Common use of Scheduling of Games and Practice Time Clause in Contracts

Scheduling of Games and Practice Time. A. By February 14, 2014, the District will develop a plan to ensure that it provides equal athletic opportunities at Arsenal, Broad Ripple, Northwest, and Washington High Schools for members of both sexes in the scheduling of games and practice times. The District will immediately commence implementation of the plan to the extent practicable for spring 2014 sports, with final implementation by no later than the 2014-2015 school year. To that end, the District will demonstrate that the District’s girls’ interscholastic athletic teams at each of these high schools are provided with comparable opportunities as provided to the boys’ interscholastic athletic teams at the same school in the number of competitive events per sport, number and length of practice opportunities, time of day competitive events are scheduled, time of day practice opportunities are scheduled, and opportunities to engage in available pre-season and post-season competition. In particular, the District will provide girls’ basketball teams at the identified schools a comparable opportunity to compete at the prime time of Friday or Saturday night as provided to the boys’ interscholastic athletic teams at the same school and will also provide a comparable number of athletic contests to boys’ and girls’ teams at Arsenal, and will ensure that boys’ and girls’ basketball teams are provided comparable schedules for optimal practice times at Arsenal. B. In assessing compliance with Section VII of this agreement, OCR will compare the availability, quality and kinds of benefits, opportunities, and treatment afforded to the District’s male and female athletes at each of the four identified high schools in the scheduling of games and practice times to determine whether they are equivalent. Under this equivalency standard, identical benefits, opportunities, or treatment are not required as long as the effects of any differences are negligible. If a comparison of the benefits, opportunities and treatment afforded to males and females in the identified program components indicates that benefits, opportunities, or treatment are not equivalent, the District could still be in compliance with Title IX if the differences are shown to be the result of nondiscriminatory factors, such as the unique aspects of particular sports or athletic activities. A. By February 14, 2014, the District will submit a report to OCR that includes its plan referenced in item VII.A of this Agreement and its schedule of competitive events for each identified school for the 2013-2014 school year. B. By May 1, 2014, the District will submit a report to OCR demonstrating implementation of the plan referenced in item VII.A for spring 2014 sports, as applicable. C. By May 1, 2015, the District will submit a report to OCR demonstrating its full implementation of Section VII of this Agreement.