Finding 520868 (2024-003)

Material Weakness
Requirement
AB
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2025-01-31
Audit: 340710
Organization: Vandalia Cusd 203 (IL)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: Three payroll disbursements under the Child Nutrition Cluster did not match the approved salary schedule.
  • Impacted Requirements: The District must maintain effective internal controls to ensure compliance with federal program regulations.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement stronger oversight to ensure adherence to internal control procedures at all times.

Finding Text

VANDALIA CUSD #203 03-026-2030-26 SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS Year Ending June 30, 2024 SECTION III - FEDERAL AWARD FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS 1. FINDING NUMBER:14 2024 - 003 2. THIS FINDING IS: X New Repeat from Prior year? Year originally reported? 3. Federal Program Name and Year: Child Nutrition Cluster 4. Project No.: "23-4210-00, 24-4210-00, 23-4215-00, 24-4215-00, 23-4220-00, 24-4220-00 " 5. AL No.: 10.555, 10.553, 10.556 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) The District is responsible for the design and implementation of internal controls over federal programs in order to prevent or detect and correct misstatements in the financial statement as well as ensure program compliance. 9. Condition15 Three payroll disbursements made under the Child Nutrition Cluster did not agree to the approved salary schedule. 10. Questioned Costs16 None. 11. Context17 Exceptions were noted in three out of the forty items tested. 12. Effect Unallowable/unapproved expenditures could be charged to the grant. 13. Cause Lack of oversight over the program. 14. Recommendation The District should take steps to ensure its internal control procedures are being followed at all times. 15. Management's response18 Management agrees with the finding.

Categories

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Allowable Costs / Cost Principles School Nutrition Programs

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 520867 2024-003
    Material Weakness
  • 520869 2024-003
    Material Weakness
  • 520870 2024-003
    Material Weakness
  • 520871 2024-003
    Material Weakness
  • 520872 2024-003
    Material Weakness
  • 520873 2024-003
    Material Weakness
  • 520874 2024-003
    Material Weakness
  • 520875 2024-003
    Material Weakness
  • 520876 2024-003
    Material Weakness
  • 520877 2024-002
    Material Weakness
  • 520878 2024-002
    Material Weakness
  • 520879 2024-002
    Material Weakness
  • 1097309 2024-003
    Material Weakness
  • 1097310 2024-003
    Material Weakness
  • 1097311 2024-003
    Material Weakness
  • 1097312 2024-003
    Material Weakness
  • 1097313 2024-003
    Material Weakness
  • 1097314 2024-003
    Material Weakness
  • 1097315 2024-003
    Material Weakness
  • 1097316 2024-003
    Material Weakness
  • 1097317 2024-003
    Material Weakness
  • 1097318 2024-003
    Material Weakness
  • 1097319 2024-002
    Material Weakness
  • 1097320 2024-002
    Material Weakness
  • 1097321 2024-002
    Material Weakness

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.027 Special Education Grants to States $420,915
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $388,937
10.555 National School Lunch Program $341,592
84.334 Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs $304,685
10.553 School Breakfast Program $86,293
84.367 Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants (formerly Improving Teacher Quality State Grants) $64,776
93.778 Medical Assistance Program $40,450
10.555 Commodities (non-Cash) $33,101
10.582 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program $29,056
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $19,906
84.173 Special Education Preschool Grants $18,215
84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $17,923
10.649 Pandemic Ebt Administrative Costs $3,256
10.556 Special Milk Program for Children $2,160