Title IX Coordinator. The College will review and revise the current responsibilities of its Title IX Coordinator and Deputy Coordinators (collectively, “Title IX Coordinators”) to ensure that their responsibilities are consistent with Title IX. Based on the Title IX Coordinators’ responsibilities, the College will develop a description of corresponding mandatory training requirements for its Title IX Coordinators. The responsibilities and training requirements will include the following: 1. The Title IX Coordinators will have expert knowledge of the College’s Title IX grievance procedure(s) and oversee all Title IX reports received by the Title IX Coordinators and all other departments, offices, and individuals identified as responsible employees or delegated the responsibility for receiving and/or investigating reports of sex discrimination, including sexual harassment and sexual violence, and will address any patterns or systematic problems that arise during the review of such reports and assess overall efficacy of coordination and overall response by the College to sexual harassment and sexual violence, including the implementation and efficacy of interim measures, steps taken to stop sex discrimination/harassment found to have occurred and prevent its recurrence, eliminate any hostile environment that has been created for students, and steps taken to remedy any discriminatory effects on the complainant and others, as appropriate. 2. The Title IX Coordinator will retain ultimate oversight responsibility for any Deputy Coordinators the College designates to assist the Title IX Coordinator. The College also will develop specific statements of roles and responsibilities for each Deputy Coordinator that clearly delineate the scope of each Deputy Coordinator’s duties and their subordinate roles to the Title IX Coordinator. 3. The Title IX Coordinators will have ultimate responsibility for: the prompt investigation of reports alleging sexual harassment and sexual violence; adjudication of whether sexual harassment or sexual violence has occurred in individual cases; the identification of remedies (including interim measures) necessary to address sexual harassment or sexual violence, eliminate any hostile environment, and prevent its recurrence; and consultation, as necessary, on any matter where it has been determined that sexual harassment or sexual violence has occurred to ensure the College’s compliance with Title IX. To the extent that any of these duties will be delegated to other individuals at the College, the statement will clearly state what will be delegated to whom and how the Title IX Coordinators will retain oversight of any delegated responsibilities. 4. The Title IX Coordinators will oversee the provision of initial and ongoing training to any Deputy Coordinators and any other individuals from any College department or office delegated the responsibility for receiving and/or investigating reports of sex discrimination, including sexual harassment and sexual violence. The Title IX Coordinator will also have sufficient experience or training in these same concepts. The training content will include the substantive requirements of Title IX and how to investigate reports under Title IX that allege sex discrimination, including sexual harassment and sexual violence. 5. The Title IX Coordinators will have responsibility for the development, coordination, and implementation of regular events hosted by or supported by the College leadership on grounds to raise awareness in the College community about all forms of sex discrimination (including sexual harassment and sexual violence) and the College’s policies and procedures regarding such matters, so as to reinforce to the College community the importance of this issue to the College administration. 6. The Title IX Coordinators will be responsible for providing information to students and employees regarding their Title IX rights and responsibilities, including information about the resources available on and off College property, the formal and informal resolution processes, the availability of interim measures, and the ability to file a complaint with local law enforcement and the College simultaneously. 7. The Title IX Coordinators will be responsible for the development, coordination, and implementation of periodic Title IX training for the College community (i.e., staff, faculty, resident assistants, coaches, students, etc.). 8. The Title IX Coordinators will be responsible for periodic review and assessment of the College’s Title IX procedures, and any related policies and procedures, to ensure that they are consolidated to the maximum extent possible to provide an efficient resource for students, faculty, and staff. 9. Neither the Title IX Coordinator nor any Deputy Coordinators shall have other job responsibilities that create a conflict of interest with regard to their duties and responsibilities under Title IX. This includes serving in any capacity during the appeals process, if the Title IX Coordinator or any Deputy Coordinator participates in the administrative or board hearing, even in a non-voting capacity. 10. The Title IX Coordinators will be responsible for coordinating communications with the Dover Police Department regarding the College’s obligations under Title IX and for serving as a resource on Title IX issues. 11. The Title IX Coordinators will be responsible for coordinating the development and implementation of periodic assessments (i.e. surveys) of campus climate with regard to sexual harassment and sexual violence. 12. The Title IX Coordinators will coordinate with appropriate administrators, student services personnel, and law enforcement officers to identify and address any patterns or systemic problems under Title IX and to assess the overall efficacy of the coordination among these various offices. 13. The Title IX Coordinators will annually review all reports of discrimination on the basis of sex, including sexual harassment and sexual violence, in order to identify and address any patterns or systemic problems (such as how many reports involved particular groups of students (e.g., first-year students, athletes, graduate students, members of student organizations); whether any individuals or organizations engaged in repeated misconduct; whether there are any patterns of barriers to reporting for any group of students; and/or if reports were not processed promptly and equitably in compliance with the applicable policies and procedures).
