Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education, Thomaston, Georgia, annual financial report for the fiscal year ended 2017 June 30 (including independent auditor's reports)

THOMASTON-UPSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
THOMASTON, GEORGIA
ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017
(Including Independent Auditor's Reports)

THOMASTON-UPSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION - TABLE OF CONTENTS -

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SECTION I

FINANCIAL

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT

REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

i

EXHIBITS

BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

GOVERNMENT-WIDE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

A

STATEMENT OF NET POSITION

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 POSITION

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 POSITION

FIDUCIARY FUNDS

8

H

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN FIDUCIARY NET POSITION

FIDUCIARY FUNDS

9

I NOTES TO THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

10

SCHEDULES

REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

1 SCHEDULE OF PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF THE NET PENSION LIABILITY

TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA

29

2 SCHEDULE OF PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF THE NET PENSION LIABILITY

EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA

30

3 SCHEDULE OF PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF THE NET PENSION LIABILITY

PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA

31

4 SCHEDULE OF CONTRIBUTIONS TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA

32

5 SCHEDULE OF CONTRIBUTIONS EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA 33

THOMASTON-UPSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION - TABLE OF CONTENTS -
SECTION I FINANCIAL SCHEDULES REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 6 NOTES TO THE REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 7 SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES - BUDGET AND ACTUAL GENERAL FUND SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 8 SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES OF FEDERAL AWARDS 9 SCHEDULE OF STATE REVENUE 10 SCHEDULE OF APPROVED LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX PROJECTS

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SECTION II COMPLIANCE AND INTERNAL CONTROL REPORTS INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S 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 INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT ON COMPLIANCE FOR EACH MAJOR PROGRAM AND ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER COMPLIANCE REQUIRED BY THE UNIFORM GUIDANCE
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

SECTION I FINANCIAL

GREG S. GRIFFIN
STATE AUDITOR
(404) 656-2174

DEPARTMENT OF AUDITS AND ACCOUNTS
270 Washington Street, S.W., Suite 1-156 Atlanta, Georgia 30334-8400
March 27, 2018

The Honorable Nathan Deal, Governor of Georgia Members of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia Members of the State Board of Education
and Superintendent and Members of the Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of the governmental activities, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of the Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education (School District), as of and for the year ended June 30, 2017, and the related notes to the financial statements, which collectively comprise the School District's basic financial statements as listed in the table of contents.
Management's Responsibility for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditor's Responsibility
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 of America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor's judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity's preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the

effectiveness of the entity's internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinions.
Opinions
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the respective financial position of the of the governmental activities, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of the School District as of June 30, 2017, and the respective changes in financial position for the year then ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Emphasis of Matter
As described in Note 2 to the financial statements, in 2017, the School District adopted new accounting guidance, Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Statement No. 77, Tax Abatement Disclosures, GASB, Statement No. 80, Blending Requirements for Certain Component Units, and GASB Statement No. 82, Pension Issues. Our opinions are not modified with respect to these matters.
Other Matters
Required Supplementary Information
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that the Management's Discussion and Analysis, Schedules of Proportionate Share of the Net Pension Liability, Schedules of Contributions to Retirement Systems, Notes to the Required Supplementary Information and the Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances - Budget and Actual as presented on pages i through ix , and pages 29 through 35, respectively, be presented to supplement the basic financial statements. Such information, although not a part of the basic financial statements, is required by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, who considers it to be an essential part of financial reporting for placing the basic financial statements in an appropriate operational, economic, or historical context. We have applied certain limited procedures to the required supplementary information in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, which consisted of inquiries of management about the methods of preparing the information and comparing the information for consistency with management's responses to our inquiries, the basic financial statements, and other knowledge we obtained during our audit of the basic financial statements. We do not express an opinion or provide any assurance on the information because the limited procedures do not provide us with sufficient evidence to express an opinion or provide any assurance.
Other Information
Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming opinions on the financial statements that collectively comprise the School District's basic financial statements. The accompanying supplementary information, as listed in the table of contents, is presented for the purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements. The Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards is presented for purposes of additional analysis as required by Title 2

U. S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, and is also not a required part of the basic financial statements.
The accompanying supplementary information is the responsibility of management and was derived from and relates directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the basic financial statements. Such information has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and certain additional procedures, including comparing and reconciling such information directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the basic financial statements or to the basic financial statements themselves, and other additional procedures in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. In our opinion, the accompanying supplementary information is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.
Other Reporting Required by Government Auditing Standards
In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued our report dated March 27, 2018 on our consideration of the School District's internal control over financial reporting and on our tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements and other matters. The purpose of that report is solely 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 effectiveness of the School District's internal control over financial reporting or on compliance. That report is an integral part of an audit performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards in considering the School District's internal control over financial reporting and compliance.
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,
Greg S. Griffin State Auditor

THOMASTONUPSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017
INTRODUCTION
Our discussion and analysis of the ThomastonUpson County School District's financial performance provides an overview of the School District's financial activities for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017. The intent of this discussion and analysis is to look at the School District's financial performance as a whole. Readers should also review the notes to the basic financial statements and financial statements to enhance their understanding of the School District's financial performance.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Key financial highlights for fiscal year 2017 are as follows:
The Upson County voters passed the fourth one percent (ESPLOST) sales tax for educational purposes for another five years (July, 2015 June, 2020) on March 17, 2015.
The School District had $46.0 million in expenses relating to governmental activities: only $31.0 million of these expenses were offset by program specific charges for services, grants and contributions. General revenues (primarily property and sales taxes) of $14.8 million and net position were adequate to provide for these programs.
As stated above, general revenues accounted for $14.8 million, or 32%, of all revenues totaling $46.0 million. Program specific revenues in the form of charges for services, grants and contributions accounted for the rest.
OVERVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
This report consists of several parts including management's discussion and analysis, the basic financial statements, required supplementary information and supplementary information. The basic financial statements include two levels of statements that present different views of the School District. These include the government-wide and fund financial statements.
The government-wide financial statements include the Statement of Net Position and Statement of Activities. These statements provide information about the activities of the School District presenting both short-term and long-term information about the School District's overall financial status.
The fund financial statements focus on individual parts of the School District, reporting the School District's operation in more detail. The Governmental Funds statements disclose how basic services are financed in the short-term as well as what remains for future spending. The Fiduciary Funds statement provides information about the financial relationships in which the School District solely as trustee or agent for the benefit of others. The fund financial statements reflect the School District's most significant funds. In the case of the ThomastonUpson County School District, the general fund and capital projects fund are the most significant funds.
The financial statements also include notes that explain some of the information in the statements and provide more detailed data. The statements are followed by a section of required supplementary information that further explains and supports the financial statements. Additionally, other supplementary information (not required) is also presented that further supplements understanding of the financial statements.
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Government-Wide Statements
The government-wide financial statements are basically a consolidation of all the School District's operating funds into one column called governmental activities. In reviewing the government-wide financial statements, a reader might ask the questions about whether the School District is in a better financial position than last year? The Statement of Net Position and Statement of Activities provide the basis for answering this question. These financial statements include all School District's assets and liabilities and uses the accrual basis of accounting similar to the accounting used by most privatesector companies. This basis of accounting takes into account all of the current year's revenues and expenses regardless of when cash is received or paid.
These two statements report the School District's net position and any changes in net position. The change in net position is important because it tells the reader that, for the School District as a whole, the financial position of the School District has improved or diminished. The causes of this change may be the results of many factors, including those not under the School District's control, such as the property tax base, facility conditions, required educational programs and other factors.
The Statement of Net Position and the Statement of Activities reflect the School District's governmental activities. All of the School District's programs and services are reported here including instruction, support services, operation and maintenance of plant, pupil transportation, food service, principal's accounts and various others.
Fund Financial Statements
The School District uses many funds to account for a multitude of financial transactions during the fiscal year. However, the fund financial statements presented in this report provide detailed information about only the School District's significant or major funds.
Governmental Funds
Most of the School District's activities are reported in governmental funds, which focus on how money flows into and out of those funds and the balances left at year-end available for spending in future periods. These funds are reported using the modified accrual method of accounting which measures cash and other financial assets that can readily be converted to cash. The governmental fund statements provide a detailed short-term view of the School District's general government operations and the basic services it provides. Governmental fund information helps determine whether there are more or fewer financial resources that can be spent in the near future to finance educational programs. The differences between governmental activities (reported in the Statement of Net Position and the Statement of Activities) and governmental funds are reconciled within the financial statements.
Fiduciary Funds
The School District is the trustee, or fiduciary, for assets that belong to others, such as school clubs and organizations within the principals' accounts. The School District is responsible for ensuring that the assets reported in these funds are used only for their intended purposes and by those to whom the assets belong. The School District excludes these activities from the government-wide financial statements because it cannot use these assets to finance its operations.
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FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AS A WHOLE

Table 1, Statement of Net Position, provides the perspective of the School District as a whole.

Table 1

Net Position

Governmental Activities

Fiscal Year

Fiscal Year

2017

2016

ASSETS

Cash and Cash Equivalents

$ 6,080,240 $ 6,330,783 $

Accounts Receivable, Net

Taxes

862,314

907,015

State Government

3,423,828

2,918,758

Federal Government

741,049

696,747

Interfund

995

248

Other

77,967

96,670

Inventories

95,611

121,524

Prepaid Items

87,392

104,097

Capital Assets, Non-Depreciable

451,746

1,091,825

Capital Assets, Depreciable (Net of Accumulated Depreciation)

43,709,447

44,115,785

Net Change
(250,543)
(44,701) 505,070
44,302 747
(18,703) (25,913) (16,705) (640,079) (406,338)

Total Assets

55,530,589

56,383,452

(852,863)

DEFERRED OUTFLOWS OF RESOURCES Related to Defined Pension Plans
LIABILITIES Accounts Payable Salaries and Benefits Payable Payroll Withholdings Payable Contracts Payable Retainages Payable Deposits and Unearned Revenues Long-Term Liabilities
Compensated Absences Net Pension Liability

9,731,613
401,380 4,503,466
743 -
1,800
128,690 39,719,993

3,081,377
1,282,472 4,602,962
349,785
61,381 2,250
133,636 30,462,129

6,650,236
(881,092) (99,496) 743
(349,785) (61,381) (450)
(4,946) 9,257,864

Total Liabilities
DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES Related to Defined Benefit Pension Plans
NET POSITION Investment in Capital Assets Restricted for
Continuation of Federal Programs Capital Projects Unrestricted (Deficit)
Total Net Position

44,756,072 2,058,225

36,894,615 3,984,326

7,861,457 (1,926,101)

44,161,193

44,512,218

570,809 759,619 (27,043,716)

380,557 344,445 (26,651,332)

$ 18,447,905 $ 18,585,888 $

(351,025)
190,252 415,174 (392,384) (137,983)
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Total net position decreased $138 thousand in fiscal year 2017 from the prior year. This change in net position is detailed in Table 2 as presented below. Table 2 shows the Change in Net Position for the fiscal year 2017 as compared to 2016.
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Table 2 Change in Net Position

Revenues Program Revenues Charges for Services Operating Grants and Contributions Capital Grants and Contributions

