San Mateo County Grand Jury
• 2007-2008
Performance Review: San Mateo County Office of Education Issue How well is the performance of the San Mateo County
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Findings and Recommendations 2 findings
F1
The Superintendent of Schools and her team are broadly appreciated for effective and responsive leadership.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
The Grand Jury recommends that the County Superintendent of Schools:
Provide budget information on the County Office of Education website as do other county offices of education.
F2
The services offered to the school districts by the County Office of Education are widely used. There are some issues identified in the questionnaire that may need addressing. The County Office of Education website has markedly improved since this investigation began, but there is a lack of transparency with respect to fiscal issues and staff reports provided to the Board of Education for their meetings. 3 http://www.smcoe.k12.ca.us
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
The Grand Jury recommends that the County Superintendent of Schools:
Provide links to the staff reports for the Board of Education meetings so that the public can better understand the issues before the Board.
Additional Recommendations 1
These recommendations are not explicitly linked to specific findings.
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R3The Grand Jury recommends that the County Superintendent of Schools: Discuss with the districts in the County the findings presented in the responses to the Grand Jury’s questionnaire and implement appropriate solutions as agreed. Attachment 1 Attachment 2 Compilation of Answers: from the Grand Jury’s questionnaire sent in early 2008 to the Superintendents of twenty-three, K-12 San Mateo School Districts (20 of the 23 districts responded) (Pg. 1 of 2)
Conclusions 2
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CL1 Page 2The Superintendent of Schools and her team are broadly appreciated for effective and responsive leadership.
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CL2 Page 2The services offered to the school districts by the County Office of Education are widely used. There are some issues identified in the questionnaire that may need addressing. The County Office of Education website has markedly improved since this investigation began, but there is a lack of transparency with respect to fiscal issues and staff reports provided to the Board of Education for their meetings. 3 http://www.smcoe.k12.ca.us Recommendations The Grand Jury recommends that the County Superintendent of Schools: 1. Provide budget information on the County Office of Education website as do other county offices of education.
No Responses Found 1
Government entities assigned to respond to this report. No response documents have been linked in our database.
San Mateo County County Superintendent of Schools
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