Performance Audit of the Charter Schools Office and Michigan Resource Center for Charter Schools

Receives National Award - July 1999

The National Legislative Program Evaluation Society (NLPES) has given an “Impact Award” to the Office of the Auditor General in recognition of the significant impact on the functions of state government of its 1998 performance audit of the Charter Schools Office and Michigan Resource Center for Charter Schools, Central Michigan University. The award honors legislative program evaluation offices that have produced work that has demonstrably improved state government. The performance audit report, which disclosed the need for numerous improvements in Central Michigan University’s monitoring/oversight of charter schools, has led to many operational and programmatic changes.

The individuals who were responsible for the Charter Schools Office and Michigan Resource Center for Charter Schools, Central Michigan University included: Richard Stafford, Audit Division Administrator; Michael Becker, Audit Manager; Jackie Lawson, supervisor; and team member Tracy Jelneck.

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