Report 2016-141 Recommendation 48 Responses
Report 2016-141: Charter Schools: Some School Districts Improperly Authorized and Inadequately Monitored Out‑of‑District Charter Schools (Release Date: October 2017)
Recommendation #48 To: New Jerusalem Elementary School District
To ensure that charter schools work toward the academic goals established in their charters, New Jerusalem should provide its charter schools with annual oversight reports on their academic performance.
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From October 2019
The district provides each charter with an annual report on their academic performance. We will be sending you one such report via email. The data used is from the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress.
- Completion Date: October 2019
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Fully Implemented
New Jerusalem provided an example of an annual report on academic performance that it provided to one of its charter schools. The district also provided a copy of the accompanying letter that describes the charter school's performance and requests an improvement plan for improving the school's English and Language Arts scores.
1-Year Agency Response
The District has incorporated reports and recommendations into its annual oversight review, and its review of CAASPP scores and other assessments. Beginning with the 2018-2019 school year, the District is providing annual oversight reports on charter schools' academic performance.
- Completion Date: August 2018
- Response Date: October 2018
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Pending
The district noted that it is currently in the process of reviewing its charter schools' CAASPP scores, which were made public in October. The district plans to complete its review by December 2018 and share the reviews with each charter and the district's board of trustees to provide feedback and recommendations.
6-Month Agency Response
The district will provide its charters with annual oversight reports on their academic performance beginning in academic 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 annual oversight reports, we will continue monitoring this recommendation through the 2018-19 academic year.
- Auditee did not substantiate its claim of full implementation
60-Day Agency Response
Annually the district will compare actual academic performance with what the goals indicated in the original charter. A report will be developed from that analysis and sent to the charter schools.
- 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.