Finding 1174064 (2025-007)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2026-02-18
Audit: 387723
Auditor: SCHEFFEL BOYLE

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The District submitted a June 30, 2025 expenditure report that included expenses already claimed in the final FY 24 report.
  • Impacted Requirements: This violates the Illinois State Board of Education's guidelines for accurate reporting.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Review grant tracking worksheets and reconcile budgeted amounts with the general ledger before submitting future reports.

Finding Text

Criteria: Reporting. To determine that an accurate 6/30/2025 expenditure report was filed with the Illinois State Board of Education based on guidelines prescribed by the Illinois State Board of Education. Condition: The District claimed expenses on the June 30, 2025 expenditure report that were claimed on the final FY 24 expenditure report. Questioned Costs: Total questioned costs $3,884 - $299 in 2210-300 and $3,585 in 2230-300. Context: It was noted that the District claimed expenses that were previously claimed on the Final FY 24 expenditure report. Effect: The District submitted an expenditure report claiming costs that were previously claimed. Cause: The District mistakenly picked up expenses on the FY 25 grant that were paid in FY 25 but were claimed on the final FY 24 grant. Recommendation: We recommend reviewing the grant tracking worksheets before creating the expenditure reports to ensure actual costs are consistent with what is entered into the grant. We recommend reconciling the budgeted amount to the general ledger totals and reconciling those to expenditure reports before submitting. Management response: The District will review the budgeted costs of items and the amount recorded in the general ledger agains the expenditure reports before submitting.

Corrective Action Plan

Condtion: The District's general ledger totals are inconsistent with the ISBE reports due to the timing erros, resulting in certain expenses being claimed in grants in the current year and the prior year. Recommendations: We recommend reconciling the general ledger totals to the expenditure reports before submitting. Management response: The District will add a vertification process to reconcile the general ledger totals to the expenditure reports before submitting.

Categories

Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1174061 2025-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1174062 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1174063 2025-006
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.010 TITLE I GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES $323,932
84.027 SPECIAL EDUCATION GRANTS TO STATES $220,325
84.425 EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUND $114,171
10.553 SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM $107,533
93.778 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM $46,377
84.367 SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION STATE GRANTS (FORMERLY IMPROVING TEACHER QUALITY STATE GRANTS) $44,506
10.555 NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM $31,507
84.424 STUDENT SUPPORT AND ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT PROGRAM $26,697
84.173 SPECIAL EDUCATION PRESCHOOL GRANTS $10,833