Report 2021-108 Recommendation 7 Responses
Report 2021-108: Bellflower Unified School District: Has Not Used Its Significant Financial Resources to Fully Address Student Needs (Release Date: June 2022)
Recommendation #7 To: Bellflower Unified School District
To ensure that Bellflower is prepared in the event of school closures in the future, by October 2022 Bellflower should amend its contingency plan to define roles and responsibilities for district staff, including identifying staff who will be responsible for communicating about school closures and distance learning as well as how those communications will be disseminated. Additionally, Bellflower should include in its contingency plan the district's method for ensuring that it provides equitable access to distance learning for English learners, foster youth and youth experiencing homelessness, and students receiving special education services.
1-Year Agency Response
The District made changes to the Contingency Plan based on the recommendations and has updated the plan on the website.
- Completion Date: June 2023
- Response Date: July 2023
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Fully Implemented
6-Month Agency Response
The plan has been updated and may be located by all stakeholders on our BUSD webpage under COVID 19 (https://www.busd.k12.ca.us/domain/4093).
- Completion Date: October 2022
- Response Date: January 2023
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Partially Implemented
The district's updated contingency plan identifies staff responsible for communicating school closures, but it does not include the methods of communication nor does it provide details about how the district plans to ensure it provides equitable access to distance learning to English learners, foster youth and youth experiencing homelessness, and students receiving special education services. Rather, the plan simply states that directors and program administrators who oversee these programs will work collaboratively with site administrators to provide additional resources and supports to parents and caregivers of these specific students.
- Auditee did not address all aspects of the recommendation
60-Day Agency Response
The Contingency Plan has been updated and will be shared with all individuals responsible for implementing by October 2022. The Plan will be posted on the District's website.
- Estimated Completion Date: October 2022
- Response Date: August 2022
California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending
All Recommendations in 2021-108
Agency responses received are posted verbatim.