Title IX Certificate Program Fall 2023
Virtual Short Courses
August 1 - August 31, 2023
This certificate program is a one-of-a-kind, individualized, hybrid online and synchronous learning experience consisting of three tracks: Title IX Coordinators, Title IX Decision-Makers and Student Conduct Administrators, and Title IX Investigators. Materials are available beginning Tuesday, August 1, 2023 and the deadline to complete all course modules is August 31, 2023.
Purchasing this Title IX training provides licensees with limited access to pre-recorded videos and live sessions in addition to training materials - PowerPoint slides and handouts, if any. Title IX training participants shall ask, and NASPA will grant, permission to post the copyrighted training materials - PowerPoint slides and handouts, if any, to their institution's website in accordance with 34 C.F.R. § 1106.45(b)(10)(i)(D).
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About
The proposed Title IX regulations were issued in June and include similar training requirements as the previous regulations. As institutions wait for the proposed rules to become finalized, institutions must ensure adherence to the current regulations until the proposed regulations become permanent. A key piece of this compliance comes in the form of training – for Title IX coordinators, Title IX investigators, and Title IX decision-makers, as outlined in the previous administration’s regulations. NASPA is pleased to continue collaborating with Peter Lake and other experts in the field to provide a comprehensive training tailored to each of these roles. In addition, this training is appropriate for student conduct administrators in order to learn how Title IX and student conduct policies may overlap and differ in important ways under the proposed rules. This training includes a newly updated module on the proposed regulations and court rulings that impact Title IX cases since the last training. This training program is a one-of-a-kind, individualized, hybrid online and synchronous learning experience designed to assist administrators in getting up to speed on all facets of the proposed Title IX regulations.
The Title IX Certification Program consists of three tracks:
- Track 1: Title IX Coordinators
- Track 2: Title IX Decision-Makers and Student Conduct Administrators
- Track 3: Title IX Investigators
Learning Outcomes
After attending this training, participants will be provided with a certificate, indicating that they have demonstrated the following:
- Understanding the requirements within the current and proposed Title IX regulations issued by the Department of Education
- Identify the intersections between Clery Act, Title IX, and Title VII
- Identify the elements of evidence under Title IX regulations
- Composing policies, practices, and procedures that comply with the regulations
Track 1: Title IX Coordinators
This track is designed for Title IX Coordinators, and is the most comprehensive of the certificate program. This track covers the requirements under the May 2020 regulations for hearing proceedings, an overview of informal resolution options; and the development of policies, procedures, and practices that are compliant with the regulations. This track is appropriate for the senior Title IX officer at an institution, or any other senior-level administrators who provide oversight for the Title IX function at an institution.
Duration: 35 hours
Audience: Title IX Coordinators
Format: Video Modules and Live Virtual Sessions
See below for details on modules and live virtual session dates and times.
Recorded Sessions
Introduction: Critical Issues in Title IX and Sexual Misconduct (1 hour)
Topics include:
- Four Corners Model
- Special Issues that inform our work
- Recurring and prominent legal issues: cross examination, standard of proof, bias, mediation, training, advocates, etc.
- Overview of the new regulations and impacts on preexisting conduct systems
- Supportive services
- "Tuning" and "staying in your lane"
- College "court" in an educational context: alternative and less formal systems of dispute resolution
- Redefining the role of personnel: staffing, budgetary, and operational concerns
- Efficacy and assessment
- Retaliation/vigilantism
- VAWA/SaVE and COVID-19; impact on caseload
- Impartiality, conflicts of interest, and bias
Title IX: Legal Issues (6 hours)
Topics include:
- Detailed legal foundations and the current Title IX regulations
- Legal intersectionality: Title IX, Title VII, Clery Act and disability law
- Trends in Title IX case law and related state legal mandates
Title IX: Grievance Procedures (7 hours)
This module will cover the following topics:
- Developing policies, procedures, and practices
- Informal resolution, restorative justice, and mediation
- Interim and supportive measures under Title IX
- Imagining Title IX hearing proceedings under the new regulations (including online hearings)
- Records management and FERPA
Title IX: Investigations (6.5 hours)
This module will cover the following topics:
- Legal foundations for Title IX investigators under the new regulations
- Interview techniques for Title IX investigators under the new regulations
- Construting a report
- Title IX evidence issues
Title IX: The Critical Role of the Title IX Coordinator (1 hour)
This module examines regulatory requirements pertaining to the function of the Title IX Coordinator.
