Report 2016-141 Recommendation 36 Responses

Report 2016-141: Charter Schools: Some School Districts Improperly Authorized and Inadequately Monitored Out‑of‑District Charter Schools (Release Date: October 2017)

Recommendation #36 To: New Jerusalem Elementary School District

To make certain that it authorizes only qualified petitions, New Jerusalem should revise its charter school authorization policy to require the documentation of its evaluation of charter school petitions. The district should present this documentation to its governing board for its consideration.

6-Month Agency Response

The governing board has approved changes to the district's policies which will require the documentation of its evaluation of charter school petitions.

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

New Jerusalem provided a copy of its revised board policy, which now requires the district to document its evaluation of charter school petitions and to provide that documentation to its governing board for consideration.


60-Day Agency Response

The district will revise its charter school authorization policy to require further documentation of its evaluation of the charter school petitions. This additional documentation will be presented to the governing board.

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.