586

361,538 123,504

$ 1,323.360

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 statutory provisions. Restricted assets at June 30, 2006, were as follows:

District-wide Capital Projects SPLOST

Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents: Capital Acquisitions

$ 3,710,743

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.

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JUNE 30, 2006

EXHIBIT "I"

Note 7: RISK MANAGEMENT

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 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 of the 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 has established a limited risk management program for workers' compensation claims. In connection with this program, a self-insurance reserve has been established within the General Fund by the School District. 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. An excess coverage insurance policy covers individual claims in excess of $300,000 loss per occurrence, up to the statutory limit.

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

Beginning of Year Liability

Claims and Changes in Estimates

Claims Paid

End of Year Liability

2005 2006

$

D $

89 034 $

89 034 $

0

$

0 $

125,069 $

125,069 $

0

The School District is self-insured with regard to unemployment compensation claims. In connection with this program, a self-insurance reserve has been established within the General Fund by the School District. 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:

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JUNE 30, 2006

EXHIBIT "I"

Note 7: RISK MANAGEMENT

2005 2006

Beginning of Year Liability

Claims and Changes in Estimates

$

0 $

4 970 $

$

0 $

12 667 $

Claims Paid

End of Year Liability

4 970 $

0

12 667 $

0

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

Position Covered
Superintendent All Employees

Amount
$ 100,000 $ 100,000

Note 8: OPERATING LEASES

Crisp County Board of Education has entered into various leases as lessee for copiers. These leases are considered for accounting purposes to be operating leases. Lease expenditures for the year ended June 30, 2006, for governmental funds amounted to $106,659. Future minimum lease payments for these leases are as follows:

Year Ending
2007 2008 2009 2010
Total

Governmental Funds
$ 106,659 106,659 106,659
779

Note 9: LONG-TERM DEBT

CAPITAL LEASES The Crisp County Board of Education has entered into various lease agreements as lessee for the purchase of buses. 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 of the 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.

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

EXHIBIT "I"

Note 9: LONG-TERM DEBT

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

Governmental Funds

Capital

Compensated

Leases

Absences ( 1)

Total

Balance July 1, 2005

$ 785,431 $

0 $ 785,431

Retroactive Restatement of Prior Year Balances

147,146

147,146

Balance July 1, 2005 Restated

$ 785,431 $ 147,146 $ 932,577

Additions Annual Leave Earned

32,338

32,338

Deductions Annual Leave Utilized Debt Retired

600,406

7,883

7,883 600,406

Balance June 30, 2006

$ 185,025 $ 171,601 $ 356,626

Portion of Long-Term Debt Due within One Year

$ 185,025 $

0 $ 185,025

(1) 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:

Fiscal Year Ended June 30

Capital Leases

Principal

Interest

2007

$ 185,025 $===7-4-0-1

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JUNE 30, 2006

EXHIBIT "I"

Note 10: ON-BEHALF PAYMENTS
The School District has recognized revenues and costs in the amount of $739,343 for health insurance and retirement contributions paid on the School District's behalf by the following State Agencies.
Georgia Department of Education Paid to the Georgia Department of Community Health For Health Insurance of Non-Certified Personnel In the amount of $733,282
Office of Treasury and Fiscal Services Paid to the Public School Employees Retirement System For Public School Employees Retirement (PSERS) Employer's Cost In the amount of $6,061
Note 11: 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.
The School District is a defendant in various legal proceedings pertaining to matters incidental to the performance ofroutine School District operations. The ultimate disposition ofthese proceedings is not presently determinable, but is not believed to be material to the basic financial statements.
Note 12: SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
In the subsequent fiscal year, on September 19, 2006, the voters of Crisp County authorized the imposition of a one percent sales tax (SPLOST) to raise no more than $24,000,000 to be used for various capital outlay projects. In conjunction with the imposition of the SPLOST, the voters also authorized the School District to issue general obligation bonds in the amount of $15,000,000.
Note 13: 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.
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JUNE 30, 2006

EXHIBIT "I"

