CalAware School District Audit

http://calaware.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/K-12release.pdf  Press Release Cal Aware

https://www.calaware.org/audits/pub_ed/audits_sac.php?cat_id=11&audits_id=  Cal Aware Audit School Districts K-12

From Press Release

"Francke noted that the Brown Act and some local district practices combine to make it easy for lawsuit claims and settlements to elude the public’s attention. While both claims and settlements are accessible to the public, the Brown Act does not require them to be provided unless a person expressly asks for a copy, that settlements are almost never announced after being approved in closed session, and in some cases the settlements never reach the board of education, either because they are handled by an independent joint powers insurance agency or because the superintendent has been given authority to approve settlements below a defined dollar amount without obtaining board approval."