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Cartwright officials told to return about $39,389 in federal ESSER funds after state monitoring
Summary
Arizona Department of Education fiscal monitoring found two questioned costs — a $603 procurement issue and missing documentation — and disallowed longevity payouts totaling $39,389; the district will place a voucher to return funds on the next board agenda.
The Cartwright School District was notified this summer that Arizona Department of Education fiscal monitoring identified questioned and disallowed uses of federal grant money, including $39,389 in disallowed ESSER-era longevity payouts, the district told its governing board on Aug. 19.
"The disallowed costs were from the longevity payout," Dr. Etheridge said in a fiscal-monitoring update to the board, describing the ADE review of FY22–23 grant records. He said ADE also flagged a $603 textbook…
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