, n Ato6 ;R.I fi6 ( .FS 19~1-~i MANAGEMENT REPORT FIRST DISTRICT REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY AN ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1998 STATE OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AUDITS AND ACCOUNTS 254 WASHINGTON STREET ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30334-8400 FIRST DISTRICT REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORT - TABLE OF CONTENTS - LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL SECTION I SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXIDBITS A COMBINED SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES - BUDGET AND ACTUAL GENERAL AND SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS B SCHEDULE OF STATE REVENUE C SCHEDULE OF OTHER REVENUE D SCHEDULE OF SALARIES AND TRAVEL Page 1 2 3 4 SECTION II AUDITEE'S RESPONSE TO PRIOR YEAR FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS SUMMARY SCHEDULE OF PRIOR YEAR FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS SECTION ill CURRENT YEAR FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS CLAUDE L. VICKERS STATE AUDITOR (404) 656-2174 DEPARTMENT OF AUDITS AND ACCOUNTS 254 Washington Street, S.W., Suite 214 Atlanta, Georgia 30334-8400 January 26, 1999 Honorable Roy E. Barnes, Governor Members ofthe General Assembly of Georgia Members ofthe State Board of Education and Director and Members ofthe . First District Regional Educational Service Agency : Board of Control Ladies and Gentlemen: As part of our audit of the general purpose financial statements ofthe State of Georgia presented in the State ofGeorgia Comprehensive Annual Financial Report and the issuance of a State ofGeorgia Single Audit Report pursuant to the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996, as of and for the year ended June 30, 1998, we have performed certain audit procedures at the First District Regional Educational Service Agency. Accordingly, the financial statements and compliance activities of the First District Regional Educational Service Agency were examined to the extent considered necessary in order to express an opinion as to the fair presentation ofthe financial statements contained in the State ofGeorgia Comprehensive Annual Financial Report and to issue reports on compliance and internal control as required by the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996. This Management Report contains information pertinent to the financial and compliance activities ofthe First District Regional Educational Service Agency as of and for the year ended June 30, 1998. The particular information provided is enumerated in the Table of Contents. This report is intended solely for the use of management ofthe First District Regional Educational Service Agency. However, this report is a matter of public record and its distribution is not limited. Respectfully submitted, ~~ Claude L. Vickers State Auditor CLV:gp SECTION I SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION FIRST DISTRICT REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY COMBINED SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES BUDGET AND ACTUAL GENERAL AND SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1998 EXHIBIT"A" REVENUES State Funds Federal Funds Other Funds 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 Other Support Services Food Services Operation Total Expenditures Excess of Revenues over (under) Expenditures OTHER FINANCING SOURCES Other Sources Excess of Revenues and Other Financing Sources over (under) Expenditures FUND BALANCE JULY 1, 1997 Adjustments GENERAL FUND BUDGET ACTUAL $ 963,817.00 $ 1,170,297.96 593,217.00 733,842.91 $ 11557,034.00 $ 1,904,140.87 $ 44,375.65 $ 