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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS REGULATORY BASIS AND REPORTS OF INDEPENDENT AUDITOR STERLING INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. I-3, COMANCHE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA JUNE 30, 2017 Audited by SANDERS, BLEDSOE & HEWETT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS, LLP BROKEN ARROW, OK

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  • FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – REGULATORY BASISAND REPORTS OF INDEPENDENT AUDITOR

    STERLING INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. I-3,COMANCHE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA

    JUNE 30, 2017

    Audited by

    SANDERS, BLEDSOE & HEWETTCERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS, LLP

    BROKEN ARROW, OK

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    INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. I-3, COMANCHE COUNTYSCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICIALS

    JUNE 30, 2017

    BOARD OF EDUCATION

    President

    Shawn Nunley

    Vice-President

    Joe Joiner

    Clerk

    Nathan Merritt

    Member

    Candra Turpin

    Vacant

    SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS

    Julie Poteete

    SCHOOL DISTRICT TREASURER

    Ronita Bridges

    www.sterling.k12.ok.us

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    INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. I-3, COMANCHE COUNTYJUNE 30, 2017

    TABLE OF CONTENTS

    Page No.

    School District Officials 2

    Table of Contents 3-4

    Independent Auditor’s Report 5-6

    Independent Auditor’s Report on Internal Control over FinancialReporting and on Compliance and Other Matters Basedon an Audit of Financial Statements - Regulatory Basis –Performed in Accordance with Government Auditing Standards 7-8

    Disposition of Prior Year’s Significant Defieiencies andMaterial Instances of Non-Compliance 9

    Schedule of Audit Results, Findings and Questioned Costs 10

    Combined Financial Statements – Regulatory Basis

    Combined Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Fund BalanceAll Fund Types and Account Groups – Regulatory Basis 11

    Combined Statement of Revenues Collected, Expenditures andChanges in Cash Fund Balances – All Governmental Fund Types– Regulatory Basis 12

    Combined Statement of Revenues Collected, Expenditures andChanges in Cash Fund Balances – Budget and Actual– Budgeted Governmental Fund Types – Regulatory Basis 13-15

    Notes to Combined Financial Statements - Regulatory Basis 16-32

    Combining Financial Statements – Regulatory Basis

    Combining Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Fund Balance– All Special Revenue Funds – Regulatory Basis 33

    Combining Statement of Revenues Collected, Expenditures andChanges in Cash Fund Balances – All Special Revenue Funds– Regulatory Basis 34

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    INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. I-3, COMANCHE COUNTYJUNE 30, 2017

    Page No.

    Combining Financial Statements – Regulatory Basis – cont’d

    Combining Statement of Revenues Collected, Expenditures andChanges in Cash Fund Balances – Budget and Actual– Special Revenue Fund Types – Regulatory Basis 35

    Combining Statement of Changes in Assets and Liabilities– Agency Funds – Regulatory Basis 36

    Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards – Regulatory Basis 37

    Schedule of Statutory, Fidelity and Honesty Bonds 38

    Schedule of Accountant’s Professional Liability Insurance Affidavit 39

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    INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

    November 17, 2017

    The Honorable Board of EducationSterling School District Number I-3Sterling, Comanche County, Oklahoma

    Report on the Financial Statements

    We have audited the accompanying combined fund type and account group financial statements – regulatory basis of theSterling School District Number I-3, Sterling, Comanche County, Oklahoma (the District), as of and for the year ended June30, 2017, and the related notes to the financial statements, which collectively comprise the District’s basic financial statementsas listed in the table of contents.

    Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements

    Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with financialreporting provisions of the Oklahoma State Department of Education to meet financial reporting requirements of the State ofOklahoma; this includes determining that the regulatory basis of accounting is an acceptable basis for the preparation of thefinancial statements in the circumstances. Management is also responsible for the design, implementation, and maintenance ofinternal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from materialmisstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

    Auditor’s Responsibility

    Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit inaccordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, and the standards applicable tofinancial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. Thosestandards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements arefree from material misstatement.

    An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financialstatements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of materialmisstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considersinternal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design auditprocedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness ofthe entity’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriatenessof accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well asevaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.

    We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinions.

    Basis for Adverse Opinion on U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

    As discussed in Note 1, the financial statements are prepared by the District, on the basis of the financial reporting provisionsof the Oklahoma State Department of Education, which is a basis of accounting other than accounting principles generallyaccepted in the United States of America, to comply with the requirements of the Oklahoma State Department of Education.The effects on the financial statements of the variances between the regulatory basis of accounting described in Note 1 andaccounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, although not reasonable determined, are presumed tobe material.

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    Adverse Opinion on U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

    In our opinion, because the significance of the matter discussed in the “Basis for Adverse Opinion on U.S. Generally AcceptedAccounting Principles” paragraph, the financial statements referred to in the first paragraph do not present fairly, in accordancewith accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the financial position of the District as of June30, 2017, the changes in its financial position, or, where applicable, its cash flows for the year then ended.

    Basis for Qualified Opinion on Regulatory Basis of Accounting

    The financial statements referred to above do not include the general fixed asset account group, which is a departure from theregulatory basis of accounting prescribed by the Oklahoma State Department of Education. The amount that should berecorded in the general fixed asset account group is not known.

    Qualified Opinion on Regulatory Basis of Accounting

    In our opinion, except for the effects of the matter described in the “Basis for Qualified Opinion on Regulatory Basis ofAccounting” paragraph, the financial statements referred to in the first paragraph present fairly, in all material respects, theassets, liabilities and fund balance arising from regulatory basis transactions of each fund type and account group of theDistrict, as of June 30, 2017, and the revenues collected and expenditures paid and encumbered for the year then ended on theregulatory basis of accounting described in Note 1.

    Other Matters

    Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming opinions on the financial statements that collectively comprise theDistrict’s basic financial statements. The combining statements – regulatory basis, are presented for purposes of additionalanalysis and are not a required part of the basic financial statements. The schedule of expenditures of federal awards ispresented for purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements.

    The combining statements – regulatory basis and the schedule of expenditures of federal awards are the responsibility ofmanagement and were derived from and relate directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the basicfinancial statements. Such information has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financialstatements and certain additional procedures, including comparing and reconciling such information directly to the underlyingaccounting and other records used to prepare the basic financial statements or to the basic financial statements themselves, andother additional procedures in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. In ouropinion, the combining statements – regulatory basis and the schedule of expenditures of federal awards are fairly stated in allmaterial respects in relation to the basic financial statements as a whole.

    Other Reporting required by Government Auditing Standards

    In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued our report dated November 17, 2017 on ourconsideration of the District’s internal control over financial reporting and on our tests of its compliance with certain provisionsof laws, regulations, contracts and grant agreements and other matters. The purpose of that report is to describe the scope ofour testing of internal control over financial reporting and compliance and the results of that testing, and not to provide anopinion on the internal control over financial reporting or on compliance. That report is an integral part of an audit performedin accordance with Government Auditing Standards in considering the District’s internal control over financial reporting andcompliance.

