Williams Settlement

Templates and Materials

	Interim Evaluation Instrument (IEI)-was adopted by the State Allocation Board on January 26, 2005 and must be completed by all schools by June 30,2005.
	Facilities Inspection Sample Board Policy
	Instructional Materials CDE Templates - Instructional Materials Survey for Compliance with Ed Code Sections 1240( i ) and 60119 CDE Elementary CDE Middle School CDE High School Instructional Materials Review Suggested Resolution - Sufficiency of Instructional Materials (E.C. Section 60119) developed by the CDE CDE Regulations - Instructional Materials and Definition of "Under Review" (Public Hearing on March 7, 2005)
	Uniform Complaint Procedures Sample Classroom Notice to Parents/Guardians developed by CDE CSBA Samples - Administrative Regulation, Classroom Notice to Parents/Guardians Regarding Complaint Rights, and Complaint Form developed by California School Boards Association
	School Accountability Report Card Revised SARC templates and data definitions as adopted by the State Board of Education in January 2005 SARC Data Verification Tool for Section II (School Safety and Climate for Learning - School Facilities) and Section VII (Curriculum & Instruction)

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California Department of Education

CDE Website - Information on the Williams Settlement including a list of schools affected

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PowerPoint Presentations

	Williams Lawsuit Settlement Overview - Presentation prepared by Sue Burr, CCSESA Deputy Executive Director.
	Facility Validation Visits
	Williams CleanUp Legislation - AB831

(Save these presentations to your own computer for best viewing)
 

Background

The Eliezer Williams, et al., vs. State of California, et al. (Williams) case was filed as a class action in 2000; the plaintiffs include nearly 100 San Francisco County students.  The state was charged with failing its constitutional obligation to provide students with the basic needs for education: sufficient instructional materials, adequate learning facilities, qualified teachers, etc.  Then-governor Gray Davis decided to fight the suit and retained a private law firm to litigate the case, costing taxpayers at least $18 million.

The case settled in 2004.  The settlement requires that all students have books and that their schools be clean and safe.  It takes steps toward assuring schools have qualified teachers, and the settlement holds schools accountable for delivering these fundamental elements to students.  It provides nearly $1 billion to accomplish these goals: $800 million over four years to make emergency repairs in the lowest-performing schools [those ranked in the bottom 3 deciles under the statewide Academic Performance Index (API)]; nearly $139 million for new instructional materials for students attending schools in the bottom two API deciles; $20 million to inventory facilities needs in the lowest-performing schools and $30 million to build County Superintendents' capacity to oversee low-performing schools and fund emergency repairs in those schools next year.

District and School Sample Forms

Quarterly report to County Office of Education and District Governing Board regarding Uniform Complaints filed in the school districts Letter Form  (Word / PDF)

Williams Uniform Complaint Procedure

	Board Policy  **REVISED 3/2008**
	Overview for School Site Staff

Updates