Report 2016-141 Recommendation 21 Responses
Report 2016-141: Charter Schools: Some School Districts Improperly Authorized and Inadequately Monitored Out‑of‑District Charter Schools (Release Date: October 2017)
Recommendation #21 To: Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District
To ensure that charter schools work toward the academic goals established in their charters, Acton-Agua Dulce Unified should provide its charter schools with annual oversight reports on their academic performance.
1-Year Agency Response
The District's charter school policy and practice is to provide charter schools with timely feedback and recommendations regarding academic performance. The District annually presents oversight reports to charter schools and requires a plan to address any identified academic performance issues. (See policy, pages 9-12.)
Implementation Date: approximately October 11, 2018
- Completion Date: October 2018
- Response Date: October 2018
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Fully Implemented
The district policy says that it will provide each charter with an annual oversight report on academic progress. The district sent us an example of such an annual oversight report, which included observed strengths, concerns, and recommendations for the charter school.
6-Month Agency Response
The District's existing policy and practice is to provide charter schools with timely feedback and recommendations regarding academic performance. The District annually presents oversight reports to the AADUSD school board and charter schools that address academic performance.
- Completion Date: January 2016
- Response Date: June 2018
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Pending
Although Acton-Agua Dulce Unified stated that it fully implemented our recommendation, the district did not provide any new evidence to support its assertion.
- Auditee did not substantiate its claim of full implementation
60-Day Agency Response
The District's existing policy and practice is to provide charter schools with timely feedback and recommendations regarding academic performance. The District annually presents oversight reports to the AADUSD school board and charter schools that addresses academic performance.
- Completion Date: January 2016
- Response Date: February 2018
California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: No Action Taken
Although Acton-Agua Dulce Unified states that it fully implemented our recommendation, it did not provide evidence to support its assertion that it provided charter schools with timely feedback regarding academic performance after our audit period. As we note on page 60 of the audit report, Acton-Agua Dulce Unified could not demonstrate that it assessed Assurance Academy's academic performance for one of the years in our audit period.
All Recommendations in 2016-141
Agency responses received are posted verbatim.