Governmental Activities

Fiscal Year

Fiscal Year

2017

2016

Net Change

$ 433,557 $ 392,509 $

30,404,221

27,410,240

181,438

404,164

41,048 2,993,981
(222,726)

Total Program Revenues

31,019,216

28,206,913

2,812,303

General Revenues Taxes Property Taxes For Maintenance and Operations Other Taxes Sales Tax Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax For Capital Projects Other Sales Tax Grants and Contributions not Restricted to Specific Programs Investment Earnings Miscellaneous

8,934,088 11,534
3,015,469 82,995
1,935,822 27,323
791,704

8,995,163 10,011
3,069,543 68,602
1,197,844 21,715
712,195

(61,075) 1,523
(54,074) 14,393
737,978 5,608
79,509

Total General Revenues

14,798,935

14,075,073

723,862

Total Revenues

45,818,151

42,281,986

3,536,165

Program Expenses 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 Food Services

28,105,971
1,766,668 1,444,234
540,050 1,141,049 2,877,828
321,397 3,796,156 2,358,638
152,177 162,564
3,289,402

27,778,265
1,612,515 1,133,278
700,869 1,038,207 2,618,657
304,781 3,632,518 2,377,811
148,221 252,610
3,046,078

327,706
154,153 310,956 (160,819) 102,842 259,171
16,616 163,638 (19,173)
3,956 (90,046)
243,324

Total Expenses

45,956,134

44,643,810

1,312,324

Increase (Decrease) in Net Position

(137,983)

(2,361,824)

2,223,841

Net Position - Beginning of Year

18,585,888

20,947,712

(2,361,824)

Net Position - End of Year

$ 18,447,905 $ 18,585,888 $ (137,983)
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THOMASTONUPSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017

Governmental Activities

Instruction comprises 61% of governmental program expenses. Support service expenses make up 32% of the expenses.

The state's QBE funding does not provide an adequate level of funding to provide basic education services and to adequately maintain facilities. The school system levies a millage rate of 15.42 mills to provide additional local funding along with a 1% (ESPLOST) sales tax.

The Statement of Activities shows the cost of program services and the charges for services and grants offsetting these services. Table 3 shows, for governmental activities, the total cost of services and the net cost of services. It identifies the cost of these services supported by tax revenue and unrestricted State entitlements.
Table 3
Governmental Activities

Total Cost of Services

Fiscal Year

Fiscal Year

2017

2016

Net Cost of Services

Fiscal Year

Fiscal Year

2017

2016

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 Food Services

$

28,105,971 $ 27,778,265 $

1,766,668 1,444,234
540,050 1,141,049 2,877,828
321,397 3,796,156 2,358,638
152,177 162,564

1,612,515 1,133,278
700,869 1,038,207 2,618,657
304,781 3,632,518 2,377,811
148,221 252,610

3,289,402

3,046,078

5,991,756 $
1,441,305 442,089 (12,858) 331,785
1,890,825 317,373
2,452,646 1,653,237
150,208 160,371
118,181

8,053,149
1,377,140 362,664 180,717 251,029
1,637,831 300,766
2,325,075 1,544,474
145,752 164,679
93,622

Total Expenses

$

45,956,134 $ 44,643,810 $

14,936,918 $

16,436,898

Instructional expenses include activities directly dealing with the teaching of pupils and the interaction between teacher and pupil.

Pupil Services are activities designed to assess and improve the well-being of students and to supplement the teaching process.

Improvement of instruction are activities which are designed primarily for assisting instructional staff in planning, developing, and evaluating the process of providing a challenging learning experience for students.

Educational media is directing, managing, and operating educational media centers.

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THOMASTONUPSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017
School administration includes principals, assistant principals, and clerical staff who administer the school operations.
Business administration includes the financial operations of the School District.
Maintenance and operations of plant activities involve keeping the school grounds, buildings, and equipment in effective working condition.
Student transportation includes activities involved with the conveyance of students to and from school, as well as to and from school activities, as provided by state law.
Central support includes personnel services, strategic planning, and public relations activities.
Other support services include all other support services.
Food services prepares and serves breakfast, lunch, and snacks to the students of the School District.
Although program revenues make up a majority of the revenue, the School District is still dependent upon tax revenues for governmental activities.
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S FUNDS
The School District's governmental funds are accounted for using the modified accrual basis of accounting. The governmental funds had total revenues of $45.7 million and total expenses of $44.2 million. The net change in fund balance for the year in the general fund was an increase of $1.1 million and in the capital projects fund an increase of $0.4 million.
General Fund Budgeting Highlights
The School District's budget is prepared according to Georgia Law. The most significant budgeted fund is the general fund, which includes local, state and Federal funds collected and disbursed for the purpose of operating the School District.
The School District's budget is adopted at the aggregate level and maintained at the program, function, object, and site levels to facilitate budgetary control. The budgeting systems are designed to control the total budget, but provide flexibility to meet the ongoing programmatic needs. The budgeting systems are also designed to control total site budgets but provide flexibility for site management as well.
For the general fund, the actual revenues of $42.6 million were over the final budgeted amount of $40.4 million by $2.2 million. The difference (actual vs. final budget) was mainly due to an increase in federal fund revenues, charges for services and miscellaneous revenue. Additionally, the School District did not include revenues for school activity accounts (included in charges for services and miscellaneous revenues) in the final budget. The School District traditionally estimates revenue on a conservative basis to avoid shortfalls in actual revenues.
The general fund's final actual expenditures of $41.4 million were more than the final budget amount of $40.3 million. Expenditures were less than budget in Business Administration, Maintenance and Operation of Plant, Student Transportation Services and Central Support Services. Expenditures were more than budgeted in Instruction, Pupil Services, Improvement of Instructional Services, Educational Media Services, General Administration, School Administration, Other Support Services and Food
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THOMASTONUPSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017

Services Operations. Overall, expenditure increased $1.1 million from budget. General fund revenues exceeded expenditures by $1.1 million from a budgeted increase of $2 thousand. As in prior years, the School District did not include expenditures for school activity accounts in the final budget.

CAPITAL ASSETS

Table 4 Capital Assets (Net of Depreciation)

Fiscal Year 2017

Governmental Activities Fiscal Year 2016

Net Change

Land Construction In Progress Building and Improvements Equipment Land Improvements

$

451,746 $

451,746 $

-

640,079

39,504,919

39,597,475

3,167,869

3,396,444

1,036,659

1,121,865

(640,079)
(92,556) (228,575)
(85,206)

Total

$ 44,161,193 $ 45,207,609 $ (1,046,416)

At fiscal year ended June 30, 2017, the School District had $44.2 million invested in capital assets, all in governmental activities. Table 4 reflects a summary of these balances, net of accumulated depreciation.
CURRENT ISSUES
Following is a list of currently known facts, decisions or conditions that are expected to have a significant effect on financial positions or results of operations.
The general fund has an unassigned fund balance of $4.7 million at June 30, 2017. The Board anticipates significant financial challenges going forward due to declining student enrollment, the continued decline of the local economy, higher health insurance costs for employees and stagnant or lower assessments of property values within the School District. In spite of these challenges, the School District will continue to be a good steward of tax dollars while providing a quality educational opportunity.
The School District is financially stable. The School District's operating millage rate for fiscal year 2017 was 15.42 mills, which produced approximately $0.55 million per mill. Our mileage rate continues to remain one of the lowest of the surrounding counties. The board will continue to be careful in obligating funds for programs and uses that might be needed to cover expenses not funded through state appropriations.
In light of on-going economic challenges and the continuing need to improve student achievement, the School District, under the direction of the Superintendent has developed and is effectively implementing a Continuous Improvement Plan to guide all of its actions. This plan considers program delivery in relation to stakeholder needs, while aligning resource allocation and cost structure to ensure the best opportunity for student success and utilization of taxpayer resources.

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CONTACTING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT The financial report is designed to provide our citizens and taxpayers with a general overview of the School District's finances and to show the School District's accountability for the money it receives. If you have questions about this report or need additional financial information, contact Kathy Matthews, Director of Finance, ThomastonUpson County Board of Education, 205 Civic Center Drive, Thomaston, Georgia 30286. Alternatively, you may send requests to following email address kmatthews@upson.k12.ga.us.
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THOMASTON-UPSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION STATEMENT OF NET POSITION JUNE 30, 2017
ASSETS
Cash and Cash Equivalents Receivables, Net
Taxes State Government Federal Government Due from Other Funds Other Inventories Prepaid Items Capital Assets, Non-Depreciable Capital Assets, Depreciable (Net of Accumulated Depreciation)
Total Assets
DEFERRED OUTFLOWS OF RESOURCES
Related to Defined Benefit Pension Plans
LIABILITIES
Accounts Payable Salaries and Benefits Payable Payroll Withholdings Payable Deposits and Unearned Revenues Net Pension Liability Long-Term Liabilities
Due Within One Year
Total Liabilities
DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES
Related to Defined Benefit Pension Plans
NET POSITION
Investment in Capital Assets Restricted for
Continuation of Federal Programs Capital Projects Unrestricted (Deficit)
Total Net Position

EXHIBIT "A"

GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES

$

6,080,240.32

862,313.81 3,423,828.32
741,049.14 994.56
77,966.99 95,610.97 87,391.62 451,745.96 43,709,447.18

55,530,588.87

9,731,613.33

401,380.09 4,503,466.45
743.21 1,800.00 39,719,993.00
128,689.57
44,756,072.32

2,058,225.00

44,161,193.14
570,808.83 759,619.12 (27,043,716.21)

$

18,447,904.88

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

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THOMASTON-UPSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2016

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 Food Services
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 Other Sales Tax Grants and Contributions not Restricted to Specific Programs Investment Earnings Miscellaneous
Total General Revenues
Change in Net Position
Net Position - Beginning of Year
Net Position - End of Year

EXPENSES

CHARGES FOR SERVICES

$ 28,105,971.65 $
1,766,668.61 1,444,233.59
540,049.73 1,141,048.93 2,877,827.71
321,396.75 3,796,156.09 2,358,637.68
152,177.67 162,563.92
3,289,402.04
$ 45,956,134.37 $

291,169.88
34,068.62 -
108,318.43
433,556.93

The notes to the financial statements are an integragral part of this statement.

