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Criteria: To ensure that reports for meal counts are accurately submitted to the Illinois State Board of Education, proper internal controls should be in place over reporting. Condition: There is no review of the meal count submission reports prepared by the Food Service Director before they are submitted to the Illinois State Board of Education. Questioned Costs: None. Context: Expenditures for the Child Nutrition Cluster totaled $336,726 for the year ended June 30, 2022. Effect: Meal counts could be inaccurately reported to the Illinois State Board of Education resulting in over or under reimbursement. Cause: The food service director was unaware this review process should be done each month. Recommendation: We recommend that the Food Service Director input the amounts in the Illinois State Board of Education monthly meal count report, print the report before submission, and give to the Bookkeeper or Superintendent along with the meal count sheets to review that the amounts are accurate. Their review should be documented on the report. Management's Response: The Bookkeeper or Superintendent will begin reviewing the monthly meal count reports prepared by the Food Service Director to ensure accuracy before they are submitted. We will ensure the review is documented.