Finding F1
Many school districts in Stanislaus County lack required transparency regarding school bonds because they fail to fully comply with Ed Code mandates.
Jury report: Obligations, Obstacles, and Opportunities in School Bond Oversight · PDF page 63
Permanent linkOfficial responses
Hughson Unified School District
Agrees about minutes; does not fully agree about annual reports and audits. Says older reports were lost during a website change and newer documents were approved and posted after the jury’s review.
Read official response · PDF page 1Topical responses map to transparency F1. Provides approval, presentation, and posting dates without independently establishing their accuracy.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.
Salida Union School District
Partially agrees for Measures U and Q; acknowledges missing reports and audits while noting Measure Q’s November 2024 approval and document timing.
Read official response · PDF page 2Explains its district-specific scope and commits to record review without resolving the legal timing issue.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.
Turlock Unified School District
Explicitly agrees with the finding.
Read official response · PDF page 1No finding-specific explanation or support accompanies the agreement.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.
Keyes Union School District
Quotes F1 but states only under R1 that it considers the recommendation inapplicable because the Measure U tab contains available information.
Read official response · PDF page 2Finding disagreement is implied through the linked recommendation, not expressly stated as a response to F1.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.
Ceres Unified School District
Partially disagrees as applied to Ceres: minutes were compliant and new-committee reports/audits were not yet due or available; agrees website access can improve.
Read official response · PDF page 1Explains district scope, formation dates, and document timing.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.
Patterson Joint Unified School District
Agrees and says committee records are maintained and available under Education Code requirements.
Read official response · PDF page 1Lists record categories without identifying a record, review date, or source.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.
Stanislaus Union School District
Partially disagrees as applied to the District because the report identifies compliant minutes, annual reports, and audits.
Read official response · PDF page 1List continues on page 2. Disputes district applicability, not all countywide observations.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.
Denair Unified School District
Partially agrees, acknowledging a missing annual report and website access problems; says a broken February 20, 2025 agenda link was corrected.
Read official response · PDF page 1Maps the partial position to compliant minutes/audits and deficient annual reporting.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.
Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District
Agrees regarding missing minutes, reports, audits, and current-measure information at the review date; proposes a comprehensive website and posting-process review.
Read official response · PDF page 2Enumerates the deficient records and distinguishes the review date from proposed remediation.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.
Waterford Unified School District
Acknowledges the countywide finding and says the report found Waterford compliant in minutes, reports, and audits.
Read official response · PDF page 2Does not expressly agree or disagree; district applicability is implied by the cited compliance review.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.