Finding 1167619 (2025-003)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
N
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2026-01-05
Audit: 378869
Organization: Grant Community High School 124 (IL)
Auditor: ECCEZION

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The District failed to consult with private schools regarding students living within its boundaries, which is a compliance requirement.
  • Impacted Requirements: The District must document efforts to identify any students attending private schools outside its boundaries, even if none are found.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Review and implement procedures to ensure proper consultation and documentation with private schools is completed moving forward.

Finding Text

FINDING NUMBER: 2025 - 003 2. THIS FINDING IS: New 3. Federal Program Name and Year: Title I - Low Income (2025) 4. Project No.: 4300 5. AL No.: 84.010 6. Passed Through: Illinois State Board of Education 7. Federal Agency: US Department of Education 8. Criteria or specific requirement: District is required to hold consultation with private schools where students that live within the district boundaries attend. 9. Condition: It was noted that the District did not hold consultation with private schools where students that live within the district boundaries attend. Even though there are no private high schools in the district boundaries, the District should make an effort to determine if there are any students attending a private school outside of the district boundaries. This process should be documented so it can be reviewed during future audits. 10. Questioned Costs: None. 11. Context: There was nothing to review for consultation with private schools. 12. Effect: The District is not in compliance with the requirement to have consulation with private schools, if any. In addition documenting the process if no students are identified, is required as well. 13. Cause: The District did not complete the consultation with private schools. 14. Recommendation: We recommend the District review procedures to make sure that the consultation with private schools (if any) and required documentation is completed. 15. Management's Response: Management will implement procedures to ensure that the consultation with private schools, if any and required documentation is completed.

Corrective Action Plan

Condition: It was noted that the District did not hold consultation with private schools where students that live within the districh boundaries attend. Even though there are no private high schools in the district boundaries, the District should make an effort to determine if there are any students attending a private high school outside of the district boundaries. This process should be documented so it can be reviewed during future audits. Plan: Management will implement procedures to ensure that the consultation with private schools, if any and required documentation is completed. Anticipated Date of Completion: 6/30/2026 Name of Contact Person: Beth Reich, CSBO/Business Manager Management Response: N/A

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Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1167615 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1167616 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1167617 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1167618 2025-002
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.027 SPECIAL EDUCATION GRANTS TO STATES $711,779
84.424 STUDENT SUPPORT AND ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT PROGRAM $219,135
84.010 TITLE I GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES $210,554
84.367 SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION STATE GRANTS (FORMERLY IMPROVING TEACHER QUALITY STATE GRANTS) $54,218
10.553 SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM $50,438
93.778 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM $30,432
84.048 CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION -- BASIC GRANTS TO STATES $21,594
84.365 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION STATE GRANTS $15,967
10.555 NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM $2,928