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Criteria: For effective internal controls, the Superintendent should be reviewing supporting documentation for the grant expenditure reports submitted to the Illinois State Board of Education to ensure all costs charged to the grant are correctly reported. Condition: The District Did not report grant expenditures totaling $150,733. Questioned Costs: None. Context: Total grant expenditures for the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund were $2,105,124 for the year ended June 30, 2024. Effect: The District did not report $150,733 of expenditures charged to the grant that could lead to the District not receiving reimbursement. Cause: The Bookkeeper reported the month-to-date balance for certain expenditures instead of the year-to-date amount since the expenditure reports are cumulative. The Superintendent does not receive the supporting documentation when approving the expenditure reports to ensure all costs are correctly reported. Recommendation: We recommend that the Superintendent review all supporting documentation for the expenditure reports submitted to the Illinois State Board of Education to ensure all costs are correctly reported before he approves the reports. Management's Response: The Superintendent will review all supporting documentation for the expenditure reports before he approves the reports going forward. The District has contacted the Illinois State Board of Education to re-open the report for correction.