    Sanders, Bledsoe & HewettCertified Public Accountants, LLP

    Broken Arrow, OK

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    INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTINGAND ON COMPLIANCE AND OTHER MATTERS BASED ON AN AUDIT OF FINANCIAL

    STATEMENTS PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITHGOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS

    November 17, 2017

    The Honorable Board of EducationSterling School District Number I-3Sterling, Comanche County, Oklahoma

    We have audited in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and thestandards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General ofthe United States, the accompanying fund type and account group financial statements – regulatory basis within thecombined financial statements of the Sterling School District Number I-3, Sterling, Comanche County, Oklahoma(District), as of and for the year ended June 30, 2017, and the related notes to the financial statements, which collectivelycomprise the District’s basic financial statements, and have issued our report thereon dated November 17, 2017, which wasadverse with respect to the presentation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generallyaccepted in the United States because the presentation followed the regulatory basis of accounting for Oklahoma schooldistricts and did not conform to the presentation requirements of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board. However,our report was qualified for the omission of the general fixed asset account group with respect to the presentation offinancial statements on the regulatory basis of accounting authorized by the Oklahoma State Board of Education.

    Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

    In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements, we considered the District’s internal control over financialreporting (internal control) to determine the audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances for the purpose ofexpressing our opinions on the financial statements, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness ofDistrict’s internal control. Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on the effectiveness of District’s internal control.

    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 timelybasis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control, such that there is areasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the entity’s financial statements will not be prevented, or detected andcorrected on a timely basis. A significant deficiency is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal controlthat is less severe than a material weakness, yet important enough to merit attention by those charged with governance.

    Our consideration of internal control was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph of this section and was notdesigned to identify all deficiencies in internal control that might be material weaknesses or, significant deficiencies. Giventhese limitations, during our audit we did not identify any deficiencies in internal control that we consider to be materialweaknesses. However, material weaknesses may exist that have not been identified.

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    Compliance and Other Matters

    As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the District’s financial statements are free of materialmisstatement, we performed tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, and grantagreements, non-compliance with which could have a direct and material effect on the determination of financial statementsamounts. However, providing an opinion on compliance with those provisions was not an objective of our audit, andaccordingly, we do not express such an opinion. The results of our tests disclosed no instances of noncompliance or othermatters that are required to be reported under Government Auditing Standards.

    Purpose of this Report

    The purpose of this report is solely to describe the scope of our testing of internal control and compliance and the results ofthat testing, and not to provide an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control or on compliance. This reportis an integral part of an audit performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards in considering the entity’sinternal control and compliance. Accordingly, this communication is not suitable for any other purpose.

    Sanders, Bledsoe & HewettCertified Public Accountants, LLP

    Broken Arrow, OK

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    INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. I-3, COMANCHE COUNTYDISPOSITION OF PRIOR YEAR’S SIGNIGICANT DEFICIENCIES AND

    MATERIAL INSTANCES OF NON-COMPLIANCEJUNE 30, 2017

    There were no prior year significant deficiencies.

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    INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. I-3, COMANCHE COUNTYSCHEDULE OF AUDIT RESULTS, FINDINGS, AND QUESTIONED COSTS

    JUNE 30, 2017

    Section 1 - Summary of Auditor’s Results:

    1. An adverse opinion on the combined financial statements in conformity withgenerally accepted accounting principles and a qualified opinion for the omission ofthe general fixed asset account group on the combined financial statements inconformity with a regulatory basis of accounting prescribed by the Oklahoma StateDepartment of Education.

    2. The audit disclosed no significant deficiencies in the internal controls over financialreporting.

    3. The audit disclosed no instances of noncompliance which are material to the financialstatements.

    Section 2 – A finding relating to the financial statements required to be reported inaccordance with GAGAS:

    None

  • FIDUCIARY ACCOUNTFUND TYPES GROUPEXPENDABLE GENERAL TOTALS

    SPECIAL DEBT TRUSTS AND LONG-TERM (MEMORANDUMGENERAL REVENUE SERVICE AGENCY FUNDS DEBT ONLY)

    ASSETS

    Cash 392,724$ 87,472 44,867 69,830 594,893Investments 300,000 300,000Amounts available in debt service 69,830 69,830Amount to be provided for retirement of long-term debt 351,038 351,038

    Total Assets 692,724$ 87,472 44,867 69,830 420,868 1,315,761

    LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCE

    Liabilities: Warrants payable 109,634$ 109,634 Encumbrances 9,293 9,293 Funds held for school organizations 69,830 69,830 Long-term debt: Capital leases 120,000 120,000 Bonds payable 300,868 300,868 Total liabilities 118,927 0 0 69,830 420,868 609,625

    Fund Balance: Restricted 87,472 44,867 132,339 Unassigned 573,797 573,797 Fund balances 573,797 87,472 44,867 0 0 706,136

    Total Liabilities and Fund Balance 692,724$ 87,472 44,867 69,830 420,868 1,315,761

    The notes to the combined financial statements are an integral part of this statement

    INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. I-3, COMANCHE COUNTYCOMBINED STATEMENT OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCE -

    ALL FUND TYPES AND ACCOUNT GROUPS - REGULATORY BASISJUNE 30, 2017

    GOVERNMENTAL FUND TYPES

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  • TOTALSSPECIAL CAPITAL DEBT (MEMORANDUM

    GENERAL REVENUE PROJECTS SERVICE ONLY)Revenues Collected: Local sources 491,526$ 56,013 83,794 631,333 Intermediate sources 69,217 69,217 State sources 1,974,625 1,974,625 Federal sources 302,691 18,889 321,580 Interest earnings 1,286 133 178 1,597 Non-revenue receipts 21,149 21,149 Total revenues collected 2,860,494 75,035 0 83,972 3,019,501

    Expenditures: Instruction 1,513,570 63,179 1,576,749 Support services 946,360 4,500 2,575 953,435 Operation of non-instructional services 223,914 4,750 228,664 Facilities acquisition & construction services 430 430 Other outlays: Debt service requirements 122,460 122,460 Reimbursement 7,695 7,695 Correcting entry 3,459 3,459 Total expenditures 2,687,733 80,124 2,575 122,460 2,892,892

    Excess of revenues collected over (under) expenditures before other financing sources (uses) 172,761 (5,089) (2,575) (38,488) 126,609

    Other financing sources (uses): Adjustments to prior year encumbrances 2,757 0 0 0 2,757

    Excess of revenues collected over (under) expenditures 175,518 (5,089) (2,575) (38,488) 129,366

    Cash fund balances, beginning of year 398,279 92,561 2,575 83,355 576,770

    Cash fund balances, end of year 573,797$ 87,472 0 44,867 706,136

    The notes to the combined financial statements are an integral part of this statement

    INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. I-3, COMANCHE COUNTYCOMBINED STATEMENT OF REVENUES COLLECTED, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN CASH FUND BALANCES

    - ALL GOVERNMENTAL FUND TYPES - REGULATORY BASISFOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017

    GOVERNMENTAL FUND TYPES

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  • VarianceOriginal/Final Favorable

    Budget Actual (Unfavorable)Revenues Collected: Local sources 460,804$ 491,526 30,722 Intermediate sources 66,639 69,217 2,578 State sources 2,000,637 1,974,625 (26,012) Federal sources 264,815 302,691 37,876 Interest earnings 1,154 1,286 132 Non revenue receipts 11,000 21,149 10,149 Total revenues collected 2,805,049 2,860,494 55,445

