Finding 1215164 (2025-005)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
N
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2026-05-20

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The District failed to prepare bank reconciliations, leading to misclassification of food service revenues.
  • Impacted Requirements: Federal regulations require that all food service revenues be credited to a nonprofit account, which was not followed.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement monthly bank reconciliations to ensure timely and accurate recording of all food service reimbursements.

Finding Text

GRANT COMMUNITY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT 110 50-082-1100-04 SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS Year Ending June 30, 2025 SECTION III - FEDERAL AWARD FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS 1. FINDING NUMBER:14 2025 - 005 2. THIS FINDING IS: X New Repeat from Prior year? Year originally reported? 3. Federal Program Name and Year: National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program 4. Project No.: 25-4210-00, 24-4210-00, 25-4220-00, 24-4220-00 5. AL No.: 10.555 & 10.553 6. Passed Through: Illinois State Board of Education 7. Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture 8. Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation) Per 7 CFR §210.14(a), school food authorities are required to establish and maintain a nonprofit school food service account and ensure that all revenues received from the food service operation are properly credited to that account. This regulation requires that federal reimbursements and all other food service revenues be deposited into the nonprofit food service account and used solely for the operation and improvement of the school food service program. 9. Condition The District did not prepare bank reconciliations during fiscal year 2025. As a result, a portion of National School Lunch and School Breakfast program receipts were not promptly credited to the appropriate food service revenue accounts, and those reimbursements that were recorded incorrectly recorded to the Evidence-Based Funding revenue account in error. 10. Questioned Costs No reportable questioned costs identified. 11. Context The District participates in the National School Lunch Program (ALN 10.555) and the School Breakfast Program (ALN 10.553), which require that federal reimbursements be promptly recorded to the food service account. However, the District does not currently have a bank reconciliation process in place to ensure timely identification and posting of these reimbursements. This lack of a reconciliation process contributed to an error in which the December 2024, February 2025 and April 2025 reimbursements were not recorded to the food service account. 12. Effect The District’s food service revenues were misclassified and understated, resulting in reimbursements not being promptly recorded to the food service account. 13. Cause The District did not have bank reconciliations prepared during fiscal year 2025. 14. Recommendation The District should prepare bank reconciliations to ensure all bank accounts are reconciled on a monthly basis and reviewed by appropriate personnel. 15. Management's response Management concurs with finding.

Corrective Action Plan

Finding No. 2025-005 Condition – The District did not prepare bank reconciliations during fiscal year 2025. As a result, a portion of National School Lunch and School Breakfast program receipts were not promptly credited to the appropriate food service revenue accounts, and those reimbursements that were recorded incorrectly recorded to the Evidence-Based Funding revenue account in error. Plan – The District will perform bank reconciliations in a timely manner and ensure that National School Lunch and School Breakfast program receipts are appropriately recorded to the proper food service revenue accounts. Anticipated Date of Completion: 7/1/2025 - current Name of Contact Person: Matt Stines, Superintendent

Categories

School Nutrition Programs Cash Management

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1215153 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215154 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215155 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215156 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215157 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215158 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215159 2025-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215160 2025-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215161 2025-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215162 2025-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215163 2025-005
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.010 TITLE I GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES $255,713
84.027 SPECIAL EDUCATION GRANTS TO STATES $173,461
10.553 SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM $75,368
84.367 SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION STATE GRANTS (FORMERLY IMPROVING TEACHER QUALITY STATE GRANTS) $32,808
84.424 STUDENT SUPPORT AND ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT PROGRAM $19,757
10.555 NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM $13,640
10.560 STATE ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES FOR CHILD NUTRITION $11,810
84.173 SPECIAL EDUCATION PRESCHOOL GRANTS $5,482