City of Social Circle Board of Education, Walton County, Georgia, annual financial report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012 (including independent auditor's reports)

CITY OF SOCIAL CIRCLE BOARD OF EDUCATION
WALTON COUNTY, GEORGIA
ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2012
(Including Independent Auditor's Reports)

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SECTION I

FINANCIAL

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

EXHIBITS

BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DISTRICT-WIDE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

A

STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS

B

STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES

FUND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

C

BALANCE SHEET

GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS

D

RECONCILIATION OF THE GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS BALANCE SHEET

TO THE STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS

E

STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES

IN FUND BALANCES

GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS

F

RECONCILIATION OF THE GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS STATEMENT

OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND

BALANCES TO THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES

G

STATEMENT OF FIDUCIARY NET ASSETS

FIDUCIARY FUNDS

H

NOTES TO THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SCHEDULES

REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

1 SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES - BUDGET AND ACTUAL GENERAL FUND

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

2 SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES OF FEDERAL AWARDS 3 SCHEDULE OF STATE REVENUE

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SECTION I
FINANCIAL
SCHEDULES
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
4 SCHEDULE OF APPROVED LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX PROJECTS 5 ALLOTMENTS AND EXPENDITURES
GENERAL FUND - QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS (QBE) BY PROGRAM

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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 WITH REQUIREMENTS THAT COULD HAVE A DIRECT AND MATERIAL EFFECT ON EACH MAJOR PROGRAM AND ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER COMPLIANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH OMB CIRCULAR A-133

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

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

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SECTION V MANAGEMENT'S RESPONSES SCHEDULE OF MANAGEMENT'S RESPONSES

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
October 9, 2013

Honorable Nathan Deal, Governor Members of the General Assembly Members of the State Board of Education
and Superintendent and Members of the City of Social Circle Board of Education
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S COMBINED REPORT ON BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION - SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES OF FEDERAL AWARDS
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of the governmental activities, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information (Exhibits A through H) of the City of Social Circle Board of Education, as of and for the year ended June 30, 2012, which collectively comprise the Board's basic financial statements as listed in the table of contents. These financial statements are the responsibility of the City of Social Circle Board of Education's management. Our responsibility is to express opinions on these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States 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 of material misstatement. An audit includes consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Board's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinions.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to previously present fairly, in all material respects, the respective financial position of the governmental activities, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of the City of Social Circle Board of Education, as of June 30, 2012, and the respective changes in financial position thereof for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Management has omitted Management's Discussion and Analysis that accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires to be presented to supplement the basic financial statements. Such missing information, although not a part of the basic financial statements, is required by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board who considers it to be an
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essential part of financial reporting for placing the basic financial statements in an appropriate operational, economic, or historical context. Our opinion on the basic financial statements is not affected by this missing information.
In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued our report dated October 9, 2013, on our consideration of the City of Social Circle Board of Education'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 to describe the scope of our testing of internal control over financial reporting and compliance and the results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on the internal control over financial reporting or on compliance. That report is an integral part of an audit performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards and should be considered in assessing the results of our audit.
The Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances - Budget and Actual, as presented on page 25, is not a required part of the basic financial statements but is supplementary information required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. 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 regarding 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.
Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming opinions on the financial statements that collectively comprise the City of Social Circle Board of Education's financial statements as a whole. The accompanying supplementary information consists of Schedules 2 through 5, which includes the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards as required by U. S. Office of Management and Budget Circular A-133, Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations, are presented for purposes of additional analysis and are not a required part of the 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 financial statements. The 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 financial statements or to the financial statements themselves, and other additional procedures in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. In our opinion, the information is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the basic financial statements as a whole.
A copy of this report has been filed as a permanent record in the office of the State Auditor and made available to the press of the State, as provided for by Official Code of Georgia Annotated section 50-6-24.
Respectfully submitted,

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Greg S. Griffin State Auditor

CITY OF SOCIAL CIRCLE BOARD OF EDUCATION - WALTON COUNTY

CITY OF SOCIAL CIRCLE BOARD OF EDUCATION - WALTON COUNTY STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS JUNE 30, 2012
ASSETS
Cash and Cash Equivalents Investments Accounts Receivable, Net
Taxes State Government Federal Government Other Inventories Capitalized Bond and Other Debt Issuance Costs Capital Assets, Non-Depreciable Capital Assets, Depreciable (Net of Accumulated Depreciation)
Total Assets
LIABILITIES
Accounts Payable Salaries and Benefits Payable Payroll Withholdings Payable Contracts Payable Retainages Payable Deposits and Deferred Revenues Long-Term Liabilities
Due Within One Year Due in More Than One Year
Total Liabilities
NET ASSETS
Invested in Capital Assets, Net of Related Debt Restricted for
Continuation of Federal Programs Debt Service Capital Projects Bus Replacement Unrestricted
Total Net Assets
Total Liabilities and Net Assets

EXHIBIT "A"

GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES
$ 8,575,558.26 3,327,557.98
326,492.31 983,049.76 139,907.55
1,526.75 14,251.38 40,081.25 1,531,840.56 22,018,436.17
$ 36,958,701.97

$

169,492.03

1,813,348.55

116,474.77

364,006.00

39,690.00

5,857.94

9,480.00 2,078,360.00

$ 4,596,709.29

$ 21,469,360.49
143,659.20 1,521,109.62 4,971,690.62
35,179.50 4,220,993.25
$ 32,361,992.68

$ 36,958,701.97

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

CITY OF SOCIAL CIRCLE BOARD OF EDUCATION - WALTON COUNTY STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2012

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

EXPENSES

CHARGES FOR SERVICES

$ 10,221,588.79 $ 1,779,045.29

425,751.83 301,845.65 339,519.43 697,012.18 1,101,614.38 151,359.18 1,218,305.42 738,307.45
900.00 209,077.17

12,300.00

78,672.90 903,902.27
4,708.58

49,433.80 205,388.06

$ 16,392,565.23 $ 2,046,167.15

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

EXHIBIT "B"

PROGRAM REVENUES OPERATING GRANTS AND
CONTRIBUTIONS

CAPITAL GRANTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS

NET (EXPENSES) REVENUES
AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

$ 6,014,567.92
106,850.48 190,272.45 205,163.70 465,301.93 592,717.69
17,067.94 503,303.40 168,769.72 $
9.09 127,340.11
4,222.88 623,411.49
$ 9,018,998.80 $

$ 76,219.50 76,219.50 $

-2,427,975.58
-318,901.35 -111,573.20 -134,355.73 -231,710.25 -508,896.69 -134,291.24 -702,702.02 -493,318.23
-890.91 -81,737.06
-25,016.22 -75,102.72
-4,708.58
-5,251,179.78

$

2,539,741.06

1,185,546.85 1,349,454.00
96,708.21 348,909.26

$

5,520,359.38

$

269,179.60

32,092,813.08

$

32,361,992.68

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CITY OF SOCIAL CIRCLE BOARD OF EDUCATION - WALTON COUNTY BALANCE SHEET
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS JUNE 30, 2012

EXHIBIT "C"

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

GENERAL FUND

DISTRICTWIDE
CAPITAL PROJECTS
FUND

TOTAL

$ 5,035,920.96 $ 3,539,637.30 $

1,557,442.94

1,770,115.04

8,575,558.26 3,327,557.98

224,110.36 983,049.76 139,907.55
1,526.75 14,251.38

102,381.95

326,492.31 983,049.76 139,907.55
1,526.75 14,251.38

$ 7,956,209.70 $ 5,412,134.29 $ 13,368,343.99

LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCES
LIABILITIES
Accounts Payable Salaries and Benefits Payable Payroll Withholdings Payable Contracts Payable Retainages Payable Deposits and Deferred Revenue
Total Liabilities
FUND BALANCES
Nonspendable Restricted Assigned Unassigned
Total Fund Balances
Total Liabilities and Fund Balances