    Expenditures: Instruction 2,028,579 1,513,570 515,009 Support services 946,946 946,360 586 Operation of non-instructional services 223,914 223,914 Facilities acquisition & construction services 430 430 Other outlays: Clearing account Correcting entry 3,459 3,459 Total expenditures 3,203,328 2,687,733 515,595

    Excess of revenues collected over (under) expenditures before adjustments to prior year encumbrances (398,279) 172,761 571,040

    Adjustments to prior year encumbrances 0 2,757 2,757

    Excess of revenues collected over (under) expenditures (398,279) 175,518 573,797

    Cash fund balance, beginning of year 398,279 398,279 0

    Cash fund balance, end of year $ 0 573,797 573,797

    The notes to the combined financial statements are an integral part of this statement

    GENERAL FUND

    INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. I-3, COMANCHE COUNTYCOMBINED STATEMENT OF REVENUES COLLECTED, EXPENDITURES AND

    CHANGES IN CASH FUND BALANCES - BUDGETED GOVERNMENTAL FUND TYPES - REGULATORY BASISFOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017

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  • VarianceOriginal Final FavorableBudget Budget Actual (Unfavorable)

    Revenues Collected: Local sources 52,220$ 52,220 56,013 3,793 Federal sources 18,889 18,889 Interest earnings 133 133 Total revenues collected 52,220 52,220 75,035 22,815

    Expenditures: Instruction 127,836 127,836 63,179 64,657 Support services 4,500 4,500 4,500 Facilities acquisition & construction services 4,750 4,750 4,750 Other outlays: Reimbursement 7,695 7,695 7,695 Total expenditures 144,781 144,781 80,124 64,657

    Excess of revenues collected over (under) expenditures (92,561) (92,561) (5,089) 87,472

    Cash fund balances, beginning of year 92,561 92,561 92,561 0

    Cash fund balances, end of year $ 0 0 87,472 87,472

    The notes to the combined financial statements are an integral part of this statement

    SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS

    INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. I-3, COMANCHE COUNTYCOMBINED STATEMENT OF REVENUES COLLECTED, EXPENDITURES AND

    CHANGES IN CASH FUND BALANCES - BUDGETED GOVERNMENTAL FUND TYPES - REGULATORY BASISFOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017

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  • DEBT SERVICE FUNDVariance

    Original/Final FavorableBudget Actual (Unfavorable)

    Revenues Collected: Local sources 79,230$ 83,794 4,564 Interest 178 178 Total revenues collected 79,230 83,972 4,742

    Requirements: Bonds 80,000 120,000 (40,000) Coupons 2,380 2,460 (80) Total expenditures 82,380 122,460 (40,080)

    Excess of revenue collected over (under) expenditures (3,150) (38,488) (35,338)

    Cash fund balance, beginning of year 83,355 83,355 0

    Cash fund balance, end of year 80,205$ 44,867 (35,338)

    The notes to the combined financial statements are an integral part of this statement

    INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. I-3, COMANCHE COUNTYCOMBINED STATEMENT OF REVENUES COLLECTED, EXPENDITURES AND

    CHANGES IN CASH FUND BALANCES - BUDGETED GOVERNMENTAL FUND TYPES - REGULATORY BASISFOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017

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    INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. I-3, COMANCHE COUNTYNOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – REGULATORY BASIS

    FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017

    1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

    The accompanying financial statements of the Sterling Public Schools Independent District,No. I-3 (the “District”), have been prepared in conformity with another comprehensive basisof accounting prescribed by the Oklahoma State Department of Education as authorized byOklahoma Statutes. Accordingly, the accompanying financial statements are not intended topresent financial positon and results of operations in conformity with the accountingprinciples generally accepted in the United States of America. The District’s accountingpolicies are described in the following notes that are an integral part of the District’s financialstatements.

    A. Reporting Entity

    The District is a corporate body for public purposes created under Title 70 of the OklahomaStatutes and accordingly is a separate entity for operating and financial reporting purposes.The District is part of the public school system of Oklahoma under the general direction andcontrol of the State Board of Education and is financially dependent on State of Oklahomasupport. The general operating authority for the public school system is the OklahomaSchool Code contained in Title 70, Oklahoma Statutes.

    The governing body of the District is the Board of Education composed of five electedmembers. The appointed superintendent is the executive officer of the District. The Board,constituting an on-going entity, is the level of government, which has governanceresponsibilities over all activities, related to public elementary and secondary schooleducation within the jurisdiction of the local independent school district. The Districtreceives funding from local, state and federal government sources and must comply with therequirements of these funding source entities. However, the District is not included in anyother governmental “reporting entity” as defined in Section 2100, Codification ofGovernmental Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards, since Board members areelected by the public and have decision making authority, the power to designatemanagement, the responsibility to significantly influence operations and primaryaccountability for fiscal matters.

    In evaluating how to define the District, for financial reporting purposes, management hasconsidered all potential component units. The decision to include a potential component unitin the reporting entity was made by applying the criteria established by the GovernmentalAccounting Standards Board (GASB). The basic – but not the only – criterion for includinga potential component unit within the reporting entity is the governing body’s ability toexercise oversight responsibility. The most significant manifestation of this ability isfinancial interdependency. Other manifestations of the ability to exercise oversightresponsibility include, but are not limited to, the selection of governing authority, thedesignation of management, the ability to significantly influence operations andaccountability for fiscal matters. A second criterion used in evaluating potential componentunits is the scope of public service. Application of this criterion involves considering

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    INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. I-3, COMANCHE COUNTYNOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – REGULATORY BASIS

    FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017

    1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – cont’d

    A. Reporting Entity – cont’d

    whether the activity benefits the District and/or its citizens, or whether the activity isconducted within the geographic boundaries of the District and is generally available to itspatrons. A third criterion used to evaluate potential component units for inclusion orexclusion from the reporting entity is the existence of special financing relationships,regardless of whether the District is able to exercise oversight responsibilities. Based uponthe application of these criteria, there are no potential component units included in theDistrict’s reporting entity.

    B. Measurement Focus

    The District uses funds and account groups to report on its financial position and the resultsof its operations. Fund accounting is designed to demonstrate legal compliance and to aidfinancial management by segregating transactions related to certain District functions oractivities.

    A fund is a separate accounting entity with a self-balancing set of accounts. An accountgroup, on the other hand, is a financial reporting device designed to provide accountabilityfor certain assets and liabilities that are not recorded in the funds because they do not directlyaffect net expendable available financial resources.

    Funds are classified into three categories: Governmental, proprietary and fiduciary. Eachcategory, in turn, is divided into separate “fund types.”

    Governmental Fund Types

    Governmental funds are used to account for all or most of a government’s general activities,including the collection and disbursement of earmarked monies (special revenue funds), theacquisition or construction of general fixed assets (capital projects funds), and the servicingof general long-term debt (debt service funds).

    General Fund – The general fund is used to account for all financial transactions except thoserequired to be accounted for in another fund. Major revenue sources include state and localproperty taxes and state funding under the Foundation and Incentive Aid Program.Expenditures include all costs associated with the daily operations of the schools except forprograms funded for building repairs and maintenance, school construction and debt serviceon bonds and other long-term debt. The general fund includes federal and state restrictedmonies that must be expended for specific programs.

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    INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. I-3, COMANCHE COUNTYNOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – REGULATORY BASIS

    FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017

    1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – cont’d

    B. Measurement Focus - cont’d

    Special Revenue Funds – Special revenue funds account for revenue sources that arerestricted to expenditures for specific purposes. The special revenue funds typically includethe building, co-op and child nutrition funds. The district did not maintain a co-op fundduring the 2016-17 fiscal year.

