Complaints and School Contacts

Submit a complaint

Charter School Complaint Form

Charter School Complaint Form

Name(Required)
MM slash DD slash YYYY
California Education Code (EC) Section 47605(d)(4) allows a parent or guardian to submit a complaint to the charter school authorizer when a charter school discourages a pupil's enrollment, requires records before enrollment, or encourages a pupil to disenroll. Please identify the basis for this complaint below, with specific facts, which support your complaint.
Basis of complaint
Check all that apply

Click to read MWA’s full Title IX Policy.

Title IX Complaint Form

MM slash DD slash YYYY
Name(Required)
Physical Address
Certification(Required)
By completing this form, and entering my name below, I hereby authorize MWA to disclose the information I have provided as it finds necessary in pursuing its investigation. I hereby certify that the information I have provided in this complaint is true and correct and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Click to read MWA’s full Uniform Complaint Policy and Procedures which includes an overview of each step of the complaint process.

Uniform Complaint Form

Name of person filing this complaint(Required)
Name of student (if applicable)
MM slash DD slash YYYY
Address
For allegation(s) of noncompliance, please check the program or activity referred to in your complaint, if applicable
For allegation(s) of unlawful discrimination, harassment, intimidation or bullying, please check the basis of the unlawful discrimination, harassment, intimidation or bullying described in your complaint, if applicable
Max. file size: 499 MB.
I have attached supporting documents(Required)
 
California Education Code (EC) § 35186 created a procedure for the filing of complaints concerning deficiencies related to instructional materials, conditions of facilities that are not maintained in a clean or safe manner or in good repair, and teacher vacancy or misassignment.
 
The complaint and response are public documents as provided by statute.
 
Complaints may be filed anonymously. However, if you wish to receive a response, you must provide the following contact information.

Williams Complaint Form

Response requested(Required)
Name

Issue of Complaint

Please check all that apply
Textbooks and Instructional Materials
Please check all that apply
Facility Conditions
Please check all that apply *Gas leaks, nonfunctioning heating, ventilation, fire sprinklers or air-conditioning systems, electrical power failure, major sewer line stoppage, major pest or vermin infestation, broken windows or exterior doors or gates that will not lock and that pose a security risk, abatement of hazardous materials previously undiscovered that pose an immediate threat to pupils or staff, structural damage creating a hazardous or uninhabitable condition, and any other emergency conditions the school district determines appropriate
Teacher Vacancy or Misassignment
Please check all that apply *A teacher vacancy is 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.
MM slash DD slash YYYY

School Contacts

Title IX Coordinator

Elizabeth Martinez
Chief Operating Officer
compliance@mwacademy.org
4123 Lakeside Drive 
Richmond, CA 94806 
(510) 262-1511

California Department of Education’s page on Title IX

 

Homeless and/or Foster Youth Liaison

Ahjia Moore, Director of Student Support
4123 Lakeside Drive 
Richmond, CA 94806 
(510) 262-1511

 

Title II, Title V, Title VI, 504, UCP

Elizabeth Martinez
Chief Operating Officer
compliance@mwacademy.org
4123 Lakeside Drive 
Richmond, CA 94806 
(510) 262-1511

 

Employee(s) who assist the Homeless Liaison

Carmen Velarde
Director of Data and Accountability
4123 Lakeside Drive
Richmond, CA 94806
(510) 262-1511

 

HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTH HAVE THE RIGHT TO:

  • Go to school, no matter where they live or how long they’ve lived there
  • Continue in the school last attended before they became homeless if that is their choice and is feasible
  • Receive transportation to school if they request such transportation
  • Participate in all programs for which they are eligible
  • Enroll in school without giving a permanent address, immunization records, or other required documents

 

Resources for students and families who are experiencing homelessness

More information for students who are experiencing homelessness or designated as foster youth, can be found in our Student-Parent/Guardian Handbook.