SAN ANTONIO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Criteria: The program participants are required to complete application. The application must be completed and signed by an adult household member and must contain certain required information including: signature of a parent/guardian, certain required digits of a social security number or an indication that the child does not have a social security number. Based on information provided on the participant application, theCorporation must determine if the participants qualify for free or reduced-price meals based on the household income level. Condition: We selected a sample of forty (40) participant files from the four (4) PreK 4 SA centers. Our testing noted the following: • Two applications were incorrectly classified as “free” when they should have been classified as “reduced”. • One application was classified as “free via foster”; instead, of “free via snap”. No supporting documentation was provided to support the ‘foster’ classification • One application documentation was considered incomplete. The eligibility type was not marked or identified on the application. • One household application was incorrectly marked as “free”; however, the file support documentation indicated they were “denied eligibility.” Cause: The Corporation did not have adequate controls in place to properly determine and document eligibility of program participants. Effect: Program compliance requirements over eligibility were not properly documented for the files reviewed.