    Building Fund – The building fund consists mainly of monies derived from propertytaxes levied for the purpose of erecting, remodeling, repairing, or maintaining schoolbuildings and for purchasing furniture, equipment and computer software to be usedon or for school district property, for paying energy and utility costs, for purchasingtelecommunications services, for paying fire and casualty insurance premiums forschool facilities, for purchasing security systems, and for paying salaries of securitypersonnel.

    Co-op Fund – The co-op fund is established when the boards of education of two ormore school districts enter into cooperative agreements and maintain joint programs.The revenues necessary to operate a cooperative program can come from federal,state, or local sources, including the individual contributions of participating schooldistricts. The expenditures for this fund would consist of those necessary to operateand maintain the joint programs.

    Child Nutrition Fund - The child nutrition fund consists of monies derived fromfederal and state financial assistance and food sales. This fund is used to account forthe various nutrition programs provided to students.

    Debt Service Fund – The debt service fund is the District’s sinking fund and is used toaccount for the accumulation of financial resources for the payment of general long-term(including judgments) debt principal, interest and related costs. The primary revenue sourcesare local property taxes levied specifically for debt service and interest earnings fromtemporary investments.

    Capital Projects Fund – The capital projects fund is the District’s bond fund and is used toaccount for the proceeds of bond sales to be used exclusively for acquiring school sites,constructing and equipping new school facilities, renovating existing facilities and acquiringtransportation equipment.

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    INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. I-3, COMANCHE COUNTYNOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – REGULATORY BASIS

    FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017

    1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – cont’d

    B. Measurement Focus – cont’d

    Fiduciary Fund Types

    Fiduciary funds are used to account for assets held on behalf of outside parties, includingother governments, or on behalf of other funds within the District. The terms “non-expendable” and “expendable” refer to whether or not the District is under an obligation tomaintain the trust principal. Agency funds generally are used to account for assets that theDistrict holds on behalf of others as their agent and do not involve measurement of results ofoperation.

    Expendable Trust Funds – Expendable trust funds typically include the gifts and endowmentsfund. The District did not maintain a gifts and endowment fund during the 2016-17 fiscalyear.

    Gifts and Endowments Fund – The gifts and endowments fund receives its assets byway of philanthropic foundations, individuals, or private organizations forwhich no repayment or special service to the contributor is expected. This fund isused to promote the general welfare of the District.

    Agency Fund – The agency fund is the school activities fund which is used to account formonies collected principally through the fundraising efforts of students and District-sponsored groups. The administration is responsible, under the authority of the Board, forcollecting, disbursing and accounting for these activity funds.

    Account Groups

    An account group is not a fund and consists of a self-balancing set of accounts used only toestablish accounting control over long-term debt and fixed assets.

    General Long-Term Debt Account Group – This account group is established to account forall the long-term debt of the District, which is offset by the amount available in the debtservice fund and the amount to be provided in future years to complete retirement of the debtprincipal. It is also used to account for other liabilities (judgments and lease purchases)which are to be paid from funds provided in future years.

    General Fixed Assets Account Group – This account group is used by governments toaccount for the property, plant and equipment of the school district. The District does nothave the information necessary to include this group in its financial statements.

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    INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. I-3, COMANCHE COUNTYNOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – REGULATORY BASIS

    FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017

    1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – cont’d

    B. Measurement Focus – cont’d

    Memorandum Only - Total Column

    The total column on the combined financial statements – regulatory basis is captioned“memorandum only” to indicate that it is presented only to facilitate financial analysis. Datain this column does not present financial position or results of operations in conformity withaccounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Neither is such datacomparable to a consolidation. Interfund eliminations have not been made in the aggregationof this data.

    C. Basis of Accounting and Presentation

    The District prepares its financial statements in a presentation format that is prescribed by theOklahoma State Department of Education. This format is essentially the generally acceptedform of presentation used by state and local governments prior to the effective date of GASBStatement No. 34, Basic Financial Statements – Management’s Discussion and Analysis forState and Local Governments with certain modifications. This format differs significantlyfrom that required by GASB 34.

    The financial statements are essentially prepared on the basis of cash receipts anddisbursements modified as required by the regulations of the Oklahoma State Department ofEducation as follows:

    Encumbrances represented by purchase orders, contracts, and other commitments for theexpenditure of monies are recorded as expenditures when approved.

    Investments are recorded as assets when purchased. Inventories of school supplies are recorded as expenditures and not as inventory assets. Warrants payable are recorded as liabilities when issued. Long-term debt is recorded in the General Long-Term Debt Account Group and not in

    the basic financial statements. Compensated absences are recorded as expenditures when paid and not recorded as a

    liability. Fixed assets are recorded in the General Fixed Asset Account Group and not in the basic

    financial statements. Fixed assets are not depreciated.

    This regulatory basis of accounting differs from accounting principles generally accepted inthe United States of America, which require revenues to be recognized when they becomeavailable and measurable, or when they are earned, and expenditures or expenses to berecognized when the related liabilities are incurred for governmental fund types; and, whenrevenues are earned.

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    INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. I-3, COMANCHE COUNTYNOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – REGULATORY BASIS

    FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017

    1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – cont’d

    C. Basis of Accounting and Presentation – cont’d

    Basis of accounting refers to when revenues and expenditures are recognized in the accountsand reported in the financial statements. Basis of accounting relates to the timing of themeasurements made, regardless of the measurement focus applied. All governmental typefunds are accounted for using the regulatory basis of accounting. Revenues are recognizedwhen they are received rather than earned and expenditures are generally recognized whenencumbered/reserved rather than at the time the related fund liability is incurred. Thesepractices differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

    D. Budgets and Budgetary Accounting

    The District is required by state law to prepare an annual budget. A preliminary budget mustbe submitted to the Board of Education by December 31, for the fiscal year beginning thefollowing July 1. If the preliminary budget requires an additional levy, the District must holdan election on the first Tuesday in February to approve the levy. If the preliminary budgetdoes not require an additional levy, it becomes the legal budget. If an election is held and thetaxes are approved, then the preliminary budget becomes the legal budget. If voters reject theadditional taxes, the District must adopt a budget within the approved tax rate.

    A budget is legally adopted by the Board of Education for all funds (with the exception of thetrust and agency funds) that includes revenues and expenditures.

    The 2016-17 Estimate of Needs was amended by supplemental appropriations as follows:

    Fund Total

    None in the 2016-17 year

    Any amendments require approval by the county excise board.

    Encumbrances represent commitments related to unperformed contracts for goods orservices. Encumbrance accounting – under which purchase orders and other commitments ofresources are recorded as expenditures of the applicable fund – is utilized in all governmentalfunds of the District. Unencumbered appropriations lapse at the end of each fiscal year.While the Debt Service Fund is a governmental fund, a comparison of budget to actualschedule is presented in the financial statements, although the board can exercise no controlof the revenue sources for this fund (except interest earnings), and no control over itsexpenditures.

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    INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. I-3, COMANCHE COUNTYNOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – REGULATORY BASIS

    FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017

    1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – cont’d

    E. Assets, Liabilities and Fund Equity

    Cash and cash equivalents – The District considers all cash on hand, demand depositaccounts, and highly liquid investments, with an original maturity of three months or lesswhen purchased, to be cash and cash equivalents.