Title IX: Campus Culture and Prevention (1 hour)
This module discusses six guiding principles for addressing campus culture and climate with respect to Title IX.
Title IX: Update (2 hours)
This module will discuss important Title IX updates as well as an in-depth look at the proposed Title IX regulations released in Summer 2022.
Live Virtual Sessions
Title IX: Legal Issues (3 hours)
Participants must view the recorded sessions on "Title IX: Legal Issues" prior to attending this live virtual session. Meeting log-in information will be shared with course enrollees prior to the date of the live session.
The live virtual session will take place on:
- Live Session #1: Tuesday, August 8th from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. ET with Peter Lake and Jake Sapp
Title IX: Grievance Procedures/Sexual Misconduct Procedures (4 hours)
The live virtual session will take place on:
- Live Session #2: Tuesday, August 15th from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. ET with Peter Lake and Jennifer Hammat
Meeting log-in information will be shared with course enrollees prior to the date of the live session.
Title IX: Investigations
The live virtual session will take place on:
- Live Session #3: Thursday, August 17th from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. ET with Peter Lake and Jennifer Hammat
Meeting log-in information will be shared with course enrollees prior to the date of the live session.
Track 2: Title IX Decision-Makers and Student Conduct Administrators
This track is designed for student conduct staff and those who will be designated as Title IX decision-makers under the current guidance. Title IX decision-makers are those who are charged with making a determination of responsible or not responsible at the conclusion of a hearing proceeding, distinct from the Title IX Coordinator and the Title IX Investigator. This track will cover the development of policies, procedures, and practices that comply with the regulations; Title IX hearing proceedings, evidentiary standards, and informal resolution. This track also specifically covers adjudication of sexual misconduct by student conduct administrators, for cases that are not covered by Title IX policy.
Duration: 22 hours
Audience: Title IX Decision-Makers and Student Conduct Administrators
Format: Video Modules and Live Virtual Sessions
See below for details on modules and live virtual session offering dates and times.
Recorded Sessions
Introduction: Critical Issues in Title IX and Sexual Misconduct (1 hour)
Topics include:
- Four Corners Model
- Special Issues that inform our work
- Recurring and prominent legal issues: cross examination, standard of proof, bias, mediation, training, advocates, etc.
- Overview of the new regulations and impacts on preexisting conduct systems
- Supportive services
- "Tuning" and "staying in your lane"
- College "court" in an educational context: alternative and less formal systems of dispute resolution
- Redefining the role of personnel: staffing, budgetary, and operational concerns
- Efficacy and assessment
- Retaliation/vigilantism
- VAWA/SaVE and COVID-19; impact on caseload
- Impartiality, conflicts of interest, and bias
Title IX: Legal Issues (4 hours)
Topics include:
- Detailed legal foundations and Title IX regulations
- Legal intersectionality: Title IX, Clery Act, VAWA, and disability law
Developing Policies, Procedures, and Practices (3 hours)
This module is an in-depth look at how campuses should operationalize Title IX regulations, including important choice points for policies and procedures from intake of an initial complaint through appeal.
Preparing for Implementation of Sexual Misconduct Rules: Title IX Requirements and Your Code (9 hours)
Topics include:
- Imagining Title IX Hearing Proceedings Under the New Regulations (Including Online Hearings)
- Dimensions of consent
- Credibility and reliability determinations
- Witness availability
- Evidence standards
- Role of lawyers and advocates
- Safety and security
- Adjudication for Non-Title IX Conduct Officers
- Intersections with CARE/Threat Assessment/BIT Teams
- Title IX’s influence on work under codes of conduct
- Investigations
- Evidence
- Credibility assessments
- In-person and video interviews of parties, witnesses, etc.
