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> Post the Title IX information required under Education Code section 221.61 on the District and all school sites’
Internet Websites. This information should include the following:
> A statement of an individual’ s rights and the school’ s responsibilities under Title IX, including links to the
U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights, Office for Equal Opportunity, and those rights listed in
Education Code section 221.8.

DESIGNATE A TITLE IX COORDINATOR AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE TITLE IX TEAM
Title IX Coordinator: Districts must designate at least one employee as the Title IX Coordinator, who must hold
the title “Title IX Coordinator.”
> Other team members will include: investigator, decision-maker, informal resolutions officer, and appeals
officer.
> With few exceptions, the roles of the team members may not overlap.

TRAIN STAFF AND STUDENTS
Training all employees and students is the key to prevention and compliance.
The District’s Title IX team must be trained in areas that include:
> the definition of sexual harassment in § 106.30;
> the scope of the District’s education program or activity;
> working with and interviewing sexual violence victims;
> conducting investigations, including appeals and the informal resolution process;
> consent and the role drugs or alcohol can play in the ability to consent;
> how to serve impartially;
> determining credibility;
> evaluating and weighing evidence; and
> deciding issues of relevance.

It is recommended that all other employees, as well as others likely to witness or receive reports of sexual
misconduct (e.g., volunteer coaches) should be trained in areas that include:
> their reporting obligation;
> consequences for failure to report;
> appropriate methods for interacting with sexual violence victims;
> handling requests for confidentiality;
> overlap and coordination with local law enforcement.

Students should also be trained on appropriate conduct and how to report sexual misconduct with age and
grade appropriate content and methods.

APPROPRIATELY MAINTAIN RECORDS
Districts should determine a mechanism for tracking Title IX complaints and documents, and must maintain
the following documents for a period of seven (7) years:
> Any Title IX investigation of sexual harassment, including determinations regarding responsibility, recordings
or transcripts of involved hearings, disciplinary sanctions imposed on the respondent, and remedies provided
to the complainant.
> Any appeal and the result therefrom.
> Any informal resolution and the result therefrom.
> All training materials for Title IX Coordinators, investigators, decision-makers, and any person who facilitates
an informal resolution process.

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