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EXHIBIT "B"

PROGRAM REVENUES OPERATING GRANTS AND
CONTRIBUTIONS

CAPITAL GRANTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS

NET (EXPENSES) REVENUES
AND CHANGES IN NET POSITION

$ 21,664,020.06 $
325,363.93 1,002,144.80
552,908.23 807,432.06 987,003.22
4,023.49 1,307,985.57
688,537.40 1,969.61 2,192.48
3,060,640.31
$ 30,404,221.16 $

159,025.53 $
1,832.04 1,455.73 16,863.11 -
2,262.19
181,438.60

(5,991,756.18)
(1,441,304.68) (442,088.79) 12,858.50 (331,784.83)
(1,890,824.49) (317,373.26)
(2,452,646.17) (1,653,237.17)
(150,208.06) (160,371.44)
(118,181.11)
(14,936,917.68)

8,934,087.71 11,533.85
3,015,468.84 82,994.96
1,935,822.00 27,322.99
791,704.39
14,798,934.74
(137,982.94)
18,585,887.82

$

18,447,904.88

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THOMASTON-UPSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION BALANCE SHEET
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS JUNE 30, 2017

EXHIBIT "C"

ASSETS
Cash and Cash Equivalents Receivables, Net
Taxes State Government Federal Government Due from Other Funds Other Inventories Prepaid Items

GENERAL FUND

CAPITAL PROJECTS
FUND

TOTAL

$ 5,475,871.78 $
612,867.15 3,423,828.32
741,049.14 994.56
77,966.99 95,610.97 85,384.63

604,368.54 $
249,446.66 -
2,006.99

6,080,240.32
862,313.81 3,423,828.32
741,049.14 994.56
77,966.99 95,610.97 87,391.62

Total Assets
LIABILITIES
Accounts Payable Salaries and Benefits Payable Payroll Withholdings Payable Deposits and Unearned Revenue
Total Liabilities
DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES
Unavailable Revenue - Property Taxes
FUND BALANCES
Nonspendable Restricted Committed Unassigned
Total Fund Balances

$ 10,513,573.54 $

855,822.19 $

11,369,395.73

$

305,177.02 $

4,503,466.45

743.21

1,800.00

4,811,186.68

96,203.07 $ -
96,203.07

401,380.09 4,503,466.45
743.21 1,800.00
4,907,389.75

253,874.45

-

253,874.45

180,995.60 468,815.96 142,491.24 4,656,209.61
5,448,512.41

2,006.99 757,612.13
-
759,619.12

183,002.59 1,226,428.09
142,491.24 4,656,209.61
6,208,131.53

Total Liabilities, Deferred Inflows of Resources, and Fund Balances

$ 10,513,573.54 $

855,822.19 $

11,369,395.73

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

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THOMASTON-UPSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION RECONCILIATION OF THE GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS BALANCE SHEET
TO THE STATEMENT OF NET POSITION JUNE 30, 2017

EXHIBIT "D"

Total fund balances - governmental funds (Exhibit "C")
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the Statement of Net Position are different because:
Capital assets used in governmental activities are not financial resources and therefore are not reported in the funds.
Land Buildings and improvements Equipment Land improvements Accumulated depreciation
Some liabilities are not due and payable in the current period and, therefore, are not reported in the funds.
Net pension liability
Deferred outflows and inflows of resources related to pensions are applicable to future periods and, therefore, are not reported in the funds.
Taxes that are not available to pay for current period expenditures are deferred in the funds.
Long-term liabilities are not due and payable in the current period and therefore are not reported in the funds.
Compensated absences payable

$ 6,208,131.53

$

451,745.96

61,898,577.43

7,650,279.22

7,544,463.41

(33,383,872.88)

44,161,193.14

(39,719,993.00) 7,673,388.33 253,874.45

(128,689.57)

Net position of governmental activities (Exhibit "A")

$ 18,447,904.88

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

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THOMASTON-UPSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017

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 Food Services Operation
Capital Outlay
Total Expenditures
Net Change in Fund Balances
Fund Balances - Beginning

GENERAL FUND

CAPITAL PROJECTS
FUND

TOTAL

$

8,925,486.02 $

82,994.96

25,033,493.90

7,288,991.25

433,556.93

25,966.02

791,704.39

42,582,193.47

- $ 3,015,468.84
140,110.00 -
1,356.97 -

8,925,486.02 3,098,463.80 25,173,603.90 7,288,991.25
433,556.93 27,322.99
791,704.39

3,156,935.81

45,739,129.28

25,080,088.82
1,716,117.45 1,425,767.50
521,976.01 1,073,088.38 2,808,505.87
294,808.55 2,987,186.31 2,120,447.93
144,316.55 160,646.88 3,099,539.21
-
41,432,489.46
1,149,704.01
4,298,808.40

727,154.80
22,306.47 2,742.50 6,827.08
28,679.39 31,277.25 20,966.23 789,820.50
5,997.10
231,660.39 874,330.09
2,741,761.80
415,174.01
344,445.11

25,807,243.62
1,738,423.92 1,428,510.00
528,803.09 1,101,767.77 2,839,783.12
315,774.78 3,777,006.81 2,120,447.93
150,313.65 160,646.88 3,331,199.60 874,330.09
44,174,251.26
1,564,878.02
4,643,253.51

Fund Balances - Ending

$

5,448,512.41 $

759,619.12 $ 6,208,131.53

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

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THOMASTON-UPSON 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, 2017

EXHIBIT "F"

Net change in fund balances total governmental funds (Exhibit "E")
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the Statement of Activities are different because:
Governmental funds report capital outlays as expenditures. However, in the Statement of Activities, the cost of capital assets is allocated over their estimated useful lives as depreciation expense.
Capital outlay Depreciation expense
The net effect of various miscellaneous transactions involving capital assets (i.e., sales, trade-ins, donations, and disposals) is to decrease net position.
Capital assets purchased with Universal Service Fund (e-rate) proceeds are not reported in governmental funds. However, in the Statement of Activities, the e-rate proceeds are shown as capital grants and contributions.
Taxes reported in the Statement of Activities that do not provide current financial resources are not reported as revenues in the funds.
District pension contributions are reported as expenditures in the governmental funds when made. However, they are reported as deferred outflows of resources in the Statement of Net Position because the reported net pension liability is measured a year before the District's report date. Pension expense, which is the change in the net pension liability adjusted for changes in deferred outflows and inflows of resources related to pensions, is reported in the Statement of Activities.
Pension expense
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.
Compensated absences
Change in net position of governmental activities (Exhibit "B")

$ 1,564,878.02

$ 977,693.69 (1,992,155.16)

(1,014,461.47)

(54,874.74)

22,920.11 20,135.54

(681,526.81) 4,946.41
$ (137,982.94)

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

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THOMASTON-UPSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION STATEMENT OF FIDUCIARY NET POSITION FIDUCIARY FUNDS JUNE 30, 2017

EXHIBIT "G"

ASSETS Cash and Cash Equivalents Receivables, Net
Other
Total Assets LIABILITIES Due To Other Funds Funds Held for Others
Total Liabilities NET POSITION Held in Trust for Private Purposes

PRIVATE PURPOSE TRUSTS

AGENCY FUNDS

$

13,819.65 $

90,762.25

-

6,312.13

$

13,819.65 $

97,074.38

$

994.56

96,079.82

$

97,074.38

$ 13,819.65

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

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THOMASTON-UPSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN FIDUCIARY NET POSITION
FIDUCIARY FUNDS YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017
ADDITIONS Contributions Donors
DEDUCTIONS Scholarships Change in Net Position
Net Position - Beginning
Net Position - Ending

EXHIBIT "H"

PRIVATE PURPOSE TRUSTS

$

1,360.00

1,150.00 210.00
13,609.65

$ 13,819.65

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

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THOMASTON-UPSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION NOTES TO THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS JUNE 30, 2017

EXHIBIT "I"

NOTE 1: DESCRIPTION OF SCHOOL DISTRICT AND REPORTING ENTITY
REPORTING ENTITY
The Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education (School District) was established under the laws of the State of Georgia and operates under the guidance of a board elected by the voters and a Superintendent appointed by the Board. The School District 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
The accompanying financial statements of the School District have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) as prescribed by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). GASB is the accepted standard-setting body for governmental accounting and financial reporting principles. The most significant of the School District's accounting policies are described below.
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The School District's basic financial statements are collectively comprised of the government-wide financial statements, fund financial statements and notes to the basic financial statements. The government-wide statements focus on the School District as a whole, while the fund financial statements focus on major funds. Each presentation provides valuable information that can be analyzed and compared between years and between governments to enhance the information's usefulness.
GOVERNMENT-WIDE STATEMENTS:
The Statement of Net Position and the Statement of Activities display information about the financial activities of the 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 Net Position presents the School District's non-fiduciary assets and liabilities, with the difference reported as net position. Net position is reported in three categories as follows:
1. Investment in capital assets consists of the School District's total investment in capital assets, net of accumulated depreciation.
2. Restricted net position consists of resources for which the School District is legally or contractually obligated to spend in accordance with restrictions imposed by external third parties or imposed by law through constitutional provisions or enabling legislation.
3. Unrestricted net position consists of resources not meeting the definition of the two preceding categories. Unrestricted net positon often has constraints on resources imposed by management which can be removed or modified.
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 of the 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 of goods 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.
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THOMASTON-UPSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION NOTES TO THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS JUNE 30, 2017

EXHIBIT "I"

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 of internal activities. Separate financial statements are presented for governmental and fiduciary funds. The emphasis of fund financial statements is on major governmental funds, each displayed in a separate column.
The School District reports the following major governmental funds:
The general fund is the School District's primary operating fund. It accounts for and reports all financial resources not accounted for and reported in another fund.
The capital projects fund accounts for and reports financial resources including Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (ESPLOST) and grants from Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission that are restricted, committed or assigned for capital outlay expenditures, including the acquisition or construction of capital facilities and other capital assets.
The School District reports the following fiduciary fund types:
Private purpose trust funds are used to report all trust arrangements, other than those properly reported elsewhere, in which principal and income benefit individuals, private organizations or other governments.
Agency funds are used to report resources held by the School District in a purely custodial capacity (assets equal liabilities) and do not involve measurement of results of operations.
BASIS OF ACCOUNTING
The basis of accounting determines when transactions are reported on the financial statements. The government-wide 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 and grants. 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 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 of accounting. 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. The School District considers all intergovernmental revenues to be available if they are collected within 120 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 compensated absences, which are recognized as expenditures to the extent they have matured. Capital asset acquisitions are reported as expenditures in governmental funds.

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THOMASTON-UPSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION NOTES TO THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS JUNE 30, 2017

EXHIBIT "I"

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.
NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In fiscal year 2017, the School District adopted Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Statement No. 77, Tax Abatement Disclosures. This statement requires governments that enter into tax abatement agreements to disclose the following information; (1) brief descriptive information, such as the tax being abated, the authority under which tax abatements are provided, eligibility criteria, the mechanism by which taxes are abated, provisions for recapturing abated taxes, and the types of commitments made by tax abatement recipients; (2) the gross dollar amount of taxes abated during the period; and (3) commitments made by a government, other than to abate taxes, as part of a tax abatement agreement. See note 14 for further disclosure of tax abatements in accordance with this standard.
In fiscal year 2017, the School District adopted Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Statement No. 80, Blending Requirements for Certain Component Units an amendment of GASB Statement No. 14. This statement amends the blending requirements for the financial statement presentation of component units of all state and local governments. The additional criterion requires blending of a component unit incorporated as a not-for-profit corporation in which the primary government is the sole corporate member. The additional criterion does apply to component units included in the financial reporting entity pursuant to the provisions of Statement No. 39, Determining Whether Certain Organization Are Component Units. The adoption of this statement does not have a significant impact on the School District's financial statements.
In fiscal year 2017, the School District adopted Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Statement No. 82, Pension Issues an amendment of GASB Statements No. 67, No. 68 and No. 73. This statement addresses certain issues that have been raised with respect to Statements No. 67, Financial Reporting for Pension Plans, No. 68, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Pensions, and No. 73, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Pensions and Related Assets That Are Not within the Scope of GASB Statement No. 68, and Amendments to Certain Provisions of GASB Statements No. 67 and No. 68. Specifically, this statement addresses issues regarding (1) the presentation of payrollrelated measures in required supplementary information, (2) the selection of assumptions and the treatment of deviations from the guidance in an Actuarial Standard of Practice for financial reporting purposes, and (3) the classification of payments made by employers to satisfy employee (plan member) contribution requirements. The adoption of this statement does not have a significant impact on the School District's financial statements.
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand, demand deposits, investments in the State of Georgia local government investment pool (Georgia Fund 1) and short-term investments with original maturities of three months or less from the date of acquisition in authorized financial institutions. Official Code of Georgia Annotated (O.C.G.A.) 45-8-14 authorizes the School District to deposit its funds in one or more solvent banks, insured Federal savings and loan associations or insured chartered building 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

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THOMASTON-UPSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION NOTES TO THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS JUNE 30, 2017

EXHIBIT "I"

include any amounts which would necessitate the need for an allowance for uncollectible receivables. Due to other funds and due from other funds consist of activities between funds that are representative of lending/borrowing arrangements outstanding at the end of the fiscal year.

