Report 2018-131 Recommendation 5 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 #5 To: Alum Rock Union Elementary School District
By November 2019, the district should develop contract monitoring procedures with defined staff roles and responsibilities, including retaining evidence of monitoring efforts. The district should also train its staff to follow these procedures.
1-Year Agency Response
On November 25, 2020, District provided Mr. Boone with the written procedures for contract monitoring.
- Completion Date: November 2019
- Response Date: May 2020
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Partially Implemented
Similar to our assessment of the district's six-month response, we continue to assess this recommendation as partially implemented because the district's procedures appear to be in draft form, and the district did not provide evidence that it trained its staff on the procedures.
- Auditee did not substantiate its claim of full implementation
- Auditee did not address all aspects of the recommendation
6-Month Agency Response
Staff has implemented contract monitoring procedures. Evidence will be submitted to Mr. Boone.
- Completion Date: November 2019
- Response Date: November 2019
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Partially Implemented
We assessed the response status as partially implemented because the district's procedures appear to be in draft form, and the district did not provide evidence that it trained its staff on the procedures.
- Auditee did not substantiate its claim of full implementation
- Auditee did not address all aspects of the recommendation
60-Day Agency Response
1.Update Board Policies (3000 series (Business Operations) and develop Administrative Regulation to implement these procedures I items #1 and #2.
- Estimated Completion Date: The District will complete this when The Board Policies in 3000 series are completed
- Response Date: August 2019
California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending
All Recommendations in 2018-131
Agency responses received are posted verbatim.