TITLE IX & EQUITY DECISION MAKER TRAINING
Decision Makers: Conducting Fair, Equitable, and Compliant Title IX Hearings
This training covers the skills essential to conducting an efficient, respectful, fair, impartial, and compliant Title IX hearing using two models: questioning by the hearing officer only, and questioning by the hearing officer and advisors. It is ideal for the Title IX Coordinator, hearing officer, decision-maker, hearing coordinator, hearing administrator, or any stakeholder needing to work through the intricacies of setting up and running a smooth hearing. This training includes a step-by-step overview of the hearing process.
For the second half of this training, participants utilize a mock investigation report to practice skills. This training is practical and experiential in nature and provides a deep dive into the role of the decision-maker. Participants build skills on making relevancy determinations, asking questions, and writing the decision/outcome letter.
Agenda
The agenda includes:
- The purpose of a hearing.
- Incorporating a trauma-informed approach within a due process framework.
- Hearing preparation.
- Setting party expectations.
- The roles of a coordinator, hearing panel, and hearing chair.
- The role of the advisor, and efficiently working with them.
- Hearing day: managing the room.
- What process is due.
- Live questioning.
- Lessons learned from hearings under the 2020 or 2024 Title IX Final Rule.
- Technical aspects of a hearing.
- Writing the decision/outcome letter.
- Decorum and managing the process.
- Breaking down the policy into elements.
- Developing questions for parties and witnesses.
- Relevancy determinations and articulation of rulings.
- Evidentiary considerations and evidence analysis.
Intended Audience
- Title IX Coordinators
- Deputy Title IX Coordinators
- Title IX or Civil Rights Investigators
- Decision-makers
- Hearing Chairpersons
- Appeal Decision-makers
- Human Resources Professionals
- Student Conduct Professionals
- Legal Counsel
- Compliance and Risk Management Professionals (Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, ADA/Section 504, AA, EEO, Clery)
- Student Affairs Administrators
Not sure which regulations apply to your institution? Check out our New Regs Hub and consult the Injunctions document.
Sign up for trainings below if your state or school complies with the
2020 Title IX Regulations
Sign up for trainings below if your state or school complies with the
2024 Title IX Regulations
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