Finding 9046 (2023-001)

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Requirement
N
Questioned Costs
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Year
2023
Accepted
2024-01-18
Audit: 12384
Organization: Hawthorn School District No. 73 (IL)
Auditor: Eccezion

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The District failed to have the determining official complete and sign the required verification forms for all selected applications.
  • Impacted Requirements: Compliance with federal guidelines for the Child Nutrition Cluster, specifically the verification process outlined by the USDA.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The District should review and improve its processes to ensure all verification forms are completed and signed as required.

Finding Text

1. FINDING NUMBER: 2023 - 001 2. THIS FINDING IS: New 3. Federal Program Name and Year: Child Nutrition Cluster 4. Project No.: 4210-00, 4210-BT, 4210-SC, 4220-00 5. CFDA No.: 10.555, 10.553 6. Passed Through: Illinois State Board of Education 7. Federal Agency: US Department of Agriculture 8. Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation) For the 3% verification of applications, the District should have a determining official complete and sign the verification form and a confirming official review and sign the verification form. 9. Condition: The determining official did not complete the form and did not sign the form for all applications selected. 10. Questioned Costs: N/A 11. Context: 3 verification forms were selected from a population of 3. 12. Effect: The District is not in compliance with the completion of the verification forms. 13. Cause: The District did not correctly complete the verification forms. 14. Recommendation: We recommend the District review its processes and make sure the verification forms are completed correctly. 15. Management's response: Management will review and implement procedures to ensure the verification forms are completed correctly.

Corrective Action Plan

Condition: The determining official did not complete the form and did not sign the form for all applications selected. Plan: Management will review and implement procedures to ensure the verification forms are completed correctly. Anticipated Date of Completion: 6/30/2024 Name of Contact Person: LeeAnn Taylor, Assistant Superintendent of Finance & Business Operations Management Response: N/A

Categories

School Nutrition Programs

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $496,696
84.027 Special Education_grants to States $132,831
10.555 National School Lunch Program $112,046
84.365 English Language Acquisition State Grants $104,427
93.778 Medical Assistance Program $102,435
10.553 School Breakfast Program $67,608
84.367 Improving Teacher Quality State Grants $64,381
84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $32,587
84.173 Special Education_preschool Grants $14,727
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $5,412
32.009 Emergency Connectivity Fund Program $2,398