Title IX Training for Coordinators, Investigators and Decisionmakers

The 2024 Title IX federal regulations require all Title IX coordinators, investigators, decisionmakers, and informal resolution facilitators to complete annual training. To assist K-12 school districts in meeting this requirement, Shipman and Goodwin is hosting virtual Title IX Training sessions for Title IX Coordinators, investigators, decisionmakers, and informal resolution facilitators. This 3-hour training is prepared for educators in these designated roles and provides comprehensive updates on the new Final Rule, practical guidance on compliance, and strategies for effective implementation, while fulfilling your requirements for training as set out in the Final Rule. Topics include:

• Detailed overview of the 2024 Title IX Final Rule
• Procedures for addressing allegations of sex discrimination, including sex-based harassment 
• Best practices for conducting investigations and making decisions, including the meaning and application of the term “relevant” in relation to questions and evidence and the types of evidence that are impermissible
• Responsibilities of Title IX Coordinators,  investigators, decisionmakers, and informal resolution facilitators
• How to serve impartially, including by avoiding prejudgment of the facts at issue, conflicts of interest and bias
• Rules and practices associated with the informal resolution process