INVENTORIES
Food Inventories
On the basic 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 (calculated on the first-in first-out basis). 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.

PREPAID ITEMS
Payments made to vendors for services that will benefit future accounting periods are recorded as prepaid items, in both the government-wide and governmental fund financial statements.

CAPITAL ASSETS
On the government-wide financial statements, capital assets are recorded 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 the acquisition value on the date donated. 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. The School District does not capitalize book collections or works of art.
Capital acquisition and construction are recorded as expenditures in the governmental fund financial statements at the time of purchase (including ancillary charges), and the related assets are reported as capital assets in the governmental activities column in the government-wide financial statements.
Depreciation is computed using the straight-line for all assets, except land, and is used to allocate the actual or estimated historical cost of capital assets over estimated useful lives.
Capitalization thresholds and estimated useful lives of capital assets reported in the government-wide statements are as follows:

Capitalization Policy

Estimated Useful Life

Land

Land Improvements

$

Buildings and Improvements $

Equipment

$

Construction In Progress

Intangible Assets

$

All 10,000.00 20,000.00
5,000.00 All 200,000.00

N/A 20 to 50 years 25 to 50 years
5 to 50 years N/A
5 to 50 years

DEFERRED OUTFLOWS/INFLOWS OF RESOURCES
In addition to assets, the statement of financial position will report a separate section for deferred outflows of resources. This separate financial statement element, represents a consumption of resources that applies to a future period(s) and therefore will not be recognized as an outflow of resources (expense/expenditure) until then.

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THOMASTON-UPSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION NOTES TO THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS JUNE 30, 2017

EXHIBIT "I"

In addition to liabilities, the statement of financial position will report a separate section for deferred inflows of resources. This separate financial statement element represents an acquisition of resources that applies to a future period(s) and therefore will not be recognized as an inflow of resources (revenue) until that time.
COMPENSATED ABSENCES
Compensated absences payable consists of vacation leave employees earned based on services already rendered.
Vacation leave of 10 days is awarded on a fiscal year basis to all full time personnel employed on a twelve month basis. No other employees are eligible to earn vacation leave. Vacation leave not utilized during the fiscal year may be carried over to the next fiscal year, providing such vacation leave does not exceed 20 days. Upon terminating employment, the School District pays all unused and unforfeited vacation benefits to employees. Accordingly, vacation benefits are accrued as a liability in the government-wide financial statements. A liability for these amounts is reported in the governmental fund financial statements only if they have matured, for example, as a result of employee resignations and retirements by fiscal-year end.
Members of the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia (TRS) may apply unused sick leave toward early retirement. The liability for early retirement will be borne by TRS rather than by the individual School Districts. Otherwise, sick leave does not vest with the employee, and no liability is reported in the School District's financial statements.
PENSIONS
For purposes of measuring the net pension liability, deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources related to pensions, and pension expense, information about the pension plan's fiduciary net position and additions to/deductions from the plan's fiduciary net position have been determined on the same basis as they are reported by the plan. For this purpose, benefit payments (including refunds of employee contributions) are recognized when due and payable in accordance with the benefit terms. Investments are reported at fair value.
FUND BALANCES
Fund balance for governmental funds is reported in classifications that comprise a hierarchy based primarily on the extent to which the government is bound to honor constraints on the specific purposes for which amounts in those funds can be spent.
The School District's fund balances are classified as follows:
Nonspendable consists of resources that cannot be spent either because they are in a nonspendable form or because they are legally or contractually required to be maintained intact.
Restricted consists of resources that can be used only for specific purposes pursuant constraints either (1) externally imposed by creditors, grantors, contributors, or laws and regulations of other governments or (2) imposed by law through constitutional provisions or enabling legislation.
Committed consists of resources that can be used only for specific purposes pursuant to constraints imposed by formal action of the Board. The Board is the School District's highest level of decisionmaking authority, and the formal action that is required to be taken to establish, modify, or rescind a fund balance commitment is a resolution approved by the Board. Committed fund balance also should incorporate contractual obligations to the extent that existing resources in the fund have been specifically committed for use in satisfying those contractual requirements.
Assigned consists of resources constrained by the School District's intent to be used for specific purposes, but are neither restricted nor committed. The intent should be expressed by (1) the Board or (2) the budget or finance committee, or the Superintendent, or designee, to assign amounts to be used for specific purposes.

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THOMASTON-UPSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION NOTES TO THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS JUNE 30, 2017

EXHIBIT "I"

Unassigned consists of resources within the general fund not meeting the definition of any aforementioned category. The general fund should be the only fund that reports a positive unassigned fund balance amount. In other governmental funds, it may be necessary to report a negative unassigned fund balance.

USE OF ESTIMATES
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

PROPERTY TAXES
The Upson County Board of Commissioners adopted the property tax levy for the 2016 tax digest year (calendar year) on August 31, 2016 (levy date) based on property values as of January 1, 2016. Taxes were due on November 15, 2016 (lien date). Taxes collected within the current fiscal year or within 60 days after year-end on the 2016 tax digest are reported as revenue in the governmental funds for fiscal year 2017. The Upson 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, 2017, for maintenance and operations amounted to $8,280,254.21.

The tax millage rate levied for the 2016 tax year (calendar year) for the School District was as follows (a mill equals $1 per thousand dollars of assessed value):

School Operations

15.42 mills

Additionally, Title Ad Valorem Tax revenues, at the fund reporting level, amounted to $633,697.96 during fiscal year ended June 30, 2017.
SALES TAXES
Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (ESPLOST), at the fund reporting level, during the year amounted to $3,015,468.84 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.
NOTE 3: BUDGETARY DATA
The budget is a complete financial plan for the School District's fiscal year, and is based upon careful estimates of expenditures together with probable funding sources. The budget is legally adopted each year for the general and capital projects funds. There is no statutory prohibition regarding over expenditure of the budget at any level. The budget for all governmental funds, except the various school activity (principal) accounts, is prepared and adopted by fund, function and object. The legal level of budgetary control was established by the Board at the aggregate function level. The budget for the general fund was prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The budgetary process begins with the School District's administration presenting an initial budget for the Board's review. The administration makes revisions as necessary based on the Board's guidelines, and a tentative budget is approved. After approval of this tentative budget by the Board, such budget is advertised at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the locality, as well as the School District's website. At the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board after advertisement, the Board receives comments on the tentative budget, makes revisions as necessary and adopts a final budget. The approved budget is then submitted, in accordance with provisions of O.C.G.A. 20-2-167(c), to the Georgia Department of Education. The Board may increase or decrease the budget at any time during the year. All unexpended budget authority lapses at fiscal year-end.

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THOMASTON-UPSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION NOTES TO THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS JUNE 30, 2017

EXHIBIT "I"

The Superintendent is authorized by the Board to approve adjustments of no more than 10% of the amount budgeted for expenditures in any budget function for any fund. The Superintendent shall report any such adjustments to the Board. If expenditure of funds in any budget function for any fund is anticipated to be more than 10% of the budgeted amount, the Superintendent shall request Board approval for the budget amendment. Any position or expenditure not previously approved in the annual budget that exceeds $30,000.00 shall require Board approval unless the Superintendent deems the position or purchase an emergency. In such case, the expenditure shall be reported to the Board at its regularly scheduled meeting. Under no circumstance is the Superintendent or other staff person authorized to spend funds that exceed the total budget without approval by the Board.
See the General Fund Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances Budget to Actual in the Supplementary Information Section for a detail of any over/under expenditures during the fiscal year under review.
NOTE 4: DEPOSITS
COLLATERALIZATION OF DEPOSITS
O.C.G.A. 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% of the public funds being secured after the deduction of the amount of deposit insurance. If a depository elects the pooled method (O.C.G.A. 45-8-13.1) the aggregate of the market value of the securities pledged to secure a pool of public funds shall be not less than 110% of the 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 or securities guaranteed 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
Custodial credit risk is the risk that in the event of a bank failure, the School District's deposits may not be returned to it. The School District does not have a deposit policy for custodial credit risk. At June 30, 2017, the School District had deposits with a carrying amount of $6,184,822.22, and a bank balance of $6,995,291.75. The bank balances insured by Federal depository insurance were $461,901.29 and the bank balances collateralized with securities held by the pledging financial institution's trust department or agent in the School District's name were $6,533,390.46.
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NOTE 5: CAPITAL ASSETS
The following is a summary of changes in the capital assets for governmental activities during the fiscal year:

Balances July 1, 2016

Increases

Decreases

Balances June 30, 2017

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

$

451,745.96 $

640,078.61

- $ -

- $ 640,078.61

451,745.96 -

Total Capital Assets Not Being Depreciated

1,091,824.57

-

640,078.61

451,745.96

Capital Assets Being Depreciated Buildings and Improvements Equipment Land Improvements

60,467,806.68 7,798,083.39 7,544,463.41

1,430,770.75 209,921.66 -

357,725.83
-

61,898,577.43 7,650,279.22 7,544,463.41

Less Accumulated Depreciation for: Buildings and Improvements Equipment Land Improvements

20,870,331.21 4,401,639.66 6,422,597.94

1,523,327.46 383,621.35 85,206.35

302,851.09
-

22,393,658.67 4,482,409.92 6,507,804.29

Total Capital Assets, Being Depreciated, Net

44,115,784.67

(351,462.75)

54,874.74

43,709,447.18

Governmental Activity Capital Assets - Net

$ 45,207,609.24 $ (351,462.75) $

694,953.35 $ 44,161,193.14

Current year depreciation expense by function is as follows:

Instruction Support Services
General Administration Maintenance and Operation of Plant Student Transportation Services Food Services

$ 26,048.91 20,698.31
239,768.23

$ 1,673,474.73
286,515.45 32,164.98

$ 1,992,155.16

NOTE 6: INTERFUND ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
INTERFUND ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
Due to and due from other funds are recorded for interfund receivables and payables which arise from interfund transactions. Interfund balances at June 30, 2017, consisted of the following:

Due From Other Funds

Due To Other Funds

General Fund $ Agency Fund

994.56

$

-

994.56

$

994.56

$

994.56

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The Interfund balance presented is derived from expenditures originally paid with general funds and reimbursed from the Agency Funds after the fiscal year.