    Investments – The District considers investments of direct obligations of the United Statesgovernment and agencies, certificates of deposits, savings accounts or savings certificateswith maturities of greater than three months. All investments are recorded at cost, whichapproximates market value.

    Inventories – The value of consumable inventories at June 30, 2017, is not material to thecombined financial statements.

    Fixed Assets and Property, Plant and Equipment – The District has not maintained a recordof general fixed assets, and, accordingly, a General Fixed Assets Account Group required bythe regulatory basis of accounting prescribed by the Oklahoma State Department ofEducation is not included in the financial statements. General fixed assets purchased arerecorded as expenditures in the various funds at the time of purchase.

    Warrants Payable – Warrants are issued to meet the obligations for goods and servicesprovided to the District. The District recognizes a liability for the amount of outstandingwarrants that have yet to be redeemed by the District’s treasurer.

    Encumbrances – Encumbrances represent commitments related to purchase orders, contracts,other commitments for expenditures or resources, and goods or services received by theDistrict for which a warrant has not been issued. An expenditure is recorded and a liability isrecognized for outstanding encumbrances at year end in accordance with the regulatory basisof accounting. While the regulatory basis that is used for the Debt Service Fund approximatesfull accrual accounting, the accruals recorded are reported to meet regulatory requirements,as opposed to the requirements of generally accepted accounting principles.

    Compensated Absences – The District provides vacation and sick leave benefits inaccordance with Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, Article 6-104, which provides for annualsick leave and personal business days. District policy allows certified employees toaccumulate such days to a maximum number of days. Vested or accumulated vacation leavethat is expected to be liquidated with expendable available financial resources had not beenreported as an expenditure of the governmental fund that will pay it since the financialstatements have been prepared on the regulatory basis of accounting. This practice differsfrom generally accepted accounting principles.

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    INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. I-3, COMANCHE COUNTYNOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – REGULATORY BASIS

    FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017

    1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – cont’d

    E. Assets, Liabilities and Fund Equity – cont’d

    Funds Held for School Organizations – Funds held for school organizations represent thefunds received or collected from students or other cocurricular and extracurricular activitiesconducted in the District, control over which is exercised by the board of education. Thesefunds are credited to the account maintained for the benefit of each particular activity withinthe school activity fund.

    Long-Term Debt – Long-term debt is recognized as a liability of a governmental fund whendue, or when resources have been accumulated in the debt service fund for payment early inthe following year. For other long-term obligations, only that portion expected to be financedfrom expendable available financial resources is reported as a fund liability of agovernmental fund. The remaining portion of such obligations is reported in the generallong-term debt account group.

    Fund Balance – In the fund financial statements, governmental funds report the hierarchy offund balances. The hierarchy is based primarily on the degree of spending constraints placedupon use of resources for specific purposes versus availability of appropriation. An importantdistinction that is made in reporting fund balance is between amounts that are considerednonspendable (i.e., fund balance associated with assets that are not in spendable form, suchas inventories or prepaid items, long-term portions of loans and notes receivable, or itemsthat are legally required to be maintained intact (such as the corpus of a permanent fund)) andthose that are spendable (such as fund balance associated with cash, investments orreceivables).

    Amount in the spendable fund balance category are further classified as restricted,committed, assigned or unassigned, as appropriate.

    Restricted fund balance represents amounts that are constrained either externally bycreditors (such as debt covenants), grantors, contributors or laws or regulations of othergovernments; or by law, through constitutional provisions or enabling legislation.

    Committed fund balance represents amounts that are useable only for specific purposesby formal action of the government’s highest level of decision-making authority. Suchamounts are not subject to legal enforceability (like restricted amounts), but cannot beused for any other purpose unless the government removes or changes the limitation bytaking action similar to that which imposed the commitment.

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    INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. I-3, COMANCHE COUNTYNOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – REGULATORY BASIS

    FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017

    1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – cont’d

    E. Assets, Liabilities and Fund Equity – cont’d

    Assigned fund balance represents amounts that are intended to be used for specificpurposes, but are neither restricted nor committed. Intent is expressed by the governingbody itself, or a subordinated high-level body or official who the governing body hasdelegated the authority to assign amounts to be used for specific purposes. Assigned fundbalances include all remaining spendable amounts (except negative balances) that arereported in governmental funds other than the general fund, that are neither restricted norcommitted, and amounts in the general fund that are intended to be used for specificpurposes in accordance with the provisions of the standard.

    Unassigned fund balance is the residual classification for the general fund. It representsthe amounts that have not been assigned to other funds, and that have not been restricted,committed, or assigned to specific purposes within the general fund.

    F. Revenue and Expenditures

    Local Revenues – Revenue from local sources is the money generated from within theboundaries of the District and available to the District for its use. The District is authorizedby state law to levy property taxes which consist of ad valorem taxes on real and personalproperty within the District. These property taxes are distributed to the District’s general,building and sinking funds based on the levies approved for each fund. The CountyAssessor, upon receipt of the certification of tax levies from the county excise board, extendsthe tax levies on the tax rolls for submission to the county treasurer prior to October 1. Thecounty treasurer must commence tax collection within fifteen days of receipt of the tax rolls.The first half of taxes is due prior to January 1. The second half is due prior to April 1. If thefirst payment is not made in a timely manner, the entire tax becomes due and payable onJanuary 2. Second half taxes become delinquent on April 1, of the year following the yearof assessment. If not paid by the following October 1, the property is offered for sale forthe amount of taxes due. The owner has two years to redeem the property by paying thetaxes and penalty owed. If at the end of two years the owner has not done so, the purchaser isissued a deed to the property. Other local sources of revenues include tuition, fees, rentals,disposals, commissions and reimbursements.

    Intermediate Revenues - Revenue from intermediate sources is the amount of money fromfunds collected by an intermediate administrative unit, or a political subdivision between theDistrict and the state, and distributed to Districts in amounts that differ in proportion to thosewhich are collected within such systems.

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    INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. I-3, COMANCHE COUNTYNOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – REGULATORY BASIS

    FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017

    1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – cont’d

    F. Revenue and Expenditures – cont’d

    State Revenues – Revenues from state sources for current operations are primarily governedby the state aid formula under the provisions of Article XVIII, Title 70, Oklahoma Statutes.The State Board of Education administers the allocation of state aid funds to school districtsbased on information accumulated from the Districts.

    After review and verification of reports and supporting documentation, the State Departmentof Education may adjust subsequent fiscal period allocations of money for prior year errorsdisclosed by review. Normally, such adjustments are treated as reductions from or additionsto the revenue of the year when the adjustment is made.

    The District receives revenue from the state to administer certain categorical educationalprograms. State Board of Education rules require that revenue earmarked for these programsbe expended only for the program for which the money is provided and require that themoney not expended as of the close of the fiscal year be carried forward into the followingyear to be expended for the same categorical programs. The State Department of Educationrequires that categorical educational program revenues be accounted for in the general fund.

