The Santa Cruz County Office of Education Building Confidence through Clarity

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Findings and Recommendations 3 findings

The Santa Cruz County Office of Education does not have a policy for setting reserve limits other than the 3% minimum reserve required by the state.

Related Recommendations (1)

The SCCOE Board of Trustees should adopt a policy establishing parameters for the amount of a reserve to maintain and should align resources to strategic priority areas.

SCCOE does not have a policy governing the allocation of surplus funds.

Related Recommendations (1)

The SCCOE Board of Trustees should establish well-defined procedures and policies regarding financial support to school districts. The procedures and policies should include guidelines for requesting, disbursing, and utilizing services.

SCCOE has provided consistent and significant financial support to the districts. This financial support, however, is not subject to written procedures and policies for requesting, disbursing, and utilizing funds.

No recommendations for this finding

Commendations 1

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C1. The Grand Jury commends the Student Support Services Department for providing an array of vital services in the mental health area while collaborating with multiple entities. SSSD is also to be commended for seeking and obtaining outside grants that almost fully fund its programs. C2. We also commend the SCCOE ROP programs, which are consistently praised by school superintendents for the exceptional opportunities they provide to a diverse number of students in Santa Cruz County.

Agency Responses 1

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Responses

January 08, 2014 • 5 pages • 2 responses • Score: 0 (+0, 1, 0) View Details ▾

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2 responses to findings and recommendations

The Santa Cruz County Office of Education does not have a policy for setting reserve limits other than the 3% minimum reserve required by the state.

Response: Disagree Partially Score: 0

, school agencies have needed reserves to survive the past few years budget crisis. Reserve funds are critical to the operations of the County Office of Education, its countywide fiscal oversight responsibility, and to its added responsibilities related to the fiscal solvency of each school district in the county. The reserves of the County Office of Education will be increasingly important to meet the direct needs of the County Office of Education as we transition to the new Local Control Funding Formula adopted by the State. ○ Response from Santa Cruz County Board of Education: AGREE It is ...

The SCCOE Board of Trustees should adopt a policy establishing parameters for the amount of a reserve to maintain and should align resources to strategic priority areas.

Response: Unknown

Score: 0

, for the County Board to attempt to micromanage the daily operation of the Santa Cruz County Office of Education related to district use of services and support offered by the Santa Cruz County Superintendent of Schools.

No Responses Found 2

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Santa Cruz County County Superintendent of Schools Elected County Office

Santa Cruz County Office of Education Agency