NOTE 7: LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

The changes in long-term liabilities during the fiscal year for governmental activities, were as follows:

Balance July 1, 2016

Additions

Governmental Activities

Balance

Deductions

June 30, 2017

Due Within One Year

Compensated Absences

$ 133,635.98 $ 148,733.18 $ 153,679.59 $ 128,689.57 $ 128,689.57

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.
NOTE 8: RISK MANAGEMENT
INSURANCE
Commercial Insurance
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; and natural disasters. Except as described below, the School District carries commercial insurance for these risks. Settled claims resulting from these insured risks have not exceed commercial insurance coverage in any of the past three fiscal years.
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
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:

Beginning of Year Liability

Claims and Changes in Estimates

Claims Paid

End of Year Liability

2016

$

-

$

990.00

$

990.00

$

-

2017

$

-

$

669.00

$

669.00

$

-

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

Position Covered

Amount

Superintendent Driver's Training Education All Employees

$ 25,000.00 $ 10,000.00 $ 100,000.00

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NOTE 9: FUND BALANCE CLASSIFICATION DETAILS
The School District's financial statements include the following amounts presented in the aggregate at June 30, 2017:

Nonspendable Inventories Prepaid Assets
Restricted Continuation of Federal Programs Capital Projects
Committed School Activity Accounts
Unassigned

$

95,610.97

87,391.62 $ 183,002.59

$ 468,815.96 757,612.13

1,226,428.09

142,491.24 4,656,209.61

Fund Balance, June 30, 2017

$ 6,208,131.53

When multiple categories of fund balance are available for expenditure, the School District will start with the most restricted category and spend those funds first before moving down to the next category with available funds.
It is the goal of the School District to achieve and maintain a committed, assigned, and unassigned fund balance in the general fund at fiscal year-end of not less than 10% of expenditures, not to exceed 15% of the total budget of the subsequent fiscal year, in compliance with O.C.G.A. 20-2167(a)5. If the unassigned fund balance at fiscal year-end falls below the goal, the School District shall develop a restoration plan to achieve and maintain the minimum fund balance.

NOTE 10: SIGNIFICANT COMMITMENTS
OPERATING LEASES
The School District has entered into various leases as lessee for a risograph and copiers. These leases are considered for accounting purposes to be operating leases. Rental expenditures under the terms of the operating leases totaled $56,583.85 for governmental activities for the year ended June 30, 2017. The following future minimum lease payments were required under operating leases at June 30, 2017:

Year Ending

Governmental Funds

2018

$

56,583.85

NOTE 11: SIGNIFICANT CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
FEDERAL GRANTS
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. Any disallowances resulting from the grantor audit may become a liability of the School District. However, the School District believes that such disallowances, if any, will be immaterial to its overall financial position.
LITIGATION
The School District is a defendant in various legal proceedings pertaining to matters incidental to the performance of routine School District operations. The ultimate disposition of these proceedings is not presently determinable, but is not believed to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the School District.
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NOTE 12: POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS

GEORGIA SCHOOL PERSONNEL POST-EMPLOYMENT HEALTH BENEFIT FUND

Plan Description. The Georgia School Personnel Post-Employment Health Benefit Fund (School OPEB Fund) is a cost-sharing multiple-employer defined benefit post-employment healthcare plan that covers eligible former employees of public school systems, libraries and regional educational service agencies. The School OPEB Fund provides health insurance benefits to eligible former employees and their qualified beneficiaries through the State Employees Health Benefit Plan administered by the Department of Community Health. The Official Code of Georgia Annotated (O.C.G.A.) assigns the authority to establish and amend the benefit provisions of the group health plans, including benefits for retirees, to the Board of Community Health (Board). Additional information about the School OPEB Fund is disclosed in the State of Georgia Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. This report can be obtained from the Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts at www.audits.ga.gov/SGD/CAFR.html.

Funding Policy. The contribution requirements of plan members and participating employers are established by the Board in accordance with the current Appropriations Act and may be amended by the Board. Contributions of plan members or beneficiaries receiving benefits vary based on plan election, dependent coverage, and Medicare eligibility and election. For members with fewer than five years of service as of January 1, 2012, contributions also vary based on years of service. On average, members with five years or more of service as of January 1, 2012 pay approximately 25% of the cost of the health insurance coverage. In accordance with the Board resolution dated December 8, 2011, for members with fewer than five years of service as of January 1, 2012, the State provides a premium subsidy in retirement that ranges from 0% for fewer than 10 years of service to 75% (but no greater than the subsidy percentage offered to active employees) for 30 or more years of service. The subsidy for eligible dependents ranges from 0% to 55% (but no greater than the subsidy percentage offered to dependents of active employees minus 20%). No subsidy is available to Medicare eligible members not enrolled in a Medicare Advantage Option. The Board of Community Health sets all member premiums by resolution and in accordance with the law and applicable revenue and expense projections. Any subsidy policy adopted by the Board may be changed at any time by Board resolution and does not constitute a contract or promise of any amount of subsidy.

Participating employers are statutorily required to contribute in accordance with the employer contribution rates established by the Board. The contribution rates are established to fund all benefits due under the health insurance plans for both active and retired employees based on projected "payas-you-go" financing requirements. Contributions are not based on the actuarially calculated annual required contribution (ARC) which represents a level of funding that, if paid on an ongoing basis, is projected to cover normal cost each year and amortize any unfunded actuarial liabilities (or funding excess) over a period not to exceed thirty years.

The combined active and retiree contribution rates established by the Board for employers participating in the School OPEB Fund were as follows for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017:

For certificated teachers, librarians and regional educational service agencies and certain other eligible participants:

July 1, 2016 June 30, 2017

$945.00 per member per month

For non-certificated school personnel:

July 1, 2016 December 31, 2016 $746.20 per member per month

January 1, 2017 June 30, 2017 $846.20 per member per month

No additional contribution was required by the Board for fiscal year 2017 nor contributed to the School OPEB Fund to prefund retiree benefits. Such additional contribution amounts are determined annually by the Board in accordance with the School plan for other post-employment benefits and are subject to appropriation.

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The School District's combined active and retiree contributions to the health insurance plans, which equaled the required contribution, for the current fiscal year and the preceding two fiscal years were as follows:

Fiscal Year

Percentage Contributed

Required Contribution

2017 2016 2015

100% 100% 100%

$ 5,200,088.60 $ 5,049,916.60 $ 4,759,610.00

NOTE 13: RETIREMENT PLANS
The School District participates in various retirement plans administered by the State of Georgia, as further explained below.

TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA (TRS)
P lan Description: All teachers of the School District as defined in O.C.G.A 47-3-60 and certain other support personnel as defined by 47-3-63 are provided a pension through the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia (TRS). TRS, a cost-sharing multiple-employer defined benefit pension plan, is administered by the TRS Board of Trustees (TRS Board). Title 47 of the O.C.G.A. assigns the authority to establish and amend the benefit provisions to the State Legislature. The Teachers Retirement System of Georgia issues a publicly available separate financial audit report that can be obtained at www.trsga.com/publications.

Benefits P rovided: TRS provides service retirement, disability retirement, and death benefits. Normal retirement benefits are determined as 2% of the average of the employee's two highest paid consecutive years of service, multiplied by the number of years of creditable service up to 40 years. An employee is eligible for normal service retirement after 30 years of creditable service, regardless of age, or after 10 years of service and attainment of age 60. Ten years of service is required for disability and death benefits eligibility. Disability benefits are based on the employee's creditable service and compensation up to the time of disability. Death benefits equal the amount that would be payable to the employee's beneficiary had the employee retired on the date of death. Death benefits are based on the employee's creditable service and compensation up to the date of death.

Contributions: Per Title 47 of the O.C.G.A., contribution requirements of active employees and participating employers, as actuarially determined, are established and may be amended by the TRS Board. Contributions are expected to finance the costs of benefits earned by employees during the year, with an additional amount to finance any unfunded accrued liability. Employees were required to contribute 6% of their annual pay during fiscal year 2017. The School District's contractually required contribution rate for the year ended June 30, 2017 was 14.27% of annual School District payroll. For the current fiscal year, employer contributions to the pension plan were $3,041,749.87 from the School District.

EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM
P lan description: The Employees' Retirement System of Georgia (ERS) is a cost-sharing multiple-employer defined benefit pension plan established by the Georgia General Assembly during the 1949 Legislative Session for the purpose of providing retirement allowances for employees of the State of Georgia and its political subdivisions. ERS is directed by a Board of Trustees. Title 47 of the O.C.G.A. assigns the authority to establish and amend the benefit provisions to the State Legislature. ERS issues a publicly available financial report that can be obtained at www.ers.ga.gov/formspubs/formspubs.

