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Finding 598886 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2023-03-12
Audit: 22208
Organization: Joliet Public Schools District 86 (IL)
Auditor: Wermer Rogers Doran & Ruzon LLC

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The District submitted its ESSER program expenditure reports late, missing the 20-day deadline after the quarter ended on 6/30/22.
  • Impacted Requirements: This violates the State and Federal Grant Administration Policy, which mandates timely quarterly reporting to the ISBE.
  • Recommended Follow-up: Implement a tracking system to ensure future reports are submitted on time and review processes for compliance with reporting deadlines.

Finding Text

According to the State and Federal Grant Administration Policy, Fiscal Requirements and Procedures handbook published by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), expenditures for the ESSER program are required to be reported to the ISBE on a quarterly basis; quarterly reports are due twenty days following the end of a reporting quarter. One quarter reported for the ESSER program was reported past the twenty day following quarter end time period. For the quarter ended 6/30/22, the District filed its expenditure detail reports between 7/26/22-7/28/22.

Categories

Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 22442 2022-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 22443 2022-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 22444 2022-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 22445 2022-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 22446 2022-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 598884 2022-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 598885 2022-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 598887 2022-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 598888 2022-001
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
10.555 National School Lunch Program $5.66M
10.553 School Breakfast Program $1.12M
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $1.03M
93.778 Medical Assistance Program $583,005
30.009 Emergency Connectivity Fund $417,740
10.555 Department of Defense- Fresh Fruit and Vegatables $227,914
10.555 Department of Agriculture- Food Distribution $211,133
84.365 English Language Acquisition State Grants $80,818
10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children $68,371
84.367 Improving Teacher Quality State Grants $64,873
84.173 Special Education_preschool Grants $24,593
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $12,540
84.027 Special Education_grants to States $5,187
84.196 Education for Homeless Children and Youth $860