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Title IX Coordinator. a. The College will review and revise the current responsibilities of identify its Title IX Coordinator and Deputy Coordinators (collectively, “Title IX Coordinators”) to her/his qualifications and ensure that their responsibilities are consistent with Title IX. Based on the Title IX Coordinators’ responsibilities, Coordinator has received the required training and can fulfill all responsibilities specified in this Agreement. The Title IX Coordinator will have a line of reporting that will provide for sufficient autonomy and authority to effectively execute the responsibilities of the Title IX Coordinator. The College will develop a description statement of corresponding roles and responsibilities and mandatory training requirements for its the Title IX Coordinators. The responsibilities and training requirements will include the followingCoordinator to, at a minimum, include:
1. i. The Title IX Coordinators Coordinator will have expert knowledge of the College’s Title IX grievance procedure(s) and oversee all oversight responsibility for the prompt and equitable response to Title IX reports received by disclosures, oral reports, and written complaints (reports) made directly to the Title IX Coordinators Coordinator and all other departmentsfrom any individual, officesincluding but not limited to students, employees, third parties, and individuals identified as responsible employees or those delegated the responsibility for receiving and/or investigating reports of sex discrimination, including sexual harassment and sexual violence, and will address any patterns or systematic problems systemic issues that arise during the review of such reports under Title IX and assess overall efficacy of prevention, coordination and overall response by the College to sexual harassment and sexual violence, including the implementation and efficacy of interim measures, and steps taken to stop sex discrimination/harassment on the basis of sex found to have occurred and occurred, prevent its recurrence, eliminate any hostile environment that has been created for students, based on sex and steps taken to remedy any its discriminatory effects on the complainant and others, as appropriate.
2ii. The Title IX Coordinator will retain ultimate oversight responsibility for any Deputy Coordinators the College designates to assist the Title IX Coordinator. The College also will develop specific statements of roles and responsibilities for each Deputy Coordinator that clearly delineate the scope of each Deputy Coordinator’s duties and their subordinate roles to the Title IX Coordinator.
3. The Title IX Coordinators will have ultimate responsibility for: the prompt investigation of reports alleging sexual harassment and sexual violence; adjudication of whether sexual harassment or sexual violence has occurred in individual cases; the identification of remedies (including interim measures) necessary to address sexual harassment or sexual violence, eliminate any hostile environment, and prevent its recurrence; and consultation, as necessary, on any matter where it has been determined that sexual harassment or sexual violence has occurred to ensure the College’s compliance with Title IX. To the extent that any of these duties will be delegated to other individuals at the College, the statement will clearly state what will be delegated to whom and how the Title IX Coordinators will retain oversight of any delegated responsibilities.
4. The Title IX Coordinators will oversee the provision of initial and ongoing training to any Deputy Coordinators and any other individuals from any College department or office delegated the responsibility for receiving and/or investigating reports of sex discrimination, including sexual harassment and sexual violence. The Title IX Coordinator will also have sufficient experience or training in these same concepts. The training content will include the substantive requirements of Title IX and how to investigate reports under Title IX that allege sex discrimination, including sexual harassment and sexual violence.
5. The Title IX Coordinators will have responsibility for the development, coordination, and implementation of regular events hosted by or supported by the College leadership on grounds to raise awareness in the College community about all forms of sex discrimination (including sexual harassment and sexual violence) and the College’s policies and procedures regarding such matters, so as to reinforce to the College community the importance of this issue to the College administration.
6. The Title IX Coordinators will be responsible for providing information to students and employees regarding their Title IX rights and responsibilities, including information about the resources available on and off College property, the formal and informal resolution processes, the availability of interim measures, and the ability to file a complaint with local law enforcement and the College simultaneously.
7. The Title IX Coordinators will be responsible for the development, coordination, and implementation of periodic Title IX training for the College community (i.e., staff, faculty, resident assistants, coaches, students, etc.).
8. The Title IX Coordinators will be responsible for periodic review and assessment of the College’s Title IX procedures, and any related policies and procedures, to ensure that they are consolidated to the maximum extent possible to provide an efficient resource for students, faculty, and staff.
9. Neither the Title IX Coordinator nor any Deputy Coordinators shall have other job responsibilities that create a conflict of interest with regard to their duties and responsibilities under Title IX. This includes serving in any capacity during the appeals process, if the Title IX Coordinator or any Deputy Coordinator participates in the administrative or board hearing, even in a non-voting capacity.
10. The Title IX Coordinators will be responsible for coordinating communications with the Dover Police Department regarding the College’s obligations under Title IX and for serving as a resource on Title IX issues.