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Benefits provided: The ERS Plan supports three benefit tiers: Old Plan, New Plan, and Georgia State Employees' Pension and Savings Plan (GSEPS). Employees under the old plan started membership prior to July 1, 1982 and are subject to plan provisions in effect prior to July 1, 1982. Members hired on or after July 1, 1982 but prior to January 1, 2009 are new plan members subject to modified plan provisions. Effective January 1, 2009, new state employees and rehired state employees who did not retain membership rights under the Old or New Plans are members of GSEPS. ERS members hired prior to January 1, 2009 also have the option to irrevocably change their membership to GSEPS.
Under the old plan, the new plan, and GSEPS, a member may retire and receive normal retirement benefits after completion of 10 years of creditable service and attainment of age 60 or 30 years of creditable service regardless of age. Additionally, there are some provisions allowing for early retirement after 25 years of creditable service for members under age 60.
Retirement benefits paid to members are based upon the monthly average of the member's highest 24 consecutive calendar months, multiplied by the number of years of creditable service, multiplied by the applicable benefit factor. Annually, postretirement cost-of-living adjustments may also be made to members' benefits, provided the members were hired prior to July 1, 2009. The normal retirement pension is payable monthly for life; however, options are available for distribution of the member's monthly pension, at reduced rates, to a designated beneficiary upon the member's death. Death and disability benefits are also available through ERS.
Contributions: Member contributions under the old plan are 4% of annual compensation, up to $4,200.00, plus 6% of annual compensation in excess of $4,200.00. Under the old plan, the state pays member contributions in excess of 1.25% of annual compensation. Under the old plan, these state contributions are included in the members' accounts for refund purposes and are used in the computation of the members' earnable compensation for the purpose of computing retirement benefits. Member contributions under the new plan and GSEPS are 1.25% of annual compensation. The School District's contractually required contribution rate, actuarially determined annually, for the year ended June 30, 2017 was 24.72% of annual covered payroll for old and new plan members and 21.69% for GSEPS members. Contributions are expected to finance the costs of benefits earned by employees during the year, with an additional amount to finance any unfunded accrued liability. Employer contributions to the pension plan were $28,398.46 for the current fiscal year.
PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM (PSERS)
P lan description: PSERS is a cost-sharing multiple-employer defined benefit pension plan established by the Georgia General Assembly in 1969 for the purpose of providing retirement allowances for public school employees who are not eligible for membership in the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia. The ERS Board of Trustees, plus two additional trustees, administers PSERS. Title 47 of the O.C.G.A. assigns the authority to establish and amend the benefit provisions to the State Legislature. PSERS issues a publicly available financial report that can be obtained at www.ers.ga.gov/formspubs/formspubs.
Benefits provided: A member may retire and elect to receive normal monthly retirement benefits after completion of ten years of creditable service and attainment of age 65. A member may choose to receive reduced benefits after age 60 and upon completion of ten years of service.
Upon retirement, the member will receive a monthly benefit of $14.75, multiplied by the number of years of creditable service. Death and disability benefits are also available through PSERS. Additionally, PSERS may make periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the monthly benefits. Upon termination of employment, member contributions with accumulated interest are refundable upon request by the member. However, if an otherwise vested member terminates and withdraws his/her member contribution, the member forfeits all rights to retirement benefits.
Contributions: The general assembly makes an annual appropriation to cover the employer contribution to PSERS on behalf of local school employees (bus drivers, cafeteria workers, and maintenance staff). The annual employer contribution required by statute is actuarially determined
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and paid directly to PSERS by the State Treasurer in accordance with O.C.G.A. 47-4-29(a) and 60(b). Contributions are expected to finance the costs of benefits earned by employees during the year, with an additional amount to finance any unfunded accrued liability.
Individuals who became members prior to July 1, 2012 contribute $4 per month for nine months each fiscal year. Individuals who became members on or after July 1, 2012 contribute $10 per month for nine months each fiscal year. The State of Georgia, although not the employer of PSERS members, is required by statute to make employer contributions actuarially determined and approved and certified by the PSERS Board of Trustees. The current fiscal year contribution was $109,196.00.
Pension Liabilities, Pension Expense, and Deferred Outflows of Resources and Deferred Inflows of Resources Related to Pensions
At June 30, 2017, the School District reported a liability of $39,719,993.00 for its proportionate share of the net pension liability for TRS ($39,497,238.00) and ERS ($222,755.00).
The net pension liability for TRS and ERS was measured as of June 30, 2016. The total pension liability used to calculate the net pension liability was based on an actuarial valuation as of June 30, 2015. An expected total pension liability as of June 30, 2016 was determined using standard roll-forward techniques. The School District's proportion of the net pension liability was based on contributions to TRS and ERS during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016.
At June 30, 2016, the School District's TRS proportion was 0.191445%, which was a decrease of 0.007472% from its proportion measured as of June 30, 2015. At June 30, 2016, the School District's ERS proportion was 0.004709%, which was an increase of 0.000291% from its proportion measured as of June 30, 2015.
At June 30, 2017, the School District did not have a PSERS liability for a proportionate share of the net pension liability because of a Special Funding Situation with the State of Georgia, which is responsible for the net pension liability of the plan. The amount of the State's proportionate share of the net pension liability associated with the School District is $773,187.00.
The PSERS net pension liability was measured as of June 30, 2016. The total pension liability used to calculate the net pension liability was based on an actuarial valuation as of June 30, 2015. An expected total pension liability as of June 30, 2016 was determined using standard roll-forward techniques. The State's proportion of the net pension liability associated with the School District was based on actuarially determined contributions paid by the State during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016.
For the year ended June 30, 2017, the School District recognized pension expense of $3,689,795.00 for TRS, $70,911.00 for ERS and $126,754.00 for PSERS and revenue of $126,754.00 for PSERS. The revenue is support provided by the State of Georgia. For TRS the State of Georgia support is provided only for certain support personnel.

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At June 30, 2017, the School District reported deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources related to pensions from the following sources:

TRS Deferred Outflows of Resources

Deferred Inflows of Resources

ERS

Deferred

Deferred

Outflows of

Inflows of

Resources

Resources

Differences between expected and actual experience

$ 588,402.00 $ 195,314.00

$

-

$

514.00

Changes of assumptions

1,023,714.00

-

1,887.00

-

Net difference between projected and actual earnings on

pension plan investments

4,996,563.00

-

22,648.00

-

Changes in proportion and differences between School District contributions and proportionate share of contributions

-

1,862,397.00

28,251.00

-

School District contributions subsequent to the measurement date

3,041,749.87

-

28,398.46

-

Total

$ 9,650,428.87 $ 2,057,711.00

$ 81,184.46 $

514.00

The School District contributions subsequent to the measurement date of $3,041,749.87 for TRS and $28,398.46 for ERS are reported as deferred outflows of resources and will be recognized as a reduction of the net pension liability in the year ended June 30, 2018. Other amounts reported as deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources related to pensions will be recognized in pension expense as follows:

Year Ended June 30:

TRS

ERS

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

$ 229,233.00 $ 28,963.00

$ 229,231.00 $ 3,528.00

$ 2,392,512.00 $ 12,211.00

$ 1,671,053.00 $ 7,570.00

$

28,939.00 $

-

Actuarial assum ptions: The total pension liability as of June 30, 2016 was determined by an actuarial valuation as of June 30, 2015, using the following actuarial assumptions, applied to all periods included in the measurement:

Teachers Retirement System:

Inflation

2.75%

Salary increases

3.25% 9.00%, average, including inflation

Investment rate of return

7.50%, net of pension plan investment expense, including inflation

Post-retirement mortality rates were based on the RP-2000 White Collar Mortality Table with future mortality improvement projected to 2025 with the Society of Actuaries' projection scale BB (set forward one year for males) for service requirements and dependent beneficiaries. The RP-2000 Disabled Mortality table with future mortality improvement projected to 2025 with Society of Actuaries' projection scale BB (set forward two years for males and four years for females) was used for the death after disability retirement. Rates of mortality in active service were based on the RP-2000 Employee Mortality Table projected to 2025 with projection scale BB.

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The actuarial assumptions used in the June 30, 2015 valuation were based on the results of an actuarial experience study for the period July 1, 2009 June 30, 2014.

Employees' Retirement System:

Inflation

2.75%

Salary increases

3.25% 7.00%, average, including inflation

Investment rate of return

7.50%, net of pension plan investment expense, including inflation

Post-retirement mortality rates were based on the RP-2000 Combined Mortality Table with future mortality improvement projected to 2025 with the Society of Actuaries' projection scale BB and set forward 2 years for both males and females for service retirements and dependent beneficiaries. The RP- 2000 Disabled Mortality Table with future mortality improvement projected to 2025 with Society of Actuaries' projection scale BB and set back 7 years for males and set forward 3 years for females was used for death after disability retirement. There is a margin for future mortality improvement in the tables used by the System. Based on the results of the most recent experience study adopted by the Board on December 17, 2015, the numbers of expected future deaths are 9-12% less than the actual number of deaths that occurred during the study period for service retirements and beneficiaries and for disability retirements. Rates of mortality in active service were based on the RP-2000 Employee Mortality Table projected to 2025 with projection scale BB.

The actuarial assumptions used in the June 30, 2015 valuation were based on the results of an actuarial experience study for the period July 1, 2009 June 30, 2014.

Public School Employees Retirement System:

Inflation

2.75%

Salary increases

N/A

Investment rate of return

7.50%, net of pension plan investment expense, including inflation

Post-retirement mortality rates were based on the RP-2000 Blue-Collar Mortality Table projected to 2025 with projection scale BB (set forward 3 years for males and 2 years for females) for the period after service retirements and for dependent beneficiaries. The RP-2000 Disabled Mortality projected to 2025 with projection scale BB (set forward 5 years for both males and females) was used for death after disability retirement. There is a margin for future mortality improvement in the tables used by the System. Based on the results of the most recent experience study adopted by the Board on December 17, 2015, the numbers of expected future deaths are 9-11% less than the actual number of deaths that occurred during the study period for healthy retirees and 9-11% less than expected under the selected table for disabled retirees. Rates of mortality in active service were based on the RP-2000 Employee Mortality Table projected to 2025 with projection scale BB.

The actuarial assumptions used in the June 30, 2015 valuation were based on the results of an actuarial experience study for the period July 1, 2009 June 30, 2014.

The long-term expected rate of return on TRS, ERS and PSERS pension plan investments was determined using a log-normal distribution analysis in which best-estimate ranges of expected future real rates of return (expected returns, net of pension plan investment expense and inflation) are developed for each major asset class. These ranges are combined to produce the long-term expected

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rate of return by weighting the expected future real rates of return by the target asset allocation percentage and by adding expected inflation. The target asset allocation and best estimates of arithmetic real rates of return for each major asset class are summarized in the following table:

Asset class

TRS Target allocation

ERS/PSERS Target
allocation

Long-term expected real rate of return*

Fixed income Domestic large stocks Domestic mid stocks Domestic small stocks International developed market stocks International emerging market stocks Alternative
Total

30.00% 39.80%
3.70% 1.50% 19.40% 5.60%
-
100.00%

30.00% 37.20%
3.40% 1.40% 17.80% 5.20% 5.00%
100.00%

(0.50)% 9.00% 12.00% 13.50% 8.00% 12.00% 10.50%

* Rates shown are net of the 2.75% assumed rate of inflation

Discount rate: The discount rate used to measure the total TRS, ERS and PSERS pension liability was 7.50%. The projection of cash flows used to determine the discount rate assumed that plan member contributions will be made at the current contribution rate and that employer and nonemployer contributions will be made at rates equal to the difference between actuarially determined contribution rates and the member rate. Based on those assumptions, the TRS, ERS and PSERS pension plan's fiduciary net position was projected to be available to make all projected future benefit payments of current plan members. Therefore, the long-term expected rate of return on pension plan investments was applied to all periods of projected benefit payments to determine the total pension liability.

Sensitivity of the School District's proportionate share of the net pension liability to changes in the discount rate: The following presents the School District's proportionate share of the net pension liability calculated using the discount rate of 7.50%, as well as what the School District's proportionate share of the net pension liability would be if it were calculated using a discount rate that
is 1-percentage-point lower (6.50%) or 1-percentage-point higher (8.50%) than the current rate:

Teachers Retirement System:

1% Decrease (6.50%)

Current Discount Rate (7.50%)

1% Increase (8.50%)

School District's proportionate share of the net pension liability

$ 61,477,938.00 $

39,497,238.00 $ 21,399,755.00

Employees' Retirement System:

1% Decrease (6.50%)

Current Discount Rate (7.50%)

1% Increase (8.50%)

School District's proportionate share of the net pension liability

$ 301,875.00 $

222,755.00 $ 155,330.00

P ension plan fiduciary net position: Detailed information about the pension plan's fiduciary net position is available in the separately issued TRS, ERS and PSERS financial report which is publically
available at www.trsga.com/publications and http://www.ers.ga.gov/formspubs/formspubs.html.

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THOMASTON-UPSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION NOTES TO THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS JUNE 30, 2017

EXHIBIT "I"

NOTE 14: TAX ABATEMENTS
The School District property tax revenues were reduced by $34,502.00 under agreements entered into by Standard Textile. Standard Textile reimburses the School District on an eight year phase in schedule. The School District received $10,515.00 in fiscal year 2017.

