Contra Costa County Grand Jury
• 2015-2016
• Agency Response
Mt. Diablo Unified School District*
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Note: Missing finding numbers detected: F4, F6
Findings and Recommendations 5 findings
F1
Mylan Specialty Division supplies Pens at no cost to public schools in the district. Response: The District agrees with this finding. (Penal Code § 933.05(a)(1).)
No recommendations for this finding
F2
Mylan Specialty Division will replace Pens at public schools in the district that have expired at a discounted cost. Response: The District agrees with this finding. (Penal Code § 933.05(a)(1).) We note in passing that Mylan provided replacements for used and expired Epi-Pens at no cost this year.
No recommendations for this finding
F3
FARE and CDC statistical information project a range of 4 percent to 7.7 percent of students (7,200 to 13,850 out of the estimated 180,000 students in Contra Costa County's eighteen school districts) that may have an allergy that is unknown to parents and undiagnosed. 005752.00085 14391981.1 AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER FAX (925) 689-1649 Response: The District has no information in its possession on which it could base an agreement or disagreement on this Finding and, on that basis, agrees with this finding for the purposes of this Response to the extent the Grand Jury has this information. (Penal Code § 933.05(a)(1).)
Related Recommendations (1)
R3
Each of the School District Boards should direct the School District Superintendent to contact all schools in their district at the start of each school calendar year to confirm that they are compliant with the requirements of SB 1266. Response: The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future, with a time frame for implementation. (Penal Code § 933.05(b)(2).) Explanation: The Administrator for Student Services is creating a notification system with each school nurse responsible for a particular school or schools to confirm compliance. This is expected
F5
SB 1266 does not clearly address the use of Pens at off-campus school activities or events. Response: The District agrees with this finding. (Penal Code § 933.05(a)(1).)
No recommendations for this finding
F7
SB 1266 does not require follow up procedures for reporting the use of a Pen. Response: The District agrees with this finding. (Penal Code § 933.05(a)(1).) RESPONSE TO RECOMMENDATIONS
No recommendations for this finding
Conclusions 1
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CL1On behalf of the Governing Board and its staff of the Mt. Diablo Unified School District, we appreciate your concern for our District. Sincerely, MT. DIABLO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Wellie mege Nellie Meyer, Ed.D. Superintendent Secretary to the Board . 005752.00085 14391981.1 And the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state A Service And A -
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