11. The Title IX Coordinators will be responsible for coordinating the development and implementation of periodic assessments (i.e. surveys) of campus climate with regard to sexual harassment and sexual violence.
12. The Title IX Coordinators will coordinate with appropriate administratorsadministrators and administrative offices (e.g., academic deans, Vice President of Student Affairs, Human Resources), Safe Place, student services personneland health and counseling services, and law enforcement officers offices to identify and address any patterns or systemic problems under Title IX and to assess the overall efficacy of the coordination among these various offices.
13iii. The Title IX Coordinators Coordinator will annually review all be responsible for the prompt and equitable investigation of reports of discrimination on the basis of sex, including alleging sexual harassment and sexual violence; making findings as to whether sexual harassment and/or sexual violence occurred; identifying remedies (including interim measures) necessary to address sexual harassment and/or sexual violence, in order to identify eliminate any hostile environment, prevent recurrence, and address the effects; and will be available to present any patterns investigative report and/or answer questions about the proceedings below. To the extent that any of these duties in this subpart will be delegated to other individuals at the College or systemic problems an external entity, the statement will include what will be delegated to whom and how the Title IX Coordinator will retain oversight of those who may be delegated such responsibilities in fulfilling these duties.
iv. The Title IX Coordinator will coordinate the duties and activities of any Title IX investigators (such as and/or Deputy Title IX Coordinators) or an external entity the College designates. The College will develop specific statements of roles and responsibilities for each Title IX investigator and/or Deputy Coordinator that delineate the scope of each individual’s duties and their subordinate role to the Title IX Coordinator.
v. The Title IX Coordinator will have sufficient experience and training on the substantive requirements of Title IX and how many to investigate reports involved particular groups of students (e.g., first-year students, athletes, graduate students, members of student organizations); whether any individuals or organizations engaged in repeated misconduct; whether there are any patterns of barriers to reporting for any group of students; and/or if reports were not processed promptly and equitably in compliance with the applicable policies and procedures).under Title
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Title IX Coordinator. The College will review and revise the current responsibilities of its Title IX Coordinator and Deputy Coordinators (collectivelyBy November 15, “Title IX Coordinators”) to ensure that their responsibilities are consistent with Title IX. Based on the Title IX Coordinators’ responsibilities2014, the College University will develop a description statement of corresponding roles and responsibilities and mandatory training requirements for its Title IX Coordinators. The responsibilities and training requirements will include the followingCoordinator to, at a minimum, include:
1. A. The Title IX Coordinators Coordinator(s) will coordinate with appropriate administrative, student services, and law enforcement offices on campus (e.g., housing, academic deans, health and counseling services, University Police Department (UPD), Human Resources, and Student Judicial Affairs (SJA)) in order to identify and address any patterns or systemic problems under Title IX and to assess the overall efficacy of the coordination among these various offices.
B. The Title IX Coordinator will have expert knowledge of the CollegeUniversity’s Title IX grievance procedure(s) and oversee all Title IX reports complaints received by the Title IX Coordinators Coordinator and all other departments, offices, and individuals identified as responsible employees or delegated the responsibility for receiving and/or investigating reports complaints of sex discrimination, including sexual harassment and sexual violenceassault, and will address any patterns or systematic problems that arise during the review of such reports complaints and assess overall efficacy of coordination and of overall response by the College University to sexual harassment and sexual violencemisconduct, including the implementation and efficacy of interim measuresmeasures taken to protect the parties during the grievance process, steps taken to stop sex discrimination/harassment found to have occurred and prevent its recurrence, eliminate any hostile environment that has been created for students, and steps taken to remedy any its discriminatory effects on the complainant and others, as appropriate.
2. C. The Title IX Coordinator will retain ultimate oversight responsibility be responsible for any Deputy Coordinators the College designates to assist the Title IX Coordinator. The College also will develop specific statements of roles and responsibilities for each Deputy Coordinator that clearly delineate the scope of each Deputy Coordinator’s duties and their subordinate roles to the Title IX Coordinator.
3. The Title IX Coordinators will have ultimate responsibility for: the prompt investigation of reports complaints alleging sexual harassment and sexual violenceharassment; adjudication of making findings as to whether sexual harassment occurred or sexual violence has occurred in individual casesnot; the identification of identifying remedies (including interim measures) necessary to address the sexual harassment or sexual violenceharassment, eliminate any hostile environment, and prevent its recurrencereoccurrence; and consultation, serving as necessary, on consultant to any matter disciplinary hearing panel where it sexual harassment has been determined that sexual harassment or sexual violence has to have occurred to ensure the CollegeUniversity’s compliance with Title IX. To the extent that any of these duties will be delegated to other individuals at the CollegeUniversity, the statement will clearly state what will be delegated to whom and how the Title IX Coordinators Coordinator will retain oversight of any delegated responsibilities.