Note 13: RETIREMENT PLANS

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%

$ 1,958,469 $ 1,866,135 $ 1,793,995

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CRISP 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
Total Expenditures
Excess of Revenues over (under) Expenditures
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
Other Sources Other Uses
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Net Change in Fund Balances
Fund Balances - Beginning
Inventory - Net Change in Period

NONAPPROPRIATED BUDGETS

ORIGINAL (1)

FINAL (1)

ACTUAL AMOUNTS

$

7,164,572 $

7,164,572 $

7,566,177

100,000

100,000

162,878

23,238,231

23,260,669

24,572,933

6,102,300

6,372,731

6,558,985

395,010

395,010

812,445

39,170

39,170

152,353

194 000

192 443

225 881

$

37,233,283 $

37,524,595 $

40,051,652

$

24,441,459 $

24,835,472 $

24,942,723

1,623,127 1,456,773
596,117 504,703 2,332,958 225,561 2,757,932 1,312,307
22,512 685,962
2 282 939

1,701,406 1,635,201
596,117 545,900 2,342,314 225,561 2,779,705 1,361,255
22,512 698,721
2,282,939

1,599,733 1,547,385
633,379 503,639 2,266,141 226,558 2,900,853 1,228,635
22,462 851,874
28,066 2 341 974

$

38,242,350 $

39,027,103 $

39,093,422

$

-1 009 067 $

-1,502,508 $

958 230

$

270,000 $

270,000

-284 200

-284 200

$

-14 200 $

-14 200

$

-1,023,267 $

-1,516,708 $

958,230

5,248,155

4,393,692

4,452,248

-19 142

Fund Balances - Ending

$

4,224,888 $

2,876,984 $ ===5=3=9=1=3=36=

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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CRISP 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 Direct Impact Aid Pass-Through From Georgia Department of Education Enhancing Education Through Technology Program Hurricane Education Recovery Improving Teacher Quality State Grants Rural Education Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities State Grants for Innovative Programs Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers Vocational Education - Basic Grants to States Pass-Through From Georgia Department of Human Resources Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities
Total U. S. Department of Education
Defense, U. S. Department of Direct Department of the Army R.O.T.C. Program
Total Federal Financial Assistance
N/A = Not Available

CFDA NUMBER

PASSTHROUGH
ENTITY ID
NUMBER

EXPENDITURES IN PERIOD

10.553 10.555

N/A

NIA

$

$

(2) 2,070,566
2,070,566

10.550

N/A $

100 287 2,170,853

.. 84.027 84.173

NIA

$

N/A

$

1,093,405 49 911
1,143,316

84.041
84.318
. 84.938 84.367 84.358 84.186
. 84.298 84.010 84.287 84.048
84.186

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

(3)
42,997 (4)
404,712 121,465
47,283 19,450 2,370,617 564,506 59,442
32 149
4 805 937

$

68 580

$ ==~7.;;,04,;,,;5;.;3;;,;7~0

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CRISP 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 ($385,593) were not maintained separately and are included in the 2006 National School Lunch Program.
(3) Funds earned on the Impact Aid Program, in the amount of $16,674, do not require reporting of expenditures. (4) Funds earned on the Hurricane Education Recovery program in the amount of $810, do not require reporting of expenditures.
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 Crisp 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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CRISP 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 - Alternative Program Nursing Services Principal Supplements Vocational Supervisors Education Equalization Funding Grant Food Services Vocational Education Austerity Reduction Other State Programs Health Insurance K-8 Statewide Reading Program K-8 Statewide Reading Program - Psychoed National Teacher Certification Virtual Schools State Grant Preschool Handicapped Program Severely Emotionally Disturbed
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SCHEDULE "3"

GOVERNMENTAL FUND TYPE GENERAL FUND

$

1,174,211

1,294,920 497,658
2,907,188 337,284
1,540,064 173,739
2,558,465 1,838,479
773,656
2,370,639 319,901 181,820 191,820 75,572 416,958 133,653 78,751
538,894 857,839 1,091,889
579,257 93,233 20,000 89,072 14,092 9,092
2,994,685 123,738 95,552 -987,384
733,282 77,082 12,000 6,578 200 52,527
1,199,516

CRISP COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHEDULE OF STATE REVENUE
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2006
AGENCY/FUNDING GRANTS Human Resources, Georgia Department of Family Connections Parents are Teachers Too Office of Treasury and Fiscal Services Public School Employees Retirement

SCHEDULE "3"

GOVERNMENTAL FUND TYPE GENERAL FUND

$

50,000

50,950

6 061

$ ===2=4:!:,5=7=2,=9=33=

See notes to the basic financial statements.

