Report 2016-117 Recommendation 6 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 #6 To: Alliance College-Ready Public Schools

The Alliance home office should update and formalize it's procurement policies and procedures manual to obtain and retain vendor conflict-of-interest forms, 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 obtain and retain vendor conflict-of-interest forms. Alliance has trained all required staff at the home office and schools, and implementation of these policies and procedures is underway.

• Completion Date: August 2017
• Response Date: August 2017

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 procurement policies regarding obtaining and retaining vendor conflict-of-interest forms. Alliance also provided documentation demonstrating staff attended training for these policies and procedures.

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60-Day Agency Response

Alliance has updated and formalized its procurement policies and procedures manual to obtain and retain vendor conflict-of-interest forms. Training will be complete for all staff at the beginning of July 2017.

• Estimated Completion Date: July 2017
• Response Date: June 2017

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

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All Recommendations in 2016-117

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.