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State of New Jersey
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
PO Box 500
TRENTON, NJ 08625-0500
JAMES E. McGreevey
Governor
October 28, 2004
Mr. Louis Casanovas, Chairman Board of Trustees CREATE Charter School 164 Lembeck Avenue Jersey City, NJ 07306
Dear Mr. Casanovas:
OCI Case #694, Revised Report
This Report of Examination replaces the report dated October 22, 2004 in its entirety. The state aid refund has been recalculated from $258,692.58 to $245,709.56. Only the state aid figures in Recommendation Numbers 2 and 3 have been revised.

The Department of Education, Office of Compliance Investigation, has completed a limited review of the financial and administrative operations of CREATE Charter High School. The review disclosed violations of N.J.S.A. 18A:18A, N.J.S.A. 10:4 and N.J.A.C. 6A:23-7.1 that are detailed in the attached Report of Examination_ Please provide a copy of the report to each board member.

The bidding violations identified in the report require a refund of State Aid to the Department of Education, Division of Finance. Based on the report findings, the amount of General Fund State Aid that must be refunded by the CREATE Board of Trustees is $245,709.56. The Department's Division of Finance will notify the school district regarding the timing of the State Aid recovery.

Utilizing the process outlined in the attached "Procedures for LEA/Agency Audit Response, Corrective Action Plan and Appeal Process," the CREATE Board of Trustees is required to publicly review and discuss the findings in this report at the next regularly scheduled public board meeting and either develop a corrective action plan, on the form provided, or file an appeal to the findings.

A certified copy of the board minutes recorded when this matter is under consideration, along with the completed corrective action plan, must he sent to this office within 45 days of the date of this letter. The minutes and the corrective action plan must address the action taken by the board. Please direct your response to my attention.

Should you have any questions, please contact Kim C. Belin at (609) 633-9615.

1
Ray Montgomery, Director
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: State of New Jersey
: DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
: PO Box 500
: TRENTON, NJ 08625-0500
: JAMES E. McGreevey
: Governor
: October 28, 2004
: Mr. Louis Casanovas, Chairman Board of Trustees CREATE Charter School 164 Lembeck Avenue Jersey City, NJ 07306
: Dear Mr. Casanovas:
: OCI Case #694, Revised Report
: This Report of Examination replaces the report dated October 22, 2004 in its entirety. The state aid refund has been recalculated from $258,692.58 to $245,709.56. Only the state aid figures in Recommendation Numbers 2 and 3 have been revised.

: The Department of Education, Office of Compliance Investigation, has completed a limited review of the financial and administrative operations of CREATE Charter High School. The review disclosed violations of N.J.S.A. 18A:18A, N.J.S.A. 10:4 and N.J.A.C. 6A:23-7.1 that are detailed in the attached Report of Examination_ Please provide a copy of the report to each board member.

: The bidding violations identified in the report require a refund of State Aid to the Department of Education, Division of Finance. Based on the report findings, the amount of General Fund State Aid that must be refunded by the CREATE Board of Trustees is $245,709.56. The Department's Division of Finance will notify the school district regarding the timing of the State Aid recovery.

: Utilizing the process outlined in the attached "Procedures for LEA/Agency Audit Response, Corrective Action Plan and Appeal Process," the CREATE Board of Trustees is required to publicly review and discuss the findings in this report at the next regularly scheduled public board meeting and either develop a corrective action plan, on the form provided, or file an appeal to the findings.

: A certified copy of the board minutes recorded when this matter is under consideration, along with the completed corrective action plan, must he sent to this office within 45 days of the date of this letter. The minutes and the corrective action plan must address the action taken by the board. Please direct your response to my attention.

: Should you have any questions, please contact Kim C. Belin at (609) 633-9615.

: 1
: Ray Montgomery, Director
: Office of Compliance Investigation RM/sld/I:\ytiemey\investigations\CREATE Investigation Rpt.doe
: Attachments
: www.nj.gov/education
: New Jersey Is An Equal Opportunity Employer • Primed an Recycled and Recyclable Paper
: DISTRIBUTION LIST
: J. Michael Rush Richard Rosenberg Richard TenEyck Judith Weiss Yut'se Thomas Rochelle Hendricks Kim C. Belin Jacqueline Gramma Yvonne Tierney Sonya Donalson Richard Osak Stephen Lipski
: STATE OF NEW JERSEY
: DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
: OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE INVESTIGATION
: INVESTIGATIONS UNIT
: CREATE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
: PUBLIC SCHOOL CONTRACTS LAW
: AND
: OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT VIOLATIONS
: REPORT OF EXAMINATION
: STATE OF NEW JERSEY
: DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
: OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE INVESTIGATION
: INVESTIGATIONS UNIT


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