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

SCHEDULE "4"

PROJECT
Renovating and modernizing the auditoriums of the Crisp County Middle School and A. S. Clark Elementary School; adding to, renovating, repairing, improving and equipping existing school buildings or other buildings or facilities useful or desirable in connection therewith, including parking areas, present football stadium, playgrounds, and physical education fields; acquiring new school equipment, including school buses and other school vehicles; acquiring constructing and equipping new additional classrooms, athletic and storage facilities; acquiring any property necessary or desirable therefor, both real and personal, including computer technology system-wide, the maximum amount of the projects to be paid with sales and use tax proceeds will be $18,000,000

ORIGINAL ESTIMATED
COST (1)

CURRENT ESTIMATED COSTS (2)

AMOUNT EXPENDED IN CURRENT
YEAR (3)

AMOUNT EXPENDED
IN PRIOR YEARS (3)

PROJECT STATUS

$ 18,000,000 $ 18,000,000 $

1 491 054 $ 9,065,187 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 Crisp 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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CRISP 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)

1,458,912 $ 523,642
3,206,192 410,606
1,702,136
201,871 2,853,746 2,040,987
848,127 2,605,815
348,681 197,323 212,859
85 203

1,391,284 $ 677,754
2,911,220 701,242
2,034,443
205,931 3,006,549 2,497,788
749,004
28,492 712,092 1,353,846 142,899
308,251 251,187 360,339
59 376

26,863 $ 3,809
74,461 11,385 65,897
2,656 96,582 234,083 33,167
2,674 9,354 23,989 3,887 1,827 4,080 1,192 21,955
817

1,418,147 681,563
2,985,681 712,627
2,100,340
208,587 3,103,131 2,731,871
782,171
31,166 721,446 1,377,835 146,786
1,827 312,331 252,379 382,294
60 193

TOTAL DIRECT INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS $

16,696,100 $ 17,391,697 $

618,678 $

18,010,375

Media Center Program Staff and Professional Development

462,868 88 207

540,002 29 171

43,418 58 504

583,420 87 675

TOTAL QBE FORMULA FUNDS

$

17247175 $ 17960870 $

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(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
October 31, 2006

Honorable Sonny Perdue, Governor Members of the General Assembly Members of the State Board of Education
and Superintendent and Members of the Crisp 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 of Crisp County Board of Education as of and for the year ended June 30, 2006, which collectively comprise Crisp County Board ofEducation's basic financial statements and have issued our report thereon dated October 31, 2006. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America 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 Crisp County Board of Education'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 certain matters involving the internal control over financial reporting and its operation that we consider to be reportable conditions. 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 Crisp County Board of Education's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data consistent with assertions ofmanagement in the financial statements. Reportable conditions are described in the accompanying Schedule ofFindings and Questioned Costs as items FS-6401-06-01 and FS-6401-06-02.
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A material weakness is a reportable condition in which the design or operation of one 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 none of the reportable conditions described above is a material weakness.
Compliance and Other Matters
As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether Crisp 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 Crisp County Board of Education and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties.
Respectfully submitted,
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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
October 31, 2006

Honorable Sonny Perdue, Governor Members of the General Assembly Members of the State Board of Education
and Superintendent and Members of the Crisp 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 Crisp County Board of Education with the types of compliance requirements described in the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (0MB) Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement that are applicable to each ofits major Federal programs for the year ended June 30, 2006. Crisp 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 Crisp County Board of Education's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on Crisp 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 of the 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 Crisp County Board of Education's compliance with

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those requirements and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Our audit does not provide a legal determination on Crisp County Board ofEducation's compliance with those requirements.