4. D. The Title IX Coordinators Coordinator will oversee the provision of initial and ongoing training to any Deputy Coordinators and any other individuals from any College department or office delegated the responsibility for receiving and/or investigating reports of sex discrimination, including sexual harassment and sexual violence. The Title IX Coordinator will also have sufficient experience or training in these same concepts. The training content will include on the substantive requirements of Title IX and how to investigate reports complaints under Title IX that allege sex discrimination, including sexual harassment and sexual violence, filed by students, staff, and faculty to any deputy coordinators and any other individuals from any University department or office delegated the responsibility for receiving and/or investigating complaints of sex discrimination, including sexual harassment and sexual assault.
5. E. The Title IX Coordinators Coordinator will have responsibility for the development, coordinationscheduling, and implementation of regular events hosted by or supported by the College University leadership on grounds campus to raise awareness in the College campus community about all forms of sex discrimination (including sexual harassment and sexual violenceassault) and the CollegeUniversity’s policies and procedures regarding such matters, so as to reinforce to the College University community the importance of this issue to the College University administration.
6. F. The Title IX Coordinators Coordinator will retain ultimate oversight responsibility for any deputy coordinators the University designates to assist the Title IX Coordinator. The University also will develop specific statements of roles and responsibilities for each deputy coordinator that clearly delineate the scope of each deputy coordinator’s duties and their subordinate roles to the Title IX Coordinator.
G. The Title IX Coordinator will be responsible for providing information to students and employees regarding their Title IX rights and responsibilities, including information about the resources available on and off College propertycampus, the formal and informal resolution complaint processes, the availability of interim measures, and the ability to file a complaint with local law enforcement and complaint with the College University simultaneously.
7. H. The Title IX Coordinators Coordinator will be responsible for the development, coordinationscheduling, and implementation of necessary periodic Title IX training for the College University community (i.e., staff, faculty, resident assistants, coaches, students, etc.).
8. I. The Title IX Coordinators Coordinator will be responsible for periodic review and assessment of the CollegeUniversity’s Title IX procedures, and any related policies and procedures, to ensure that they are consolidated to the maximum extent possible to provide an efficient resource for students, faculty, and staff.
9. Neither X. Xxxxxxx the Title IX Coordinator nor any Deputy Coordinators shall deputy coordinators should have other job responsibilities that create a conflict of interest with regard to their duties and responsibilities under Title IX. This includes serving in any capacity during the appeals process, if the .
K. The Title IX Coordinator or any Deputy Coordinator participates in the administrative or board hearing, even in a non-voting capacity.
10. The Title IX Coordinators will be responsible for coordinating communications communicating with the Dover Police Department UPD regarding the CollegeUniversity’s obligations under Title IX and for serving as a resource on Title IX issues.
11. The Title IX Coordinators Coordinator will be given access to UPD records regarding Title IX investigations, so long as it does not compromise the criminal investigation or is otherwise prohibited by law.
L. The Title IX Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating the development and implementation of periodic annual assessments (i.e. surveys) of campus climate with regard to sexual harassment and sexual violence.
12. The Title IX Coordinators By November 15, 2014, the University will coordinate provide OCR with appropriate administrators, student services personnelthe statement drafted pursuant to Item I above, and law enforcement officers to identify and address copies of any patterns University publications, website links, or systemic problems under Title IX and to assess other materials where the overall efficacy of the coordination among these various officesstatement has been published.
13. The Title IX Coordinators will annually review all reports of discrimination on the basis of sex, including sexual harassment and sexual violence, in order to identify and address any patterns or systemic problems (such as how many reports involved particular groups of students (e.g., first-year students, athletes, graduate students, members of student organizations); whether any individuals or organizations engaged in repeated misconduct; whether there are any patterns of barriers to reporting for any group of students; and/or if reports were not processed promptly and equitably in compliance with the applicable policies and procedures).
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Title IX Coordinator. The College will review and revise the current responsibilities of its Title IX Coordinator and Deputy Coordinators (collectivelyBy November 15, “Title IX Coordinators”) to ensure that their responsibilities are consistent with Title IX. Based on the Title IX Coordinators’ responsibilities2014, the College University will develop a description statement of corresponding roles and responsibilities and mandatory training requirements for its Title IX Coordinators. The responsibilities and training requirements will include the followingCoordinator to, at a minimum, include:
1. A. The Title IX Coordinators Coordinator(s) will coordinate with appropriate administrative, student services, and law enforcement offices on campus (e.g., housing, academic deans, health and counseling services, University Police Department (UPD), Human Resources, and Student Judicial Affairs (SJA)) in order to identify and address any patterns or systemic problems under Title IX and to assess the overall efficacy of the coordination among these various offices.
