EDUCATIONAL CLIMATE. A. The University will ensure that the educational environment of each enrolled student who reported sexual harassment, sexual assault, or retaliation is free of harassment and retaliation, and if not, will take steps to eliminate the hostile environment (e.g. by providing academic services, counseling, escort services, and changing housing assignments and scheduling for classes, dining services, etc.). Each academic semester, the University shall document its efforts to contact such students and any steps it takes to address the student’s environment, including the nature and duration of any such steps.
B. The University will consult with the Equity Consultant to develop one or more annual climate surveys for all students to: 1) assess students’ attitudes and knowledge regarding various types of sex-based harassment, including (i) sexual harassment, (ii) sexual assault, and (iii) retaliation; 2) gather information regarding students’ experience with sex discrimination while attending the University; 3) determine whether students know when and how to report such misconduct; 4) gauge students’ comfort level with reporting such misconduct; 5) identify any barriers to reporting; 6) assess students’ familiarity with the University’s outreach, education, and prevention efforts to identify which strategies are effective; and 7) solicit student input on how the University can encourage reporting of sexual harassment, sexual assault, and retaliation, and better respond to such reports.
1. By the end of the 2012-13 academic year, the University will conduct student focus groups and other means of gathering student input regarding the topics in Section
EDUCATIONAL CLIMATE. Follow-up with Complainants Survey Student Training Monitoring Program
EDUCATIONAL CLIMATE. A. The District will consult with the Equity Consultant to develop one or more school climate surveys for all students in grades 6-12 and all staff to assess the presence and effect of harassment, including sex -based harassment, at each school in the District. The District may create separate, age-appropriate surveys for middle and high school students. The District will consult with the Equity Consultant to develop a separate, age-appropriate school climate survey for students in grades K-5 to assess the inclusiveness and safety of the elementary school environment for all students. Student surveys will be designed and administered consistent with the requirements of California Education Code § 51513. It is the intent of the parties that the student surveys will include no content that would result in the application of California Education Code § 51513. Surveys administered to teachers will be designed and administered consistent with the requirements of California Education Code § 49091.24.
1. The student and staff surveys will be administered in the month of October 2011, the month of April 2012, and annually thereafter in the month of April, and will allow for respondents to answer the survey anonymously.
2. The District will submit an analysis of the results of the survey prepared by the Equity Consultant to the United States within sixty (60) calendar days of the date the surveys are administered for each year this Agreement is in force. The analysis will include recommendations for the climate issues identified through the surveys.
3. Based on a review of the results of the climate surveys and the recommendations of the Equity Consultant, the District will work together in good faith with the Equity Consultant to agree on appropriate corrective actions by the District to address all climate issues related to harassment, including sex -based harassment, identified through the surveys and the Equity Consultant’s analysis. The District will implement the agreed upon actions and notify the United States of its actions.
B. In conjunction with the Equity Consultant’s assessment and analysis described in ¶ IV.A., the Equity Consultant will assess whether each school should designate a staffed “safe space” location that is available for all students. If the Equity Consultant recommends the creation of such a location, the District will:
1. ensure that the designated locations are supervised by teachers or staff who have been trained on the District’s revi...
EDUCATIONAL CLIMATE. The Employer recognizes the responsibility to provide reasonable support and assistance to teachers and teaching coordinators with respect to the maintenance of control and discipline in the educational setting. The Employer, the Association, and employees also recognize the special needs exhibited by the varied populations served at the work facilities. The Employer and the Association further recognize the importance of providing a teaching environment which is conducive to learning. Therefore, the Labor/Management Committees shall discuss issues relating to the educational environment including classroom size and teacher assistance.
