Report 2016-136 Recommendation 12 Responses
Report 2016-136: School Violence Prevention: School Districts, County Offices of Education, and the State Must Do More to Ensure That School Safety Plans Help Protect Students and Staff During Emergencies (Release Date: August 2017)
Recommendation #12 To: San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools
To ensure that their schools' safety plans comply with state law and are submitted and approved on or before March 1 each year, the Kern, Placer, and San Bernardino county offices, and San Bernardino City Unified should implement procedures to monitor and approve their schools' safety plans. The procedures should include the use of electronic document-tracking systems and safety plan templates.
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From November 2019
The San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools Student Services Safety Committee meets four times annually to review and update legislation and school safety planning templates consistent with the CDE comprehensive school safety checklist, SBCSS policies and Student Services procedures pertaining to the annual requirement for submitting Comprehensive School Safety Plans by March 1 of each year. As part of this process, the Student Services Safety Committee developed a procedure and electronic tracking system to review and submit safety plans per the State Audit recommendations.
- Completion Date: March 2019
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Fully Implemented
We reviewed documentation submitted by the San Bernardino County Office of Education and found that it has developed a template for schools to use when drafting their school safety plans and has a process in place to track plan submissions.
1-Year Agency Response
Auditee did not respond to repeated requests for information.
- Estimated Completion Date: unknown
- Response Date: November 2018
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: No Action Taken
6-Month Agency Response
The plan for implementation is outlined in the documents and attachments emailed directly to Aaron Fellner.
- Estimated Completion Date: August 31, 2018
- Response Date: March 2018
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Partially Implemented
SBCOE provided our office with a draft safety plan template for eventual use at all of its schools. It also provided evidence that staff attended two active shooter trainings.
60-Day Agency Response
Documentation will be sent via email to Aaron Fellner, Audit Supervisor.
- Estimated Completion Date: June 30, 2018
- Response Date: October 2017
California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending
All Recommendations in 2016-136
Agency responses received are posted verbatim.