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THOMASTON-UPSON BOARD OF EDUCATION REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION SCHEDULE OF PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF THE NET PENSION LIABILITY TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30

SCHEDULE "1"

Year Ended

School District's proportion of the
net pension liability

School District's proportionate share of the net pension liability

School District's covered-employee
payroll

School District's proportionate share of the net pension
liability as a percentage of its covered employee payroll

Plan fiduciary net position as a
percentage of the total pension liability

2017 2016 2015

0.191445% $ 0.198917% $ 0.204991% $

39,497,238.00 30,283,138.00 25,897,909.00

$ 20,953,028.58 $ 20,978,778.02 $ 20,911,311.48

188.50% 144.35% 123.85%

76.06% 81.44% 84.03%

This schedule is intended to show information for 10 years. Additional years will be displayed as they become available.

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THOMASTON-UPSON BOARD OF EDUCATION REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION SCHEDULE OF PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF THE NET PENSION LIABILITY EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30

SCHEDULE "2"

Year Ended

School District's proportion of the net
pension liability

School District's proportionate share of the net pension
liability

School District's covered-employee
payroll

School District's proportionate share of the net pension liability as a
percentage of covered payroll

2017 2016 2015

0.004709% $ 0.004418% $ 0.002162% $

222,755.00 $ 178,991.00 $
81,088.00 $

109,486.13 101,014.11
48,679.50

203.45% 177.19% 166.58%

Plan fiduciary net position as a
percentage of total net pension liability
72.34% 76.20% 77.99%

This schedule is intended to show information for 10 years. Additional years will be displayed as they become available.

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THOMASTON-UPSON BOARD OF EDUCATION REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION SCHEDULE OF PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF THE NET PENSION LIABILITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30

SCHEDULE "3"

Year Ended
2017 2016 2015

School District's proportion of the
net pension liability

School District's proportionate share of the net pension liability

State of Georgia's proprotionate share of the net
pension liaibility associated with the School District

0.00% $ 0.00% $ 0.00% $

-

$

-

$

-

$

773,187.00 $ 523,617.00 $ 449,299.00 $

Total

School District's covered-employee
payroll

School District's proportionate share of the net pension liability as a percentage of its
covered employee payroll

Plan fiduciary net position as a
percentage of the total pension liability

773,187.00 523,617.00 449,299.00

$ 1,583,839.04 $ 1,543,478.79 $ 1,536,388.00

N/A

81.00%

N/A

87.00%

N/A

88.29%

This schedule is intended to show information for 10 years. Additional years will be displayed as they become available.

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THOMASTON-UPSON BOARD OF EDUCATION REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
SCHEDULE OF CONTRIBUTIONS TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30

SCHEDULE "4"

Year Ended
2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008

Contractually required contribution

Contributions in relation to the contractually required
contribution

Contribution deficiency (excess)

$

3,041,749.87 $

3,041,749.87 $

-

$

2,989,997.18 $

2,989,997.18 $

-

$

2,758,709.31 $

2,758,709.31 $

-

$

2,567,909.05 $

2,567,909.05 $

-

$

2,381,602.29 $

2,381,602.29 $

-

$

2,215,924.54 $

2,215,924.54 $

-

$

2,255,212.62 $

2,255,212.62 $

-

$

2,202,104.37 $

2,202,104.37 $

-

$

2,167,976.42 $

2,167,976.42 $

-

$

2,108,102.28 $

2,108,102.28 $

-

School District's covered-employee
payroll
$ 21,315,696.34 $ 20,953,028.58 $ 20,978,778.02 $ 20,911,311.48 $ 20,872,938.56 $ 21,555,686.19 $ 21,937,865.95 $ 22,608,874.44 $ 23,361,814.87 $ 22,716,619.40

Contribution as a percentage of covered-
employee payroll
14.27% 14.27% 13.15% 12.28% 11.41% 10.28% 10.28%
9.74% 9.28% 9.28%

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THOMASTON-UPSON BOARD OF EDUCATION REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
SCHEDULE OF CONTRIBUTIONS EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30

SCHEDULE "5"

Year Ended

Contractually required contribution

Contributions in relation to the contractually required
contribution

Contribution deficiency (excess)

2017

$

28,398.46 $

28,398.46 $

-

2016

$

27,065.02 $

27,065.02 $

-

2015

$

22,182.70 $

22,182.70 $

-

2014

$

8,986.30 $

8,986.30 $

-

2013

$

6,969.24 $

6,969.24 $

-

2012

$

5,235.46 $

5,235.46 $

-

2011

$

4,522.90 $

4,522.90 $

-

2010

$

3,815.13 $

3,815.13 $

-

School District's covered-employee
payroll

$ 114,463.92

$ 109,486.13

$ 101,014.11

$

48,679.50

$

46,773.68

$

45,011.72

$

43,447.46

$

36,648.82

Contribution as a percentage of covered-
employee payroll
24.81% 24.72% 21.96% 18.46% 14.90% 11.63% 10.41% 10.41%

This schedule is intended to show information for 10 years. Additional years will be displayed as they become available.

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THOMASTON-UPSON BOARD OF EDUCATION NOTES TO THE REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2016

SCHEDULE "6"

Teachers Retirement System
Changes of assumptions: In 2010 and later, the expectation of retired life mortality was changed to the RP 2000 Mortality Tables rather than the 1994 Group Annuity Mortality Table, which was used prior to 2010. In 2010, rates of withdrawal, retirement, disability and mortality were adjusted to more closely reflect actual experience. In 2010, assumed rates of salary increase were adjusted to more closely reflect actual and anticipated experience.
On November 18, 2-015, the Board adopted recommended changes to the economic and demographic assumptions utilized by the System. Primary among the changes were the updates to rates of mortality, retirement, disability, withdrawal and salary increases. The expectation of retired life mortality was changed to RP 2000 White Collar Mortality Table with future mortality improvement projected to 2025 with the Society of Actuaries' projection scale BB (set forward one year for males).
Employees' Retirement System
Changes of assumptions: On December 17, 2015, the Board adopted recommended changes to the economic and demographic assumptions utilized by the System. Primary among the changes were the updates to rates of mortality, retirement, disability, withdrawal and salary increases.
Public School Employees Retirement System
Changes of assumptions: In 2010 and later, the expectation of retired life mortality was changed to the RP 2000 Mortality Tables rather than the 1994 Group Annuity Mortality Table, which was used prior to 2010. In 2010, rates of withdrawal, retirement, disability and mortality were adjusted to more closely reflect actual experience.
On-December 17, 2015, the Board adopted recommended changes to the economic and demographic assumptions utilized by the System. Primary among the changes were the updates to rates of mortality, retirement and withdrawal. The expectation of retired life mortality was changed to the RP 2000 Blue Collar Mortality Table projected to 2025 with projection scale BB (set forward 3 years for males and 2 years for females).

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THOMASTON-UPSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION GENERAL FUND
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES BUDGET AND ACTUAL
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017

SCHEDULE "7"

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 Food Services Operation
Total Expenditures
Excess of Revenues over (under) Expenditures
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
Other Financing Sources Other Financing Uses
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Net Change in Fund Balances
Fund Balances - Beginning
Adjustments

NONAPPROPRIATED BUDGETS

ORIGINAL (1)

FINAL (1)

ACTUAL AMOUNTS

VARIANCE OVER/UNDER

$

8,955,904.00 $

65,000.00

24,036,658.00

110,000.00

8,500.00

10,000.00

297,000.00

.

33,483,062.00

8,955,904.00 $ 65,000.00
24,871,008.55 5,944,975.00 171,000.00 10,600.00 332,075.00
40,350,562.55

8,925,486.02 $ 82,994.96
25,033,493.90 7,288,991.25 433,556.93 25,966.02 791,704.39
42,582,193.47

(30,417.98) 17,994.96 162,485.35 1,344,016.25 262,556.93 15,366.02 459,629.39
2,231,630.92

21,398,832.00
1,146,687.00 500,579.00 520,256.00 907,420.00
2,689,255.00 319,186.00
2,940,474.00 2,485,953.00
159,907.00 144,958.00
-
33,213,507.00
269,555.00
250,000.00 (250,000.00)
-
269,555.00
4,120,724.99
(2,766.73)

24,503,797.93
1,362,229.00 1,239,597.00
520,256.00 999,795.00 2,725,338.00 319,186.00 2,991,104.00 2,410,331.25 159,907.00 144,958.00 2,971,997.00
40,348,496.18
2,066.37
250,000.00 (250,000.00)
-
2,066.37
4,298,808.40
(25,913.06)

25,080,088.82
1,716,117.45 1,425,767.50
521,976.01 1,073,088.38 2,808,505.87
294,808.55 2,987,186.31 2,120,447.93
144,316.55 160,646.88 3,099,539.21
41,432,489.46
1,149,704.01
-
-
1,149,704.01
4,298,808.40

(576,290.89)
(353,888.45) (186,170.50)
(1,720.01) (73,293.38) (83,167.87) 24,377.45
3,917.69 289,883.32
15,590.45 (15,688.88) (127,542.21)
(1,083,993.28)
1,147,637.64
(250,000.00) 250,000.00
-
1,147,637.64
-
25,913.06

Fund Balances - Ending

$

4,387,513.26 $

4,274,961.71 $

5,448,512.41 $

1,173,550.70

Notes to the Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances Budget and Actual
(1) Original and Final Budget amounts do not include the budgeted revenues or expenditures of the various principal accounts. The actual revenues and expenditures of the various principal accounts are $678,091.00 and $653,230.91, respectively.

See notes to the basic financial statements.

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THOMASTON-UPSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES OF FEDERAL AWARDS
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017

SCHEDULE "8"

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 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 Career and Technical Education - Basic Grants to States Improving Teacher Quality State Grants Rural Education Striving Readers Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies
Total Other Programs
Total U. S. Department of Education
Defense, U. S. Department of Direct Department of the Navy R.O.T.C. Program

CFDA NUMBER

PASSTHROUGH
ENTITY ID
NUMBER

EXPENDITURES IN PERIOD

10.553 10.555

17175GA324N1099 $ 17175GA324N1100

1,012,628.17 1,835,109.23
2,847,737.40

84.027 84.173

H027A160073 H173A160081

84.048 84.367 84.358 84.371 84.010

V048A160010 S367A160001 S358B160010 S371C110049 S010A160010

944,280.05 22,685.00
966,965.05
53,939.24 242,209.24
97,966.87 1,265,339.72 1,598,602.24
3,258,057.31
4,225,022.36

12.UNKNOWN

116,674.30

Total Expenditures of Federal Awards

$

7,189,434.06

Notes to the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards
Note 1. Basis of Presentation
The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (the "Schedule") includes the federal award activity of the Thomaston - Upson County Board of Education (the "Board") under programs of the federal government for the year ended June 30, 2017. The information in this Schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). Because the Schedule presents only a selected portion of the operations of the Board, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position or changes in net assets of the Board.
Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following, as applicable, either the cost principles in OMB Circular A-87, Cost Principles for State, Local, and Indian Tribal Governments , or the cost principles contained in Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards , wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. The Board has elected not to use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance.