    Federal Revenues – Federal revenues consist of revenues from the federal government in theform of operating grants or entitlements. An operating grant is a contribution to be used for aspecific purpose, activity or facility. A grant may be received either directly from the federalgovernment or indirectly as a passthrough from another government, such as the state.Entitlement is the amount of payment to which the District is entitled pursuant to anallocation formula contained in applicable statutes. The majority of the federal revenuesreceived by the District are apportioned to the general fund. The District maintains aseparate child nutrition fund and the federal revenues received for the child nutritionprograms are apportioned there.

    Non-Monetary Transactions – The District receives commodities form the U.S. Departmentof Agriculture. The value of these commodities has been included in the Schedule ofExpenditures of Federal Awards; however, they have not been included in the financialstatements as either revenue or expense since they are not reported under the regulatory basisof accounting.

    Interest Earnings – Represent compensation for the use of financial sources over a period oftime.

    Non-Revenue Receipts – Non-revenue receipts represent receipts deposited into a fund thatare not new revenues to the District, but the return of assets.

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    INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. I-3, COMANCHE COUNTYNOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – REGULATORY BASIS

    FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017

    1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – cont’d

    F. Revenue and Expenditures – cont’d

    Instruction Expenditures – Instruction expenditures include the activities dealing directlywith the interaction between teachers and students. Teaching may be provided for students ina school classroom, in another location, such as a home or hospital, and in other learningsituations, such as those involving cocurricular activities. It may also be provided throughsome other approved medium, such as television, radio, telephone and correspondence.Included here are the activities of teacher assistants of any type (clerks, graders, teachingmachines, etc.) which assist in the instructional process. The activities of tutors, translatorsand interpreters would be recorded here. Department chairpersons who teach for any portionof time are included here. Tuition/transfer fees paid to other LEAs would be included here.

    Support Services Expenditures – Support services expenditures provide administrative,technical (such as guidance and health) and logistical support to facilitate and enhanceinstruction. These services exist as adjuncts for fulfilling the objectives of instruction,community services and enterprise programs, rather than as entities within themselves.

    Operation of Non-Instructional Services Expenditures – Activities concerned with providingnon-instructional services to students, staff or the community.

    Facilities Acquisition and Construction Services Expenditures – Consists of activitiesinvolved with the acquisition of land and buildings; remodeling buildings; the construction ofbuildings and additions to buildings; initial installation or extension of service systems andother built-in equipment; and improvements to sites.

    Other Outlays Expenditures – A number of outlays of governmental funds are not properlyclassified as expenditures, but still require budgetary or accounting control. These areclassified as Other Outlays. These include debt service payments (principal and interest).

    Other Uses Expenditures – This includes scholarships provided by private gifts andendowments; student aid and staff awards supported by outside revenue sources (i.e.,foundations). Also, expenditures for self-funded employee benefit programs administeredeither by the District or a third party administrator.

    Repayment Expenditures – Repayment expenditures represent checks/warrants issued tooutside agencies for refund or restricted revenue previously received for overpayment, non-qualified expenditures and other refunds to be repaid from District funds.

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    INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. I-3, COMANCHE COUNTYNOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – REGULATORY BASIS

    FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017

    1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – cont’d

    F. Revenue and Expenditures – cont’d

    Interfund Transactions – Quasi-external transactions are accounted for as revenues,expenditures or expenses. Transactions that constitute reimbursements to a fund orexpenditures/expenses initially made from it that are properly applicable to another fund, arerecorded as expenditures/expenses in the fund that is reimbursed.

    All other interfund transactions, except quasi-external transactions and reimbursements, arereported as transfers. Nonrecurring or nonroutine permanent transfers of equity are reportedas residual equity transfers. All other interfund transfers are reported as operating transfers.There were no interfund transfers made during the 2016-17 fiscal year.

    2. CASH AND INVESTMENTS

    Custodial Credit Risk – Custodial credit risk is the risk that in the event of a bank failure, theDistrict’s deposits may not be returned to the District. The District’s cash deposits andinvestments at June 30, 2017, were $896,543, at financial institutions, and were completelyinsured or collateralized by federal depository insurance, direct obligations of the U.S.Government, or securities held by the District or by its agent in the District’s name.

    Investment Interest Rate Risk – Interest rate risk is the risk that changes in interest rates willadversely affect the fair market value of an investment. Due to the required liquidity for thoseinvestments, these funds have no defined maturity dates. The District does not have a formalpolicy that limits investment maturities as a means of managing its exposure to fair valuelosses from increasing interest rates.

    Investment Credit risk – Credit risk is the risk that the issuer or other counterparty to aninvestment will not fulfill its obligations. The District does not have a formal policy limitingits investment choices, other than the limitation of state law as follows:

    Direct obligations of the U.S. Government, its agencies and instrument to which the fullfaith and credit of the U.S. Government is pledged, or obligations to the payment ofwhich the full faith and credit of the State is pledged.

    Certificates of deposit or savings accounts that are either insured or secured withacceptable collateral with in-state financial institutions, and fully insured certificates ofdeposit or savings accounts in out-of-state financial institutions.

    With certain limitation, negotiable certificates of deposit, prime bankers acceptances,prime commercial paper and repurchase agreements with certain limitations.

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    INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. I-3, COMANCHE COUNTYNOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – REGULATORY BASIS

    FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017

    2. CASH AND INVESTMENTS – cont’d

    County, municipal or school district tax supported debt obligations, bond or revenueanticipation notes, money judgments, or bond or revenue anticipation notes of publictrusts whose beneficiary is a county, municipality or school district.

    Notes or bonds secured by mortgage or trust deed insured by the Federal HousingAdministrator and debentures issued by the Federal Housing Administrator, and inobligations of the National Mortgage Association.

    Money market funds regulated by the SEC and in which investments consist of theinvestments mentioned in the previous bullet items.

    Concentration of Investment Credit Risk – The District places no limit on the amount it mayinvest in any one issuer.

    3. INTERFUND RECEIVABLES AND PAYABLES

    There were no interfund receivables or payables at June 30, 2017.

    4. GENERAL LONG-TERM DEBT

    State statutes prohibit the District from becoming indebted in an amount exceeding therevenue to be received for any fiscal year without approval by the District’s voters. Bondissues have been approved by the voters and issued by the District for various capitalimprovements. These bonds are required to be fully paid serially within 25 years of the dateof issue.

    General long-term debt of the District consists of general obligation bonds payable andcapital leases. Debt service requirements for bonds and judgments are payable solely fromthe fund balance and the future revenues of the debt service fund.

    The following is a summary of the long-term debt transactions of the District for the yearended June 30, 2017:

    Bonds CapitalPayable Leases Total

    Balance, July 1, 2016 240,000$ 349,933 589,933Retirements (120,000) (49,065) (169,065)

    Balance, June 30, 2017 120,000$ 300,868 420,868

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    INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. I-3, COMANCHE COUNTYNOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – REGULATORY BASIS

    FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017

    4. GENERAL LONG-TERM DEBT – cont’d

    A brief description of the outstanding long-term debt at June 30, 2017, is set forth below

    AmountOutstanding

    General Obligation Bonds:

    Transportation Bonds, Series 2015, original issue$240,000, interest rate of 1.25% to 0.80%, due inannual installments of $120,000, final paymentdue 6-01-18 $ 120,000

    Capital Leases:

    QZAB lease purchase, dated 7-08-10, totaling$250,000, due in annual principal and interestinstallments of varying amounts 122,000

    QZAB lease purchase, dated 2-28-14, totaling$250,000, due in annual principal and interestinstallments of varying amounts 178,868

    Total $ 420,868

    The annual debt service requirements for retirement of bond principal, capital lease principaland payment of interest are as follows:

    Year EndingJune 30 Principal Interest Total

    2018 171,426$ 1,370 172,7962019 53,792 9,500 63,2922020 57,164 6,798 63,9622021 59,541 4,247 63,7882022 25,924 1,184 27,108

    2023-26 53,021 1,196 54,217

    Total 420,868$ 24,295 445,163

    Interest paid on general long-term debt incurred during the 2016-17 fiscal year totaled$16,573.

