Report 2018-131 Recommendation 14 Responses
Report 2018-131: Alum Rock Union Elementary School District: The District and Its Board Must Improve Governance and Operations to Effectively Serve the Community (Release Date: May 2019)
Recommendation #14 To: Alum Rock Union Elementary School District
To ensure compliance with government transparency laws, the district should train staff by August 2019 on the timing requirements of the Brown Act pertaining to publicizing board meeting agendas.
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From November 2020
The district did not provide a response to this recommendation. However, it provided documentation to support its actions to address the recommendation.
- Completion Date: September 2019
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Fully Implemented
The district provided evidence of a special board meeting in September 2019 in which it received training on the Brown Act, including timing requirements pertaining to publicizing board meeting agendas. In its one-year response, the district indicated that district staff were also in attendance at this training.
1-Year Agency Response
Appropriate staff participated in Board Study Session when this topic was addressed with the board.
- Completion Date: September 2019
- Response Date: June 2020
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Pending
The district did not provide any evidence to support its response.
- Auditee did not substantiate its claim of full implementation
- Auditee did not address all aspects of the recommendation
6-Month Agency Response
Staff publicizes agenda following Brown Act requirements. See district website.
- Completion Date: August 2019
- Response Date: November 2019
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Pending
Although its website demonstrates that the district is publicizing its board meeting agendas, the district did not provide any evidence that it trained staff on the timing requirements of the Brown Act for publicizing those agendas.
- Auditee did not substantiate its claim of full implementation
- Auditee did not address all aspects of the recommendation
60-Day Agency Response
1.Training to staff on Brown Act requirements re: agenda posting and requirements.
- Completion Date: February 2019
- Response Date: August 2019
California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending
The district did not provide any evidence of the training that it provided to staff. Accordingly, we have assessed the implementation status of this recommendation as pending.
- Auditee did not substantiate its claim of full implementation
All Recommendations in 2018-131
Agency responses received are posted verbatim.