B. The Title IX Coordinator will have expert knowledge of the CollegeUniversity’s Title IX grievance procedure(s) and oversee all Title IX reports complaints received by the Title IX Coordinators Coordinator and all other departments, offices, and individuals identified as responsible employees or delegated the responsibility for receiving and/or investigating reports complaints of sex discrimination, including sexual harassment and sexual violenceassault, and will address any patterns or systematic problems that arise during the review of such reports complaints and assess overall efficacy of coordination and of overall response by the College University to sexual harassment and sexual violencemisconduct, including the implementation and efficacy of interim measuresmeasures taken to protect the parties during the grievance process, steps taken to stop sex discrimination/harassment found to have occurred and prevent its recurrence, eliminate any hostile environment that has been created for students, and steps taken to remedy any its discriminatory effects on the complainant and others, as appropriate.
2. C. The Title IX Coordinator will retain ultimate oversight responsibility be responsible for any Deputy Coordinators the College designates to assist the Title IX Coordinator. The College also will develop specific statements of roles and responsibilities for each Deputy Coordinator that clearly delineate the scope of each Deputy Coordinator’s duties and their subordinate roles to the Title IX Coordinator.
3. The Title IX Coordinators will have ultimate responsibility for: the prompt investigation of reports complaints alleging sexual harassment and sexual violenceharassment; adjudication of making findings as to whether sexual harassment occurred or sexual violence has occurred in individual casesnot; the identification of identifying remedies (including interim measures) necessary to address the sexual harassment or sexual violenceharassment, eliminate any hostile environment, and prevent its recurrencereoccurrence; and consultation, serving as necessary, on consultant to any matter disciplinary hearing panel where it sexual harassment has been determined that sexual harassment or sexual violence has to have occurred to ensure the CollegeUniversity’s compliance with Title IX. To the extent that any of these duties will be delegated to other individuals at the CollegeUniversity, the statement will clearly state what will be delegated to whom and how the Title IX Coordinators Coordinator will retain oversight of any delegated responsibilities.
4. D. The Title IX Coordinators Coordinator will oversee the provision of initial and ongoing training to any Deputy Coordinators and any other individuals from any College department or office delegated the responsibility for receiving and/or investigating reports of sex discrimination, including sexual harassment and sexual violence. The Title IX Coordinator will also have sufficient experience or training in these same concepts. The training content will include on the substantive requirements of Title IX and how to investigate reports complaints under Title IX that allege sex discrimination, including sexual harassment and sexual violence, filed by students, staff, and faculty to any deputy coordinators and any other individuals from any University department or office delegated the responsibility for receiving and/or investigating complaints of sex discrimination, including sexual harassment and sexual assault.
5. E. The Title IX Coordinators Coordinator will have responsibility for the development, coordinationscheduling, and implementation of regular events hosted by or supported by the College University leadership on grounds campus to raise awareness in the College campus community about all forms of sex discrimination (including sexual harassment and sexual violenceassault) and the CollegeUniversity’s policies and procedures regarding such matters, so as to reinforce to the College University community the importance of this issue to the College University administration.
6. F. The Title IX Coordinators Coordinator will retain ultimate oversight responsibility for any deputy coordinators the University designates to assist the Title IX Coordinator. The University also will develop specific statements of roles and responsibilities for each deputy coordinator that clearly delineate the scope of each deputy coordinator’s duties and their subordinate roles to the Title IX Coordinator.
G. The Title IX Coordinator will be responsible for providing information to students and employees regarding their Title IX rights and responsibilities, including information about the resources available on and off College propertycampus, the formal and informal resolution complaint processes, the availability of interim measures, and the ability to file a complaint with local law enforcement and complaint with the College University simultaneously.
7. H. The Title IX Coordinators Coordinator will be responsible for the development, coordinationscheduling, and implementation of necessary periodic Title IX training for the College University community (i.e., staff, faculty, resident assistants, coaches, students, etc.).
8. I. The Title IX Coordinators Coordinator will be responsible for periodic review and assessment of the CollegeUniversity’s Title IX procedures, and any related policies and procedures, to ensure that they are consolidated to the maximum extent possible to provide an efficient resource for students, faculty, and staff.
9. J. Neither the Title IX Coordinator nor any Deputy Coordinators shall deputy coordinators should have other job responsibilities that create a conflict of interest with regard to their duties and responsibilities under Title IX. This includes serving in any capacity during the appeals process, if the .
K. The Title IX Coordinator or any Deputy Coordinator participates in the administrative or board hearing, even in a non-voting capacity.
