Report 2016-141 Recommendation 19 Responses
Report 2016-141: Charter Schools: Some School Districts Improperly Authorized and Inadequately Monitored Out‑of‑District Charter Schools (Release Date: October 2017)
Recommendation #19 To: Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District
To ensure that charter schools work toward the academic goals established in their charters, Acton-Agua Dulce Unified should adopt a policy requiring it to provide its charter schools with timely feedback and recommendations regarding academic performance.
1-Year Agency Response
The District's revised and approved charter school policy includes a section requiring the District to provide charter schools with timely feedback and recommendations regarding academic performance. The District's annual charter school oversight report addresses every charter school's academic performance, and all charter schools are required to develop and submit a plan to address any academic performance concerns that are identified through the annual review process. (See policy, pages 9-12.)
Implementation Date: October 11, 2018
- Completion Date: October 2018
- Response Date: October 2018
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Fully Implemented
The district provided a copy of its revised charter school policy, which notes that it will visit each charter school annually and provide charter schools with timely feedback and recommendations regarding academic performance.
6-Month Agency Response
The District's existing policy and practice is to provide charter schools with timely feedback and recommendations regarding academic performance. The District's annual charter school oversight report addresses academic performance.
- Completion Date: January 2016
- Response Date: June 2018
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Pending
Although Acton-Agua Dulce Unified stated that it fully implemented our recommendation, the district did not provide any new evidence to support its assertion.
- Auditee did not substantiate its claim of full implementation
60-Day Agency Response
The District's existing policy and practice is to provide charter schools with timely feedback and recommendations regarding academic performance. The District's annual charter school oversight report addresses academic performance.
- Completion Date: January 2016
- Response Date: February 2018
California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: No Action Taken
Although Acton-Agua Dulce Unified states that it fully implemented our recommendation, it did not provide evidence to support its assertion. As we note on page 59 of the audit report, Acton-Agua Dulce Unified was not able to demonstrate that it regularly assessed whether its charter schools were achieving the measurable student outcomes identified in their charters and thus were on track for renewal.
All Recommendations in 2016-141
Agency responses received are posted verbatim.