Report 2016-141 Recommendation 45 Responses

Report 2016-141: Charter Schools: Some School Districts Improperly Authorized and Inadequately Monitored Out‑of‑District Charter Schools (Release Date: October 2017)

Recommendation #45 To: New Jerusalem Elementary School District

To better ensure effective oversight of its charter schools' finances, New Jerusalem should provide charter schools with written feedback and recommendations for improving their financial operations after completing its financial reviews and annual oversight visits.

1-Year Agency Response

The District has incorporated written feedback and recommendations into its annual oversight review, and its review of financial reports as they are received. Beginning with the 2018-2019 school year, the District is providing written feedback and recommendations regarding financial operations.

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

The district provided an example of one charter school's unaudited actual financial data report and the accompanying feedback that it prepared for the charter school.


6-Month Agency Response

The district will provide charter schools with written feedback and recommendations for improving their financial operations after completing its financial reviews and annual oversight visits beginning with Fiscal Year 2018/2019.

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

Because the district has not yet provided its charter schools with written feedback and recommendations for improving their financial operations, we will continue monitoring this recommendation through fiscal year 2018-19.


60-Day Agency Response

The district will provide written feedback and recommendations if financial issues or concerns are discovered while completing its financial reviews and/or annual oversight visits.

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

Per New Jerusalem's response, its implementation of this recommendation is currently pending.


All Recommendations in 2016-141

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.