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I Gotta Testify, My School Needs Some New Supplies!!
- A Community Fair

Presented by AYPAL in unity with Youth Together

Saturday, March 11, 2006
Time: 11:00AM-3:00PM
Location: Fruitvale Transit Village (34th and International Blvd.)

For More Info: Muey C Saephan (510) 869-6033

Please come and join AYPAL to support our More Funding for School campaign. This Community Fair is to help inform youth about the Williams Settlement and get parents, students, community groups, teachers, and "any individual" to fill out a complaint forms; so we can tell'em how our school is affected. Williams Settlement provides up to $1 billion for the lowest-performing schools base on Academic Performance Index (API) deciles 1-3, which 62 Oakland public Schools are eligible to get these funds. (More details about Williams at the end of the email)

Get Hyphee!!

Youth Together will release Williams Poster: "Students and Parents: Know Your Rights"

AYPAL youth will host numbers of educational booths with games to help everyone understand the Williams Settlement and current situations that our schools are facing.

Free Food and Educational Booths

***Live Performances, and Music by:***

* Kiwi and DJ Phatrick
* Brown Buffalo Project
* Chino Flaco and Young Tey
* Airstep Breakin’ Crew
…and more!

Tell’em What You Want What You Really Want:

AYPAL's Campaign Demands:
- Fully Funded Schools
- Equitable Resources across School Sites
- Full compliance with the William’s Case Settlement


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Background on Williams VS. California

Williams vs.. California was a class--action lawsuit on behalf of thousands of public school children denied basic educational necessities.

Filed on May 17, 2000, on behalf of Eliezer Williams, a middle school student in San Francisco, and thousands of public school children.

Challenged the State's failure to provide all California students with basic educational necessities.

Claimed that the state is Violating the California Constitution by failing to ensure the plaintiffs are receiving basic educational necessities enjoyed by most children across the State.

The lawsuit focused on: Inadequate learning facilities, lack of textbooks and instructional materials, lack of access to qualified the teachers.
After over four years of litigation, the State (under the leadership of Governor Schwarzenegger) agreed to the settle the lawsuit on August 13, 2004

Last year, the California Legislature and the Governor passed laws to implement the settlement.

State agencies have also issued new regulations to comply with the term of settlement.


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Williams Settlement provides up to $1 billion

- $800 million for emergency facilities repairs for the years 2004-2008: API Deciles 1-3

- $138.7 million for textbooks for the lowest performing schools: API Deciles 1-2

- $50 million to implement the settlement in 2004-05, including $25 million for a first time, statewide facilities inventory of the lowest performing schools

- Continue the High Priority Schools Grant Program maintaining $200 million a year

- Make it easier for credentialed teachers from other states to gain a California credential


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What can I file a Williams complaint about?

Complaints can address instructional materials, teachers, and school facilities. Some examples:

- You are missing textbooks to use in class or at home, or your textbooks or materials are unusable due to damage.

- You are in grades 9-12 and your science lab does not have working equipment.

- You have a long-term substitute teacher from the start of the year.

- Your teacher is not trained in his or her subject or is not trained to teach English Language Learners, even though ELL students make up 20% or more of the students in your classroom.

- Your school facilities are hazardous, have rats or roaches, or need emergency repair.