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    INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. I-3, COMANCHE COUNTYNOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – REGULATORY BASIS

    FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017

    5. EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM

    Description of Plan

    The District participates in the state-administered Oklahoma Teachers’ Retirement System,which is a cost sharing, multiple-employer defined benefit public employee retirementsystem (PERS), which is administered by the Board of Trustees of the OklahomaTeachers’ Retirement System (the “System”). The System provides retirement and disabilitybenefits, annual cost-of-living adjustments, and death benefits to plan members andbeneficiaries. Title 70 Section 17 of the Oklahoma Statutes establishes benefit provisionsand may be amended only through legislative action. The Oklahoma Teachers’ RetirementSystem issues a publicly available financial report that includes financial statements andrequired supplementary information for the System. That report may be obtained by writingto the Oklahoma Teachers’ Retirement System, P.O. Box 53624, Oklahoma City, OK 73152,or by calling 405-521-2387.

    Basis of Accounting

    The System’s financial statements are prepared using the cash basis of accounting, except foraccruals of interest income. Plan member contributions are recognized in the period in whichthe contributions are made. Benefits and refunds are recognized when paid. The pensionbenefit obligation is a standardized disclosure measure of the present value of pensionbenefits. This pension valuation method reflects the present value of estimated pensionbenefits that will be paid in future years as a result of employee services performed to dateand is adjusted for the effect of projected salary increases. There are no actuarial valuationsperformed on individual school districts. The System has an under-funded pension benefitobligation as determined as part of the latest actuarial valuation.

    Funding Policy

    The District, the State of Oklahoma, and the participating employee make contributions. Thecontribution rates for the District and its employees are established by and may be amendedby Oklahoma Statutes. The rates are not actuarially determined. The rates are applied to theemployee’s earnings plus employer-paid fringe benefits. The required contribution for theparticipating members is 7.0% of compensation. Contributions received by the System fromthe State of Oklahoma are used to offset required employer contributions by the local schooldistrict. For the 2016-17 fiscal year, the District contributed 9.5% and the State of Oklahomacontributed the remaining amount during the year. The District is allowed by OklahomaTeachers’ Retirement System to make the required contributions on behalf of theparticipating members. In addition, if a member’s salary is paid in part by federal or privatefunds, the contribution on that portion of the salary paid by those funds must be matched bythe District at 7.70%.

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    INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. I-3, COMANCHE COUNTYNOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – REGULATORY BASIS

    FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017

    5. EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM – cont’d

    Annual Pension Cost

    The District’s total contributions for 2017, 2016 and 2015 were $244,648, $264,693, and$263,008 respectively. Ten-year historical trend information is presented in the Teacher’sRetirement System of Oklahoma Annual Report for the year ended June 30, 2017. Thisinformation is useful in assessing the pension plan’s accumulation of sufficient assets to paypension benefits as they become due. Please visit www.ok.gov/TRS for all plan information.

    GASB Statement 68 became effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2014, andsignificantly changes pension accounting and financial reporting for governmental employerswho participate in a pension plan, such as the System, and who prepare published financialstatements on an accrual basis using Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Since theDistrict does not prepare and present their financial statements on an accrual basis, the netpension amount is not required to be presented on the audited financial statements. Theamount of calculated pension liability for the District at June 30, 2016 (the latest informationavailable) was $3,378,322.

    6. RISK MANAGEMENT

    The District is exposed to various risks of loss related to torts; theft of, damage to anddestruction of assets; errors and omissions; injuries to employees; or acts of God. TheDistrict purchases commercial insurance to cover these risks, including general and autoliability, property damage, and public officials liability. Settled claims resulting from riskshave not exceeded the commercial insurance coverage in any of the past three fiscal years.

    The School participates in a risk pool for Workers’ Compensation coverage in which there isa transfer or pooling of risks among the participants of that pool. In accordance with GASBNo. 10, the School reports the required contribution to the pool, net of refunds, as insuranceexpense. The risk pool is the Oklahoma School Assurance Group (OSAG), an organizationformed for the purpose of providing workers’ compensation coverage to participating schoolsin the State of Oklahoma. In that capacity, OSAG is responsible for providing loss controlservices and certain fiscal activities, including obtaining contract arrangements for theunderwriting, excess insurance agreements, claims processing, and legal defense for any andall claims submitted to it during the plan year. As a member of OSAG, the District isrequired to pay fees set by OSAG according to an established payment schedule. A portionof the fees paid by the District goes into a loss fund for the District. The fee for the loss fundis calculated by projecting losses based on the school’s losses for the last five years. OSAGprovides coverage in excess of the Loss Fund so the District’s liability for claim loss islimited to the balance of the loss fund. If the District does not use its loss fund in three years,it is returned to the District with no interest.

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    INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. I-3, COMANCHE COUNTYNOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – REGULATORY BASIS

    FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017

    6. RISK MANAGEMENT – cont’d

    The District is also a member of the Oklahoma Public Schools Unemployment CompensationProgram. In this program the District is required to contribute 1.6% of its taxable payroll forunemployment insurance. The funds for each District are kept separate and Districts cancontribute more than 1.6% of their payroll if they elect to. The money contributed by eachDistrict earns interest and is fully insured. If the District has claims in excess of the amountin its account, it will be liable for the excess.

    7. CONTINGENCIES

    Federal Grants

    Amounts received or receivable from grant agencies are subject to audit and adjustment bygrantor agencies. Any disallowed claims, including amounts already collected, mayconstitute a liability of the applicable funds. The amounts, if any, of expenditures which maybe disallowed by the grantor cannot be determined at this time, although the District expectssuch amounts, if any, to be immaterial.

    Schedule of Expenditure of Federal Awards

    The schedule shows the federal awards received and expended by the District during the2016-17 fiscal year. The revised Uniform Guidance, Audits of States, Local Governmentsand Non-Profit Organizations, established uniform audit requirements for nonfederal entitieswhich expended more than $750,000 in federal awards.

    The district did not fall under this threshold during the 2016-17 fiscal year, therefore, theschedule is not required and is for information purposes only.

    Litigation

    School officials are not aware of any pending or threatened litigation, claims or assessmentsor unasserted claims or assessments against the District.