$ 155,751.22 $ 1,813,348.55 116,474.77
207,505.18 $ 2,293,079.72 $

13,740.81 $
364,006.00 39,690.00
417,436.81 $

169,492.03 1,813,348.55
116,474.77 364,006.00
39,690.00 207,505.18
2,710,516.53

$

14,251.38

$

1,716,995.44 $ 4,971,690.62

118,843.90

23,006.86

3,813,039.26

14,251.38 6,688,686.06
141,850.76 3,813,039.26

$ 5,663,129.98 $ 4,994,697.48 $ 10,657,827.46

$ 7,956,209.70 $ 5,412,134.29 $ 13,368,343.99

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

CITY OF SOCIAL CIRCLE BOARD OF EDUCATION - WALTON COUNTY RECONCILIATION OF THE GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS BALANCE SHEET
TO THE STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS JUNE 30, 2012

EXHIBIT "D"

Total Fund Balances - Governmental Funds (Exhibit "C")
Amounts reported for Governmental Activities in the Statement of Net Assets are different because:
Capital Assets used in Governmental Activities are not financial resources and therefore are not reported as assets in governmental funds. These assets consist of:
Land Construction in Progress Land Improvements Buildings Equipment Accumulated Depreciation
Total Capital Assets
Taxes that are not available to pay for current period expenditures are deferred in the funds.
Property Taxes
Other Long-Term Assets are not available to pay for current period expenditures and therefore, are deferred on the Statement of Net Assets.
Deferred Charges - Capitalized Bond Issuance Costs
Long-Term Liabilities, including Bonds Payable, are not due and payable in the current period and therefore are not reported as liabilities in the funds. Long-Term Liabilities at year-end consist of:
Bonds Payable Installment Sales Agreement
Total Long-Term Liabilities

$ 10,657,827.46

$

912,964.29

618,876.27

644,674.12

28,394,983.00

1,772,038.92

-8,793,259.87

23,550,276.73

201,647.24

40,081.25

$ -2,000,000.00 -87,840.00

-2,087,840.00

Net Assets of Governmental Activities (Exhibit "A")

$ 32,361,992.68

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

CITY OF SOCIAL CIRCLE BOARD OF EDUCATION - WALTON COUNTY STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2012

EXHIBIT "E"

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

GENERAL FUND

DISTRICTWIDE
CAPITAL PROJECTS
FUND

TOTAL

$ 2,638,170.07

$ 2,638,170.07

$ 1,185,546.85

1,185,546.85

8,775,196.89

8,775,196.89

1,669,475.41

1,669,475.41

2,046,167.15

2,046,167.15

70,696.02

26,012.19

96,708.21

348,909.26

348,909.26

$ 15,548,614.80 $ 1,211,559.04 $ 16,760,173.84

$ 9,906,029.08

$ 9,906,029.08

425,751.83 301,845.65 339,519.43 680,296.15 $ 1,101,614.38 151,359.18 1,206,237.95 745,243.28
900.00 209,077.17
78,672.90 895,215.99

3,300.38 15,865.43
533,696.00

425,751.83 301,845.65 339,519.43 683,596.53 1,101,614.38 151,359.18 1,222,103.38 745,243.28
900.00 209,077.17
78,672.90 895,215.99 533,696.00

16,043.76 4,708.58

16,043.76 4,708.58

$ 16,062,515.33 $ 552,861.81 $ 16,615,377.14

$

-513,900.53 $ 658,697.23 $

144,796.70

6,177,030.51

4,336,000.25

10,513,030.76

Fund Balances - Ending

$ 5,663,129.98 $ 4,994,697.48 $ 10,657,827.46

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

CITY OF SOCIAL CIRCLE BOARD OF EDUCATION - WALTON COUNTY RECONCILIATION OF THE GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS STATEMENT OF
REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES TO THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES JUNE 30, 2012

EXHIBIT "F"

Total Net Change in Fund Balances - Governmental Funds (Exhibit "E")
Amounts reported for Governmental Activities in the Statement of Activities are different because:
Capital Outlays are reported as expenditures in Governmental Funds. However, in the Statement of Activities, the cost of Capital Assets is allocated over their estimated useful lives as depreciation expense. In the current period, these amounts are:
Capital Outlay Depreciation Expense
Excess of Capital Outlay over Depreciation Expense
The net effect of various miscellaneous transactions involving capital assets (i.e., sales, trade-ins, donations, and disposals) is to decrease net position.
Taxes reported in the Statement of Activities that do not provide current financial resources are not reported as revenues in the funds.
Bond issuance costs, deferred gains on refundings and similar items when debt is first issued are reported as an expenditure in Governmental Funds, but are reported as deferred charges on the Statement of Net Assets and amortized over the term of the debt, using the straight-line method. The details of this difference in the current period are as follows:
Amortization of Bond Issuance Costs
Repayment of Long-Term Debt is reported as an expenditure in Governmental Funds, but the repayment reduces Long-Term Liabilities in the Statement of Net Assets. In the current year, these amounts consist of:
Installment Sales Agreement Capital Lease Payments
Total Long-Term Debt Repayments

$ 144,796.70

$ 686,329.81 -460,453.90

225,875.91

-15,464.01

-98,429.01

-3,643.75

$

9,120.00

6,923.76

16,043.76

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

$ 269,179.60

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

CITY OF SOCIAL CIRCLE BOARD OF EDUCATION - WALTON COUNTY STATEMENT OF FIDUCIARY NET ASSETS FIDUCIARY FUNDS JUNE 30, 2012
ASSETS Cash and Cash Equivalents
LIABILITIES Funds Held for Others

EXHIBIT "G"

AGENCY FUNDS

$

72,787.52

$

72,787.52

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

CITY OF SOCIAL CIRCLE BOARD OF EDUCATION - WALTON COUNTY NOTES TO THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS JUNE 30, 2012

EXHIBIT "H"

NOTE 1: DESCRIPTION OF SCHOOL DISTRICT AND REPORTING ENTITY
REPORTING ENTITY
The City of Social Circle Board of Education (School District) was established under the laws of the State of Georgia and operates under the guidance of a school board elected by the voters and a Superintendent appointed by the Board. The Board is organized as a separate legal entity and has the power to levy taxes and issue bonds. Its budget is not subject to approval by any other entity. Accordingly, the School District is a primary government and consists of all the organizations that compose its legal entity.
NOTE 2: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The School District's basic financial statements are collectively comprised of the District-wide financial statements, fund financial statements and notes to the basic financial statements of the City of Social Circle Board of Education.
District-wide Statements: The Statement of Net Assets 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 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.
Fund Financial Statements: The fund financial statements provide information about the School District's funds. Eliminations have been made to minimize the double counting of internal activities. Separate statements for each category (governmental and fiduciary) are presented. The emphasis of fund financial statements is on major governmental funds. All remaining governmental funds are aggregated and reported as nonmajor funds.
The School District reports the following major governmental funds:
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.
District-wide Capital Projects Fund accounts for and reports financial resources including Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) that are restricted, committed or assigned to the expenditure for capital outlays, including the acquisition or construction of capital facilities and other capital assets.
The School District reports the following fiduciary fund type:
Agency funds account for assets held by the School District as an agent for various governments or individuals.
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EXHIBIT "H"

