What Was Performed? A performance audit of the Department of Education’s (DOE’s)compliance with conducting criminal background checks for covered employees for calendaryears January 1, 2014, through December 31, 2019.WhyThis Engagement? This engagement was conducted in accordance with 29 Del. C. § 2906 andevaluated DOE’s compliance with state laws and regulations regarding criminal background checksrequired for all employees.Our performance audit had two objectives:(1) Determine if DOE complied with state laws and regulations for criminal background checks onall required employees, and(2) Assess the DOE’s internal controls and determine if the controls have been properly employed.This report is intended to assist DOE’s management with recommendations to improveprocedures, processes and internal controls as necessary.What Was Found? We found the DOE could strengthen its internal controls in several ways,including by improving documentation to ensure the following:(1) employees are cleared, certified and suitable for their positions in accordance with state lawsand regulations, and(2) employee files contain the requisite documentation to provide evidence of DOE’s compliancewith relevant state laws, regulations and policies.The report contains several recommendations for improvement, which we encourage DOE’smanagement to consider implementing. These recommendations were developed based onevaluation of audit evidence obtained for DOE, and they are designed to help keep schoolchildrensafer by improving internal controls related to certifying the criminal background checkprocesses.The Department of Education Criminal Background Checks Performance Audit for 2014 through2019 can be found on our website.Please do not reply to this email. For any questions regarding the attached report, p
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