EDUCATIONAL CLIMATE a. The Title IX Coordinator will consult with Safe Place and use the results from the College’s Campus Climate Survey administered in the 2015-2016 school year to develop and administer one or more annual climate assessments for all students to:
i. assess students’ perceptions and knowledge regarding sexual harassment, sexual violence, and retaliation;
ii. gather information regarding students’ experience of sexual harassment and sexual violence while attending the College, if any;
iii. determine whether students know when and how to report such conduct;
iv. gauge students’ familiarity with where/how to report and their willingness to report;
v. identify potential barriers to reporting;
vi. assess students’ familiarity with the College’s outreach, education, and prevention efforts to identify which strategies are effective and which may need to be replaced;
vii. solicit student input on how the College can encourage reporting of sexual harassment, sexual violence, and retaliation and prevent the same; and
viii. assess bystander experience.
b. Among the tools used to assess climate, the College may choose to conduct anonymous surveys or student focus groups, and/or develop other means of gathering student input regarding the topics in Section VIII. that will be the subject of the annual climate assessments. The College will include at least one forum or option that allows students to participate anonymously.
c. The College will use the data from each year’s assessment to inform its identification of appropriate future climate assessments and the training required under this Agreement. Based on a review of each climate assessment’s results, the Title IX Coordinator will develop a plan of appropriate and responsive actions to present to the President/Superintendent.
d. By December 15, 2017, the Title IX Coordinator will create and facilitate the meetings of a Student Campus Climate Committee (Student Committee) comprised of diverse and representative student members from the College community. The Student Committee will study existing data and the requirements of Title IX and will identify and recommend strategies for the prevention of incidents of sexual harassment and sexual violence and retaliation, including outreach and educational activities to ensure that students understand their rights, how to prompt bystander intervention, and how to report possible violations of Title IX. The Student Committee’s recommendations will presented to the President/Super...
EDUCATIONAL CLIMATE. A. In each instance in which known sexual harassment creates a hostile environment, the University will take disciplinary and/or non-disciplinary measures designed to eliminate the hostile environment and restore access to educational programs or activities. Pursuant to Sections III.D. and VIII.C.1. of this Agreement, the University will document all actions it takes to address the hostile environment, including the nature and duration of any such actions.
B. The University will administer to all students a climate survey in the spring semesters of the 2020-2021 and 2022-2023 academic years.
C. The University will continue to work with technical experts with research training to consult on all aspects of the survey, including design, sampling, data collection methods, data analysis, and report writing. These technical experts may include faculty researchers at the University, staff at a USU institutional research office, or external technical experts.
D. The climate survey will:
1. Provide definitions of, or otherwise assess students’ knowledge regarding what constitutes prohibited sexual harassment and related retaliation;
2. Gather information regarding students’ experience with sexual harassment and retaliation while attending the University;
3. Determine whether students know when and how to report sexual harassment and retaliation;
4. Gauge students’ comfort level with reporting sexual harassment;
5. Gather information regarding potential barriers to reporting;
6. Assess students’ familiarity with the University’s outreach, education, and prevention efforts; and
7. Solicit student input on how the University can encourage reporting of prohibited sexual harassment and retaliation, and better respond to such reports.
E. By 120 days from the date of the Agreement, the University will submit its proposed climate survey and assessment methodology to the Department for review, and if changes are proposed, shall resubmit for review before conducting.
EDUCATIONAL CLIMATE. A. The D istrict w ill c onsult w ith th e E quity C onsultant to d evelop one o r m ore school climate surveys for all s tudents in grades 6-12 and all s taff to assess the presence a nd e ffect of ha rassment, i ncluding s ex -based h arassment, at each school in the District. T he District may create separate, age-appropriate surveys for middle a nd hi gh s chool s tudents. The D istrict w ill c onsult w ith th e E quity Consultant t o de velop a separate, a ge-appropriate school c limate s urvey f or students i n g rades K-5 t o as sess t he i nclusiveness an d s afety o f t he elementary school e nvironment for a ll s tudents. Student s urveys will be de signed a nd administered c onsistent w ith t he r equirements of C alifornia E ducation C ode § 51513. It is th e in tent o f th e p arties th at the s tudent surveys will include no content that would result in the application of California Education Code § 51513. Surveys ad ministered t o t eachers w ill b e d esigned an d administered consistent with the requirements of California Education Code § 49091.24.
1. The student and staff surveys will be administered in the month of October 2011, t he m onth of A pril 2012, a nd a nnually t hereafter i n t he m onth of April, and will allow for respondents to answer the survey anonymously.