See notes to the basic financial statements.

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THOMASTON-UPSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHEDULE OF STATE REVENUE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017

SCHEDULE "9"

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 Grades (6-8) Program High School General Education (9-12) Program Vocational Laboratory (9-12) Program Students with Disabilities 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 Principal Staff and Professional Development Indirect Cost Central Administration School Administration Facility Maintenance and Operations Mid-term Adjustment Hold-Harmless Amended Formula Adjustment Categorical Grants Pupil Transportation Regular Nursing Services Education Equalization Funding Grant Other State Programs Food Services Math and Science Supplements Preschool Disability Services Teacher of the Year Vocational Education
Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission Reimbursement on Construction Projects
Governor's Office of Student Achievement Connections for Classrooms Grant
Office of the State Treasurer Public School Employees Retirement

GOVERNMENTAL FUND TYPES

CAPITAL

GENERAL

PROJECTS

FUND

FUND

TOTAL

$

514,441.56 $

- $

514,441.56

382,552.00 1,204,301.00 1,980,381.00 1,727,976.00 1,170,076.00 1,019,881.00 2,094,604.00 2,520,406.00
957,680.00 3,621,545.00
605,311.00 774,564.00 215,719.00
51,847.00 457,921.00 142,906.00
83,270.00 1,054.00
576,531.00 813,936.00 1,061,092.00 (34,511.00) (254,021.00)
642,095.00 78,651.00
1,935,822.00
73,722.00 49,576.78 89,743.47
507.25 61,601.57

-

382,552.00

-

1,204,301.00

-

1,980,381.00

-

1,727,976.00

-

1,170,076.00

-

1,019,881.00

-

2,094,604.00

-

2,520,406.00

-

957,680.00

-

3,621,545.00

-

605,311.00

-

774,564.00

-

215,719.00

-

51,847.00

-

457,921.00

-

142,906.00

-

83,270.00

-

1,054.00

-

576,531.00

-

813,936.00

-

1,061,092.00

-

(34,511.00)

-

(254,021.00)

-

642,095.00

-

78,651.00

-

1,935,822.00

-

73,722.00

-

49,576.78

-

89,743.47

-

507.25

-

61,601.57

-

140,110.00

303,116.27

-

109,196.00

-

140,110.00 303,116.27 109,196.00

$ 25,033,493.90 $ 140,110.00 $ 25,173,603.90

See notes to the basic financial statements.

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THOMASTON-UPSON BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHEDULE OF APPROVED LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX PROJECTS
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017

SCHEDULE "10"

PROJECT SPLOST #3

ORIGINAL ESTIMATED
COST (1)

CURRENT ESTIMATED COSTS (2)

AMOUNT EXPENDED IN CURRENT YEAR (3) (4)

AMOUNT EXPENDED IN PRIOR YEARS (3) (4)

TOTAL COMPLETION
COST

EXCESS PROCEEDS NOT EXPENDED (4)

ESTIMATED COMPLETION
DATE

(ii) acquire system-wide technology improvements $ SPLOST #4

950,000.00 $

(i) Acquiring maintenance vehicles, maintenance equipment, and new buses;

600,000.00

(ii) acquiring administrative and instructional technology/communications equipment, textbooks, grounds maintenance and kitchen equipment and safety and security equipment;

1,000,000.00

(iii) acquiring equipment and furnishnings, including student furniture and band and athletic uniforms and equipment;

200,000.00

2,252,225.17 $

931.39 $ 2,251,293.78 $ 2,252,225.17 $

600,000.00

9,044.00

141,637.83

-

3,000,000.00

752,494.82

1,346,656.80

-

1,000,000.00

450,558.91

274,061.98

-

(iv) renovations, extensions, additions, repairs,

upgrades, updates and improvements to existing

school facilities, including fine arts,

exercise/training rooms, physical education and

athletic facilities improvements, playground

updates, parking lot improvements, paving, painting

and flooring updates, and school wide HVAC

updates to include the ULMS sixith grade facility

and;

13,180,000.00

10,382,206.00

1,388,622.68

948,414.06

-

(v) paying expenses incident to accomplising the

foregoing.

20,000.00

17,794.00

-

17,793.90

-

15,000,000.00

15,000,000.00

2,600,720.41

2,728,564.57

-

- Completed - 06/2020 - 06/2020 - 06/2020
- 06/2020 - 06/2020 -

TOTAL

$ 15,950,000.00 $ 17,252,225.17 $ 2,601,651.80 $ 4,979,858.35 $ 2,252,225.17 $

-

(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 projects. Includes all cost from project inception to completion. (3) The voters of Upson County approved the imposition of a 1% sales tax to fund the above projects. Amounts expended for these projects may include
sales tax proceeds, state, local property taxes and/or other funds over the life of the projects. (4) SPLOST proceeds were re-allocated to fund system wide technology improvements.

See notes to the basic financial statements.

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SECTION II COMPLIANCE AND INTERNAL CONTROL REPORTS

Greg S. Griffin
STATE AUDITOR
(404) 656-2174

DEPARTMENT OF AUDITS AND ACCOUNTS
270 Washington Street, S.W., Suite 1-156 Atlanta, Georgia 30334-8400
March 27, 2018

The Honorable Nathan Deal, Governor of Georgia Members of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia Members of the State Board of Education
and Superintendent and Members of the Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S 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
We have audited, in accordance with the 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, the financial statements of the governmental activities, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of the Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education (School District), as of and for the year ended June 30, 2017, and the related notes to the financial statements, which collectively comprise the School District's basic financial statements, and have issued our report thereon dated March 27, 2018.
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements, we considered the School District's internal control over financial reporting (internal control) to determine the audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances for the purpose of expressing our opinions on the financial statements, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the School District's internal control. Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on the effectiveness of the School District's internal control.
A deficiency in internal control exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent, or detect and correct, misstatements on a timely basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the entity's financial statements will not be prevented, or detected and corrected on a timely basis. A significant deficiency is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control that is less severe than a material weakness, yet important enough to merit attention by those charged with governance.
Our consideration of internal control was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph of this section and was not designed to identify all deficiencies in internal control that might be material weaknesses or significant deficiencies. Given these limitations, during our audit we did not identify any deficiencies in internal control that we consider to be material weaknesses. However, material

weaknesses may exist that have not been identified.
Compliance and Other Matters
As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the School District's financial statements are free from material misstatement, we performed tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, 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.
Purpose of this Report
The purpose of this report is solely to describe the scope of our testing of internal control and compliance and the results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on the effectiveness of the School District's internal control or on compliance. This report is an integral part of an audit performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards in considering the School District's internal control and compliance. Accordingly, this communication is not suitable for any other purpose.
Respectfully submitted,
Greg S. Griffin State Auditor

Greg S. Griffin
STATE AUDITOR
(404) 656-2174

DEPARTMENT OF AUDITS AND ACCOUNTS
270 Washington Street, S.W., Suite 1-156 Atlanta, Georgia 30334-8400
March 27, 2018

The Honorable Nathan Deal, Governor of Georgia Members of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia Members of the State Board of Education
and Superintendent and Members of the Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT ON COMPLIANCE FOR EACH MAJOR FEDERAL PROGRAM AND ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER COMPLIANCE REQUIRED BY THE UNIFORM GUIDANCE
Report on Compliance for Each Major Federal Program
We have audited the Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education (School District) compliance with the types of compliance requirements described in the OMB Compliance Supplement that could have a direct and material effect on each of its major federal programs for the year ended June 30, 2017. The School District's major federal programs are identified in the Summary of Auditor's Results section of the accompanying Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs.
Management's Responsibility
Management is responsible for compliance with federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of its federal awards applicable to its federal programs.
Auditor's Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on compliance for each of the School District's major federal programs based on our audit of the types of compliance requirements referred to above. We conducted our audit of compliance in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America; the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States; and the audit requirements of Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). Those standards and the Uniform Guidance 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 School District's compliance with 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 on compliance for each major federal program. However, our audit does not provide a legal determination of the School District's compliance.

Opinion on Each Major Federal Program
In our opinion, the School District complied, in all material respects, with the types of compliance requirements referred to above that could have a direct and material effect on each of its major federal programs for the year ended June 30, 2017.
Report on Internal Control over Compliance
Management of the School District is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over compliance with the types of compliance requirements referred to above. In planning and performing our audit of compliance, we considered the School District's internal control over compliance with the types of requirements that could have a direct and material effect on each major federal program to determine the auditing procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances for the purpose of expressing an opinion on compliance for each major federal program and to test and report on internal control over compliance in accordance with the Uniform Guidance, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of internal control over compliance. Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on the effectiveness of the School District's internal control over compliance.
A deficiency in internal control over compliance exists when the design or operation of a control over compliance does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent, or detect and correct, noncompliance with a type of compliance requirement of a federal program on a timely basis. A material weakness in internal control over compliance is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over compliance, such that there is a reasonable possibility that material noncompliance with a type of compliance requirement of a federal program will not be prevented, or detected and corrected, on a timely basis. A significant deficiency in internal control over compliance is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over compliance with a type of compliance requirement of a federal program that is less severe than a material weakness in internal control over compliance, yet important enough to merit attention by those charged with governance.
Our consideration of internal control over compliance was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph of this section and was not designed to identify all deficiencies in internal control over compliance that might be material weaknesses or significant deficiencies. We did not identify any deficiencies in internal control over compliance that we consider to be material weaknesses. However, material weaknesses may exist that have not been identified.
The purpose of this report on internal control over compliance is solely to describe the scope of our testing of internal control over compliance and the results of that testing based on the requirements of the Uniform Guidance. Accordingly, this report is not suitable for any other purpose.
Respectfully submitted,
Greg S. Griffin State Auditor

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

THOMASTON-UPSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AUDITEE'S RESPONSE
SUMMARY SCHEDULE OF PRIOR YEAR FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017
PRIOR YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENT FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS No matters were reported.
PRIOR YEAR FEDERAL AWARD FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS No matters were reported.

SECTION IV FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS

THOMASTON-UPSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017

I SUMMARY OF AUDITOR'S RESULTS

Financial Statements

Type of auditor's report issue: Governmental Activities; General Fund; Capital Projects Fund; Aggregate Remaining Fund Information
Internal control over financial reporting: Material weakness identified? Significant deficiency identified?
Noncompliance material to financial statements noted:

Unmodified
No None Reported
No

Federal Awards
Internal Control over major programs: Material weakness identified? Significant deficiency identified?

No None Reported

Type of auditor's report issued on compliance for major programs: All major programs

Unmodified

Any audit findings disclosed that are required to be reported in

accordance with 2 CFR 200.516(a)?

No

Identification of major programs:

CFDA Numbers

Name of Federal Program or Cluster

84.010 84.027, 84.173

Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies Special Education Cluster

Dollar threshold used to distinguish between Type A and Type B programs:

$750,000

Auditee qualified as low-risk auditee?

Yes

II FINANCIAL STATEMENT FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS

No matters were reported.

III FEDERAL AWARD FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS No matters were reported.