Report 2021-101 Recommendation 11 Responses

Report 2021-101: K-12 Strong Workforce Program: State and Regional Administrative Shortcomings Limit the Program's Effectiveness in Supporting Grant Applicants (Release Date: February 2022)

Recommendation #11 To: Central/Mother Lode Regional Consortium

To ensure consistency in scoring applications, the Central/Mother Lode Regional Consortium should collaborate with the other regional consortia to establish a standard approach for addressing score variations that selection committees statewide will use, beginning with the fiscal year 2022-23 grant application period, when evaluating whether applications meet eligibility criteria.

6-Month Agency Response

The Central/Mother Lode Regional Consortium collaborated with the other regional consortia chairs and K14 Technical Assistance Providers to establish a standard approach for addressing score variations that selection committees statewide will use beginning the fiscal year of 22-23 grant application period. The requisite documentation illustrates a fair, consistent methodology.

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

60-Day Agency Response

The K-14 Technical Assistance Providers have met several times to develop a methodology to be used by all 8 regional consortia for addressing score variations and determining, based on reviewers' scores, which grants applications will be eligible for funding. The proposed methodology is currently being reviewed by each of the regional consortia. This review will be completed soon, and a final common methodology will be adopted by mid-May, before the Request for Applications for Round 5 of K12 SWP grants is announced.

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

We look forward to reviewing the results of the consortia's collaboration in the six-month response to this recommendation.

All Recommendations in 2021-101

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.