43,445.36 270,377.81 862,655.89 287,794.80 1,033,913.07 158,192.65 183,597.28 117,556.00 134,000.00 120,274.68 133,802.93 $ 1,5871158.00 $ 1,802,828.12 $ -30, 124.00 $ 101,312.75 $ -30,124.00 $ 101,312.75 979,017.80 914,441.10 5,838.99 SPECIAL REVENUE FUND BUDGET ACTUAL $ 1,561,028.00 $ 1,404,718.00 2,010,445.00 1,702,272.39 541!812.41 $ 3,571,473.00 $ 3,648,802.80 $ 659,703.00 $ 602,060.38 683,489.00 1,199,486.00 15,530.00 206,129.00 92,609.00 475,641.00 112,482.00 1,756.00 637,055.00 2,000.00 659,240.93 988,298.25 27,196.77 191,535.15 91,184.00 449,701.83 124,172.93 841.10 532,882.71 1,898.00 $ 4,085,880.00 $ 3,669,012.05 $ -514,407.00 $ -20,209.25 514,407.00 $ 0.00 $ -20,209.25 867,777.79 844,251.38 -9,272.96 FUND BALANCE JUNE 30, 1998 '-. $ 954,732.79 $ 1,015,753.85 $ 858,504.83 $ 824,042.13 SUMMARY OF FUND BALANCE Reserved Federal Programs Instructional Media Inventories Sick and Personal Leave Unreserved Undesignated $ 3,084.69 4,774.21 $ 7,858.90 1,0071894.95 $ 8,030.55 682,279.61 $ 690,310.16 133,731.97 $ 1,015,753.85 -1 - $ 824,042.13 FIRST DISTRICT REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY SCHEDULE OF STATE REVENUE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1998 EXHIBIT"B" AGENCY/FUNDING GRANTS Education, Georgia Department of Other State Programs Georgia Leaming Resources System Health Insurance PSATExam Regional Educational Service Agencies Severely Emotionally Disturbed Supervision and Assessment of Student and Beginning Teachers and PerformanceBased Certification Lottery Program Educational Technology Centers CONTRACTS Education, Georgia Department of Governor's School Leadership Institute Instructional Technology Training Center OTHER Education, Georgia Department of Registration Fees GENERAL FUND SPECIAL REVENUE FUND $ 159,544.00 $ 67,299.14 288.00 859,792.00 1,190,674.00 85,208.00 54,500.00 930.82 156,310.00 470.00 $ t 170,297.96 $ =====1'!:::::404:=:::::!::7, =1=8.=0=0 -2- FIRST DISTRICT REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY SCHEDULE OF OTHER REVENUE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1998 EXHIBIT"C" Indirect Cost Special Revenue Fund Interest Earned Sales and Services Cooperative Purchasing Agency Less: Cost of Goods Sold Services Provided Shared Services Projects Boards of Education Appling County Bryan County Bulloch County Camden County Candler County Effingham County Evans County Jeff Davis County Liberty County Long County McIntosh County Screven County Tattnall County Toombs County Vidalia, City of Wayne County Workshop Fees GENERAL FUND SPECIAL REVENUE FUND $ 36,850.04 52,789.09 $ 6,274.10 2,460,481.55 -1,983,374.89 29,107.50 19,303.00 42,782.00 34,920.50 49,999.00 36,662.50 72,506.50 47,515.50 43,005.00 35,540.00 42,278.00 12,135.50 20,898.50 9,699.50 9,478.00 19,376.00 1181996.78 581431.65 $ 7331842.91 $ ====54::::::::::::!1'=81=2=.4=1 -3- FIRST DISTRICT REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY SCHEDULE OF SALARIES AND TRAVEL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1998 EXHIBIT"D" NAME TITLE CATEGORY SALARIES TRAVEL ADAMS,JEAN Psycho-Educational Teacher $ 5,221.16 AHL.BRENDA Psych-Ed Paraprorreacher Aide 8,205.66 $ 251.00 ALEXANDER.CANDY Substitute 100.00 ALEXANDER.DEBRA Psycho-Educational Teacher 25,946.38 232.20 ALLEN.TANYA Substitute 64.37 ANDERSON,BETTY L Substitute 330.60 ANDERSON.CINDY Substitute 135.00 ANDERSON,JILL Support Serv Secretary/Clerk 2,622.65 BARR.CHARLES R Finance/Business Service Mgr 53,000.04 515.25 BAZEMORE.BETTY JO Substitute 45.00 BAZEMORE.WILLIAM H Warehouseman 39,801.00 1,496.00 BEAUDOIN,LORI Substitute 180.00 BECK.SCOTT AL School Social Worker 38,876.62 2,118.25 BISHOP.NELDA R Instructional Supervisor 60,345.09 2,372.23 