Finding 52173 (2022-003)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2022-11-13

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The District failed to submit 4 out of 10 quarterly expenditure reports on time.
  • Impacted Requirements: Reports were due 20 days after each quarter, as mandated by the Illinois State Board of Education.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The District should ensure timely submissions and regularly check the FRIS website for due dates.

Finding Text

'8. Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Reporting '9. Condition: The District did not submit timely expenditure reports. The Illinois State Board of Education requires that expenditure reports be submitted on a quarterly basis 20 days after the quarter ends. 10. Questioned Costs: No questioned costs. '11. Context: Of the 10 quarterly expenditure reports for project year 2022 that were submitted to the Illinois State Board of Education for the Education Stabilization fund, 4 were not filed by the required due date of 20 days after the quarter ends. '12. Effect: Late filing of expenditure reports. 13. Cause: Due to some uncertainty when reports were needed, the District was late in filing some of the required quarterly reports. 14. Recommendation: The District must submit timely quarterly expenditure reports to the Illinois State Board of Education. The District should consider checking the list of expenditure reports due on the FRIS website frequently. 15. Management's response: The Business Office is aware of quarterly due dates for applied for and approved grants. It will monitor the quarterly due dates of both federal and state grants that have not been approved.

Corrective Action Plan

Condition: The District did not submit timely expenditure reports. The Illinois State Board of Education requires that expenditure reports be submitted on a quarterly basis 20 days after the quarter ends. Recommendation: The District must submit timely quarterly expenditure reports to the Illinois State Board of Education. The District should consider checking the list of expenditure reports due on the FRIS website frequently. Management Response: The Business Office is aware of quarterly due dates for applied for and approved grants. It will monitor the quarterly due dates of both federal and state grants that have not been approved. Anticipated Date of Completion: June 30, 2023

Categories

Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 52174 2022-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 52175 2022-002
    Significant Deficiency
  • 52176 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency
  • 628615 2022-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 628616 2022-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 628617 2022-002
    Significant Deficiency
  • 628618 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.041 Impact Aid $22.82M
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $1.18M
84.027 Special Education_grants to States $851,417
12.558 Department of Defense Impact Aid (supplement, Cwsd, Brac) $798,784
32.009 Emergency Connectivity Fund Program $662,950
10.553 School Breakfast Program $232,353
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $171,991
10.560 State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition $75,302
84.367 Improving Teacher Quality State Grants $68,919
84.048 Career and Technical Education -- Basic Grants to States $62,709
10.555 National School Lunch Program $56,949
12.556 Competitive Grants: Promoting K-12 Student Achievement at Military-Connected Schools $41,411
93.778 Medical Assistance Program $31,755
84.173 Special Education_preschool Grants $19,419
10.649 Pandemic Ebt Administrative Costs $614