REPORT DIGEST ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION FINANCIAL AUDIT FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 Release Date: January 12, 2017 FINDINGS THIS AUDIT: 0 FINDINGS LAST AUDIT: 0 State of Illinois, Office of the Auditor General FRANK J. MAUTINO, AUDITOR GENERAL To obtain a copy of the Report contact: Office of the Auditor General, Iles Park Plaza, 740 E. Ash Street, Springfield, IL 62703 (217) 782-6046 or TTY (888) 261-2887 This Report Digest and Full Report are also available on the worldwide web at www.auditor.illinois.gov INTRODUCTION This report contains only results pertaining to the Financial Statement Audit for the Illinois State Board of Education (Board) for the year ended June 30, 2016. The Board’s Compliance Examination covering the two years ended June 30, 2016 will be issued in a separate report at a later date. There were no material findings of noncompliance disclosed during our examination. AUDITORS' OPINION Our special assistant auditors stated that the Board’s financial statements for the governmental activities, the major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information, as of and for the year ended June 30, 2016, are fairly stated in all material respects. FRANK J. MAUTINO Auditor General FJM:lkw SPECIAL ASSISTANT AUDITORS Our Special Assistant Auditors for this audit were E.C. Ortiz & Co., LLP.