Report 2018-131 Recommendation 26 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 #26 To: Alum Rock Union Elementary School District
To ensure that the bond committee includes representatives from all required constituencies, the district should verify and document representation of the committee members that the board appoints.
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From November 2021
Evidence was submitted to Mr. Brian Boone on 11/18/21.
- Completion Date: November 2021
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Pending
To support its response, the district provided its application template for bond committee members and a listing of its 2020-21 bond committee members. However, neither document addresses our recommendation that the district verify and document representation of the committee members that the board appointed.
- Auditee did not substantiate its claim of full implementation
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From November 2020
The district did not provide a response to this recommendation. However, it provided documentation to support its actions to address the recommendation.
- Completion Date: January 2020
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Pending
To support its actions to implement the recommendation, the district provided copies of applications for two new members of its bond committee that identified their constituencies. However, the district did not demonstrate how it verified the constituency of either member or whether it maintained documentation of its verification. Without this information, the district cannot fully support that its committee members belong to the constituencies that they are required to represent.
- Auditee did not substantiate its claim of full implementation
- Auditee did not address all aspects of the recommendation
1-Year Agency Response
On May 22, 2020, the District provided Mr. Boone with a list of committee members, which shows that up until February 2020, it was fully seated. The committee is currently working on filling one vacant seat.
- Completion Date: January 2020
- Response Date: May 2020
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Pending
The district's response does not show that it has implemented this recommendation. Although it provided a list of current committee members, the district did not demonstrate how it verified the constituency of each member and maintained documentation of its verification. Without this information, the district cannot fully support that its committee members belong to the constituencies that they are supposed to represent.
- Auditee did not address all aspects of the recommendation
6-Month Agency Response
The district did not provide a six month response to this recommendation.
- Estimated Completion Date: Not indicated
- Response Date: February 2020
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. The district has designated staff to review all applications before presenting to the Board for their consideration.
- Completion Date: July 2019
- Response Date: August 2019
California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending
The district's response does not address documenting the constituencies of appointed committee members. In addition, the district did not provide evidence of the nature of review performed by its designated staff and whether that review includes verifying the constituencies. Therefore, we have assessed the implementation status of this recommendation as pending.
- Auditee did not substantiate its claim of full implementation
- Auditee did not address all aspects of the recommendation
All Recommendations in 2018-131
Agency responses received are posted verbatim.