Texas Workforce Commission
Results of a Limited Program Effectiveness Audit of the Texas Workforce Commission's Communities in Schools Program
December 1997
Report Number 98-010
Overall Conclusion
We were not able to assess the effectiveness of the Communities in Schools program due to inadequacies within the program's policies, procedures, and systems. Specifically, we found that needed performance information is either not collected or not reliable. Furthermore, the Texas Workforce Commission (Commission) is still in the process of resolving several issues noted by a 1996 internal audit.
This letter report summarizes the results of our limited program effectiveness audit of the Texas Workforce Commission's Communities in Schools program, which received appropriations of $13.6 million in fiscal year 1997. This audit was performed at the Commission's request to verify the accuracy of program effectiveness performance information submitted from local providers. We also determined if issues identified by a 1996 internal audit of the Communities in Schools program had been resolved. During our review, we noted the need for improvements to the overall management and administration of the program which were illustrated by weaknesses in the areas of performance measure information, accounting for Communities in Schools transactions, asset management, and monitoring of local providers.
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