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Brooklyn Unit School District No. 188Local Government

EIN: 376004514

UEI: EC7LJELYNDH3

Audited by: Scheffel Boyle

Oversight agency: 84 [Department of Education]

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Data as of September 2, 2026

Brooklyn Unit School District No. 1889 audit years4 findings3 repeat
9
Audit Years
4
Total Findings
3
Repeat Findings
$1.3M
Federal Awards Expended (FY 2025)

FY 2025-06-30

ADVERSE OPINION, NON-GAAP BASISMATERIAL NONCOMPLIANCE DISCLOSED$1,293,398 federal awards expendedNo findings recorded this year

Management decision deadline — for entities that funded this organization

The FAC accepted this audit on February 9, 2026. Under 2 CFR 200.521(d), a pass-through entity that provided federal funds to this organization for this audit period must issue a management decision on these findings by August 9, 2026 (26 days ago).

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FY 2024-06-30

ADVERSE OPINION, NON-GAAP BASISMATERIAL NONCOMPLIANCE DISCLOSED$1,330,764 federal awards expended

FAC accepted this audit on January 13, 2025 — management decision was due July 13, 2025.

2024-004
Reporting
SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCYREPEAT OF 2023-004OTHER MATTERS

We noted that 2 out of 11 quarterly expenditure reports were not filed in a timely manner. Questioned Costs: None. Context: Out of the 11 filed reports, 2 of them were past the 20 day requirement. For ESSER III, and ARP Homeless Children, the reports for quarter ended 6/30/2024 were submitted on 8/8/2024, 19 days after the 7/20 deadline. Effect: This was an oversight by management personnel in the District. Cause: The District did not employ proper oversight to ensure that the quarterly expenditure reports were filed timely. Recommendation: We recommend that steps are taken, including oversight by a second employee, to ensure that all quarterly expenditure reports are filed by the due dates. Management's Response: Management will take the necessary steps to file all quarterly expenditure reports on time in the future.

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Criteria: Reporting. All quarterly ependiture reports must be filed with the Illinois State Board of Education no later than 20 days after the end of the quarter. Condition: We noted that 2 out of 11 quarterly expenditure reports were not filed in a timely manner. Questioned Costs: None. Context: Out of the 11 filed reports, 2 of them were past the 20 day requirement. For ESSER III, and ARP Homeless Children, the reports for quarter ended 6/30/2024 were submitted on 8/8/2024, 19 days after the 7/20 deadline. Effect: This was an oversight by management personnel in the District. Cause: The District did not employ proper oversight to ensure that the quarterly expenditure reports were filed timely. Recommendation: We recommend that steps are taken, including oversight by a second employee, to ensure that all quarterly expenditure reports are filed by the due dates. Management's Response: Management will take the necessary steps to file all quarterly expenditure reports on time in the future.

Corrective Action Plan

Condition: We noted that 2 out of 11 quarterly expenditure reports were not filed in a timely manner. Recommendation: We recommend that steps are taken, including oversight by a second employee, to ensure that all quarterly expenditure reports are filed by the due dates. Management Response: Management will take the necessary steps to file all quarterly reports on time in the future.

Prior Finding References

2023-004

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FY 2023-06-30

ADVERSE OPINION, NON-GAAP BASISMATERIAL NONCOMPLIANCE DISCLOSED$1,234,138 federal awards expended

FAC accepted this audit on March 27, 2024 — management decision was due September 27, 2024.

2023-004
Reporting
SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCYREPEAT OF 2022-003OTHER MATTERS

Reporting. All quarterly expenditure reports must be filed with the Illinois State Board of Education no later than 20 days after the end of the quarter. We noted that 9 out of 19 quarterly expenditure reports were not filed in a timely manner. Out of 19 filed reports, 9 of them were past the 20 day requirement. For ESSER III, ARP Homeless Children, ESSER I, and Digital Equity II, the reports for quarter ended 9/30/22 were submitted on 11/27/22, 38 days after the 10/20 deadline For ESSER II, the report for quarter ended 9/30/22 was filed on 11/29/22, 40 days after the 10/20 deadline. For Digital Equity II, ESSER I, ESSER II, ESSER III, and ARP Homeless Children, all reports for quarter-ended 12/31/22 were filed on 1/31/23, 11 days after the 1/20 deadline. The District did not employ proper oversight to ensure that the quarterly expenditure reports were filed timely. This was an oversight by management personnel in the District.

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Reporting. All quarterly expenditure reports must be filed with the Illinois State Board of Education no later than 20 days after the end of the quarter. We noted that 9 out of 19 quarterly expenditure reports were not filed in a timely manner. Out of 19 filed reports, 9 of them were past the 20 day requirement. For ESSER III, ARP Homeless Children, ESSER I, and Digital Equity II, the reports for quarter ended 9/30/22 were submitted on 11/27/22, 38 days after the 10/20 deadline For ESSER II, the report for quarter ended 9/30/22 was filed on 11/29/22, 40 days after the 10/20 deadline. For Digital Equity II, ESSER I, ESSER II, ESSER III, and ARP Homeless Children, all reports for quarter-ended 12/31/22 were filed on 1/31/23, 11 days after the 1/20 deadline. The District did not employ proper oversight to ensure that the quarterly expenditure reports were filed timely. This was an oversight by management personnel in the District.

