Finding 9047 (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.

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