Finding 1161168 (2024-007)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
A
Questioned Costs
$1
Year
2024
Accepted
2025-10-22

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The District claimed $900 in expenses for NASBE memberships that were not allowed under the approved budget.
  • Impacted Requirements: Compliance with the approved budget as per ISBE regulations was not met.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The District should regularly review the budget and ensure all claimed expenses align with it, making amendments when necessary.

Finding Text

8. Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation) The compliance requirements for "A. Activities Allowed and Unallowed" requires the District to conform to the itemized budgets which were filed with and approved by ISBE. 9. Condition The District did not claim expenditures in conformity with the approved detail budget. 10. Questioned Costs $900 11. Context The District claimed expenditures of $900 as of the 6/30/24 expenditure report that were not allowed by the budget. The District purchased NASBE memberships for staff, however this line of the budget was for supplies and materials. 12. Effect The expenditures claimed by the District were not included in the itemized budget and were not the intent of the budget line. 13. Cause Policies and procedures are in place that provide reasonable assurance that reports of federal awards submitted to ISBE are supported by the underlying accounting records and are fairly presented in accordance with program requirements. These policies and procedures were not followed. 14. Recommendation We recommend the District periodically review the itemized budget and ensure claimed expenditures fall within or file amendments as necessary for any changes. 15. Management's response The District has agreed with the findings and recommendations as presented. See Corrective Action Plan provided by the District.

Corrective Action Plan

Condition: The District did not claim expenditures in conformity with the approved detail budget. Plan: The Business Office will install stricter controls over grants and grant reporting to ensure these findings are fixed. Due to the late completion date of this audit, the results will not be seen until the FY26 audit. Anticipated Date of Completion: June 30, 2026 Name of Contact Person: Dr. Albert Holmes

Categories

Questioned Costs Procurement, Suspension & Debarment

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1161169 2024-008
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1161170 2024-008
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1161171 2024-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1161172 2024-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1161173 2024-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1161174 2024-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1161175 2024-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1161176 2024-006
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
10.553 SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM $775,506
84.367 IMPROVING TEACHER QUALITY STATE GRANTS $345,056
84.048 CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION -- BASIC GRANTS TO STATES $333,928
84.424 STUDENT SUPPORT AND ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT PROGRAM $320,683
93.778 SPECIAL EDUCATION_GRANTS TO STATES $274,583
84.010 TITLE I GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES $90,815
84.425 EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUND $80,627
84.027 SPECIAL EDUCATION_GRANTS TO STATES $74,906
10.555 NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM $62,369
10.558 CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM $52,835
84.365 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION STATE GRANTS $28,555
84.126 REHABILITATION SERVICES_VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION GRANTS TO STATES $21,500
10.649 PANDEMIC EBT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS $3,256