The Superintendent's Guide to the 2024 Title IX Rules
May 31, 2024
The new Title IX regulations go into effect on August 1, 2024. The rules expand the scope of prohibited conduct schools must address, add flexibility to the grievance process, and change some required actions schools must take to comply with Title IX. Chatter surrounding the new rules may be raising questions and your heart rate. This Guide will help you respond to questions and keep your cool. We have included a clear outline of what is and is not included in the new rules, a Q&A addressing new requirements and anticipated points of confusion, a checklist of steps to prepare for implementation, and a glossary of key terms.
While the guidance and rules related to Title IX seem to change with each administration, your district’s commitment to an educational environment free from discrimination and harassment based on sex is constant. Ensuring that students can learn and develop in a safe and welcoming school continues to be Title IX’s focus, even when procedures and definitions are revised.
Use this Guide to help your team prepare to comply with the new requirements and to prevent and address sex discrimination and harassment.
The guide covers crucial questions, including:
- What district Title IX policy and grievance procedures will need to be reviewed and revised to comply with the new rules?
- What should my nondiscrimination notice look like now?
- How should I proceed if my state is filing a lawsuit to undo the new Title IX regulations?
In addition, the guide features:
- A scheduled checklist for the August 1 implementation deadline
- A sample notice of nondiscrimination
- Links to additional resources and trainings for school leaders
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Thank you to our partners at Thompson & Horton, LLP, for their essential work on this guide.
Learn more about the Title IX resources, training and services offered by Thompson & Horton here.
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More Resources from Thompson & Horton:
Guidebook for K-12 Schools:
In addition to the superintendent's guide, Thompson & Horton and AASA have collaborated on The 2024 Title IX Guidebook for K-12 Schools. The Guidebook provides essential tools your school needs to help fulfill its Title IX responsibilities including a handbook, checklists, flowcharts, easily customizable forms and templates, as well as other unique tips and helpful hand-outs.
AASA members are eligible to receive a 20% discount. Use code AASA2024 at checkout.
Title IX Personnel Training:
Access virtual training for:
- Title IX Coordinators (deputies and designees) on June 17–18, 2024
- Investigators/Decisionmakers (including appeal officers) on June 20, 2024 or July 25, 2024
- Informal Resolution Facilitators on August 20, 2024, where you can be trained by both Title IX experts and a former state judge and long-time, well-regarded mediator and arbitrator.
Thompson & Horton also has a variety of virtual or in-person training options that can be customized for your district.
All-Employee Training:
The new rules also require annual training for all K-12 employees so that staff understands what conduct is prohibited by Title IX as well as their duty to report information about such conduct to your Title IX Coordinator so your school district can respond appropriately and comply with Title IX’s prohibition on sex discrimination. T&H’s all-employee video training covers all required topics outlined in the new rules. You can pre-order the video now for release July 1, 2024, to upload this video training into your school’s training hub/portal for easy and effective training for all employees.
AASA members are eligible to receive a 10-20% discount on all these services by providing the code AASA2024.
Free Title IX Resources:
T&H is constantly updating the free resources they provide for K-12 Title IX personnel to ensure your compliance including the Title IX Tips, a complimentary monthly TacTIXs webinar series, and past Title IX webinars that can be easily accessed at vimeo.com/thompsonhorton.
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