Title IX Training

The Formal Grievance Process relies on a pool of administrators (“the Pool”) to carry out the process. External, trained third-party neutral professionals may also be used to serve in pool roles. Training is an ongoing effort which includes institutional training and expert trainings. Updated: January 2023

This training includes, but is not limited to materials provided by:

1. U.S. Department of Education
   
   
   1. Clery Act Appendix for FSA Handbook
   2. Office of Civil Rights Case Processing Manual (CPM) (Updated: July 2022)
   3. Supporting the Academic Success of Pregnant & Parenting Students
   4. Discrimination Based on Pregnancy & Related Conditions: A Resource for Students & Schools (Released October 2022)
   5. Summary of Major Provisions of the Department of Education’s Title IX Final Rule
   6. Office of Civil Rights Reading Room: Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
   7. Fact Sheet: US Ed’s 2022 Proposed Amendments to its Title IX Regulations (Released June 2022)
   8. Confronting Anti-LGBTQI+ Harassment in Schools: A Resource for Students & Families (Released June 2021)
2. U.S. Federal Register
   
   
   1. Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance (Published: May 19, 2020)
   2. Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance: A Proposed Rule (Published: July 12, 2022)
   3. Violence Against Women Act (Published: October 20, 2014)
3. State University of New York (SUNY) Student Conduct Institute
4. Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA)
   
   
   1. ATIXA Title IX Hearing Officer & Decision Maker Training & Certification Course (June 2019)
   2. 2021 Higher Education Case Study Packet
   3. A Reference Tool for Key Guidance
   4. Top Ten (10) Myths of the New OCR Title IX Regulations
   5. ATIXA’s OPEN Center Database
   6. Overview of the Title IX Final Rule
   7. Violence Against Women Act 2022 – Presidential Fact Sheet
   8. Hearing Panels & Decision-Makers: Briefing on the New Regulations Webinar
   9. SPOO or Not SPOO? That is the Question Webinar
   10. Title IX Rationale Writing Best Practices Webinar
   11. Consent Workshop: Comprehensive Understanding of Consent Theory & Practice Webinar
   12. VAWA Reauthorization 2022: Implications for Title IX Field Webinar
   13. ATIXA Position Statement: Consideration of Pattern Evidence in Campus Sexual Misconduct Allegations
   14. ATIXA Position Statement: Free Speech Rights of Individuals Involved in Sexual Misconduct Proceedings
   15. ATIXA Position Statement: Equitable Appeals Best Practices
   16. ATIXA Position Statement: Trauma-Informed Training & the Neurobiology of Trauma
   17. ATIXA Position Statement: Adopting the Preponderance of Evidence Standard of Proof
   18. Regs Rapid Response (R3) Blog
   19. Flowchart: Mandatory or Discretionary Dismissal
   20. Flowchart: 3 Buckets of Evidence
   21. Flowchart: Investigation 106.45(b)(5)