10. The Title IX Coordinators will be responsible for coordinating communications communicating with the Dover Police Department UPD regarding the CollegeUniversity’s obligations under Title IX and for serving as a resource on Title IX issues.
11. The Title IX Coordinators Coordinator will be given access to UPD records regarding Title IX investigations, so long as it does not compromise the criminal investigation or is otherwise prohibited by law.
L. The Title IX Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating the development and implementation of periodic annual assessments (i.e. surveys) of campus climate with regard to sexual harassment and sexual violence.
12. The Title IX Coordinators By November 15, 2014, the University will coordinate provide OCR with appropriate administrators, student services personnelthe statement drafted pursuant to Item I above, and law enforcement officers to identify and address copies of any patterns University publications, website links, or systemic problems under Title IX and to assess other materials where the overall efficacy of the coordination among these various officesstatement has been published.
13. The Title IX Coordinators will annually review all reports of discrimination on the basis of sex, including sexual harassment and sexual violence, in order to identify and address any patterns or systemic problems (such as how many reports involved particular groups of students (e.g., first-year students, athletes, graduate students, members of student organizations); whether any individuals or organizations engaged in repeated misconduct; whether there are any patterns of barriers to reporting for any group of students; and/or if reports were not processed promptly and equitably in compliance with the applicable policies and procedures).
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Samples: Resolution Agreement
Title IX Coordinator. The College will Since the filing of the above-referenced complaints, OCR acknowledges that the University has taken a number of steps in an effort to ensure its compliance with 34 C.F.R §106.8(b) and §106.9(a), in addressing the requirements for a Title IX Coordinator, including hiring a full-time Title IX Coordinator in January 2015. As a result, the University has reviewed and revised the responsibilities of its Title IX Coordinator, and by this Agreement agrees to conduct an additional review and revise of the current responsibilities of its Title IX Coordinator and any Deputy Coordinators (collectivelyby December 31, “Title IX Coordinators”) 2016, to determine and ensure that their responsibilities are consistent with Title IX. Based on the Title IX Coordinators’ Coordinator’s responsibilities, the College University will develop a description of corresponding mandatory training requirements for its Title IX CoordinatorsCoordinator. The responsibilities and training requirements will continue to include or will be revised to include the following:
1. The Title IX Coordinators Coordinator will have expert knowledge of the CollegeUniversity’s Title IX grievance procedure(s) and will oversee all Title IX reports reports/complaints received by the Title IX Coordinators Coordinator and all other departments, offices, and individuals identified as responsible employees or delegated the responsibility for receiving and/or investigating reports reports/complaints of sex discrimination, including sexual harassment and sexual violence, and will address any patterns or systematic problems that arise during the review of such reports reports/complaints, and assess overall efficacy of coordination and overall response by the College University to sexual harassment and sexual violence, including the implementation and efficacy of interim measures, the steps taken to stop sex discrimination/harassment found to have occurred and prevent its recurrence, steps taken to eliminate any hostile environment that has been created for students, students and steps taken to remedy any discriminatory effects on the complainant and others, as appropriate.
2. The Title IX Coordinator will retain ultimate oversight and responsibility for any Deputy Coordinators the College University designates to assist the Title IX Coordinator. The College University will also will develop specific statements of the roles and responsibilities for of each Deputy Coordinator that clearly delineate the scope of each Deputy Coordinator’s duties duty and their subordinate roles to the Title IX Coordinator.
3. The Title IX Coordinators Coordinator will have ultimate responsibility for: the prompt investigation of reports reports/complaints alleging sexual harassment and sexual violence; adjudication of whether sexual harassment or sexual violence has occurred in individual cases; the identification of remedies (including interim measures) necessary to address sexual harassment or sexual violence, eliminate any hostile environment, and prevent its recurrence; and consultation, as necessary, on any matter where it has been determined that sexual harassment or sexual violence has occurred in order to ensure the CollegeUniversity’s compliance with Title IX. To the extent that any of these the duties of the Title IX Coordinator will be delegated to other individuals at the CollegeUniversity, the statement will clearly state what will be delegated to whom and how the Title IX Coordinators Coordinator will retain oversight of any delegated responsibilities.
4. The Title IX Coordinators Coordinator will oversee the provision of initial and ongoing training to any Deputy Coordinators and any other individuals from any College University department or office delegated the responsibility for receiving and/or investigating reports of sex discrimination, including sexual harassment and sexual violence. The Title IX Coordinator will also have sufficient experience or training in these same concepts. The training content will include the substantive requirements of Title IX and how to investigate reports under Title IX that allege sex discrimination, including sexual harassment and sexual violence.