BASIS OF ACCOUNTING
The basis of accounting determines when transactions are reported on the financial statements. The District-wide governmental and fiduciary financial statements are reported using the economic resources measurement focus and the accrual basis of accounting. Revenues are recorded when earned and expenses are recorded at the time liabilities are incurred, regardless of when the related cash flows take place. Nonexchange transactions, in which the School District gives (or receives) value without directly receiving (or giving) equal value in exchange, include property taxes, sales taxes, grants and donations. On an accrual basis, revenue from property taxes is recognized in the fiscal year for which the taxes are levied. Revenue from sales taxes is recognized in the fiscal year in which the underlying transaction (sale) takes place. Revenue from grants and donations is recognized in the fiscal year in which all eligibility requirements have been satisfied.
The School District uses funds to report on its financial position and the results of its operations. Fund accounting is designed to demonstrate legal compliance and to aid financial management by segregating transactions related to certain governmental functions or activities. A fund is a separate accounting entity with a self-balancing set of accounts.
Governmental funds are reported using the current financial resources measurement focus and the modified accrual basis 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, except for reimbursable grants. Property taxes, sales taxes and interest are considered to be susceptible to accrual. Expenditures are recorded when the related fund liability is incurred, except for principal and interest on general long-term debt and claims and judgments, which are recognized as expenditures to the extent they have matured. Capital asset acquisitions are reported as expenditures in governmental funds. Proceeds of general long-term liabilities and acquisitions under capital leases are reported as other financing sources.
The School District funds certain programs by a combination of specific cost-reimbursement grants, categorical grants, and general revenues. Thus, when program costs are incurred, there are both restricted and unrestricted net assets available to finance the program. It is the School District's policy to first apply grant resources to such programs, followed by cost-reimbursement grants, then general revenues.
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Composition of Deposits Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand, demand deposits and short-term investments with original maturities of three months or less from the date of acquisition in authorized financial institutions. Official Code of Georgia Annotated Section 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.
INVESTMENTS
Composition of Investments Investments made by the School District in nonparticipating interest-earning contracts (such as certificates of deposit) and repurchase agreements are reported at cost. Participating interestearning contracts and money market investments with a maturity at purchase of one year or less are reported at amortized cost. Both participating interest-earning contracts and money market investments with a maturity at purchase greater than one year are reported at fair value. The Official Code of Georgia Annotated Section 36-83-4 authorizes the School District to invest its funds. In selecting among options for investment or among institutional bids for deposits, the highest rate of return shall be the objective, given equivalent conditions of safety and liquidity. Funds may be invested in the following:

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EXHIBIT "H"

1. Obligations issued by the State of Georgia or by other states,
2. Obligations issued by the United States government,
3. Obligations fully insured or guaranteed by the United States government or a United States government agency,
4. Obligations of any corporation of the United States government,
5. Prime banker's acceptances,
6. The Georgia Fund 1 administered by the State of Georgia, Office of the State Treasurer,
7. Repurchase agreements, and
8. Obligations of other political subdivisions of the State of Georgia.
The School District does not have a formal policy regarding investment policies that address credit risks, custodial credit risks, concentration of credit risks, interest rate risks or foreign currency risks.
RECEIVABLES
Receivables consist of amounts due from property and sales taxes, grant reimbursements due on Federal, State or other grants for expenditures made but not reimbursed and other receivables disclosed from information available. Receivables are recorded when either the asset or revenue recognition criteria has been met. Receivables recorded on the basic financial statements do not include any amounts which would necessitate the need for an allowance for uncollectible receivables.
PROPERTY TAXES
The City of Social Circle fixed the property tax levy for the 2011 tax digest year (calendar year) on November 8, 2011 (levy date). Taxes were due on January 9, 2012 (lien date). Taxes collected within the current fiscal year or within 60 days after year-end on the 2011 tax digest are reported as revenue in the governmental funds for fiscal year 2012. The Social Circle City Clerk bills and collects the property taxes for the School District, 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, 2012, for maintenance and operations amounted to $2,638,170.07.
The tax millage rate levied for the 2011 tax year (calendar year) for the City of Social Circle Board of Education was as follows (a mill equals $1 per thousand dollars of assessed value):

School Operations

16.643 mills

SALES TAXES
Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, at the fund reporting level, during the year amounted to $1,185,546.85 and is to be used for capital outlay for educational purposes or debt service. This sales tax was authorized by local referendum and the sales tax must be re-authorized at least every five years.
INVENTORIES
Food Inventories On the basic financial statements, inventories of donated food commodities used in the preparation of meals are reported at their Federally assigned value and purchased foods inventories are reported at cost (first-in, first-out). The School District uses the consumption method to account for inventories whereby donated food commodities are recorded as an asset and as revenue when received, and expenses/expenditures are recorded as the inventory items are used. Purchased foods are recorded as an asset when purchased and expenses/expenditures are recorded as the inventory items are used.

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EXHIBIT "H"

CAPITAL ASSETS

Capital assets purchased, including capital outlay costs, are recorded as expenditures in the fund financial statements at the time of purchase (including ancillary charges). On the District-wide financial statements, all purchased capital assets are valued at cost where historical records are available and at estimated historical cost based on appraisals or deflated current replacement cost where no historical records exist. Donated capital assets are recorded at estimated fair market value on the date donated. Disposals are deleted at depreciated recorded cost. The cost of normal maintenance and repairs that do not add to the value of assets or materially extend the useful lives of the assets is not capitalized. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method. The School District does not capitalize book collections or works of art. During the fiscal year under review, no events or changes in circumstances affecting a capital asset that may indicate impairment were known to the School District.

Capitalization thresholds and estimated useful lives of capital assets reported in the District-wide

statements are as follows:

Capitalization

Estimated

Policy

Useful Life

Land Land Improvements Buildings and Improvements Equipment Intangible Assets

All $ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00

N/A 20 to 80 years 25 to 80 years
8 to 50 years 15 to 50 years

Depreciation is used to allocate the actual or estimated historical cost of all capital assets over estimated useful lives, with the exception of intangible assets which are amortized.
Amortization of intangible assets such as water, timber, and mineral rights, easements, patents, trademarks, copyrights and internally generated software is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, generally 10 to 20 years.
GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS
The School District issues general obligation bonds to provide funds for the acquisition and construction of major capital facilities. In the District-wide financial statements, bond premiums and discounts, as well as issuance costs, are deferred and amortized over the life of the bonds using the straight-line method. Bond issuance costs are reported as deferred charges and amortized over the term of the debt.
In the fund financial statements, the School District recognizes bond premiums and discounts, as well as bond issuance costs during the fiscal year bonds are issued. Premiums received on debt issuances are reported as other financing sources while discounts on debt issuances are reported as other financing uses. Issuance costs, whether or not withheld from the actual debt proceeds received, are reported as debt service expenditures. General obligation bonds are direct obligations and pledge the full faith and credit of the government. The outstanding amount of these bonds is recorded in the Statement of Net Assets.
NET ASSETS
The School District's net assets in the District-wide Statements are classified as follows:
Invested in capital assets, net of related debt - This represents the School District's total investment in capital assets, net of outstanding debt obligations related to those capital assets. To the extent debt has been incurred but not yet expended for capital assets, such amounts are not included as a component of invested in capital assets, net of related debt.

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Restricted net assets - These represent resources for which the School District is legally or contractually obligated to spend resources for bus replacement, continuation of Federal Programs, debt service, and capital projects in accordance with restrictions imposed by external third parties.

Unrestricted net assets - Unrestricted net assets represent resources derived from property taxes, grants and contributions not restricted to specific programs, charges for services, and miscellaneous revenues. These resources are used for transactions relating to the educational and general operations of the School District, and may be used at the discretion of the Board to meet current expenses for those purposes.
FUND BALANCES

The School District's fund balances are classified as follows:

Nonspendable Amounts 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 Constraints are placed on the use of resources are either (1) externally imposed conditions by creditors, grantors, contributors, or laws and regulations of other governments or (2) imposed by law through constitutional provisions or enabling legislation.

Committed Amounts that can be used only for specific purposes pursuant to constraints imposed by formal action of the Board of Education. The Board of Education is the School District's highest level of decision-making 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 Amounts that are 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 of Education or (2) the budget or finance committee, or the Superintendent, or designee, to assign amounts to be used for specific purposes.

