Finding 1079641 (2024-004)

Significant Deficiency Repeat Finding
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2024-10-21

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The expenditure reports for the ESSER 2 grant do not align with the general ledger, showing a discrepancy of $197.
  • Impacted Requirements: The District failed to ensure that the grant budget and general ledger functions matched prior to processing expenditures.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Provide training for grant managers on coding payments to ensure alignment with ISBE budget details before processing.

Finding Text

Reporting. The expenditure reports filed with the Illinois State Board of Education do not match the general ledger detail. No questioned costs. The District reported expenditures totaling $1,099,218 for fiscal year 2024 for the ESSER 2 grant, but the general ledger only showed $1,099,021. The discrepancies were noted in function 1000 and object 100 of $176, and in function 1000 and object 200 of $21, totaling $197. The general ledger does not match the expenditure report filed with the Illinois State Board of Education for the functions and objects noted above. The District did not ensure the grant budget and the functions of the general ledger matched before processing grant expenditures. The expenditure reports filed with the Illinois State Board of Education should match the general ledger of the District's accounting system by function and object. To ensure that expenditure reports and the general ledger detail match, the District will provide training for grant managers regarding coding all payments to match the ISBE budget detail for grant functions before processing payments.

Categories

Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 503194 2024-002
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 503195 2024-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 503196 2024-002
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 503197 2024-002
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 503198 2024-002
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 503199 2024-004
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 503200 2024-005
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1079636 2024-002
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 1079637 2024-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1079638 2024-002
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 1079639 2024-002
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 1079640 2024-002
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 1079642 2024-005
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
10.553 School Breakfast Program $741,264
84.367 Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants (formerly Improving Teacher Quality State Grants) $255,031
10.555 National School Lunch Program $243,762
84.287 Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers $216,506
93.778 Medical Assistance Program $211,974
84.027 Special Education Grants to States $150,268
10.560 State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition $143,247
84.048 Career and Technical Education -- Basic Grants to States $86,332
84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $36,330
10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children $34,732
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $17,650
84.041 Impact Aid $16,080
84.013 Title I State Agency Program for Neglected and Delinquent Children and Youth $7,108
10.649 Pandemic Ebt Administrative Costs $6,180
84.173 Special Education Preschool Grants $3,617
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $1,584