Finding 975850 (2023-001)

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Requirement
F
Questioned Costs
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Year
2023
Accepted
2024-06-03
Audit: 307921
Organization: Shelbyville Cusd 4 (IL)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The District's property records are missing key equipment purchased with federal Education Stabilization Funding.
  • Impacted Requirements: This violates compliance requirements for Equipment and Real Property Management as outlined in 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1).
  • Recommended Follow-up: Assign an independent employee to regularly review and update property records to ensure compliance.

Finding Text

SHELBYVILLE COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 4 SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS Year Ending June 30, 2023 SECTION III - FEDERAL AWARD FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS 1. FINDING NUMBER: 2023- 001 2. THIS FINDING IS: __X__ NEW ___Repeat from Prior Year? 3. Federal Program Name and Year: COVID 19: Education Stabilization Fund (2022) 4. Project No.: 4998-E3 5. CFDA No.: 84.425U-COVID 19 6. Passed Through: Illinois State Board of Education 7. Federal Agency: Department of Education 8. Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation) Equipment and Real Property Management compliance requirements require that property records be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding of the property (including the federal award identification number), who holds title, the acquisition date, cost of the property, percentage of federal participation in the project costs for the federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and the sales price of the property. (2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1)) 9. Condition The District's property records did not include all equipment purchased with Education Stabilization Funding. 10. Questioned Costs None 11. Context The inventory of equipment is material to the program. 12. Effect The District is not in compliance with Equipment and Real Property Management compliance requirements. 13. Cause A material amount of smartboards were purchased for District classrooms and were not included in the inventory of equipment purchased with Education Stabilization Funding. 14. Recommendation The District should assign an employee independent of the preparer, preferably with knowledge of applicable federal grant expenditures, to review the District's property records on a periodic basis to ensure the listing is complete and meets the requirements of 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1). 15. Management's response Management will implement the auditor's recommendation for the year ended June 30, 2024.

Categories

Equipment & Real Property Management

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.027 Special Education_grants to States $315,447
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $188,784
10.553 School Breakfast Program $105,560
93.778 Medical Assistance Program $38,003
84.367 Improving Teacher Quality State Grants $33,928
10.555 National School Lunch Program $29,262
84.048 Career and Technical Education -- Basic Grants to States $28,162
84.173 Special Education_preschool Grants $12,194
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $8,162
10.649 Pandemic Ebt Administrative Costs $628