Effectiveness of Charter School Programs in Increasing the Number of Charter Schools

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Date Issued

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Submitting OIG

Department of Education OIG

Other Participating OIGs

Department of Education OIG

Agencies Reviewed/Investigated

Department of Education

Components

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

Report Number

A21IL0034

Report Description

Our reviews of 94 CSP grant recipients’ FPRs, APRs, and data collection forms disclosed discrepancies between the number of schools that CSP grant recipients reported as opened or expanded using CSP funds. Our reviews also disclosed that CSP grant recipients did not always submit or did not timely submit their FPRs, APRs, and data collection forms. Finally, our reviews disclosed that FPRs or APRs did not always clearly disclose the number of charter schools opened or expanded using CSP funds.

Report Type

Audit

Agency Wide

Yes

Number of Recommendations

Questioned Costs

Funds for Better Use

Additional Details

https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oig/auditreports/fy2022/a21il0034.pdf

Open Recommendations

This report has 3 open recommendations.

Recommendation Number	Significant Recommendation	Recommended Questioned Costs	Recommended Funds for Better Use
1.1	No	$0	$0
Collect data on the number of CSP-funded charter schools that remain open for at least 2 years after CSP funding ended and make that information available to the public.
1.2	No	$0	$0
Ensure that CSP grant recipients report in FPRs, APRs, and data collection forms clear, reliable, and timely information on the number of charter schools that they opened or expanded using CSP funds.
1.3	No	$0	$0
Ensure that program officers routinely compare the information reported in FPRs and APRs with the information reported in data collection forms and require CSP grant recipients to timely reconcile any identified discrepancies.