Unassigned The residual classification for the General Fund. This classification represents fund balances that has not been assigned to other funds and that has not been restricted, committed, or assigned to specific purposes within the General Fund.

Fund Balances of the Governmental Funds at June 30, 2012, are as follows:

Nonspendable Inventories
Restricted Bus Replacement Continuation of Federal Programs Capital Projects Debt Service Rutland Center
Assigned After School Program Local Capital Outlay Projects School Activity Accounts
Unassigned

$

14,251.38

$

35,179.50

129,407.82

4,971,690.62

1,521,109.62

31,298.50

6,688,686.06

$

49,116.40

23,006.86

69,727.50

141,850.76

3,813,039.26

Fund Balance, June 30, 2012

$ 10,657,827.46

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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 5% of annual budgeted expenditures, not to exceed 15% of the total budget of the subsequent fiscal year, in compliance with Official Code of Georgia Annotated Section 20-2-167(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.
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.
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.
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 fund. There is no statutory prohibition regarding over expenditure of the budget at any level. The budget for the general fund is prepared and adopted by function. 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. 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 Official Code of Georgia Annotated section 20-2167(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.
See Schedule 1 General Fund Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances Budget to Actual for a detail of any over/under expenditures during the fiscal year under review.
NOTE 4: DEPOSITS AND INVESTMENTS
COLLATERALIZATION OF DEPOSITS
Official Code of Georgia Annotated (O.C.G.A.) Section 45-8-12 provides that there shall not be on deposit at any time in any depository for a time longer than ten days a sum of money which has not been secured by surety bond, by guarantee of insurance, or by collateral. The aggregate of the face value of such surety bond and the market value of securities pledged shall be equal to not less than 110 percent 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. Section 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 percent 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,

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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, 2012, the bank balances were $10,410,626.21. The amounts exposed to custodial credit risk are classified into three categories as follows:

Category 1 Category 2 -
Category 3 -

Uncollateralized, Cash collateralized with securities held by the pledging financial institution, or Cash collateralized with securities held by the pledging financial institution's trust department or agent but not in the School District's name.

The School District's deposits by custodial risk category at June 30, 2012, are as follows:

Custodial Credit Risk Category

Bank Balance

1

$

0.00

2

0.00

3

9,756,303.51

Total

$ 9,756,303.51

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CATEGORIZATION OF INVESTMENTS

The School District's investments as of June 30, 2012, are presented below. All investments are presented by investment type and debt securities are presented by maturity.

Investment Type

Fair Value

Investment Maturity

Less Than 1 Year

1 - 5 Years

Debt Securities U. S. Agencies Implicitly Guaranteed U. S. Treasury Money Market Mutual Fund

$ 1,520,741.43 31,666.69 $

$ 1,520,741.43 31,666.69

$ 1,552,408.12 $

31,666.69 $ 1,520,741.43

Other Investments

1.00

Investment Pools Office of State Treasurer Georgia Fund 1

136,614.74

Total Investments

$ 1,689,023.86

The Georgia Fund 1, formerly referred to as LGIP, administered by the State of Georgia, Office of the State Treasurer is not required to be categorized since the School District did not own any specific identifiable securities in the pool. The investment policy of the State of Georgia, Office of the State Treasurer for the Georgia Fund 1 (Primary Liquidity Portfolio) does not provide for investment in derivatives or similar investments. Additional information on the Georgia Fund 1 is disclosed in the State of Georgia Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. This audit can be obtained from the Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts at http://www.audits.ga.gov/SGD/cafr.html.
The Primary Liquidity Portfolio consists of Georgia Fund 1 which is not registered with the SEC as an investment company but does operate in a manner consistent with the SEC's Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. The investment is valued at the pool's share price, $1.00 per share. The pool is an AAAm rated investment pool by Standard and Poor's. The weighted average maturity of Georgia Fund 1 may not exceed 60 days. The weighted average maturity for Georgia Fund 1 on June 30, 2012, was 48 days.
The U. S. Treasury Money Market Funds are in a Treasury Portfolio managed by Fidelity Investments. The Treasury Portfolio Fund is rated AAAm by Standard and Poor's and Aaa by Moody's. The weighted average maturity of the fund is approximately 55 days.
Interest Rate Risk Interest rate risk is the risk that changes in interest rates of debt investment will adversely affect the fair value of an investment. The School District does not have a formal policy for managing interest rate risk.
Custodial Credit Risk Custodial credit risk for investments is the risk that, in the event of the failure of the counterparty to a transaction, the School District will not be able to recover the value of the investment or collateral securities that are in the possession of an outside party. The School District does not have a formal policy for managing custodial credit risk.

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At June 30, 2012, $1,552,408.12 of the School District's applicable investments were (1) uninsured and unregistered, with securities held by the counterparty's trust department or agent in the name of the School District and (2) uninsured or unregistered, with securities held by the counterparty, or by its trust department or agent, but not in the School District's name.
Credit Quality Risk Credit quality risk is the risk that an issuer or other counterparty to an investment will not fulfill its obligations. The School District does not have a formal policy for managing credit quality risk.

The investments subject to credit quality risk are reflected below:

Rated Debt Investments

Fair Value

Quality Ratings

AAAm

Unrated

Debt Securities U. S. Agencies Implicitly Guaranteed
Other Investments U. S. Treasury Money Market Mutual Fund

$ 1,520,741.43 31,666.69 $

$ 1,520,741.43 31,666.69

Totals by Quality Ratings

$ 1,552,408.12 $

31,666.69 $ 1,520,741.43

Concentration of Credit Risk Concentration of credit risk is the risk of loss attributed to the magnitude of a government's investment in a single issuer. The School District does not have a formal policy for managing concentration of credit risk. More than 5% of the School District's investments are in Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Discount Notes. This investment is 90% of the School District's total investments.
NOTE 5: NON-MONETARY TRANSACTIONS
The School District receives food commodities from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for school breakfast and lunch programs. These commodities are recorded at their Federally assigned value. See Note 2 - Inventories

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NOTE 6: CAPITAL ASSETS

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

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

Balances July 1, 2011

Increases

Decreases

Balances June 30, 2012

$

912,964.29

$

76,454.89 $

542,421.38

0.00 $

912,964.29 618,876.27

Total Capital Assets, Not Being Depreciated $

989,419.18 $

542,421.38 $

0.00 $ 1,531,840.56

Capital Assets, Being Depreciated: Buildings and Improvements Equipment Land Improvements

$ 28,384,542.57 $ 1,660,402.48 644,674.12

10,440.43 133,468.00 $

$ 21,831.56

28,394,983.00 1,772,038.92 644,674.12

Less: Accumulated Depreciation: Buildings and Improvements Equipment Land Improvements

7,286,500.53 885,178.90 167,494.09

298,418.23 134,828.76
27,206.91

6,367.55

7,584,918.76 1,013,640.11
194,701.00

Total Capital Assets, Being Depreciated, Net $ 22,350,445.65 $ -316,545.47 $

15,464.01 $ 22,018,436.17

Governmental Activity Capital Assets - Net $ 23,339,864.83 $

225,875.91 $

15,464.01 $ 23,550,276.73

Capital assets being acquired under installment sales agreement as of June 30, 2012, are as follows:
Governmental Funds

Buildings and Improvements Less: Accumulated Depreciation

$ 113,947.48 4,459.26

$ 109,488.22

Current year depreciation expense by function is as follows:

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

$

$

9,648.00

1,754.51

124,927.88

$

315,547.36
136,330.39 8,576.15
460,453.90

NOTE 7: RISK MANAGEMENT
The School District is exposed to various risks of loss related to torts; theft of, damage to, and destruction of assets; errors or omissions; job related illness or injuries to employees; acts of God and unemployment compensation.

