Ariz. Admin. Code § R7-5-502 - Site Visits

A. In accordance with A.R.S. § 15-914 and Laws 1999, 1st S.S., Ch. 4, § 15, a charter holder shall submit to the Board for approval an audit contract for each audit before the audit begins.

B. The Board shall disapprove an audit contract only for the following reasons:

1. Board knowledge that a person employed by the audit firm has been convicted under a federal or state statute for embezzlement, theft, fraudulent schemes and artifices, fraudulent schemes and practices, bid rigging, perjury, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, receiving stolen property, or any other offense indicating a lack of business integrity or business honesty;

2. Failure of the audit firm or supervising certified public accountant to maintain good standing with an accounting industry reglatory body;

3. Violation of or failure of the audit firm to meet generally accepted auditing standards or generally accepted government auditing standards as identified by an accounting industry regulatory body;

4. Failure of the audit firm to receive an unmodified opinion during the audit firm's most recent peer review or failure of any auditor working on the audit to meet the continuing professional education requirements prescribed by generally accepted government auditing standards; or

5. Failure to acknowledge that the audit firm shall adhere to the audit requirements listed in th e Board's audit guidelines.

C. The Board shall provide written notification of approval or disapproval of an audit contract to the charter holder and the audit firm within 10 days of receipt of the audit contract.

D. The Board shall include the cause for disapproval in a not ice of disapproval.

E. If the charter holder or audit firm provides documentation that demonstrates the cause for disapproval no longer exists, the Board shall approve the audit contract and notify all parties of the approval.

A. A designee of the Board or Department may conduct a site visit of a charter school to a review or evaluate the charter holder's compliance with R7-5-501(A) .

B. A designee of the Board or Department may conduct a site visit to corroborate in formation submitted to the Board or Department and to gather information, documentation, and testimony that permit the Board to evaluate the charter holder's compliance with R7-5-501(A).

C. A designee of the Board or Department who conducts a site visit shall do so during regular operational hours of a the charter school or at any other reasonable time.

D. A designee of the Board or Department may conduct either an announced or unannounced site visit.

E. A designee of the Board or Department may conduct an investigation of a charter school in response to concerns raised by students, parents, employees, members of th e community or other individuals or groups regarding any activity or program conducted by or f or the charter school or regarding allegations of misconduct by any member of the charter school's staff.

F. E. Upon request by a designee of the Board or Department, a charter holder shall open for inspection all records, documents, and files relating to any activity or program conducted by or for the charter school or the charter holder relating to the charter school.

G. F. Upon request by a designee of the Board or Department, a charter holder shall provide access to all school facilities.

1. During a site visit, a charter holder shall provide access to classrooms for the purpose of counting students, observing a program of instruction, or documenting individuals providing instruction.

2. In conducting a site visit, th e designee of the Board or the Department shall make every effort not to disrupt the classroom environment.

H. G. The Board or Department shall inform a charter holder in writing of any issue identified during a site visit and specify any further action required by the charter holder. To assist with this requirement, Board staff shall direct the charter holder to submit a CAP, as described in R7-5-510, which addresses the issue.

I. The Board shall require a charter holder with a serious impact finding to appear before the Board for possible disciplinary act ion under R7-5-304 .

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R7-5-502

New Section made by final rulemaking at 12 A.A.R. 577, effective February 7, 2006 (Supp. 06-1). Renumbered from R7-5-303 by final rulemaking at 23 A.A.R. 693, effective 5/6/2017.