Advanced Decision-Maker Training
A Practical and Experiential Approach to Navigating Complex Hearings
The Advanced Decision-Maker Training is for practitioners who have at least three years of experience or who have attended our basic Decision Maker Training. This two-day, 6-hour training is designed for more advanced practitioners, and is based largely in experiential learning. In the session we move past basic information about hearings to practice a complex Title IX case from start to finish. This highly interactive training will have participants take on the role of a Hearing Officer or Panelist and be immersed in a practice case study to walk through preparing for the hearing, the hearing process, and the determination. This training is designed to develop and practice skills, guided by an experienced Hearing Officer.
Participants are expected to prepare ahead of the session by reading the practice investigation report and exhibits, considering potential questions they might have for the parties and witnesses, trying to anticipate challenges that may arise in the hearing.
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Agenda
This training will cover
- How to prepare for the hearing by ensuring the policy aligns with the notices and your scope.
- Common pre-hearing objections or requests raised by the parties.
- Writing neutral, relevant questions for the parties and witnesses identified in the mock investigation report based on the elements of the charge.
- Material disputed and undisputed facts based on the mock investigation report.
- Gaps in information that will need to be filled before a determination can be made, and spotting them early on.
- Relevancy rulings as the decision-maker.
- Unexpected challenges that may arise during the hearing and how to address them.
- Deliberations and presenting a rationale based on information learned in the hearing.
- How to adjust your rationale based on information elicited from your hearing questions.
Intended Audience
- Hearing Officers
- Panelists
- Advisors
- Title IX Coordinators
- Investigators
Discount Options*
Two or More—Two or more attendees from the same institution receive 10% off registration.
Teams of Five and More—Contact us to receive a special discount.
Collective Member—You may receive 20% off each registration if you are a member of a Grand River Solutions collective.
Contact Training@grandriversolutions.com to receive your discount code.
*Cannot combine discounts.
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