EQUITY CONSULTANT. The University will retain an Equity Consultant with expertise in the area of sex-based harassment prevention and training in higher education to:
A. Evaluate and recommend revisions to the University’s policies, procedures, and practices for preventing, investigating, and remediating sex-based harassment, as required by Section II.A below;
EQUITY CONSULTANT. By February 28, 2015, the District will retain the services of a consultant (“Equity Consultant”). The Equity Consultant will be mutually agreed upon by the District and OCR; must have expertise in the area of prevention of harassment based on sex, race, and disability; and may be an individual(s) from the Region X Equity Assistance Center, another qualified third-party consultant(s), or an employee(s) of the District with the requisite expertise. The Equity Consultant will review the effectiveness of the District’s current policies, practices and procedures; the letter of findings that OCR issues explaining the results of its compliance review; written guidance published by OCR regarding harassment on the bases of sex, race, and disability; and other resources the Equity Consultant deems useful, such as current research and best practices in other school districts. Utilizing this information, the Equity Consultant will collaborate with the District to do the following, at a minimum: Designate compliance coordinators and made recommendations regarding the extent to which additional compliance coordinators are needed, as required by Action Item IV, below; Review and revise its Notice of Non-Discrimination, as required by Action Item V, below; Evaluate and recommend revisions to the District’s harassment policies and grievance procedures, as required by Action Item VI below; Form an Anti-Harassment/Bullying Task Force as required by Action Item VIII, below; Develop and provide training, as required by Sections IX and X below; Develop a system for documenting, investigating, record-keeping, and tracking complaints of harassment on the bases of sex, race, and disability, as required by Section XI below; and, Develop a monitoring program to assess the effectiveness of the District’s efforts to prevent and address harassment on the bases of sex, race, and disability, as required by Action Item XII below.
EQUITY CONSULTANT. The Division agrees to retain the services of a consultant(s) with expertise in addressing the underrepresentation of African American students in the Division’s Gifted Opportunities (GO) Program, elementary and middle school Advanced Courses and high school Advanced, Advanced Placement (AP) and Dual Credit (DC) Courses to examine the root causes for such underrepresentation in the Division and to study and make recommendations as to what measures, if any, the Division should take as part of its on-going efforts to provide all students with equal access to and an equal opportunity to participate in GO, elementary and middle school Advanced Courses; and high school Advanced, AP and DC Courses. In addition, the consultant shall collaborate with the Division in assessing the Division’s disciplinary policies, processes, and practices, including examining whether there are racial disparities in the administration of discipline and, if so, developing a plan to remedy them. The consultant may be an independent contractor for the Division and/or an employee of the Division. After retaining its consultant, the Division shall promptly provide the consultant with all appropriate information that the consultant believes is necessary to engage in this process.
EQUITY CONSULTANT. A. The District will retain a consultant (equity consultant) with expertise on the needs of English Learner students and the development of an English Learner program for the District. The consultant may be an independent contractor for the District and/or an employee of the District. The District, after retaining its consultant(s), will promptly provide the consultant with all appropriate information the consultant believes is necessary to engage in this process.
B. The District will engage the Equity Consultant for the duration of this Agreement.
C. By February 28, 2014, the District will provide OCR with the name and contact information of the Equity Consultant/expert that the District engages for the duration of this Agreement.
EQUITY CONSULTANT. By March 15, 2012, the District will provide OCR with the name and credentials of an individual to serve as the Equity Consultant, in accordance with action step #2.
EQUITY CONSULTANT. The District will retain a third-party consultant mutually agreed upon by the parties (the “Equity Consultant”) to consult with the District in its efforts to comply with the terms of this Agreement, as outlined below. By March 1, 2013 the District will provide OCR the name and credentials of an individual to serve as the Equity Consultant. This consultant must have demonstrated experience in addressing issues of sexual harassment.
EQUITY CONSULTANT. The University has retained an Equity Consultant with expertise in all areas of compliance with Title IX, who will work with designated University employees with expertise in Title IX and the prevention of sexual harassment and sexual violence on college campuses and training in higher education. The Equity Consultant will:
X. Xxxxxxx and provide the mandatory sexual harassment and sexual violence training required by Sections VI and VII below;
B. Assist the University in conducting periodic climate assessments, as required by Section IX below; and,
C. Make recommendations to the University regarding its sexual harassment and sexual violence policies, procedures, and practices based on the surveys.
EQUITY CONSULTANT. The University will retain an Equity Consultant with expertise in the area of sex-based harassment prevention and training in higher education to:
A. Evaluate and recommend revisions to the University’s policies, procedures, and practices for preventing, investigating, and remediating sex-based harassment, as required by Section II.A below; Although “sexual assault” is a form of “sexual harassment,” where this Agreement refers to “sexual assault” and “sexual harassment” separately, it is differentiating sexual contact, including intercourse, without consent (“sexual assault”) from unwanted conduct of a sexual nature that does not rise to the level of sexual assault.
B. Develop and provide the mandatory Title IX training required by Section V.A below; and
C. Develop one or more annual climate surveys in consultation with the University, as required by Section VIII.B below, and make recommendations to the University regarding its sex-based harassment policies, procedures, and practices based on the surveys. Within thirty (30) calendar days from the entry date of this Agreement, the University will retain an individual with expertise in the area of sexual assault and harassment prevention and training in the context of higher education who will serve as the Equity Consultant. If the United States objects to any such individuals on the basis of their qualifications, it will let the University know, and the parties will seek agreement on the Equity Consultant, subject to the enforcement terms in Section X.C. pay all the fees and costs of the Equity Consultant.
EQUITY CONSULTANT. The University will retain an Equity Consultant, subject to OCR’s review and approval of the selection, with expertise in all areas of compliance with Title IX. The Equity Consultant will work with designated University employees with expertise in Title IX and in the prevention of sexual harassment and sexual violence on college campuses and training in higher education. The Equity Consultant may be selected from the University’s current staff, if the person has the required expertise. The Equity Consultant will: 1 The term “complainant” used throughout this Agreement refers to an individual who is the subject of alleged sex discrimination, regardless of how the report comes to the attention of the University, or someone who has made a report of sex discrimination to the University.
EQUITY CONSULTANT a. The District will continue its work with the National Equity Project (NEP) in addressing the underrepresentation of African-American and Hispanic students in advanced coursework and programming options by engaging teacher teams in efforts to identify, acknowledge and counteract the impact of oppressive systems and personal bias in order to remove barriers to enrollment. To ensure that all students are provided with equal access, the District will also enter into partnership with an Equity Consultant that can explicitly focus on increasing enrollment opportunity in Advanced Placement courses African-American and Hispanic students by ascertaining and removing barriers to enrollment. The District will communicate directly with NEP and the Equity Consultant regarding all matters related to this agreement. The District understands that OCR may also communicate with NEP and the Equity Consultant regarding this Agreement, as long as the District is also included in all such communications. All recommendations proffered by the NEP and Equity Consultant shall be vetted by the District’s Senior Leadership Team, and plans will be forwarded to OCR as appropriate.
