Finding 525235 (2024-006)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
P
Questioned Costs
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Year
2024
Accepted
2025-03-03
Audit: 344429
Organization: Central School District No. 104 (IL)
Auditor: F E W CPAS

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The District failed to track and account for all federal awards and expenditures.
  • Impacted Requirements: The inability to produce a Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards violates federal requirements.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement a process to properly record federal expenditures; management plans to address this by June 30, 2025.

Finding Text

Criteria: All recipients of federal awards are required to be able to create a Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards. Condition: During the fiscal year, the District did not properly track and account for all federal awards and expenditures. Cause: The District did not previously categorize federal awards and expenditures in distinguishable accounts. Effect: Lack of adequate controls over federal expenditures and improperly accounting for funds created a situation where the District was unable to produce a Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards. Recommendation: We recommend that the District implement a process to properly record and account for federal expenditures. Management Response: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure the required controls are in place. Anticipated completion date is June 30, 2025.

Corrective Action Plan

All recipients of federal awards are required to be able to create a Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards. Contact for corrective action: Dr. Gabrielle Rodriguez, Superintendent District’s response: Concur Anticipated completion date: June 30, 2025 Corrective Action: The District agrees with this finding and will implement the following: • Management will implement a process to properly record and account for federal expenditures.

Categories

Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1101677 2024-006
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
10.555 National School Lunch Program $352,002
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $229,251
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $200,672
84.027 Special Education Grants to States $117,862
10.553 School Breakfast Program $104,350
10.579 Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability $49,979
84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $17,616
93.778 Medical Assistance Program $16,928
84.173 Special Education Preschool Grants $5,810
10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children $1,950
84.367 Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants (formerly Improving Teacher Quality State Grants) $1,397