BLACKWOOD,JOAN M Instructional Supervisor 55,797.34 4,272.28 BLAKLEY,JUDY Substitute 135.00 BOUDREAU,WANDA Substitute 30.90 BOYER.LISA B Technology Specialist 46,547.68 2,827.99 BRADDOCK.WHITNEY Psycho-Educational Teacher 40,753.23 2,700.40 BRADFORD.ELAINE Y Psycho-Ed Spec Ed Specialist 4,032.18 BRAVO,BERNICE Family Services Coordinator 19,933.36 7,227.75 BRILEY,CYNTHIA Psych-Ed Paraprorreacher Aide 1,481.04 BRINSON,KIMBERLY Psych-Ed Paraprorreacher Aide 5,543.26 185.62 BROCKINGTON,SHEILA Psycho-Educational Teacher 5,680.58 125.00 BROWN,KAY RESA Director 79,800.00 3,544.27 BROWN.LAWRENCE Substitute 76.44 BROWN,STANLEY M Warehouseman 17,013.24 CARTER.JR MICHAEL J Warehouseman 17,355.33 CARTER.JULIE Substitute 60.51 CLARK,HELEN Substitute 38.22 CLARK,RICHARD Warehouseman 7,364.19 CLAY,JANICE D Instructional Supervisor 50,175.31 5,260.29 CLENDINEN,ANNE P Psycho-Educational Teacher 36,303.64 103.00 COLEMAN,ETHI COOPER.GARY Substitute Warehouseman 28.32 <. 25,626.77 COVINGTON,CAROLYN G IS Personnel-Finance&Business 28,949.28 COX.MAVIS Substitute 2,298.66 CRAVEN.DEBBIE L Director of Child Serve 58,598.77 3,663.12 CROCKETT-AKINS,STUART IS Personnel-Instruction Serv 28,872.50 5,975.54 CROSBY.MELANIE Substitute 75.90 CROWDER,KIMBERLY D PITTS Family Services Coordinator 22,229.30 1,167.99 DAVIS,BENJAMIN M Warehouseman 2,013.13 DAVIS,BRADFORD C Warehouseman 1,760.00 DEAL,HOODW Warehouseman 29,743.80 DEAN,BARBARA Substitute 417.83 DEMPSEY.RHONDA Substitute 136.50 DENMARK,IRENE M IS Personnel-Instruction Serv 40,741.06 2,974.99 DICKERSON,JANICE Substitute 90.00 DREW,SANDRA Substitute 361.77 DURDEN.AMY L Business Serv Secretary/Clerk 20,565.60 -4- FIRST DISTRICT REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY SCHEDULE OF SALARIES AND TRAVEL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1998 EXHIBIT"D" NAME TITLE CATEGORY SALARIES TRAVEL EDGE,KELLEY Substitute $ 28.32 FARMER,ARLENE N IS Personnel-Finance&Business 27,158.40 $ 314.55 FARRELL,MARYANN Family Services Coordinator 20,240.74 847.87 FLETCHER,BENJAMIN F Warehouseman 1,807.50 FLOWERS,GAIL Psycho-Ed School Sec/Clerk 6,774.17 42.25 FORDHAM,FLO E Psycho-Ed Spec Ed Specialist 49,999.69 1,423.54 FOX,JENNIFER Substitute 154.27 GIVENS,BETTY JO Psycho-Educational Teacher 3,921.66 GLISSON,JAIME Support Serv Secretary/Clerk 661.44 GREER,LOIS EDNA Substitute 76.44 GRIMES,CINDA Psycho-Educational Teacher 31,126.48 175.65 GROOVER,SHERRI B Support Serv Secretary/Clerk 21,785.76 HAIRE,BRENDA Psych-Ed Parapro/Teacher Aide 6,929.82 134.89 HALL,BEVERLY Substitute 20.60 HALLIGAN,SUSAN F Instructional Supervisor 56,313.01 5,991.18 HARRELL,FRAN Psycho-Educational Teacher 23,720.00 137.78 HARRISON.PHYLLIS T Technology Specialist 5,145.88 HATTAWAY,JULIE R Audiologist 30,586.18 845.70 HELMLY,SHIRLEY Substitute 62.87 HILL,LINDA F Warehouseman 17,593.92 HOBBS,CAROLYN M Instructional Supervisor 60,248.77 3,999.05 HODGE,NANCY Psycho-Educational Teacher 36,640.50 1,111.21 HOLLINGSWORTH,DELORIS Substitute 20.60 HOLLOWAY,CLARA B Psych-Ed Parapro/Teacher Aide 9,033.84 HORD,JANET S Support Serv Secretary/Clerk 25,308.48 65.50 HUBBARD,IKE B JR Warehouseman 1,500.00 HUGGINS,SUSAN Substitute 40.00 HUGHES,JANELLE Technology Director 57,197.42 2,473.41 HULVEY,MICHAEL Substitute 229.32 INGLEY,THERISA School Psychologist 50,188.49 3,420.98 JACKSON,MELANIE H Business Serv Secretary/Clerk 24,718.08 JACKSON,RANDOLPH C Custodial Personnel 3,600.42 JOHNSON,KENNETH C Warehouseman 21,955.47 JOHNSON,WENDY JONES,JAMIE Psych-Ed Parapro/Teacher Aide Information Services Clerk 7,555.50 4,413.56 87.49 <-. JONES,JANICE Psych-Ed Parapro/Teacher Aide 8,511.70 200.28 JORDAN,ALEX Psycho-Ed Spec Ed Specialist 49,889.08 633.28 JORDAN,DOROTHY Substitute 135.00 KANGETER,VICKI