District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program: Additional Policies & Procedures Would Improve Internal Controls & Program Operations
November 2007 The D.C. School Choice Incentive Act created the first private kindergarten-through-grade-12 school-choice program supported by federal funds. The program was named the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP). The Government Accountability Office (GAO) was asked to assess the accountability mechanisms governing the use of funds, results of the grantees efforts to meet the programs recruiting priorities and eligibility requirements and inform parents of their choices, and the extent that the evaluation of OSP reflects statutory requirements and the implementation of the program supported the detection of useful and generalized findings. To assess the . . .
