Report 2018-131 Recommendation 25 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 #25 To: Alum Rock Union Elementary School District

To ensure that the bond committee receives timely and accurate information from the annual audits of the district's bond funds, the district should immediately begin to monitor the progress of the audits and prioritize their completion within nine months after the end of each fiscal year.

1-Year Agency Response

On May 22, 2022, The District provided Mr. Boone with both the bond financial and performance audit reports for fiscal year 2018-19.

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

The audit reports provided by the district appear to indicate that the audits were completed within nine months after the end of fiscal year 2018-19.


6-Month Agency Response

Agency did not provide a six-month response on the implementation status of this recommendation.

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

The district did not submit a six-month response to this recommendation. We continue to assess the status of the recommendation as pending.


60-Day Agency Response

1. District staff is working closely with its independent auditor to ensure that audit reports for the bonds program are provided timely the CBOC.

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

The district did not provide any evidence of its efforts to ensure the timeliness of the bond fund audits, so we have assessed the implementation status of this recommendation as pending.


All Recommendations in 2018-131

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.