Jerome Joint School District No. 261

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 7237

Retention of Records Relating to Federal Grants

The Board directs the Superintendent to ensure that fiscal records related to federal grants are retained for a

minimum of six years from the obligation of funds. These records shall be available for inspection if required.

Procedures

The District shall maintain records that fully show:

1. The amount of funds under the grant or subgrant;

2. How the District uses those funds;

3. The total cost of each project;

4. The share of the total cost of each project provided from other sources;

5. Other records to facilitate an effective audit; and

6. Other records to show compliance with federal program requirements.

The District shall also maintain records of significant project experiences and results. These records and accounts

shall be retained and made available for programmatic or financial audits.

In accordance with State Department of Education record retention policy 4.16.02 Administration of Federal Grant

Program, the District shall maintain all fiscal and programmatic records relating to federal grants for a minimum of

five years and one additional audit.

The District will destroy paper records by shredding only. In the event of the disposal of computers or electronic

equipment that may contain confidential student or personnel records, the District will ensure that hard drives are

appropriately “wiped” clean of information prior to disposal.

The District shall retain records based on the schedule provided in Policy 8605.

Collection and Transmission of Records

The District shall maintain electronic records in the Skyward system, and paper records shall be maintained in the

District office under the supervision of the Business Manager or designee. The Clerk will have authorized access as

directed. Electronic and/or paper records shall be provided to awarding agencies to meet reporting requirements

and to auditors and monitors, as appropriate and required. Records that are kept electronically may be

transmitted electronically as allowed by 2 CFR 200.335.

Access to Records

The District shall provide the awarding agency, Inspectors General, the Comptroller General of the United States,

and the pass-through entity, or any of their authorized representatives, the right of access to any documents,

papers, or other records of the District which are pertinent to the Federal award, in order to make audits,

examinations, excerpts, and transcripts. The right also includes timely and reasonable access to the District's

personnel for the purpose of interview and discussion related to such documents.

Privacy

Access to the Skyward, personnel files, the Student Management System PowerSchool, confidential student files,

Enrich, and Special Education IEP files shall be password protected in the case of electronically maintained records

and kept in locked filing cabinets in the case of paper records. These records are maintained under the supervision

of the Superintendent and the Business Manager, or Federal Programs Director with exclusive access to paper files

and passwords for electronic systems. The District clerk may also have access to these records. Employees shall be trained in the requirements of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). If a request for confidential information is received from a source not having clear authority under FERPA or other statute, the District shall consult appropriate legal counsel prior to providing records.

Legal References: 34 C.F.R. §§ 75.730-.731 Records Related to Grant Funds

34 C.F.R. §§ 75.732 Records Related to Performance

34 C.F.R. §§ 76.730-.731 State Administered Programs

2 C.F.R.§§ 200.333-.337 Retention Requirements for Records

Other Reference: Idaho SDE IDEA Part B Funding Manual.

Policy History:

Adopted On: 06/25/2019

Revised On: 08/25/2020