Corrective Action Plan

We recommend that steps are taken, including oversight by a second employee, to ensure that all quarterly expenditure reports are filed by the due dates. Management will take the necessary steps to file all quarterly expenditure reports on time in the future.

Prior Finding References

2022-003

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FY 2022-06-30

ADVERSE OPINION, NON-GAAP BASISMATERIAL NONCOMPLIANCE DISCLOSEDLOW-RISK AUDITEE$1,125,049 federal awards expended

FAC accepted this audit on January 22, 2023 — management decision was due July 22, 2023.

2022-003
Reporting
SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCYREPEAT OF 2021-002OTHER MATTERS

We noted that 7 out of 11 quarterly expenditure reports were not filed in a timely manner. Questioned Costs: NONE. Context: Q1, Q2, and Q3 reports for three out of the four programs were submitted between 12 and 41 days after the 20-day deadline. Effect: This was an oversight by management personnel in the District. Cause: The District did not employ proper oversight to ensure that the quarterly expenditure reports were filed timely. Recommendation: We recommend that steps are taken, including oversight by a second employee, to ensure that all quarterly expenditure reports are filed by the due dates. Management's Response: Management will take the necessary steps to file all quarterly expenditure reports on time in the future.

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Criteria: Reporting. All quarterly expenditure reports must be filed with the Illinois State Board of Education no later than 20 days after the end of the quarter. Condition: We noted that 7 out of 11 quarterly expenditure reports were not filed in a timely manner. Questioned Costs: NONE. Context: Q1, Q2, and Q3 reports for three out of the four programs were submitted between 12 and 41 days after the 20-day deadline. Effect: This was an oversight by management personnel in the District. Cause: The District did not employ proper oversight to ensure that the quarterly expenditure reports were filed timely. Recommendation: We recommend that steps are taken, including oversight by a second employee, to ensure that all quarterly expenditure reports are filed by the due dates. Management's Response: Management will take the necessary steps to file all quarterly expenditure reports on time in the future.

Corrective Action Plan

Condition: We noted that 7 out of 11 quarterly expenditure reports were not filed in a timely manner. Recommendation: We recommend that steps are taken, including oversight by a second employee, to ensure that all quarterly expenditure reports are filed by the due dates. Management Response: Management will take the necessary steps to file all quarterly reports on time in the future. Anticipated Date of Completion: June 30, 2023

Prior Finding References

2021-002

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FY 2021-06-30

ADVERSE OPINION, NON-GAAP BASISMATERIAL NONCOMPLIANCE DISCLOSEDLOW-RISK AUDITEE$790,828 federal awards expended

FAC accepted this audit on December 5, 2021 — management decision was due June 5, 2022.

2021-002
Reporting
SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCYOTHER MATTERS

We noted that two of the quarterly expenditure reports were not filed in a timely manner. Questioned Costs: None. Context: Q1 and Q4 quarterly expenditure reports for both programs were submitted between 29 and 35 days after the 20-day deadline. Effect: This was an oversight by management personnel in the District. Cause: The District did not employ proper oversight to ensure that the quarterly expenditure reports were filed timely. Recommendation: We recommend that steps are taken, including oversight by a second employee, to ensure that all quarterly expenditure reports are filed by the due dates. Management's Response: Management will take the necessary steps to file all quarterly expenditure reports on time in the future.

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Criteria: Reporting. All quarterly expenditure reports must be filed with the Illinois State Board of Education no later than 20 days after the end of the quarter. Condition: We noted that two of the quarterly expenditure reports were not filed in a timely manner. Questioned Costs: None. Context: Q1 and Q4 quarterly expenditure reports for both programs were submitted between 29 and 35 days after the 20-day deadline. Effect: This was an oversight by management personnel in the District. Cause: The District did not employ proper oversight to ensure that the quarterly expenditure reports were filed timely. Recommendation: We recommend that steps are taken, including oversight by a second employee, to ensure that all quarterly expenditure reports are filed by the due dates. Management's Response: Management will take the necessary steps to file all quarterly expenditure reports on time in the future.

Corrective Action Plan

Condition: We noted that two of the quarterly expenditure reports were not filed in a timely manner. Recommendation: We recommend that steps are taken, including oversight by a second employee, to ensure that all quarterly expenditure reports are filed by the due dates. Management's Response: Management will take the necessary steps to file all quarterly expenditure reports on time in the future.

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FY 2019-06-30

ADVERSE OPINIONMATERIAL NONCOMPLIANCE DISCLOSED$781,466 federal awards expendedNo findings recorded this year

FAC accepted this audit on November 19, 2019 — management decision was due May 19, 2020.

FY 2018-06-30

NON-GAAP BASIS$799,240 federal awards expendedNo findings recorded this year

FAC accepted this audit on December 2, 2018 — management decision was due June 2, 2019.

FY 2017-06-30

NON-GAAP BASISLOW-RISK AUDITEE$1,062,679 federal awards expendedNo findings recorded this year

FAC accepted this audit on November 27, 2017 — management decision was due May 27, 2018.

FY 2016-06-30

NON-GAAP BASISLOW-RISK AUDITEE$1,066,589 federal awards expendedNo findings recorded this year

FAC accepted this audit on November 8, 2016 — management decision was due May 8, 2017.

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