Uniform Complaint Procedure
Annual Notification of the Uniform Complaint Procedures (UCP)
Annual Notification of the Uniform Complaint Procedures (UCP)
Notificación Anual de los Procedimientos Uniformes para Quejas
Uniform Complaint Procedure
The Board of Education recognizes that the district has primary responsibility for ensuring that it complies with applicable state and federal laws and regulations governing educational programs. The district shall investigate and seek to resolve complaints at the local level. The district shall follow the Uniform Complaint Procedures (UCP) when addressing complaints alleging:
Unlawful discrimination based on ethnic group identification, race, color, ancestry, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, age, religion or political beliefs, failure to comply with state and/or federal laws in adult education, consolidated categorical aid programs, migrant education, vocational education, child care and development programs, child nutrition programs, and special education programs.
Complaint Rights and Complaint Form
Williams Complaint Procedures
Background
Williams v. California was a class-action lawsuit filed in May 2000 claiming that the state’s poorest children are being denied equal educational opportunities. Settlement of the lawsuit in August 2004 resulted in a package of laws, known as the “Williams legislation,” aimed at identifying and correcting impediments to student academic success spelled out in the lawsuit.
The legislation seeks to ensure that:
• All students have access to standards-aligned instructional materials and textbooks.
• All students have access to school facilities that are clean, safe, and functional.
• Teachers are assigned and have the proper certification or training for their assignment, particularly those in classrooms with 20 percent or more English Learners.
Resources
Williams Complaint Form English / Formulario de Queja de William
Compliance Officers
The Board of Education designates the following compliance officers to receive and investigate complaints and ensure district compliance with the law:
Chief Uniform Complaint Officer
Josie Parades, Ed.D.
Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services
(626) 974-7000 Ext. 800070
Child Development
Josie Parades, Ed.D.
Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services
(626) 974-7000 Ext. 800070
Child Nutrition, School Nutrition, & Child Care Food
Manuel Correa,
Chief Business Officer (626) 974-7000 Ext. 800120
Consolidated Categorical Aid, Economic Impact Aid/State Compensatory Education (EIA/SCE),
State Program for Students of Limited English Proficiency, (EIA/LEP), Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA),
Title 1, Title IV
Josie Parades, Ed.D.
Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services
(626) 974-7000 Ext. 800070
Gender Equity/Title IX
Michele Doll, Ed.D.
Assistant Superintendent Personnel Services, (626) 974-7000 Ext. 800006
Special Education
Josie Parades, Ed.D.
Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services
(626) 974-7000 Ext. 800070
Tri-Community Adult Education: General and Basic
Josie Parades, Ed.D.
Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services
(626) 974-7000 Ext. 800070