Recommendation R8
Within 90 days, Siskiyou County Office of Education should audit classroom supply stipend payment records for the 2024–2025 and 2025–2026 school years and provide documentation to the Siskiyou County Board of Education confirming that stipends were distributed as required or, where not distributed, account for the disposition of those funds.
Jury report: 2025-2026 The Siskiyou County Office of Education and the Siskiyou County Board of Education Fails Its Most Vulnerable Students · PDF page 12
Permanent linkOfficial response
Siskiyou County Office of Education and Siskiyou County Superintendent of Schools
Agency declines implementationWill not perform the requested stipend audit, disputing the legal premise; instead will review denied supply requests and possible process improvements by December 31, 2026.
Read official response · PDF page 13Pages 13–14 clearly refuse the requested audit and specify a different dated review. That alternative is not a promise to distribute stipends or provide the requested two-year accounting.
- Review previously denied material requests and evaluate possible improvements or clarification. Owner: Siskiyou County Office of Education and Siskiyou County Superintendent of Schools. Timing: 2026-12-31.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.