Substitute 88.45 KEEL,BEVERLY JAN Support Serv Secretary/Clerk 21,156.00 83.25 KELLEY,JUDI Director of Psycho-Ed Program 64,069.56 2,342.98 KENDRICK,KATHLEEN B KEY,DAISY KIMBALL,LEWIS E Information Services Clerk Substitute School Psychologist 24,718.08 45.00 62,837.59 3,948.68 KIRKLAND,CHARLENE KIRKLAND,SANDRA M Psych-Ed Parapro/Teacher Aide Psycho-Educational Teacher 7,180.32 4,969.54 204.83 KLUGHART,CHARLES LAIRSEY,SHERRY LANIER,GARRIEN LANIER,SONYA W Substitute Psych-Ed Parapro/Teacher Aide Substitute Family Services Coordinator 45.00 8,463.23 844.30 22,338.24 16.00 647.50 -5- FIRST DISTRICT REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY SCHEDULE OF SALARIES AND TRAVEL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1998 EXHIBIT"D" NAME TITLE CATEGORY SALARIES TRAVEL LECROY.ANTHONY Substitute $ 50.00 LEE,BILL School Social Worker 2,194.37 $ 422.00 LEE.JENNIFER IS Personnel-Finance&Business 17,443.42 23.00 LEGGETT,DELENA Substitute 2,529.06 LEWIS.STEPHANIE Substitute 25.65 LIBBY,DONNA H Psycho-Educational Teacher 35,582.84 592.06 MALLARD,CARETHA Substitute 35.49 MALLARD.DANA S Support Serv Secretary/Clerk 349.13 MANGRUM.DONNA Finance/Business Service Mgr 33,121.44 138.00 MARCHIONNI.CARLO L Warehouseman 573.75 MARKOVCIC,FRANKIE D Information Services Clerk 15,815.52 458.08 MARTIN.DANIEL P Warehouseman 1,137.50 MARTIN,LUKE R Warehouseman 1,440.65 MCAFEE,ASHLYN B Substitute 95.27 MCDONALD,CAROL School Psychologist 3,680.72 MCDUFFIE.ROSEMARY M Psych-Ed Parapro/Teacher Aide 7,772.56 84.75 MINCEY.JOANN Psych-Ed Parapro/Teacher Aide 4,840.84 90.67 MORGAN.JENNIE F Instructional Supervisor 58,196.52 856.00 MORGAN.PEGGY C Psycho-Ed School Sec/Clerk 11,986.00 137.78 MORRIS,GAIL P Psycho-Ed School Sec/Clerk 23,340.48 113.25 MORRIS,JEANNIE S Psycho-Ed Spec Ed Specialist 45,675.61 2,081.66 MORRIS,LYNNE T Director of Child Serve 53,161.97 3,298.46 MORRIS,SHIRLEY Psych-Ed Parapro/Teacher Aide 4,343.68 MURPHY.CHARLES Family Services Coordinator 17,880.94 1,318.49 MURRAY,DONALD Substitute 1,328.27 MURRELL,BRIAN P Warehouseman 210.00 NAILS.JANOS Substitute 25.75 NESSMITH.SUSAN D Substitute 585.00 NUNEZ.NORMA A School Social Worker 38,463.46 6,386.02 O'QUINN,PAULA R Substitute 30.90 OATES,LENA Psycho-Educational Teacher 32,499.19 298.50 OQUENDO.HEIDI L Special Educ Teacher P-12 28,857.52 4,488.50 OWENS.ALVIN Substitute 250.00 PALMER,TRACY PATTERSON,BARBARA Substitute Psycho-Educational Teacher 33.66 25,253.36 137.78 <. PELCZARSKl,BRUNO Substitute 2,914.87 PHENIS,JAMES C Instructional Supervisor 60,651.88 3,012.51 PHILLIPS.ROSE ANNE Psycho-Ed Spec Ed Specialist 56,732.97 976.66 POLLETT.PAULA N Support Serv Secretary/Clerk 8,989.04 23.25 POOLE.PEGGY ANN Psych-Ed Parapro/Teacher Aide 6,110.34 22.00 PURVIS,GLENDA Psycho-Ed Social Worker 27,204.86 1,136.12 REEVES,JOSEPH Technology Specialist . 2,026.38 RICE.LINDA General Admin Secretary/Clerk 20,902.44 25.00 ROBERTS.CARMEN Substitute 1,090.75 ROBY,LISAG Technology Specialist 37,243.47 3,687.28 ROESEL,DEE ANN IS Personnel-Instruction Serv 40,765.63 2,218.21 ROGERS,BRUCE School Psychologist 30,534.80 5,707.00 ROOKS,DENISE Psych-Ed Parapro/Teacher Aide 7,582.50 59.50 RUSSELL,ANGELA Substitute 33.47 SANCHEZ-VESGA,BERNARDO Family Services Coordinator 14,195.43 4,411.75 -6- FIRST DISTRICT REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY SCHEDULE OF SALARIES AND TRAVEL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1998 EXHIBIT"D" NAME TITLE CATEGORY SALARIES TRAVEL SANDERS.CYNTHIA Psych-Ed Parapro!Teacher Aide $ 1,243.56 SAPP.SHERRY ANN Substitute 33.47 SCRUGGS,JOHATHAN R Warehouseman 430.50 SHUMAKER.MATTHEW A Warehouseman 1,302.50 SHUMAN.AVA MARIE Substitute 60.51 SIEGRIST.LORRAINE Substitute 100.00 SMITH,CHRIS E