Report 2019-104 Recommendation 40 Responses

Report 2019-104: Youth Experiencing Homelessness: California's Education System for K-12 Inadequately Identifies and Supports These Youth (Release Date: November 2019)

Recommendation #40 To: Education, Department of

To ensure that all LEAs receive necessary guidance and training, Education should revise its training modules to ensure that they reinforce key best practices recommended by the U.S. ED and other homeless education experts.

1-Year Agency Response

Fully implemented. Education reviewed, updated (as necessary), and posted the remaining existing training modules, as outlined in the ESSA State Plan. The training modules are located on Education's web page entitled, Resources for Homeless Children and Youths and include the following:

- Homeless Education and Early Education (PPTX);

- Administrator's Role to Increase Academic Achievement and Performance Among Students Experiencing Homelessness (PPTX);

- Health and Wellness for Students Experiencing Homelessness (PPTX);

- All About Data and Homeless Education (PPTX); and

- Collaboration with Community Partnerships and Service Providers to Support Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness (PPTX).

California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Fully Implemented

6-Month Agency Response

Partially implemented. Education continues to; (1) update training modules from its web site to reflect rights and protections afforded to students experiencing homelessness and their families; and (2) review and update its web site for LEA resources to ensure that all relevant documents reflect current best practices. Education is on schedule for full implementation of this recommendation by November 2020.

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

60-Day Agency Response

Education acknowledges the CSA's revision to the final report, which currently states "reinforce key best practices" instead of "reinforce all best practices," and now concurs with the CSA's recommendation.

Partially implemented. Education has begun; (1) updating training modules from its website to reflect rights and protections afforded to youth experiencing homelessness and their families; and (2) reviewing and updating its website for LEA resources to ensure that all relevant documents reflect current best practices. Education anticipates full implementation of this recommendation by November 2020.

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

All Recommendations in 2019-104

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.