- The role of incident and police reports
- Hazing and Title IX
- RSO management
- Intersectionality issues
- Conduct hearings
- Appeals
- Informal Resolution, Restorative Justice, and Mediation
- Mediation
- Restorative justice
- Remedies
- Record Management and FERPA
Title IX Update (2 hours)
This module will discuss important Title IX updates as well as an in-depth look at the proposed Title IX regulations released in summer 2022.
Live Virtual Sessions
Title IX: Grievance Procedures/Sexual Misconduct Procedures (4 hours)
The live virtual session will take place on:
- Live Session #2: Tuesday, August 15th from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. ET with Peter Lake and Jennifer Hammat
Meeting log-in information will be shared with course enrollees prior to the date of the live session.
Track 3: Title IX Investigations Track
This track is designed for Title IX Investigators, or those individuals at an institution who have been deputized by the Title IX Coordinator to conduct sexual misconduct investigations. This track covers interview techniques, constructing a report, and evidentiary standards used in Title IX cases. This track is best suited for individuals with responsibility for conducting Title IX investigations, separate from the Title IX Coordinator and the Title IX Decision-Maker.
Duration: 14 hours
Audience: Title IX Investigators
Format: Video Modules and Live Virtual Sessions
See below for details on modules and live virtual session offering dates and times.
Recorded Sessions
Critical Issues in Title IX and Sexual Misconduct
Topics include:
- Four Corners Model
- Special Issues that inform our work
- Recurring and prominent legal issues: cross examination, standard of proof, bias, mediation, training, advocates, etc.
- Overview of the new regulations and impacts on preexisting conduct systems
- Supportive services
- "Tuning" and "staying in your lane"
- College "court" in an educational context: alternative and less formal systems of dispute resolution
- Redefining the role of personnel: staffing, budgetary, and operational concerns
- Efficacy and assessment
- Retaliation/vigilantism
- VAWA/SaVE and COVID-19; impact on caseload
- Impartiality, conflicts of interest, and bias
Title IX Investigations (7.5 hours)
This module will cover:
- Legal Foundations for Title IX Investigators Under the New Regulations
- Interview Techniques for Title IX Investigators Under the New Regulations
- Constructing a Report
- Title IX Evidence Issues
Title IX Update
This module will discuss important Title IX updates as well as an in-depth look at the proposed Title IX regulations released in summer 2022.
Live Virtual Sessions
Live Session #3 (4 hours)
This live virtual session will take place on Thursday, August 17th from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. ET with Peter Lake and Jennifer Hammat.
Registration
NASPA individual members and Voting Delegates have access to member pricing for all NASPA events. If you are not a NASPA individual member, please visit our membership section to learn more about membership types and benefits. In many cases, an annual NASPA membership plus the event member registration fee are still less than the event non-member registration fee. We hope you’ll consider joining today!
Register here for Title IX Training Certificate: Title IX Decision-Maker Sexual Conduct Track
Register here for Title IX Training Certificate: Title IX Investigator Track
Group Discount Available
Register four, or more, individuals from the same institution and receive a 20% discount off the total registration amount! Registrants may register for any of the three tracks and must be currently employed at the same institution. Discount may only apply at time of group registration, and is not retroactive. For instructions on accessing this discount, please contact Jill Dunlap, Senior Director of Research, Policy, and Civic Engagement, with the names and titles of all registrants to be included in the discount. The registration deadline is Wednesday, August 2nd.
| Registration Fees | |
| Track 1: Title IX Coordinators | |
| NASPA Member: $1,499 | Non-Member: $1,699 |
| Track 2: Title IX Decision-Makers and Student Conduct Administrators | |
| NASPA Member: $1,199 | Non-Member: $1,399 |
| Title IX: Investigators | |
| NASPA Member: $799 | Non-Member: $999 |
Policies and Contact Information
Contact Information
Registration Issues/Questions:NASPA Main Office | (202) 265-7500 |
Program Questions/General Information:Jill Dunlap, Senior Director of Research, Policy, and Civic Engagement | [email protected] | (202) 719-1196 |
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