Report 2016-109 Recommendation 26 Responses

Report 2016-109: Uniform Complaint Procedures: The California Department of Education's Inadequate Oversight Has Led to a Lack of Uniformity and Compliance in the Processing of Complaints and Appeals (Release Date: January 2017)

Recommendation #26 To: Los Angeles Unified School District

To ensure that all charter schools comply with state law and regulations related to the UCP, to the extent a charter school engages in programs that are subject to UCP, Los Angeles Unified should by June 2017 revise its review procedures to verify that all charter schools' policies and procedures meet the requirements of UCP regulations, including required content, during its monitoring reviews. Los Angeles Unified should implement these revised procedures for oversight beginning in the 2017-18 school year.

1-Year Agency Response

Documentation of updated policies and procedures implementation submitted to CSA on January 17, 2018.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Fully Implemented


6-Month Agency Response

The LAUSD Charter School Division has revised its review procedures to verify that all charter schools' policies and procedures meet the requirements of UCP regulations, including required content, during its monitoring reviews. The LAUSD Charter Schools Division will implement the revised procedures during its oversight for the 2017-18 school year.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Pending


60-Day Agency Response

Per the audit report, this will be completed by June 2017.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending


All Recommendations in 2016-109

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.