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The School District has obtained commercial insurance for risk of loss associated with torts, assets, errors or omissions, job related illness or injuries to employees, and acts of God. The School District has neither significantly reduced coverage for these risks nor incurred losses (settlements) which exceeded the School District's insurance coverage in any of the past three years.

The School District participates in the Georgia School Boards Association Risk and Insurance Management System, a public entity risk pool organized on July 1, 1994, to develop and administer a plan to reduce risk of loss on account of general liability, motor vehicle liability, or property damage, including safety engineering and other loss prevention and control techniques, and to administer one or more groups of self-insurance funds, including the processing and defense of claims brought against members of the system. The School District pays an annual premium to the system for its general insurance coverage. Additional coverage is provided through agreements by the system with other companies according to their specialty for property, boiler and machinery (including coverage for flood and earthquake), general liability (including coverage for sexual harassment, molestation and abuse), errors and omissions, crime and automobile risks. Payment of excess insurance for the system varies by line of coverage.

The School District 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

2011 $ 2012 $

0.00 $ 0.00 $

67,794.00 $ 18,373.00 $

67,794.00 $ 18,373.00 $

0.00 0.00

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

Position Covered

Amount

Superintendent All Employees Each Principal

$

25,000.00

$

100,000.00

$

5,000.00

NOTE 8: LONG-TERM DEBT
CAPITAL LEASES
The City of Social Circle Board of Education entered into various lease agreements for the purchase of computers. These lease agreements qualify as capital leases for accounting purposes, and, therefore, have been recorded at the present value of the future minimum lease payments as of the date of their inception.
INSTALLMENT SALES AGREEMENT
The City of Social Circle Board of Education entered into an agreement dated June 1, 2006, with the Northeast Georgia Regional Educational Service Agency for the construction and subsequent lease of the Rutland Center. Under the terms of the agreement, the School District will make annual payments through July 15, 2020.

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GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT OUTSTANDING

General Obligation Bonds currently outstanding are as follows:

Purpose

Interest Rate

General Government - QZAB - Series 2003

0.00%

Amount $ 2,000,000.00

The changes in Long-Term Debt during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012, were as follows:

Balance July 1, 2011

Additions

Governmental Funds

Balance

Deductions

June 30, 2012

Due Within One Year

G. O. Bonds

$

Installment Sales Agreement

Capital Leases

2,000,000.00 $ 96,960.00 6,923.76

0.00 $

$ 9,120.00 6,923.76

2,000,000.00 87,840.00 $ 0.00

9,480.00

$ 2,103,883.76 $

0.00 $

16,043.76 $ 2,087,840.00 $

9,480.00

At June 30, 2012, payments due by fiscal year which includes principal and interest for these items are as follows:

Fiscal Year Ended June 30:

Installment Sales Agreement

Principal

Interest

General Obligation Debt

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 - 2022 2023

$

9,480.00 $

9,840.00

10,320.00

10,680.00

11,160.00

36,360.00

3,654.14 3,259.78 2,850.43 2,421.12 1,976.83 3,065.09
$

2,000,000.00

Total Principal and Interest

$

87,840.00 $

17,227.39 $

2,000,000.00

NOTE 9: ON-BEHALF PAYMENTS
The School District has recognized revenues and costs in the amount of $1,102,686.64 for health insurance and retirement contributions paid on the School District's behalf by the following State Agencies.
Georgia Department of Education Paid to the Georgia Department of Community Health For Health Insurance of Certificated Personnel In the amount of $1,077,746.00
Paid to the Teachers' Retirement System of Georgia For Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) Employer's Cost In the amount of $8,109.64
Office of the State Treasurer Paid to the Public School Employees' Retirement System For Public School Employees' Retirement (PSERS) Employer's Cost In the amount of $16,831.00

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NOTE 10: SIGNIFICANT COMMITMENTS

The following is an analysis of significant outstanding construction or renovation contracts executed by the School District as of June 30, 2012:

Project

Unearned Executed Contracts

Elementary School

$

106,210.00

The amount described in this note is not reflected in the basic financial statements.
NOTE 11: SIGNIFICANT CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
Amounts received or receivable principally from the Federal government are subject to audit and review by grantor agencies. This could result in requests for reimbursement to the grantor agency for any costs which are disallowed under grant terms. The School District believes that such disallowances, if any, will be immaterial to its overall financial position.
The School District is a defendant in various legal proceedings pertaining to matters incidental to the performance of routine School District operations. The ultimate disposition of these proceedings is not presently determinable, but is not believed to be material to the basic financial statements.
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). The Department of Community Health, which includes the School OPEB Fund, issues a separate stand alone financial audit report and a copy can be obtained from the Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts.
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 percent 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.

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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 "pay-as-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, 2012:
For certificated teachers, librarians and regional educational service agencies and certain other eligible participants:

June 2011 July 2011 August 2011 - March 2012 April 2012 - June 2012

1.429% of covered payroll for July coverage 18.534% of covered payroll for August coverage 24.000% of covered payroll for September - April coverage
3.958% of covered payroll for May - July coverage

For non-certificated school personnel:

July 2011 - August 2011

$246.20 per member per month

September 2011 - June 2012 $296.20 per member per month

No additional contribution was required by the Board for fiscal year 2012 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.

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

2012 2011 2010

100% 100% 100%

$

1,494,376.67

$

1,365,848.51

$

1,433,642.89

NOTE 13: RETIREMENT PLANS
TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA (TRS)
Plan Description. The TRS is a cost-sharing multiple-employer defined benefit plan created in 1943 by an act of the Georgia General Assembly to provide retirement benefits for qualifying employees in educational service. A Board of Trustees comprised of active and retired members and ex-officio State employees is ultimately responsible for the administration of TRS. The Teachers' Retirement System of Georgia issues a separate stand alone financial audit report and a copy can be obtained from the Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts.
On October 25, 1996, the Board created the Supplemental Retirement Benefits Plan of the Georgia Teachers' Retirement System (SRBP-TRS). SRBP-TRS was established as a qualified excess benefit plan in accordance with Section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) as a portion of TRS. The purpose of SRBP-TRS is to provide retirement benefits to employees covered by TRS whose benefits

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are otherwise limited by IRC Section 415. Beginning July 1, 1997, all members and retired former members in TRS are eligible to participate in the SRBP-TRS whenever their benefits under TRS exceed the IRC Section 415 imposed limitation on benefits.
TRS provides service retirement, disability retirement, and survivor's benefits. The benefit structure of TRS is defined and may be amended by State statute. A member 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. A member is eligible for early retirement after 25 years of creditable service.
Normal retirement (pension) benefits paid to members are equal to 2% of the average of the member's two highest paid consecutive years of service, multiplied by the number of years of creditable service up to 40 years. Early retirement benefits are reduced by the lesser of one-twelfth of 7% for each month the member is below age 60 or by 7% for each year or fraction thereof by which the member has less than 30 years of service. It is also assumed that certain cost-of-living adjustments, based on the Consumer Price Index, will be made in future years. Retirement benefits are payable monthly for life. A member may elect to receive a partial lump-sum distribution in addition to a reduced monthly retirement benefit. Death, disability and spousal benefits are also available.
Funding Policy. TRS is funded by member and employer contributions as adopted and amended by the Board of Trustees. Members become fully vested after 10 years of service. If a member terminates with less than 10 years of service, no vesting of employer contributions occurs, but the member's contributions may be refunded with interest. Member contributions are limited by State law to not less than 5% or more than 6% of a member's earnable compensation. Member contributions as adopted by the Board of Trustees for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012, were 5.53% of annual salary. The member contribution rate will increase to 6.00% effective July 1, 2012. Employer contributions required for fiscal year 2012 were 10.28% of annual salary as required by the June 30, 2009, actuarial valuation. The employer contribution rate will increase to 11.41% effective July 1, 2012.
Employer contributions for the current fiscal year and the preceding two fiscal years are as follows:

Fiscal Year

Percentage Contributed

Required Contribution

2012 2011 2010

100% 100% 100%

$

879,725.51

$

877,580.88

$

864,504.03

PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM (PSERS)
Bus drivers, lunchroom personnel, and maintenance and custodial personnel are members of the Public School Employees' Retirement System of Georgia. The System is funded by contributions by the employees and by the State of Georgia. The School District makes no contribution to this plan.

