Report 2016-117 Recommendation 5 Responses

Report 2016-117: Alliance College-Ready Public Schools: The Nonprofit Did Not Spend Public Funds or Divert Classroom Resources in Response to Unionization Efforts (Release Date: April 2017)

Recommendation #5 To: Alliance College-Ready Public Schools

The Alliance home office should update and formalize it's procurement policies and procedures manual to establish adequate segregation of duties for procurements to mitigate the risk of fraud and abuse, and it should provide adequate training to appropriate staff before the start of the 2017-18 school year.

6-Month Agency Response

Alliance has updated and formalized its procurement policies and procedures manual to establish adequate segregation of duties for procurement. Alliance has trained all required staff at the home office and schools, and implementation of these policies and procedures is underway.

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

Alliance College-Ready Public Schools (Alliance) provided its July 2017 Fiscal Policies and Procedures manual that included segregation of duties policies for procurement at Alliance home office and Alliance charter schools. Alliance also provided documentation demonstrating staff attended training for these policies and procedures.

60-Day Agency Response

Alliance has updated and formalized its procurement policies and procedures manual to establish adequate segregation of duties for procurement. Training will be complete for all staff at the beginning of July 2017.

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

All Recommendations in 2016-117

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.