Report 2021-101 Recommendation 16 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 #16 To: San Diego/Imperial Regional Consortium

To ensure consistency in scoring applications, the San Diego/Imperial 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 Regional Consortia Chairs and K-14 Technical Assistance Providers have agreed upon a methodology that we will all use for addressing score variations and determining, based on reviewers' scores, which grants are eligible for funding. This methodology will be implemented in this next round of K12 SWP funding. A full description of the methodology will be provided to the Auditor's office.

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

60-Day Agency Response

A group of regional consortia chairs and K-14 Technical Assistance Providers have met several times to develop a methodology to be used by all 8 consortia for addressing score variations and determining, based on reviewers' scores, which grants are eligible for funding. The proposed methodology is currently being reviewed by each of the Regional Consortia. This review will be completed and a final common methodology will be adopted by mid-May, well in advance of when it is needed to be included in the Request for Applications for Round 5 of K12 SWP grants.

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.