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

Internal Control Over Compliance

The management of Crisp 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 Crisp County Board ofEducation'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 ofthe management, members ofthe Crisp 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,

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Russell W. Hinton, CPA, CGFM State Auditor

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

CRISP 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

FS-6401-04-01 FS-6401-05-01

Further Action Not Warranted Unresolved - See Corrective Action/Reponses

CORRECTIVE ACTION/RESPONSES

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION GENERAL LEDGER Inadequate Separation of Duties Reportable Condition Repeated from Prior Year Finding Control Number: FS-6401-05-01

Due to current budgetary constraints, the Board is unable to hire the additional staff required to clear this finding. The Board feels it has provided for the most appropriate assignment of duties with the number of personnel available to perform the accounting functions.

SECTION IV FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS

CRISP 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 Crisp 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 Crisp County Board of Education disclosed financial statement reportable conditions related to the following control categories.

Cash and Cash Equivalents Revenues/Receivables/Receipts

Employee Compensation General Ledger

None ofthe reportable conditions described above are considered to be material weaknesses.

3. Noncompliance Material to the Financial Statements The audit ofthe Crisp County Board ofEducation disclosed no instances ofnoncompliance that were deemed to be material to the financial statements.

4. Reportable Conditions in Internal Control Over Major Programs The audit report for the Crisp County Board of Education 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 Crisp 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 Crisp 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 84.027 Special Education - Grants to States 84.173 Special Education - Preschool Grants 84.367 Improving Teacher Quality State Grants

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

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

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CRISP 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 EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION GENERAL LEDGER Inadequate Separation of Duties Reportable Condition Finding Control Number: FS-6401-06-01

Condition:

This is a repeat finding (FS-6401-05-01 and FS-6401-04-01) from the years ended June 30, 2005, and 2004, respectively. The accounting procedures of the School District were insufficient to provide for adequate segregation of duties in the Financial Accounting System.

Criteria:

Separation of duties involving key accounting functions, both manual and automated, is the basis for achieving an adequate system of internal control.

Questioned Cost: NIA

Information:

Cash and Cash Equivalents Bank reconciliations are reconciled by someone directly connected to cash operations and are not reviewed by an administrator independent of cash operations.

Employee Compensation Someone independent of the employee compensation process does not review new employees added to or deleted from the master payroll file. Someone independent of the employee compensation process review does not review the monthly payroll checks.

General Ledger Someone independent ofthe general ledger posting function does not review journal entries.

Cause:

These deficiencies were a result of management's decision to limit the number of administrative staff made responsible for accounting functions.

Effect:

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

Recommendation:

Management should periodically review this decision to determine if employee duties can be reassigned to achieve a higher degree of internal control with existing staff.

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

II FINANCIAL STATEMENT FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS

REVENUES/RECEIVABLES/RECEIPTS Inadequate Internal Controls over School Activity Accounts Reportable Condition Finding Control Number: FS-6401-06-02

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:

Fifteen of twenty receipts reviewed were not deposited in a timely manner.

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 controls to provide reasonable assurance that transactions are processed according to established procedures.

III FEDERAL AWARD FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS

No matters were reported.

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SECTIONV MANAGEMENT'S RESPONSES

CRISP COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHEDULE OF MANAGEMENT'S RESPONSES
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2006
Finding Control Number: FS-6401-06-01
We concur with this finding. However, due to current budgetary constraints, the Board is unable to hire the additional staff required to clear this finding. The Board feels it has provided for the most appropriate assignment of duties with the number of personnel available to perform the accounting functions.
Finding Control Number: FS-6401-06-02
We concur with this finding. The school bookkeeper will implement procedures to assure that receipts are deposited in a timely manner.
Contact Person: Donna Beavers, Finance Officer Phone: (229) 276-3400 Fax Number: (229) 276-3406 E-mail Address: dbeavers@crisp.kl2.ga.us