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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So it looks like OSSE has hired F.S. Taylor & Associates, PC (FSTA) to conduct an enrollment audit of public and charter schools this year, within the next days that is. In this case, an external auditor will have a much grater incentive to uncover discrepancies than either the schools or government authorities have. Should be interesting.[/quote]

There has always been an external enrollment auditor hired by OSSE. F.S. Taylor is just a new vendor. It used to be Thompson Cobb Bazillio.

The auditors review the files that the schools have on hand, verify the documentation and will also count kids to check for discrepancies. Schools do not get paid for students if they cannot verify residency for the students.

The issue is that DC requires documentation that is simply too easily manufactured by non-residents who want to enroll their students in a DC public or public charter school. As a PP wrote, "proof of residency is a joke."

I do believe that something can be done. Requiring documentation that is government produced or government-verified (tax records, pay stub showing DC withholding, etc) combined with charging non-residents who are caught the full amount of tuition would make a difference.  Plus home visits for anyone using the "other primary caregiver" status when verifying residency. Currently DC will allow a person to "prove" they are the "primary caregiver" by just signing a statement that says so.[/quote]

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