Stockton Unified School District Board of Trustees

4.1 above. Finding F1.4.3: Stockton Unified School District is inconsistent in use of Invitation for Bid, Request for Qualifications and Request for Proposal, resulting in providers not being strategically vetted and thereby allowing opportunity for misuse of funds and/or malfeasance. Response to Finding F1.4.3: The District disagrees with this Finding. Purported inconsistencies identified in the Report are attributable to an exemption for special services, as explained above, and moreover, the Board is unaware of any evidence of misuse of funds or malfeasance. Nevertheless, the District will be implementing new policies and procedures pertaining to purchasing and procurement. Finding F1.4.4: Stockton Unified School District inconsistently uses a Request for Proposal for legal services as required by Board Bylaw 9124, potentially resulting in greater costs for legal services. LA #4857-9567-5689 v5 Honorable Michael D. Coughlan Presiding Judge San Joaquin County Superior Court August 24, 2022 Response to Finding F1.4.4: The District points out that the awarding of contracts for professional services, like legal services, is not entirely based on pricing, but rather, is based largely on the quality of services provided. Moreover, as a matter of law, school districts are not required to use a Request for Proposal or public bidding process when retaining legal services. Finding F1.4.5: The Board of Trustees routinely disregards Stockton Unified School District staff recommendation and analysis of Request for Proposals, potentially causing the hiring of lesser qualified and/or more costly vendors. Response to Finding F1.4.5: The District disagrees with this Finding. The Board does not routinely disregards staff recommendations and analyses on Requests for Proposals. In fact, only on rare occasions does the Board not support the staff

1: The Stockton Unified School District Board of Trustees has shown disregard for Board ByIaw 9270, Conflict of Interest, contributing to an appearance of impropriety that may diminish the integrity of the District. Response to Finding F2.1: The District disagrees with this Finding.

1: Lack of Stockton Unified School District Board of Trustee meeting minutes posted publicly and/or timely per Board Bylaw 9324, Minutes and Recordings, and Ed Code § 35145a creates diminished public awareness of the actions of the Board of Trustees. Response to Finding F3.1: The District has discovered that there had been some lapses in Board approval of Minutes, but on a going-forward basis, this issue has been resolved.