2. The District will submit an analysis of the results of the survey prepared by th e Equity Consultant to the United States w ithin s ixty ( 60) calendar days of the date the surveys are administered for each year this Agreement is in f orce. T he a nalysis w ill in clude r ecommendations f or th e climate issues identified through the surveys.
3. Based o n a r eview o f t he r esults of t he c limate s urveys a nd t he recommendations of the Equity Consultant, the District will work together in good faith with the Equity Consultant to agree on appropriate corrective actions by the District to address all climate issues related to harassment, including s ex -based ha rassment, i dentified t hrough t he s urveys a nd t he Equity Consultant’s analysis. The District will implement the agreed upon actions and notify the United States of its actions.
B. In conjunction with the Equity Consultant’s assessment and analysis described in ¶ IV.A., the Equity Consultant will assess whether each school should designate a staffed “s afe s pace” l ocation t hat i s av ailable f or al l s tudents. If t he E quity Consultant recommends the creation of such a location, the District will...
EDUCATIONAL CLIMATE. A. The University will consult with the Equity Consultant to identify and administer one or more annual climate assessments for all students undergraduate and graduate to: 1) assess students’ attitudes and knowledge regarding sexual harassment, sexual violence, and retaliation; 2) gather information regarding students’ experience with sexual harassment and sexual violence while attending the University; 3) determine whether students know when and how to report such prohibited conduct; 4) gauge students’ comfort with reporting such prohibited conduct; 5) identify potential barriers to reporting; 6) assess students’ familiarity with the University’s outreach, education, and prevention efforts to identify which strategies are effective; and 7) solicit student input on how the University can encourage reporting of sexual harassment, sexual violence, and retaliation, and better respond to such reports. A climate assessment can be conducted in many ways, including but not limited to, a survey distributed in-person or online, or a poll conducted in-person or online. In addition, the University may organize open forum information sessions for students and employees, designate publicized walk-in hours for campus community input or provide an online forum for community feedback.
1. By May 1, 2016, the University will conduct student focus groups or other means of gathering undergraduate and graduate student input regarding the topics in Section
EDUCATIONAL CLIMATE. A. The University will take steps to eliminate any hostile environment that it identifies for students reporting sexual harassment (e.g. by providing academic services, counseling, escort services, and changing housing assignments and scheduling for classes, dining services, etc.). Each semester the University will document, on an internal spreadsheet, any steps it takes to address a student’s environment, including the nature and duration of any such steps.
B. The University, using evidence-based methodology and validated questions, will continue to conduct one or more annual climate surveys for all students to: 1) assess students’ attitudes and knowledge regarding what constitutes prohibited sexual harassment and retaliation; 2) gather information regarding students’ experience with sexual harassment while attending the University; 3) determine whether students know when and how to report such harassment; 4) gauge students’ comfort level with reporting sexual harassment; 5) identify any barriers to reporting; 6) assess students’ familiarity with the University’s outreach, education, and prevention efforts to identify which strategies are effective; and 7) solicit student input on how the University can encourage reporting of prohibited sexual harassment and retaliation, and better respond to such reports.
1. The annual climate surveys will be administered in the Fall semesters of 2017 and 2018 to all students, and will allow for respondents to answer the survey anonymously.
2. By December 1, 2016, the University will submit its proposed climate survey and assessment methodology to the Department for review, and if changes are proposed, shall resubmit for review before conducting.
C. By February 1, 2017, the University will implement a monitoring program to assess the effectiveness of its efforts to prevent and address sexual harassment and retaliation and to promote a non-discriminatory school climate. The monitoring program should include an assessment of the effectiveness of its prevention and response efforts as they relate to the University’s diverse population, e.g. Limited English Proficiency, LGBTQI, and Native American students. By February 1, 2017, the University will submit a monitoring plan to the Department for review. The monitoring program shall include an annual assessment of the effectiveness of its anti-harassment efforts and submission of the assessment to the Department as required by Section VII.E. The assessment will be completed by ...
EDUCATIONAL CLIMATE. By April 15, 2014, the College will initiate annual climate surveys to assess student and staff perceptions concerning the environment at the College as it relates to disability- based harassment concerns.
