def METHOD_NAME(settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> bool:
    """
    Checks that a given settings dict is valid according to the reference schema ``schema``.
    :param settings: The settings dict to validate.
    :return: True if valid settings dict otherwise False.
    """
    try:
        schema.METHOD_NAME(settings)  # type: ignore
    except SchemaError:
        return False
    return True