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Criteria: Reporting. All quarterly expenditure reports must be filed with the Illinois State Board of Education no later than 20 days after the end of the quarter. Condition: We noted that 6 of the 11 quarterly expenditure reports submitted for FY24 were not filed in a timely manner. Questioned Costs: There are no questioned costs. Context: ARP Homeless (2024) Q4 report was 23 days late. Elevating Educator's Q1 and Q2 reports were 89 and 25 days late, respectively. ESSER II's Q1 report was 28 days late. Early Childhood: Jumpstart Kindergarten and First Grade's Q1 report was 40 days late. Early Childhood: Jumpstart Kindergarten's Q1 report was 40 days late. Of 11 reports submitted in FY, 6 were filed late. All reports were filed between 23 and 89 days late. Effect: Reporting requirements were not met. This was an oversight by management personnel in the District due to turnover in the District Office. Cause: The District did not employ proper oversight to ensure that the quarterly expenditure reports were filed timely. Recommendation: We recommend that steps are taken, including oversight by a second employee, to ensure that all quarterly expenditure reports are filed by the due dates. Management Response: The District will take the necessary steps to file all quarterly expenditure reports on time in the future.