South Hunterdon Regional School District Consolidated Monitoring Report (CMR) Presentation to the SHRSD Board of Education on October 26, 2015 Audit from July 1, 2014 to March 19, 2015

What is Consolidated Monitoring Report? State of New Jersey Department of Education CMR State of New Jersey Department of Education CMR Examines the implementation of Examines the implementation of No Child Left Behind Funds (NCLB) No Child Left Behind Funds (NCLB) Individuals with Disabilities Act Funds (IDEA) Individuals with Disabilities Act Funds (IDEA) Carl D. Perkins Act Funds (Perkins Grant) Carl D. Perkins Act Funds (Perkins Grant) In order to… Determine if funds are Determine if funds are Used for their intended purposes Used for their intended purposes Achieving the objectives set by the district Achieving the objectives set by the district In order to… Provide findings and recommendations about compliance Provide findings and recommendations about compliance Require the district to either Require the district to either Appeal a finding and recommendation Appeal a finding and recommendationOr Implement a Corrective Action Plan (CAP) to comply with Federal and State Laws, Codes, Mandates Implement a Corrective Action Plan (CAP) to comply with Federal and State Laws, Codes, Mandates

What is Consolidated Monitoring Report? State of New Jersey Department of Education State of New Jersey Department of Education Conducted a review of the district’s: Conducted a review of the district’s: Grant applications and awards, Grant applications and awards, Program plans and needs assessments, Program plans and needs assessments, Annual Audits, Accounting records, Payroll records, Purchase orders, Annual Audits, Accounting records, Payroll records, Purchase orders, Current district policies and procedures Current district policies and procedures Examined students’ special education records Examined students’ special education records Conducted classroom visits of classes Conducted classroom visits of classes Interviewed instructional staff, Child Study Team Members, and Administrators Interviewed instructional staff, Child Study Team Members, and Administrators Reviewed the scheduling process and schedules of students served by NCLB, IDEA, or Perkins Reviewed the scheduling process and schedules of students served by NCLB, IDEA, or Perkins

What must SHRSD do with the NJDOE CMR? Report CMR findings to the board within 30 days of receiving the report Report CMR findings to the board within 30 days of receiving the report October 26, 2015 presentation fulfills this requirement October 26, 2015 presentation fulfills this requirement Respond to State within 30 days after CMR in reported to board on each finding Respond to State within 30 days after CMR in reported to board on each finding SHRSD responses must either SHRSD responses must either Dispute the finding and/or appeal the finding Dispute the finding and/or appeal the finding Document a resolution already in place for the finding Document a resolution already in place for the findingOr Leave the finding undisputed Leave the finding undisputed Create an acceptable Corrective Action Plan (CAP) to redress the finding Create an acceptable Corrective Action Plan (CAP) to redress the finding

IMPORTANT: SHRSD’s Regionalization Impact on Consolidated Monitoring Report Consolidated Monitoring Report for SHRSD from July 1, 2014 to March 19, 2015 raises questions because it: Consolidated Monitoring Report for SHRSD from July 1, 2014 to March 19, 2015 raises questions because it: References the “district” might be four districts or the regionalized district References the “district” might be four districts or the regionalized district Fails to acknowledge four districts were not all NCLB Fails to acknowledge four districts were not all NCLB Title 1 districts in Title 1 districts in Reviews personnel issues in place prior to the regionalization Reviews personnel issues in place prior to the regionalization Requires historical data for the South Hunterdon Regional School District, which did not exist in Requires historical data for the South Hunterdon Regional School District, which did not exist in

IMPORTANT: SHRSD’s Regionalization Impact on Consolidated Monitoring Report Consolidated Monitoring Report for SHRSD from July 1, 2014 to March 19, 2015… Consolidated Monitoring Report for SHRSD from July 1, 2014 to March 19, 2015… Relies on Relies on Programs, Programs, Plans, Plans, Applications, Applications, Data, Data, Grants, Grants, Financial procedures, Financial procedures, Teaching requirements, Teaching requirements, Personnel and student Records Personnel and student Records CREATED BY FOUR SEPARATE DISTRICTS during the School Year

NJDOE Findings Cited Areas of Concern included Cited Areas of Concern included NCLB NCLB IDEA IDEA Perkins Perkins 28 Citations all Four Schools/Districts 28 Citations all Four Schools/Districts

SHRDistrict Response Board Approval of SHRSD Action Plan on November 23, 2015 (Board of Education Meeting) and share how the district will… Board Approval of SHRSD Action Plan on November 23, 2015 (Board of Education Meeting) and share how the district will… Address each aspect of all findings Address each aspect of all findings Generate an Appeal or CAP Generate an Appeal or CAP Complete District Action Plan by end of current school year Complete District Action Plan by end of current school year

Review Details of State Consolidated Monitoring Report Details of State Consolidated Monitoring Report What we need to do to address the findings What we need to do to address the findings How we report to BOE and Public our Action Plan How we report to BOE and Public our Action Plan

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