Williams Uniform Complaint Procedures

Exhibit 1312.4-E(1): Williams Uniform Complaint Procedures NOTICE TO PARENTS/GUARDIANS,STUDENTS, AND TEACHERS: K-12COMPLAINT RIGHTS Parents/Guardians,Students, and Teachers: Pursuant to Education Code 35186, you are hereby notified that: 1. There should be sufficient textbooks and instructional materials That means each student, including an English learner, must have a textbook or instructional materials, or both, to use in class and to take home. 2. School facilities must be clean, safe, and maintained in good repair This includes the identification and resolution of emergency or urgent facilities conditions that pose a threat to the health and safety of students or staff. 3. There should be no teacher vacancies or misassignments. There should be a teacher assigned to each class and not a series of substitutes or other temporary teachers. The teacher should have the proper credential to teach the class, including the certification required to teach English learners, if present. Misassignmentmeans the placement of a certificated employee in a teaching or services position for which the employee does not hold a legally recognized certificate or credential or the placement of a certificated employee in a teaching or services position that the employee is not otherwise authorized by statute to hold. Teacher vacancymeans a position to which a single designated certificated employee has not been assigned at the beginning of the year for an entire year or, if the position is for a one-semester course, a position to which a single designated certificated employee has not been assigned at the beginning of a semester for an entire semester. If you choose to file a complaint alleging that any of the above conditions is not being met, your complaint will be addressed through the district's Williams uniform complaint procedures as required by law. A complaint formmaybe obtained at the school office or district office, or downloaded from the school or districtwebsite. You may also download a copy of the California Department of Education(CDE)complaint form fromCDE's, website when available. However, a complaint need not be filed using either the district's complaint form or the complaint form from CDE.