Understand the Groundwork for Ensuring Title IX Compliance
ATIXA’s Title IX Coordinator Foundations for K-12 Education is designed to give K-12 Title IX Coordinators and administrators the comprehensive foundational training needed to understand the scope of their role and multi-faceted responsibilities under Title IX.
This course focuses on the Title IX Coordinator’s specific responsibilities at each phase of the Formal Grievance Process, from intake to appeal. ATIXA’s expert faculty members lead a discussion on how to structure and train your Title IX team, including the various roles and responsibilities for investigations, decision-making, informal resolution, and appeals.
Topics Covered
- Title IX Refresher
- Structuring and Training Your Title IX Team
- Initiation of the Grievance Process
- Conducting the Initial Assessment
- Case Study: Initial Assessment
- Overview of the Investigation Process
- Overview of the Decision-Making Process
- Overview of the Appeal Process
- Recordkeeping and Documentation
- Prevention and Remediation of Retaliation
- Navigating First Amendment Protections
- Additional Key Title IX Compliance Elements
- Navigating Employee Complaints
- The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and Title IX Enforcement
Key Takeaway
Implement knowledge on Title IX regulations and enforcement and sharpen your skills in identifying, mitigating, and remediating sex-based harassment in your school or district.
After completing this training, participants will be able to:
- Understand how to structure their Title IX Team, assess its members, and leverage the authority of the Title IX Coordinator
- Conduct an initial assessment and other preliminary steps following a Title IX report
- Specify the factors that should be considered when determining whether the Title IX Coordinator should file a formal complaint
- Explain the Title IX Coordinator’s role to oversee investigations, the decision-making process, and appeals
- Describe requirements for other aspects of Title IX compliance oversight
Who Should Attend?
- Title IX Coordinators
- Deputy Title IX Coordinators
- Title IX or Civil Rights Investigators
- Human Resources Professionals
- Legal Counsel
- Compliance and Risk Management Professionals (Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, ADA/Section 504, AA, EEO)
- Law Enforcement/Campus Safety/School Resource Officers
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Professionals
- School Board Members
- Superintendents, Principals, & Assistant Principals
Upcoming Sessions
To obtain certification from ATIXA, you will need to sign-in to your Event Lobby each day of training and attend the whole event. It is our expectation that you are present for the entire duration of your training course. Certification will only be provided once ATIXA has verified attendance through the Event Lobby. Please allow 7-10 days following the completion of the course and then log in on our website and visit the My ATIXA page to access the Continuing Certification Credit (CCC) program system. Please follow the instructions on the webpage to obtain your certification. Our CCC program allows those certified by ATIXA to track, maintain, and extend their professional development through our programs.
PLEASE NOTE: Certification refers to attendance at a qualifying event; TNG cannot speak to individual attendees’ knowledge, expertise, or command of the material.
- Attendance for each day of training or access to eTraining course for three months
- An extensive course-specific selection of articles, customizable forms and templates, case studies, videos, and more
- Instructional slides or transcript for eTraining
- Access to ATIXA content experts
- Ability to interact with faculty and attendees via course discussion and activities
- Certification upon corresponding course completion