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CITY OF SOCIAL CIRCLE BOARD OF EDUCATION - WALTON COUNTY GENERAL FUND
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES BUDGET AND ACTUAL
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2012

SCHEDULE "1"

REVENUES
Property Taxes State Funds Federal Funds Charges for Services Investment Earnings Miscellaneous
Total Revenues
EXPENDITURES
Current Instruction Support Services Pupil Services Improvement of Instructional Services Educational Media Services General Administration School Administration Business Administration Maintenance and Operation of Plant Student Transportation Services Central Support Services Other Support Services Enterprise Operations Food Services Operation
Debt Service
Total Expenditures
Excess of Revenues over (under) Expenditures
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
Other Sources Other Uses
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Net Change in Fund Balances
Fund Balances - Beginning
Adjustments
Fund Balances - Ending

NONAPPROPRIATED BUDGETS

ORIGINAL

FINAL

ACTUAL AMOUNTS

VARIANCE OVER/UNDER

$ 2,390,000.00 $ 2,390,000.00 $ 2,638,170.07 $ 248,170.07

8,871,135.50

8,916,449.50

8,775,196.89

-141,252.61

1,309,361.45

1,414,731.38

1,669,475.41

254,744.03

2,077,675.37

2,109,825.37

2,046,167.15

-63,658.22

17,735.00

19,235.00

70,696.02

51,461.02

1,147,784.17

1,147,734.17

348,909.26

-798,824.91

$ 15,813,691.49 $ 15,997,975.42 $ 15,548,614.80 $ -449,360.62

$ 9,451,390.47 $ 9,682,147.48 $ 9,906,029.08 $ -223,881.60

304,773.62 352,677.61 374,313.45 684,273.65 1,058,145.33 145,002.38 1,404,134.60 528,260.79
105,672.00 158,242.00 882,342.85

270,888.60 308,660.61 374,313.45 662,930.65 1,064,732.33 145,002.38 1,382,540.30 488,696.79
250.00 522,561.70 158,879.00 912,392.85

425,751.83 301,845.65 339,519.43 680,296.15 1,101,614.38 151,359.18 1,206,237.95 745,243.28
900.00 209,077.17
78,672.90 895,215.99
20,752.34

-154,863.23 6,814.96
34,794.02 -17,365.50 -36,882.05
-6,356.80 176,302.35 -256,546.49
-650.00 313,484.53
80,206.10 17,176.86 -20,752.34

$ 15,449,228.75 $ 15,973,996.14 $ 16,062,515.33 $ -88,519.19

$

364,462.74 $

23,979.28 $

-513,900.53 $ -537,879.81

$

25,126.00 $

25,126.00

-25,126.00

-25,126.00

$ -25,126.00 25,126.00

$

0.00 $

0.00

$

0.00

$

364,462.74 $

23,979.28 $ -513,900.53 $ -537,879.81

5,918,140.91

5,918,140.91

6,177,030.51

258,889.60

27,793.40

6,103.55

-6,103.55

$ 6,310,397.05 $ 5,948,223.74 $ 5,663,129.98 $ -285,093.76

Notes to the Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances Budget and Actual
The accompanying schedule of revenues, expenditures and changes in fund balances budget and actual is presented on the modified accrual basis of accounting which is the basis of accounting used in the presentation of the fund financial statements.

See notes to the basic financial statements.

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CITY OF SOCIAL CIRCLE BOARD OF EDUCATION - WALTON COUNTY SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES OF FEDERAL AWARDS YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2012

SCHEDULE "2"

FUNDING AGENCY PROGRAM/GRANT
Agriculture, U. S. Department of Child Nutrition Cluster Pass-Through From Georgia Department of Education Food Services School Breakfast Program National School Lunch Program
Total U. S. Department of Agriculture
Education, U. S. Department of Educational Technology State Grants Cluster Pass-Through From Georgia Department of Education ARRA - Education Technology State Grants
Special Education Cluster Pass-Through From Georgia Department of Education Special Education Grants to States Preschool Grants
Total Special Education Cluster
Title I, Part A Cluster Pass-Through From Georgia Department of Education ARRA - Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies
Total Title I, Part A Cluster
Other Programs Career and Technical Education - Basic Grants to States Education Jobs Fund English Language Acquisition Grants Improving Teacher Quality State Grants Rural Education
Total Other Programs
Total U. S. Department of Education
Defense, U. S. Department of Direct Department of the Army R.O.T.C. Program
Total Expenditures of Federal Awards
N/A = Not Available

CFDA NUMBER

PASSTHROUGH
ENTITY ID
NUMBER

EXPENDITURES IN PERIOD

* 10.553 * 10.555

N/A

(2)

N/A $ 870,162.80 (1)

$ 870,162.80

* 84.386

N/A $ 221,340.30

84.027 84.173

N/A $ 363,281.73

N/A

8,804.06

$ 372,085.79

84.389 84.010
84.048 84.410 84.365 84.367 84.358

N/A $

4,358.94

N/A

316,863.54

$ 321,222.48

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

10,499.38 4,049.00 2,569.12
70,104.42 42,034.46

$ 129,256.38

$ 1,043,904.95

$

39,717.39

$ 1,953,785.14

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CITY OF SOCIAL CIRCLE BOARD OF EDUCATION - WALTON COUNTY SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES OF FEDERAL AWARDS YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2012

SCHEDULE "2"

Notes to the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards
(1) Includes the Federally assigned value of donated commodities for the Food Donation Program in the amount of $59,432.61.
(2) Expenditures for the School Breakfast Program ($148,230.81) were not maintained separately and are included in the 2012 National School Lunch Program.
Major Programs are identified by an asterisk (*) in front of the CFDA number.
The School District did not provide Federal Assistance to any Subrecipient.
The accompanying schedule of expenditures of Federal awards includes the Federal grant activity of the City of Social Circle Board of Education and is presented on the modified accrual basis of accounting which is the basis of accounting used in the presentation of the fund financial statements.

See notes to the basic financial statements.

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CITY OF SOCIAL CIRCLE BOARD OF EDUCATION - WALTON COUNTY SCHEDULE OF STATE REVENUE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2012

AGENCY/FUNDING
GRANTS Bright From the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning Pre-Kindergarten Program
Education, Georgia Department of Quality Basic Education Direct Instructional Cost Kindergarten Program Kindergarten Program - Early Intervention Program Primary Grades (1-3) Program Primary Grades - Early Intervention (1-3) Program Upper Elementary Grades (4-5) Program Upper Elementary Grades - Early Intervention (4-5) Program Middle School (6-8) Program High School General Education (9-12) Program Vocational Laboratory (9-12) Program Students with Disabilities Gifted Student - Category VI Remedial Education Program Alternative Education Program English Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Media Center Program 20 Days Additional Instruction Staff and Professional Development Indirect Cost Central Administration School Administration Facility Maintenance and Operations Mid-term Adjustment Hold-Harmless Amended Formula Adjustment Categorical Grants Pupil Transportation Regular Education Equalization Funding Grant Food Services Nursing Services State Health Reimbursement Other State Programs Dual Enrollment Funding Preschool Handicapped Program Pupil Transportation - State Bonds Teachers' Retirement Virtual Schools Grant Vocational Education
Office of the State Treasurer Public School Employees' Retirement

See notes to the basic financial statements.

