Williams Legislation

The Eliezer Williams, et al., vs. the State of California, et al. (Williams) case was filed as a class action in 2000 in San Francisco County Superior Court.

The plaintiffs include nearly 100 San Francisco County students, who filed suit against the State of California and state education agencies, including the

California Department of Education (CDE). The basis of the lawsuit was that the agencies failed to provide public school students with equal access to

instructional materials, safe and decent school facilities, and qualified teachers.

As a result of the Williams Case, the School Accountability Report Card (SARC) reports the overall condition of the school facility, the number of teacher

misassignments and vacancies, and the availability of textbooks and/or instructional materials.

CDE Williams Webpage

California County Superintendents Educational Services Association

WilliamsAct.org (inspection tool)

Instructional Materials

Williams v. California is a class-action

lawsuit filed in May 2000 claiming that

the state's poorest children are being

denied equal educational opportunities.

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Annual Sufficiency Resolution, E.C. 60119:

Facilities

Settled in 2004, The Williams

Case resulted in oversight-related

activities for the lowest one-third of

schools in California based on test

scores to ensure "Good Repair," defined

as "clean, safe, and functional" in California

Education Code 17002(d)(1).

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Archived

Archived Documents and Notices:

Williams Digital Instructional Materials Memo 2015 CCSESA and ACLU

Williams Settlement Update, Transitional Kindergarten - 8/2012

SB 509 Instructional Materials Update - 11/2011

Williams Legislative Update: 2009 Budget Bill (July 2009)

Williams Lawsuit 7/2005

Nondiscrimination Statement

The Santa Clara Elementary School District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, bullying and sexual harassment based on actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, immigration status, marital status, parental status, family status, pregnancy status, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics in all educational programs, school related or school sponsored activities, school attendance or employment policies which may have an impact or create a hostile environment at school as required by Title IX of the 1972 Education amendments, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, and other applicable laws and regulations. For questions or concerns regarding discrimination, harassment, intimidation, bullying or sexual harassment, please contact the District's Discrimination, Equity, and Title IX Compliance Officer:

Kari Skidmore,

Superintendent/Principal/Teacher,

20030 East Telegraph Road

Santa Paula, CA 93060

kskidmore@santaclaraesd.org