5. The Title IX Coordinators Coordinator will be responsible for the development, coordination, and implementation of periodic Title IX training for the University community (i.e., staff, faculty, resident assistants, coaches, students, etc.).
6. The Title IX Coordinator will have responsibility for the continued development, coordination, and implementation of regular events hosted by or supported by the College University leadership on grounds to raise awareness in the College University community about all forms of sex discrimination (including sexual harassment and sexual violence) and the CollegeUniversity’s policies and procedures regarding such matters, so as to reinforce to the College community the importance of this issue to the College administration.
67. The Title IX Coordinators Coordinator will be responsible for providing information to students and employees regarding their Title IX rights and responsibilities, including but not limited to: information about the resources available on and off College University property, the formal and informal resolution processes, the availability of interim measures, and the ability to file a complaint with local law enforcement and the College University simultaneously.
7. The Title IX Coordinators will be responsible for the development, coordination, and implementation of periodic Title IX training for the College community (i.e., staff, faculty, resident assistants, coaches, students, etc.).
8. The Title IX Coordinators Coordinator will be responsible for periodic review and assessment of the CollegeUniversity’s Title IX procedures, and any related policies and procedures, to ensure that they are consolidated to the maximum extent possible to provide an efficient resource for students, faculty, and staff.
9. Neither the Title IX Coordinator nor any Deputy Coordinators shall have other job responsibilities that create a conflict of interest with regard to their duties and responsibilities under Title IX. This includes serving in any capacity during the appeals process, if the Title IX Coordinator or any Deputy Coordinator participates in the administrative or board hearing, even in a non-voting capacity.
10. The Title IX Coordinators Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating communications with the Dover University Police Department and local law enforcement regarding the CollegeUniversity’s obligations under Title IX and for serving as a resource on Title IX issues.
11. The Title IX Coordinators Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating the development and implementation of periodic assessments (i.e. surveysincluding, for example, surveys and focus groups) of campus climate with regard to sexual harassment and sexual violence.
12. The Title IX Coordinators Coordinator will coordinate with appropriate administrators, student services personnel, and law enforcement officers to identify and address any patterns or systemic problems under Title IX and to assess the overall efficacy of the coordination among these various offices.
13. The Title IX Coordinators Coordinator will annually review all reports reports/complaints of discrimination on the basis of sex, including sexual harassment and sexual violence, in order to identify identify, to the maximum extent possible, and address any patterns or systemic problems (problems, such as as: how many reports involved particular groups of students (students, e.g., first-year students, athletes, graduate students, members of student organizations); whether any individuals or organizations engaged in repeated misconduct; , whether there are any patterns of barriers to reporting for any group of students; , whether there are any campus or off-campus locations which are repeatedly the site of alleged incidents and/or if reports reports/complaints were not processed promptly and equitably in compliance with Title IX and the applicable policies and procedures).
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Samples: Resolution Agreement
Title IX Coordinator. The College will review select and revise the current responsibilities of its Title IX Coordinator and Deputy Coordinators designate at least one individual (collectively, “Title IX Coordinators”) to ensure that their responsibilities are consistent with Title IX. Based on the Title IX Coordinators’ responsibilitiesCoordinator) to coordinate its efforts to comply with and carry out its responsibilities under Title IX, including the College will develop a description equitable resolution of corresponding mandatory training requirements for its Title IX Coordinators. The responsibilities and training requirements will include the following:
1. The Title IX Coordinators will have expert knowledge of the College’s Title IX grievance procedure(s) and oversee all Title IX reports received by the Title IX Coordinators and all other departments, offices, and individuals identified as responsible employees or delegated the responsibility for receiving and/or investigating reports complaints of sex discrimination, including sexual harassment and sexual violenceharassment. In addition, and will address any patterns or systematic problems that arise during the review of such reports and assess overall efficacy of coordination and overall response by the College to sexual harassment and sexual violence, including the implementation and efficacy of interim measures, steps taken to stop sex discrimination/harassment found to have occurred and prevent its recurrence, eliminate any hostile environment that has been created for students, and steps taken to remedy any discriminatory effects on the complainant and others, as appropriate.
