Finding 504233 (2024-001)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2024-10-31

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The District failed to file expenditure reports on time for federal awards, including ESSER II and III.
  • Impacted Requirements: Reports are due by the 20th of the month after the quarter, and final reports within 90 days post-project.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Ensure timely filing of all expenditure reports to maintain compliance and secure full funding.

Finding Text

8. Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Reporting '9. Condition: The District did not timely file expenditure reports for all federal awards within the Education Stabilization Fund. '10. Questioned Costs: No questioned costs. '11. Context: The District's grant expenditure reports are due to the Illinois State Board of Education by the 20th of the month following end of quarter or reporting period. The District did not timely file expenditure reports for ESSER II, ESSER III, and McKinney Vento Homeless. Final expenditure reports are due within 90 days of project end date if outstanding obligations were previously reported. The District did not timely file final expenditure reports for ESSER II-Jump Start Kindergarten & First Grade and GEER II - Jump Start Kindergarten. '12. Effect: Non-timely filed expenditure reports could result in the District not receiving the full allotment of funding requested or not receiving the funding timely. 13. Cause: This was an oversight by management personnel in the District due to additional expenditure reports being required that didn't coincide with the routine quarterly reporting. 14. Recommendation: The District should timely file all expenditure reports to stay compliant with federal awards. 15. Management's response: The District will take the necessary steps to ensure that expenditure reports are timely filed going forward.

Categories

Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 504231 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 504232 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 504234 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 504235 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1080673 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1080674 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1080675 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1080676 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1080677 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $435,378
84.027 Special Education Grants to States $344,424
10.553 School Breakfast Program $195,705
84.367 Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants (formerly Improving Teacher Quality State Grants) $67,679
84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $47,744
10.560 State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition $35,319
10.555 National School Lunch Program $30,997
84.048 Career and Technical Education -- Basic Grants to States $27,215
32.009 Emergency Connectivity Fund Program $21,250
93.778 Medical Assistance Program $13,841
84.173 Special Education Preschool Grants $13,706
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $9,472
10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children $1,512
10.649 Pandemic Ebt Administrative Costs $653