Schools Eligible for Williams Monitoring

Assembly Bill (AB) 599 (Chapter 667, Statutes of 2021), effective January 1, 2022, updates the criteria for schools eligible for monitoring under the Williams settlement legislation. As outlined in AB 599, schools that meet the criteria listed below are eligible for monitoring under the Williams settlement legislation:

• Schools eligible for Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA); or
  
  
• Schools eligible for Additional Targeted Support and Improvement (ATSI) under ESSA; or
  
  
• Schools with fifteen percent or more of the school’s teachers that do not possess a valid and clear or preliminary teaching credential.

Schools that have a Dashboard Alternative School Status (DASS) are excluded from the Williams list. Please visit the Monitoring FAQ page for additional information.

2025–27 List of Schools Eligible for Monitoring

Senate Bill 114 (Chapter 48, Statutes of 2023) modifies California Education Code (EC) Section 1240 as it relates to the list of schools eligible for Williams monitoring.

With this change in statute, the list of schools eligible for monitoring by county offices of education (COEs) previously issued from the 2021–22 school year will remain in place through the 2023–24 school year. This list of schools has been renamed to the 2021–24 school year list of schools eligible for monitoring.

The 2025–27 list and file record layout of schools eligible for Williams monitoring.

• 2025-27 Williams Case – Schools Eligible for Monitoring (XLSX; Revised 7-Apr-2025)
  This spreadsheet contains the 2025–27 Williams eligibility list.
• 2025-27 School Eligible for Williams Monitoring
  Letter to notify the field of list availability

Archive

The 2021–24 list and file record layout of schools eligible for Williams monitoring.

• 2021–24 Williams Case – Schools Eligible for Monitoring (formerly the 2021–22 Williams Case file) (XLSX; Revised 18-Aug-2023)
  This spreadsheet contains the 2021–24 Williams eligibility list.
  

Additional Resources

Williams Monitoring Eligibility Determinations (PDF)
This flyer describes Williams Monitoring Eligibility Criteria

Frequently Asked Questions
This page provides access to frequently asked questions regarding the list of schools eligible for Williams monitoring requirements.

Letter to the Field: 2021–24 Schools Eligible for Williams Monitoring
2021-24 Williams List of Schools Eligible for Monitoring

Schools Eligible for Williams Monitoring - Office Hours Webinar (PPTX)
The PowerPoint presentation from the California Department of Education's (CDE’s) webinar on March 16, 2022, on the schools eligible for Williams monitoring.