Finding 571324 (2024-008)

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Requirement
A
Questioned Costs
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Year
2024
Accepted
2025-07-15
Audit: 362277
Organization: Dolton West School District 148 (IL)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The District did not follow the approved budget when claiming expenditures, specifically misclassifying a $23,532 expense for telephone infrastructure.
  • Impacted Requirements: Compliance with the itemized budget filed with ISBE is essential; expenditures must align with the approved categories.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The District should regularly review the budget and ensure all claimed expenditures are correctly categorized or amend the budget as needed.

Finding Text

8. Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): The compliance requirements for "A. Activities Allowed and Unallowed", requires the District to conform to the itemized budgets which were filed with and approved by ISBE. '9. Condition: The District did not claim expenditures in conformity with the approved detail budget. '10. Questioned Costs: N/A. '11. Context: The District claimed an expenditure in error under function code 2660 when it should have been claimed under function 2630. The amount in question was $23,532 paid to Sentinel Technologies for telephone infrastructure. '12. Effect: The goods purchased by the District were not included in the budget line they were claimed under but were allowable under another approved budget line. The District erroneously claimed the invoice under the incorrect budget line. 13. Cause: Policies and procedures are in place that provide reasonable assurance that reports of federal awards submitted to ISBE are supported by the underlying accounting records and are fairly presented in accordance with program requirements. These policies and procedures were not followed when the expenditure report was prepared and filed. 14. Recommendation: We recommend the District periodically review the itemized budget and ensure claimed expenditures fall within or file amendments as necessary for any changes. 15. Management's response: The District has agreed with the findings and recommendations as presented. The District will review the itemized budget and ensure claimed expenditures fall within the grant. See Corrective Action Plan provided by the District.

Corrective Action Plan

Condition: The District did not claim expenditures in conformity with the approved detail budget. Plan: The District will hire a full-time employee to execute the completion of all State and Federal grants. Addidtional training and reources will be provided to ensure the District remains in compliance. Anticipated Date of Completion: 'June 30, 2025. Name of Contact Person: Dr. Kevin J. Nohelty, Superintendent. Management Response: The District will review the itemized budget and ensure claimed expenditures fall within the grant. If necessary, amendments will be filed accordingly.

Categories

Procurement, Suspension & Debarment

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
97.036 Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (presidentially Declared Disasters) $595,918
10.553 School Breakfast Program $515,533
10.558 Child and Adult Care Food Program $364,904
93.778 Medical Assistance Program $223,987
84.027 Special Education Grants to States $119,311
84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $112,541
84.367 Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants (formerly Improving Teacher Quality State Grants) $79,081
10.555 National School Lunch Program $53,001
10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children $22,080
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $20,052
84.173 Special Education Preschool Grants $11,498
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $10,935
10.649 Pandemic Ebt Administrative Costs $3,256