STUDENT INTERESTS AND ABILITIES. (I&A)
A. Participation opportunities The Recipient agrees to provide participation opportunities in its intercollegiate athletics program for female and male students that equally and effectively accommodate the athletic interests and abilities of members of both sexes, consistent with the requirements of Title IX, the Title IX implementing regulation at 34 C.F.R. § 106.41(c)(1), and applicable OCR policies. Accordingly, the Recipient will demonstrate compliance with part one of the three-part test used by OCR to assess whether the interests and abilities of members of both sexes are being effectively accommodated to the extent necessary to provide an equal opportunity to participate in intercollegiate athletics by documenting that the Recipient is providing intercollegiate level participation opportunities for female and male students in numbers that are substantially proportionate to their respective enrollments.
B. Substantial proportionality in participation rates The Recipient will compare the enrollment rates of its female and male students with their rates of participation in the Recipient’s intercollegiate athletics program during the 2019-2020 academic year to ensure they are substantially proportionate.
1. Enrollment rates will be calculated using the full-time undergraduate enrollment numbers, by sex.
STUDENT INTERESTS AND ABILITIES. (I&A), DEMONSTRATION OF CURRENT COMPLIANCE
A. SUBSTANTIAL PROPORTIONALITY IN PARTICIPATION RATES IN INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS PROGRAM Should the District elect to demonstrate compliance with Part 1 of the Three-Part test referenced above, then the District will compare the enrollment rates of its female and male students with their rates of participation in the District’s interscholastic athletics program during the 2018-2019 academic year to determine if they are substantially proportionate. Enrollment rates will be calculated using the enrollment numbers, by sex. The participation rates of female and male students will reflect the total number of females and males listed on the PIAA squad or eligibility list for each interscholastic varsity sport on the date of the first competition for each sport. The participation rates should not include participants in intramural, club or non-competitive athletic activities. Students, who participate in more than one interscholastic sport, will be counted in each interscholastic sport in which they participate. The information provided by the District will be sufficient to allow OCR to determine the number of students, by sex, who were participating on each interscholastic team on the date of the team’s first competition and to identify any changes to the participation numbers that occurred after the first competition.
STUDENT INTERESTS AND ABILITIES. The University agrees to provide athletic participation opportunities that are either substantially proportionate to the enrollments, by sex, or to demonstrate that the interests and abilities of female students are fully and effectively accommodated by the University’s current athletics program.
A. Substantial proportionality in participation rates in intercollegiate athletics program Should the University elect to demonstrate compliance by showing that it is providing intercollegiate athletic participation opportunities for female and male students in numbers substantially proportionate to their respective enrollments, then the University will compare the enrollment rates of its female and male students with their rates of participation in the University’s intercollegiate athletics program during the 2017-18 academic year to demonstrate substantial proportionality. Enrollment rates will be calculated using the full-time undergraduate enrollment numbers, by sex. The participation rates of female and male students will reflect the total number of females and males listed on the NCAA varsity squad or eligibility list for each intercollegiate varsity sport on the date of the first competition for each sport. The participation rates should not include participants in intramural, club or non-competitive athletic activities. Students, who participate in more than one intercollegiate sport, will be counted in each intercollegiate sport in which they participate. The information provided by the University will be sufficient to allow OCR to determine the number of students, by sex, who were participating on each intercollegiate team on the date of the team’s first competition and to identify any changes to the participation numbers that occurred after the first competition.
B. Accommodation of student interests and abilities Should the University elect to demonstrate that the interests and abilities of women are fully and effectively accommodated by the University’s current intercollegiate athletics program, the University will:
1. By September 30, 2017, announce the addition of women’s intercollegiate bowling and women’s intercollegiate lacrosse teams to begin competition effective the 2018-19 academic year.
a. During 2017-18, the University will publicize the addition of bowling and lacrosse, hire coaches for each team, schedule competitions for 2018-19, and otherwise provide the teams, in a manner comparable to other intercollegiate teams, with sufficient resou...