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SCHEDULE "3"

GOVERNMENTAL FUND TYPE GENERAL FUND

$

234,177.47

437,146.00 30,405.00
867,661.00 238,003.00 459,773.00 127,463.00 932,025.00 824,597.00 199,691.00 1,066,386.00 391,350.00
42,841.00 70,508.00
5,798.00 156,713.00
46,243.00 35,284.00
357,842.00 426,884.00 433,292.00
33,528.00 -1,408,428.00
123,929.00 1,349,454.00
24,398.00 42,157.00 1,077,746.00
16,350.00 16,202.69 76,219.50
8,109.64 75.00
14,542.59
16,831.00

$

8,775,196.89

CITY OF SOCIAL CIRCLE BOARD OF EDUCATION - WALTON COUNTY SCHEDULE OF APPROVED LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX PROJECTS YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2012

SCHEDULE "4"

PROJECT

ORIGINAL ESTIMATED
COST (1)

CURRENT ESTIMATED COSTS (2)

AMOUNT EXPENDED IN CURRENT
YEAR (3)

AMOUNT EXPENDED IN PRIOR YEARS (3)

TOTAL COMPLETION
COST

EXCESS PROCEEDS NOT
EXPENDED

Walton County SPLOST Projects: Providing funds to pay the costs of :

1 Acquiring, constructing and equipping a new

elementary school

$

7,898,600.00 $ 12,000,000.00 $ 115,300.38 $

2 Acquiring land for future schools

4,681.00

3 Acquiring, constructing and equipping a new central facility

1,650,000.00

1,646,556.46

1,646,556.46 $ 1,646,556.46

4 Acquiring, constructing and equipping an athletic complex
5 Acquiring buses 6 Acquiring textbooks 7 Acquiring technology upgrades

315,000.00

4,000,000.00

6,000.00

6,000.00

313,569.62 4,902.60

8 Financing a portion of the costs of a regional facility for special needs students
9 Adding to, renovating, repairing, improving, furnishing and equipping existing athletic facilities

10 Adding to, renovating, repairing, improving, furnishing and equipping existing educational buildings, properties and facilities of the City of Social Circle School District

1,100,000.00 421,696.00

ESTIMATED COMPLETION
DATE
June 30, 2020
Completed June 30, 2014
June 30, 2015
June 30, 2014 June 30, 2020

TOTAL - WALTON COUNTY SPLOST

$ 9,869,600.00 $ 18,752,556.46 $ 536,996.38 $ 1,969,709.68 $ 1,646,556.46 $

0.00

Newton County SPLOST Projects: Providing funds to pay the costs of:

11 Adding to, renovating, repairing, improving and

equipping existing school buildings and other

buildings and facilities useful or desirable in

connection

$

12 Acquiring school buses

1,200,000.00 $ 600,000.00

1,293,963.47 $ 15,865.43 $ 580,280.00

454,472.27 564,780.00

13 Acquiring system-wide technology improvements

14 Acquiring any necessary property, both real and personal

200,000.00

336,725.60

168,362.80

TOTAL - NEWTON COUNTY SPLOST

$ 2,000,000.00 $ 2,210,969.07 $ 15,865.43 $ 1,187,615.07 $

0.00 $

June 30, 2020 June 30, 2014
June 30, 2020 0.00

TOTAL - WALTON AND NEWTON COUNTY SPLOST $ 11,869,600.00 $ 20,963,525.53 $ 552,861.81 $ 3,157,324.75 $ 1,646,556.46 $

0.00

(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 Walton County and Newton County approved the imposition of a 1% sales tax to fund the above projects and retire associated debt. Amounts expended for these projects may include sales tax proceeds, state, local property taxes and/or other funds over the life of the projects.

See notes to the basic financial statements.

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CITY OF SOCIAL CIRCLE BOARD OF EDUCATION - WALTON COUNTY GENERAL FUND - QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS (QBE) ALLOTMENTS AND EXPENDITURES - BY PROGRAM YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2012

SCHEDULE "5"

DESCRIPTION
Direct Instructional Programs Kindergarten Program Kindergarten Program-Early Intervention Program Primary Grades (1-3) Program Primary Grades-Early Intervention (1-3) Program Upper Elementary Grades (4-5) Program Upper Elementary Grades-Early Intervention (4-5) Program Middle School (6-8) Program High School General Education (9-12) Program Vocational Laboratory (9-12) Program Students with Disabilities Category I Category II Category III Gifted Student - Category VI Remedial Education Program Alternative Education Program English Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
TOTAL DIRECT INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS
Media Center Program Staff and Professional Development

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

ELIGIBLE QBE PROGRAM COSTS

SALARIES

OPERATIONS

TOTAL

$

491,574.00 $ 560,069.38 $

8,219.48 $ 568,288.86

36,258.00

70,025.65

70,025.65

978,984.00

1,409,151.89

44,250.87

1,453,402.76

242,439.00

171,793.68

976.62

172,770.30

537,911.00

785,249.96

34,088.37

819,338.33

137,362.00 1,038,415.00
925,573.00 225,156.00 1,178,092.00
423,785.00 42,201.00 79,357.00 8,115.00

124,698.84 1,233,257.68 1,475,771.33
262,370.07
207,436.34 782,132.66 312,744.35 276,913.18
128,382.71 38,762.38

340.01 27,424.11 108,385.51
4,834.36
1,551.61 1,319.15 5,660.46 3,162.97
10,604.39 287.27

125,038.85 1,260,681.79 1,584,156.84
267,204.43
208,987.95 783,451.81 318,404.81 280,076.15
138,987.10 39,049.65

$

6,345,222.00 $ 7,838,760.10 $ 251,105.18 $ 8,089,865.28

175,179.00 38,948.00

323,122.65 39,539.15

15,684.38

338,807.03 39,539.15

TOTAL QBE FORMULA FUNDS

$

6,559,349.00 $ 8,201,421.90 $ 266,789.56 $ 8,468,211.46

(1) Comprised of State Funds plus Local Five Mill Share. (2) Allotments do not include the impact of the State amended formula adjustment.

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
October 9, 2013

Honorable Nathan Deal, Governor Members of the General Assembly Members of the State Board of Education
and Superintendent and Members of the City of Social Circle 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
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have audited the financial statements of the governmental activities, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of City of Social Circle Board of Education as of and for the year ended June 30, 2012, which collectively comprise City of Social Circle Board of Education's basic financial statements and have issued our report thereon dated October 9, 2013. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States.
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Management of City of Social Circle Board of Education is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting. In planning and performing our audit, we considered City of Social Circle Board of Education's internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing our auditing procedures 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 City of Social Circle Board of Education's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on the effectiveness of the City of Social Circle Board of Education's internal control over financial reporting.
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.

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Our consideration of internal control over financial reporting 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 financial reporting that might be deficiencies, significant deficiencies or material weaknesses. We did not identify any deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting that we consider to be material weaknesses, as defined above.
Compliance and Other Matters
As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether City of Social Circle Board of Education's financial statements are free of 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.
We noted certain matters that we have reported to management of City of Social Circle Board of Education in a separate letter dated October 9, 2013.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of management, members of the City of Social Circle Board of Education, others within the entity, Federal awarding agencies and passthrough entities and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties.
Respectfully submitted,

