Report 2019-104 Recommendation 19 Responses
Report 2019-104: Youth Experiencing Homelessness: California's Education System for K-12 Inadequately Identifies and Supports These Youth (Release Date: November 2019)
Recommendation #19 To: Greenfield Union School District
To comply with federal law and best practices, Greenfield should, before academic year 2020-21, publish information on its website about the educational rights and protections of youth experiencing homelessness.
1-Year Agency Response
LEA developed a McKinney-Vento webpage on the district website that complies with federal law and best practices January 31, 2020. The webpage was last updated as of November 2020 and will be maintained with current contact information, services, and resources as they become available.
- Completion Date: January 2020
- Response Date: November 2020
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Fully Implemented
6-Month Agency Response
LEA developed a McKinney-Vento webpage on the district website that complies with federal law and best practices. The webpage was completed by January 31, 2020 and updated as needed. https://www.gfusd.net/apps/pages/McKinney-Vento
The McKinney-Vento Liaison contact information has been posted with a pdf link to the updated McKinney-Vento pamphlet in both English and Spanish are available. Also, each school site, Support Services, and the Greenfield Family Resource Center will be linked to the McKinney-Vento home page along with educational rights and protections provided to youth experiencing homelessness.
- Completion Date: February 2020
- Response Date: June 2020
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Pending
The McKinney-Vento pamphlet on Greenfield's website does not specify the protections afforded to youth experiencing homelessness.
- Auditee did not address all aspects of the recommendation
60-Day Agency Response
LEA is in the process of developing a McKinney-Vento webpage on the district website which will comply with federal law and best practices. The McKinney-Vento Liaison contact information has been posted with a pdf link to the updated McKinney-Vento pamphlet in both English and Spanish are available. Also, each school site, Support Services, and the Greenfield Family Resource Center will be linked to the McKinney-Vento home page along with educational rights and protections provided to youth experiencing homelessness. The webpage will be completed by January 31, 2020 and updated as needed.
- Estimated Completion Date: January 31, 2020
- Response Date: December 2019
California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending
We look forward to reviewing Greenfield's McKinney-Vento webpage at its 6-month response.
All Recommendations in 2019-104
Agency responses received are posted verbatim.