Settlement Agreement BetweenSettlement Agreement • February 8th, 2018
Contract Type FiledFebruary 8th, 2018This Settlement Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made between Westminster Public Schools (the “District”) and the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) (collectively the “Parties”). The District has chosen to educate its English Language Learner students (“ELLs”) through its Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education (“CLDE”) Program. The DOJ has alleged that the District is not in compliance with Section 1703(f) of the Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1701 et seq. (“EEOA”) in several ways identified in DOJ’s January 18, 2017 notice letter to the District. The District disputes the DOJ’s allegations and denies that it has in any way failed to comply with its obligations under Section 1703(f). The Parties seek to amicably resolve all allegations and undertake this Agreement as a means of alternative dispute resolution to avoid litigation and for the purposes of judicial and governmental economy.