Instructional Supervisor 53,864.05 $ 7,918.18 SMITH.DONNA R Substitute 120.60 SMITH,ELAINE V General Admin Secretary/Clerk 20,332.08 139.00 SMITH.HORTENSIA Substitute 45.00 SMITH.KAYLA HOPE Information Services Clerk 451.25 SMITH,MAXE Warehouseman 24,889.53 SMITH,MICHELE S Instructional Supervisor 50,175.31 3,251.26 SMITH.PATSY Substitute 464.10 SMITH,WINDELL Substitute 140.00 SOUTHWELL.DEBRA Substitute 584.45 STEWART,TAMIKO Substitute 40.95 TAYLOR.HAYWARD Substitute 27.07 TAYLOR,LASHERICA Psych-Ed Parapro!Teacher Aide 1,042.86 THOMAS,WENDY Psych-Ed Parapro!Teacher Aide 2,052.16 107.96 THOMPSON.DAWN Psycho-Educational Teacher 674.15 26.00 THOMSON,DORIS Director of GLRS 59,669.52 4,332.52 TOMBERLIN,CINDY W Psycho-Ed School Sec/Clerk 13,381.74 204.50 TORRANCE,RONDA M Psycho-Ed School Sec/Clerk 11,378.10 10.50 TREMBLE,MELANIE General Admin Secretary/Clerk 17,498.28 TRUETT.CONNIE E Technology Specialist 4,918.76 200.25 TUTTLE,BEVERLY S IS Personnel-Instruction Serv 40,741.06 3,553.87 ULMER,TIFFANY E Support Serv Secretary/Clerk 1,120.13 VOLLRA TH,ZINA Substitute 223.86 WARD,JAMES E Warehouseman 29,038.28 498.50 WARD,KAREN Psycho-Ed School Sec/Clerk 6,592.50 38.50 WAUGH.FAYE W Director of GLRS 55,756.68 3,615.81 WILCOX,CELESTE Substitute 97.84 WILLIAMS.RHONDA WILLIAMS,WANDA J Psycho-Educational Teacher IS Personnel-Finance&Business 20,735.00 325.56 ''., 1,616.22 WILSON,ANGELA Psycho-Educational Teacher 25,397.14 169.42 WILSON.TERESA A Psych-Ed Parapro!Teacher Aide 1,112.00 ZIPF.SHIRLEY A Substitute 152.88 Accruals June 30, 1997 June 30, 1998 $ 3,000,846.34 $ -197,460.21 2161890.46 142,757.13 -754.75 0.00 $ 310201276.59 $ =====1=42=10=0=2=.3=8 -7- SECTION II AUDITEE'S RESPONSE TO PRIOR YEAR FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS FIRST DISTRICT REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY AUDITEE'S RESPONSE SUMMARY SCHEDULE OF PRIOR YEAR FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1998 PRIOR YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENT FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS FINDING CONTROL NUMBER AND STATUS 8804-93-03 FS-8804-97-01 Further Action Not Warranted Unresolved - See Corrective Action/Responses CORRECTIVE ACTION/RESPONSES GENERAL FIXED ASSETS/PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Failure to Maintain General Fixed Assets Account Group Finding Control Number: FS-8804-97-01 At present, Georgia Department ofEducation has not implemented a General Fixed Assets Account Group in our accounting system. SECTION ill CURRENT YEAR FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS FIRST DISTRICT REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1998 FINANCIAL STATEMENT FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS GENERAL FIXED ASSETS/PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Failure to Maintain General Fixed Assets Account Group Finding Control Number: FS-8804-98-0 I The First District Regional Educational Service Agency does not maintain a General Fixed Assets Account Group within the formal accounting records. This condition results in the general purpose financial statements of the Agency being incomplete and not in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Appropriate action should be taken by the Agency to establish accounting controls and procedures to provide for maintenance of a General Fixed Assets Account Group. These subsidiary records should include an inventory of equipment owned by the Agency and should include, but may not be limited to, date acquired, acquisition cost, estimated replacement cost, location, and description. Detailed records should be : maintained of all additions and deletions to the General Fixed Asset Account Group.