  • CHILDBUILDING NUTRITION

    FUND FUND TOTALASSETS

    Cash 87,472$ 0 87,472

    LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCE

    Total Liabilities $ 0 0 0

    Fund Balance: Restricted 87,472 0 87,472

    Total Liabilities and Fund Balance 87,472$ 0 87,472

    INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. I-3, COMANCHE COUNTYCOMBINING STATEMENT OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCE -

    ALL SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS - REGULATORY BASISJUNE 30, 2017

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  • CHILDBUILDING NUTRITION

    FUND FUND TOTALRevenues Collected: Local sources 56,013$ 56,013 Federal sources 18,889 18,889 Interest earnings 133 133 Total revenues collected 75,035 0 75,035

    Expenditures: Instruction 63,179 63,179 Support services 4,500 4,500 Facilities acquisition & construction services 4,750 4,750 Other outlays: Reimbursement 7,695 7,695 Total expenditures 72,429 7,695 80,124

    Excess of revenues collected over (under) expenditures 2,606 (7,695) (5,089)

    Cash fund balances, beginning of year 84,866 7,695 92,561

    Cash fund balances, end of year 87,472$ 0 87,472

    INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. I-3, COMANCHE COUNTYCOMBINING STATEMENT OF REVENUES COLLECTED, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES

    IN CASH FUND BALANCES - ALL SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS - REGULATORY BASISFOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017

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  • ORIGINAL FINAL ORIGINAL FINALBUDGET BUDGET ACTUAL BUDGET BUDGET ACTUAL

    Revenues Collected: Local sources 52,220$ 52,220 56,013 Federal sources 18,889 Interest earnings 133 Total revenues collected 52,220 52,220 75,035 0 0 0

    Expenditures: Instruction 127,836 127,836 63,179 Support services 4,500 4,500 4,500 Facilities acquisition & construction services 4,750 4,750 4,750 Other outlays: Reimbursement 7,695 7,695 7,695 Total expenditures 137,086 137,086 72,429 7,695 7,695 7,695

    Excess of revenues collected over (under) expenditures (84,866) (84,866) 2,606 (7,695) (7,695) (7,695)

    Cash fund balances, beginning of year 84,866 84,866 84,866 7,695 7,695 7,695

    Cash fund balances, end of year $ 0 0 87,472 $ 0 0 0

    BUILDING FUND CHILD NUTRITION FUND

    INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. I-3, COMANCHE COUNTYCOMBINING STATEMENT OF REVENUES COLLECTED, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES

    IN CASH FUND BALANCES - BUDGET AND ACTUAL COMPARISON

    FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017ALL SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS - REGULATORY BASIS

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  • BALANCE NET BALANCE7-01-16 ADDITIONS TRANSFERS DEDUCTIONS 6-30-17

    Cash 86,403$ 249,525 0 266,098 69,830

    General 2,790$ 12,355 13,348 1,797Athletics 11,912 42,025 45,139 8,798FCCLA National Conference 5,923 17,889 22,522 1,290FCA 340 0 0 340Flower Fund 241 240 265 216FFA 10,864 42,194 46,618 6,440FCCLA 199 14,804 14,832 171Academic Team 14 0 0 14Pool 5,997 18,954 18,882 6,069AG Scholarship 5,100 0 2,400 2,700Student Council 1,530 1,360 1,469 1,421Library Book Fair 492 4,186 4,126 552High School Cheer 406 2,008 1,603 811Yearbook 8,869 7,409 5,800 10,478Prom 334 8,016 6,275 2,075Elementary 6,139 19,703 22,894 2,948James Bragg Scholarship 1 1,300 500 801Junior High Cheer 652 299 344 607Teacher/Support of Year 51 200 200 512017 Seniors 21,622 11,016 32,638 02018 Seniors 4,019 33,391 17,944 19,4662019 Seniors (1,092) 11,876 8,000 2,7842020 Seniors 0 300 299 1

    Total Liabilities 86,403$ 249,525 0 266,098 69,830

    ASSETS

    LIABILITIES

    Funds held for school organizations:

    INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. I-3, COMANCHE COUNTYCOMBINING STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN ASSETS AND LIABILITIES -

    AGENCY FUNDS - REGULATORY BASISFOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017

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  • INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. I-3, COMANCHE COUNTYSCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES OF FEDERAL AWARDS - REGULATORY BASIS

    FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017

    Federal Grantor / Pass Through Federal CFDA Federal Grantor's/ Program or Balance at Revenue Total Balance atGrantor / Program Title Number Pass-through No. Award Amount 7/1/2016 Collected Expenditures 6/30/2017

    U.S. Department of Education: Indian Education 84.060 S060A160575 12,201 11,889 12,201 312 Impact Aid 84.041 S041B174206 14,510 14,510 14,510 Small Rural School Achievement Prgm 84.358 S358A162505 30,915 20,909 30,915 10,006 Sub Total 57,626 0 47,308 57,626 10,318

    Passed Through State Department of Education: Title I 84.010 S010A160036 56,198 42,389 49,086 6,697 Title I 2015-16 - Note 84.010 S010A150036 11,541 11,541 Title II, Part A 84.367 S367A160035 13,247 11,523 11,523 Title II, Part A 2015-16 - Note 84.367 S367A150035 1,932 1,932 IDEA-B Flow Through 84.027 H027A160051 70,489 62,167 70,220 8,053 IDEA-B Flow Through 2015-16 - Note 84.027 H027A150051 14,750 14,750 IDEA-B Pre-school 84.173 H173A160084 1,919 1,919 1,919 Sub Total 141,853 28,223 146,221 132,748 14,750

    U.S. Department of Agriculture:Passed Through State Department of Education:

    Child Nutrition Programs: School breakfast program 10.553 38,507 38,507 National school lunch program 10.555 78,800 78,800 Sub Total 117,307 117,307

    Passed Through Department of Human Services: Non-Cash Assistance - Commodities - Note 3 National school lunch program 10.555 11,818 11,818

    Other Federal Assistance: Rehab services 84.126 4,714 4,714 4,714 QZAB IRS Subsidy na 6,031 6,031 Sub Total 10,745 0 10,745 4,714 0

    Total Federal Assistance 210,224$ 28,223 333,399 324,213 25,068

    Note - These amounts represent reimbursements for prior year expenditures which were not received until the current fiscal year.

    Note 1 - Basis of Presentation - The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards includes the federal activity of the District for the year ended June 30, 2017. Thisinformation is presented in accordance with the requirements of Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, andAudit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance) . Because the schedule presents only a selected portiion of the operations of the District, it is not intended and doesnot present the financial position, changes in net assets, or cash flows of the District.

    Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Expenditiures reported on this schedule are reported on the regulatory basis of accounting consistent with the preparation ofthe combined financial statements except as noted in Note 3. Expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain typesof expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. The District has elected not to use the 10 percent de minimus indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance.

    Note 3 - Non-Monetary Assistance - Commodities received by the District in the amount of $11,818 were of a non-monetary nature and therefore the total revenue does notagree with the financial statements

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  • POSITION BOND COVERAGEBONDING COMPANY COVERED NUMBER AMOUNT EFFECTIVE DATES

    CNA Surety -Westen Surety Company Treasurer 14534323 100,000$ 11/1/16 - 11/1/17

    Superintendent 70756247 100,000 7/1/16 - 7/1/17Blanket Position Bond 68384219 15,000 8/25/16 - 8/25/17Minutes Clerk LSM0802988 1,000 12/16/16 - 12/16/17Activity Fund Custodians LSM0802988 1,000 12/16/16 - 12/16/17Child Nutrition Custodians LSM0802988 1,000 12/16/16 - 12/16/17Encumbrance Clerk LSM0802988 1,000 12/16/16 - 12/16/17

    INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. I-3, COMANCHE COUNTYSTATEMENT OF STATUTORY, FIDELITY AND HONESTY BONDS

    FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017

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