GSG:as 2012YB-10

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
October 9, 2013

Honorable Nathan Deal, Governor Members of the General Assembly Members of the State Board of Education
and Superintendent and Members of the City of Social Circle Board of Education
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS THAT COULD HAVE A DIRECT AND MATERIAL EFFECT ON EACH MAJOR PROGRAM AND ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER COMPLIANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH OMB CIRCULAR A-133 Compliance
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have audited City of Social Circle Board of Education's compliance with the types of compliance requirements described in the OMB Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement that could have a direct and material effect on each of its major Federal programs for the year ended June 30, 2012. City of Social Circle Board of Education's major Federal programs are identified in the Summary of Auditor's Results section of the accompanying Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs. Compliance with the requirements of laws, regulations, contracts, and grants applicable to each of its major Federal programs is the responsibility of City of Social Circle Board of Education's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on City of Social Circle Board of Education's compliance based on our audit.
We conducted our audit of compliance in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America; the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States; and OMB Circular A-133, Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations. Those standards and OMB Circular A-133 require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether noncompliance with the types of compliance requirements referred to above that could have a direct and material effect on a major Federal program occurred. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence about the City of Social Circle Board of Education'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. Our audit does not provide a legal determination on City of Social Circle Board of Education's compliance with those requirements.
In our opinion, the City of Social Circle Board of Education complied, in all material respects, with the 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, 2012. However, the results of our auditing procedures disclosed instances of noncompliance with those requirements, which are required to be reported in accordance with OMB Circular A-133 and which are described in the accompanying Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs as items FA-7861-12-01 and FA-7861-12-02.
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Internal Control Over Compliance
Management of City of Social Circle Board of Education is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over compliance with the requirements of laws, regulations, contracts, and grants applicable to Federal programs. In planning and performing our audit, we considered City of Social Circle Board of Education's internal control over compliance with the requirements that could have a direct and material effect on a major Federal program to determine the auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinion on compliance and to test and report on internal control over compliance in accordance with OMB Circular A-133, 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 City of Social Circle Board of Education'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.
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 deficiencies, significant deficiencies, or material weaknesses. We did not identify any deficiencies in internal control over compliance that we consider to be material weaknesses, as defined above. However, we identified certain deficiencies in internal control over compliance that we consider to be significant deficiencies as described in the accompanying Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs as items FA-7861-12-01 and FA-7861-12-02. 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.
City of Social Circle Board of Education's responses to the findings identified in our audit are described in the accompanying Schedule of Management's Responses. We did not audit City of Social Circle Board of Education's responses and, accordingly, we express no opinion on the responses.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of management, members of the City of Social Circle Board of Education, others within the entity, Federal awarding agencies and passthrough entities and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties.
Respectfully submitted,

GSG:as 2012SA-40

Greg S. Griffin State Auditor

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

CITY OF SOCIAL CIRCLE BOARD OF EDUCATION - WALTON COUNTY AUDITEE'S RESPONSE
SUMMARY SCHEDULE OF PRIOR YEAR FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2012
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

CITY OF SOCIAL CIRCLE BOARD OF EDUCATION - WALTON COUNTY SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2012

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

Unqualified

Internal control over financial reporting: Material weakness identified? Significant deficiency identified?

No None Reported

Noncompliance material to financial statements noted:

No

Federal Awards

Internal Control over major programs:

Material weakness identified?

No

Significant deficiencies identified?

Yes

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

Unqualified

Any audit findings disclosed that are required to be reported in

accordance with OMB Circular A-133, Section 510(a)?

Yes

Identification of major programs: CFDA Numbers

Name of Federal Program or Cluster

10.553, 10.555 84.386

Child Nutrition Cluster Education Technology State Grants Cluster

Dollar threshold used to distinguish between Type A and Type B programs: Auditee qualified as low-risk auditee?

$300,000.00 No

II FINANCIAL STATEMENT FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS

No matters were reported.

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CITY OF SOCIAL CIRCLE BOARD OF EDUCATION - WALTON COUNTY SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2012
III FEDERAL AWARD FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS
EQUIPMENT AND REAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Inadequate Internal Control Procedures Significant Deficiency Nonmaterial Noncompliance U. S. Department of Agriculture Through Georgia Department of Education Child Nutrition Cluster (CFDA 10.553 and 10.555) Finding Control Number: FA-7861-12-01
Condition: The policies and procedures of the School District were insufficient to provide adequate internal controls over equipment and real property management as it relates to the Child Nutrition Cluster.
Criteria: 7 CFR 3016.32 states, "Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of property, who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the cost of the property, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property."
Questioned Cost: N/A
Information: The School District failed to maintain an adequate equipment listing for the Child Nutrition Cluster including information regarding the equipment's cost, acquisition date, serial number, percentage of Federal participation in regards to cost, who holds title, use and condition of the property, and ultimate disposal data. Equipment over 12 years old has also been excluded from the current year listing which is still in use.
Cause: Management failed to effectively implement Federal guidelines as they pertain to equipment and real property management.
Effect: Failure to maintain a proper equipment listing could lead to noncompliance of the Federal Grant.
Recommendation: The School District should develop and maintain an equipment listing including information on each piece of equipment's cost, acquisition date, date, serial number, percentage of Federal participation, who holds title, use and condition of the property, and ultimate disposal data. In addition, an inventory of equipment items on this listing should be conducted at least once every two fiscal years in order to ensure that information on the listing remains valid.
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CITY OF SOCIAL CIRCLE BOARD OF EDUCATION - WALTON COUNTY SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2012
III FEDERAL AWARD FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS
ELIGIBILITY Inadequate Internal Controls over Eligibility Determination Significant Deficiency Nonmaterial Noncompliance U. S. Department of Agriculture Through Georgia Department of Education Child Nutrition Cluster (CFDA 10.553 and 10.555) Finding Control Number: FA-7861-12-02
Condition: The School District failed to make accurate eligibility determinations for students participating in the School Breakfast Program (CFDA 10.553) and the National School Lunch Program (CFDA 10.555).
Criteria: 7 CFR 245.6(c)(1) states, in part, "eligibility for free or reduced price meals, as determined through an approved application or by direct certification...The local educational agency must determine household eligibility for free or reduced price meals either through direct certification or the application process at or about the beginning of the school year."
7 CFR 210.7(c)(1) states, in part, "To ensure that the Claim for Reimbursement accurately reflects the number of lunches and meal supplements served to eligible children, the school food authority shall, at a minimum: (i) Correctly approve each child's eligibility for free and reduced price lunches and meal supplements based on the requirements prescribed under 7 CFR part 245; (ii) Maintain a system to issue benefits and to update the eligibility of children approved for free or reduced price lunches and meal supplements."
Questioned Cost: $590.96
Information: Testing of applications for free and reduced priced meals revealed for one student there was no application completed and on file for the current school year. The application from the previous school year was used in the current year to determine eligibility.
Cause: Management did not monitor controls and procedures in place to ensure that eligibility requirements were met.
Effect: Failure to ensure that eligibility requirements were met resulted in noncompliance with Federal requirements.
Recommendation: The School District should establish and implement appropriate monitoring procedures to ensure Federal requirements for eligibility are met. The Georgia Department of Education should review this matter to determine of a reclaim of funds is appropriate.
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SECTION V MANAGEMENT'S RESPONSES

CITY OF SOCIAL CIRCLE BOARD OF EDUCATION - WALTON COUNTY SCHEDULE OF MANAGEMENT'S RESPONSES YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2012

Finding Control Number: FA-7861-12-01

We concur with this finding. The Program manager will implement procedures to assure that internal controls over equipment and real property management are closely monitored and maintained. The procedures will include identification of all equipment and real property to include equipment's cost, acquisition date, serial number, location of property, percentage of Federal participation, title information, use and condition of the property and ultimate disposal data. These procedures will include a physical inventory of equipment items to be conducted once every fiscal year to ensure that information on the inventory listing remains valid. These procedures will be established and implemented by October 31, 2013.

Finding Control Number: FA-7861-12-02

We concur with this finding. The Program manager will establish and implement appropriate monitoring procedures to ensure Federal requirements for eligibility are met and student applications are complete. The School District will be upgrading the school nutrition point-ofpurchase software to ensure data backup maintenance and retrieval. Procedures will be established and implemented by October 31, 2013. The software upgrade will be in place by January 3, 2014.

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Allison Pittard Chief Financial Officer 770-464-2731 770-464-4920 allison.pittard@socialcircleschools.org