Williams v. State of California Education Lawsuit Settlement
The settlement of the Williams lawsuit, and the resulting legislation signed into state law on September 29, 2004, affects all districts and schools in California. SB 6 (Alpert), SB 550 (Vasconcellos), AB 1550 (Goldberg), and AB 3001 (Daucher) impose new responsibilities and duties on both districts and counties in an attempt to ensure that all public school students are provided equally with appropriate instructional materials, safe and adequate school facilities, and qualified teachers. Official California legislative information is available online.
Under this legislation County Offices of Education are given new oversight responsibilities for the districts in their county. The Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) is committed to implementing these new responsibilities in partnership with districts and in a manner that provides assistance to the schools rather than simply a "compliance exercise."
Site Reviews
- 2008-09 Site Visitation Calendar (Sacramento County Williams schools)
- Results of Williams site reviews
Communication to Districts
- Letter to district superintendents from Sacramento County Superintendent of Schools David W. Gordon: January 11, 2005
- Letter to district superintendents from Sacramento County Superintendent of Schools David W. Gordon: June 3, 2005
- Invitation to Williams training (1/28/05)
- Invitation to Williams training (3/2/05)
Forms
- Sample Williams Complaint Notice (Elementary)
- Sample Williams Complaint Notice (Middle School/High School)
- Williams complaint form (MS Word: 50 KB)
- Response form for Williams complaints (MS Word: 29 KB)
- Resolution form for Williams complaints (MS Word: 39 KB)
- Williams Facility Inspection Tool (FIT) Forms and Instructions
Quarterly Report
Presentations
- November 15, 2006 Sacramento County Board of Education meeting
- July 21, 2006 Williams District Training
- February 8, 2006 Sacramento County Board of Education meeting
- August 5, 2005 Williams all-district training
Additional Resources
- California Department of Education (CDE) Williams information
- CCSESA Williams information (California County Superintendents Educational Services Association)
