Finding Text
1. FINDING NUMBER: 2024 - 002
2. THIS FINDING IS: New
3. Federal Program Name and Year: Child Nutrition Cluster
4. Project No.: 24-4299-00; 43-4210-00; 24-4210-00;23-4210-BT; 24-4210-SC; 23-4220-00;24-4220-00
5. AL No: 10.553; 10.555
6. Passed Through: ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION & DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
7. Federal Agency: U.S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
8. Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Management is responsible for keeping records of student applications.
9. Condition: One of 40 students selected for testing received free or reduced lunch without having an application on file.
10. Questioned Costs: N/A
11. Context: One exception was noted out of the 40 applications selected for testing, which were selected from a population of several hundred.
12. Effect: Students could receive free/reduced meals without qualifying for them.
13. Cause: The District did not correctly obtain or retain a copy of the application.
14. Recommendation: Management should develop a process to ensure all applications are obtained and retained.
15. Management's response: Management will establish and reinforce procedures to ensure all applications are retained (paper and digital copies).