2. The Title IX Coordinator will retain ultimate oversight responsibility for any Deputy Coordinators develop and regularly participate in activities designed to raise awareness with the College’s students, faculty, and staff about sexual harassment. The College designates to assist will ensure that the Title IX CoordinatorCoordinator receives training that includes recognizing and appropriately responding to Title IX incidents and complaints by students, faculty, and staff. The College also training will develop specific statements address, at a minimum, the following topics:
a. an overview of roles the College’s revised policies and procedures for Title IX complaints;
b. the definition of sexual harassment (including sexual violence), and an explanation as to when such conduct creates a hostile environment;
c. the College’s responsibilities under Title IX to respond promptly and equitably to allegations of sexual harassment;
d. how to conduct and document prompt, equitable, reliable, and impartial Title IX investigations, including the appropriate legal standards to apply in a Title IX investigation and how they differ from those in a criminal investigation;
e. how to notify complainants of the right to file a concurrent criminal complaint and how to file one;
f. how to coordinate and cooperate with law enforcement during parallel criminal and Title IX proceedings;
g. the system for each Deputy Coordinator that clearly delineate tracking complaints of sexual harassment, including to document and maintain records of sexual harassment investigations; and
h. the scope responsibility of each Deputy Coordinator’s duties and their subordinate roles to the Title IX Coordinator.
3. The Title IX Coordinators will have ultimate responsibility for: the prompt investigation of reports alleging sexual harassment Coordinator to regularly develop and sexual violence; adjudication of whether sexual harassment or sexual violence has occurred participate in individual cases; the identification of remedies (including interim measures) necessary to address sexual harassment or sexual violence, eliminate any hostile environment, and prevent its recurrence; and consultation, as necessary, on any matter where it has been determined that sexual harassment or sexual violence has occurred to ensure the College’s compliance with Title IX. To the extent that any of these duties will be delegated to other individuals at the College, the statement will clearly state what will be delegated to whom and how the Title IX Coordinators will retain oversight of any delegated responsibilities.
4. The Title IX Coordinators will oversee the provision of initial and ongoing training to any Deputy Coordinators and any other individuals from any College department or office delegated the responsibility for receiving and/or investigating reports of sex discrimination, including sexual harassment and sexual violence. The Title IX Coordinator will also have sufficient experience or training in these same concepts. The training content will include the substantive requirements of Title IX and how to investigate reports under Title IX that allege sex discrimination, including sexual harassment and sexual violence.
5. The Title IX Coordinators will have responsibility for the development, coordination, and implementation of regular events hosted by or supported by the College leadership on grounds activities designed to raise awareness in within the College community about all forms of sex discrimination (including regarding sexual harassment and sexual violence) and the College’s policies and procedures regarding such matterssexual harassment. REPORTING REQUIREMENT: By 90 days from the date of this Agreement, so as to reinforce to the College community will inform OCR of the importance identity and qualifications of this issue to the College administration.
6. The Title IX Coordinators will be responsible for providing information to students and employees regarding their Title IX rights and responsibilities, including information about the resources available on and off College property, the formal and informal resolution processes, the availability of interim measuresCoordinator, and outline the ability to file a complaint with local law enforcement and the College simultaneously.
7. The Title IX Coordinators will be responsible training program developed for the development, coordination, and implementation of periodic Title IX training for the College community (i.e., staff, faculty, resident assistants, coaches, students, etc.).
8. The Title IX Coordinators will be responsible for periodic review and assessment of the College’s Title IX procedures, and any related policies and procedures, to ensure that they are consolidated to the maximum extent possible to provide an efficient resource for students, faculty, and staff.
9. Neither the Title IX Coordinator nor any Deputy Coordinators shall have other job responsibilities pursuant to Section II of this Agreement. REPORTING REQUIREMENT: Within 30 days of the beginning of the 2016-2017 school year, the College will provide documentation to OCR demonstrating that create a conflict of interest with regard to their duties and responsibilities under Title IX. This includes serving in any capacity during the appeals process, if the Title IX Coordinator or any Deputy Coordinator participates in has completed the administrative or board hearingtraining program. REPORTING REQUIREMENT: Within 30 days of the beginning of the 2016-2017 school year, even in a non-voting capacity.
10. The the College will provide documentation to OCR demonstrating that it has notified students and faculty of the name, address, telephone number, and email address of the Title IX Coordinators will be responsible for coordinating communications with the Dover Police Department regarding the College’s obligations under Title IX and for serving as a resource on Title IX issuesCoordinator.
11. The Title IX Coordinators will be responsible for coordinating the development and implementation of periodic assessments (i.e. surveys) of campus climate with regard to sexual harassment and sexual violence.
12. The Title IX Coordinators will coordinate with appropriate administrators, student services personnel, and law enforcement officers to identify and address any patterns or systemic problems under Title IX and to assess the overall efficacy of the coordination among these various offices.
13. The Title IX Coordinators will annually review all reports of discrimination on the basis of sex, including sexual harassment and sexual violence, in order to identify and address any patterns or systemic problems (such as how many reports involved particular groups of students (e.g., first-year students, athletes, graduate students, members of student organizations); whether any individuals or organizations engaged in repeated misconduct; whether there are any patterns of barriers to reporting for any group of students; and/or if reports were not processed promptly and equitably in compliance with the applicable policies and procedures).
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