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.
- Completion Date: August 2018
- Response Date: October 2018
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.
- Completion Date: April 2018
- Response Date: April 2018
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.
- Auditee did not substantiate its claim of full implementation
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.
- Estimated Completion Date: April 2018
- Response Date: February 2018
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.