Title VI Compliance Foundations Level Two, is a one-day certification course that, in combination with Title VI Compliance Foundations Level One, prepares leaders in K-12 schools and higher education institutions with the knowledge and skills to effectively implement and manage a Title VI Compliance program. Participants will gain a deep understanding of reporting and intake procedures, resolution processes, prevention education, and compliance assessment to effectively address race, color, and national origin discrimination.
Through interactive discussions and case studies, participants will explore response options for Title VI complaints, including applying supportive measures and remedies and navigating formal and informal resolution processes while upholding parties’ sometimes-competing rights. This training also explores the intersection of Title VI and free speech, to address the complex balancing of compliance and honoring First Amendment protections that is necessary.
Further, this course highlights proactive prevention strategies, including engaging students and employees in anti-discrimination education and assessing school/institutional compliance through climate surveys, audits, and action planning. Finally, participants will learn best practices for maintaining accurate documentation and ensuring school/institutional accountability.
This course prepares Title VI Coordinators to effectively fulfill their roles and provides best practice considerations to promote learning and work environments free from discrimination. It is suitable for Civil Rights and Title VI Compliance coordinators and practitioners, educational administrators, school/district and institutional leaders, policymakers, and legal professionals.
Recommended Prior Learning:
When you register for this course you will receive access to the eTraining pre-learning Civil Rights Fundamentals for Educators. Go to your ATIXA Event Lobby and login. In the lobby, you will see the Civil Rights Fundamentals for Educators eTraining link that you can click on for additional instructions to login and take the eTraining. Contact events@atixa.org with any questions.
Key Takeaways
- Describe Title VI reporting and intake processes
- Explore common supportive measures and appropriate remedies to address the impact of discrimination based on race, color, and national origin
- Explain Title VI Resolution Process options, including both formal and informal processes and parties’ rights
- Evaluate incidents involving the intersection of Title VI and free speech/expression protections
- Identify Title VI prevention strategies that engage students and employees
- Examine strategies to assess Title VI compliance, including climate surveys, audits, assessment reports, and action plans to strengthen anti-discrimination efforts at the school/institution
Topics Include:
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- Title VI Intake and Response
- Title VI Resolution Process
- Title VI and Free Speech
- Title VI Prevention Education
- Title VI Assessment
- Recordkeeping
Who Should Attend?
- Civil Rights and Title VI Compliance Administrators/Coordinators/Officers
- Educational Administrators
- Policymakers
- Legal Professionals Working within Educational Districts/Institutions
- The US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) oversees Title VI enforcement for educational institutions.
- For employment-based complaints, enforcement falls under the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
- Title VI addresses race, color, and national origin discrimination (which includes shared ancestry and ethnic characteristics) in federally funded programs.
- Title IX covers sex discrimination, including sexual harassment and misconduct.
- Failure to address practices or instances that create a hostile environment based on race, color, or national origin.
- Usually this requires only remedial response. The Title IX focus on discipline is less pressing under Title VI, unless a VI remedy requires discipline to end a hostile environment.
- Discriminatory policies or programs, such as scholarships, cultural centers, or initiatives that exclude certain races from access or full participation.
- Targeted programs specifying preferred participants/attendees are permissible under Title VI, as long as no one is excluded from participating/attending.
- Inequitable disciplinary actions that disproportionately affect certain racial or ethnic groups.
- Scholarship inequity.
- Whether a program has a sufficient basis to justify affirmative action.
- Appoint a designated Title VI Coordinator to oversee compliance and investigations; centralize all reporting, complaint processing, and case management.
- Revise policies and procedures to ensure they align with current Title VI expectations.
- Provide regular training for administrators, faculty, and staff on discrimination covered by Title VI, free speech/expression, filing a complaint, and the school/institution’s grievance process.
- Conduct climate surveys and assessments to monitor Title VI-related discrimination trends.
- TNG designs and administers such surveys.
- Executive Orders direct federal agencies, including OCR, to prioritize enforcement in specific areas, such as anti-white bias and anti-Semitism.
- They also seek to limit funding for institutions that promote race-based preferences.
- Institutions should monitor policy updates and legal challenges that may impact their compliance obligations, but the EO’s themselves cannot require schools to do or not do anything, directly.
- Any organization receiving federal financial assistance, including corporations, law enforcement, and nonprofits, must comply with Title VI.
- Businesses with federal contracts should assess their hiring, training, and workplace policies to ensure compliance.
- Expect increased federal scrutiny of race- and national origin-related issues, especially in higher education and government-funded programs.
- Organizations should prepare for policy revisions, litigation risks, and the need for expanded compliance training.
- Schools and institutions that fail to comply may lose federal funding or face the risk of civil rights investigations.
- Establish clear, centralized reporting processes, similar to Title IX complaint procedures.
- Train investigators and decision-makers to manage Title VI cases with procedural consistency.
- Consider models that build-in this approach, such as ATIXA’s 1P2P.
- Implement grievance procedures, including options for alternative resolution that are compliant with Title VI regulations and federal and state guidance and laws.
- Look beyond single incidents to view the totality of the circumstances.
- ATIXA has launched Title VI Coordinator and Investigator curriculum pathways and is working diligently on expanding resources and membership benefits for the Title VI field.
- Schools and institutions can seek legal guidance, OCR resources, and external consultants for policy development.
- Workshops, certification programs, and compliance audits can help institutions stay ahead of enforcement trends.
To obtain certification from ATIXA, you will need to sign-in to your Event Lobby each day of training and attend the whole event. It is our expectation that you are present for the entire duration of your training course. Certification will only be provided once ATIXA has verified attendance through the Event Lobby. Please allow 7-10 days following the completion of the course and then log in on our website and visit the My ATIXA page to access the Continuing Certification Credit (CCC) program system. Please follow the instructions on the webpage to obtain your certification. Our CCC program allows those certified by ATIXA to track, maintain, and extend their professional development through our programs.
Training & Certification Course registration fees include:
- Attendance for each day of training or access to eTraining course for three months
- An extensive course-specific selection of articles, customizable forms and templates, case studies, videos, and more
- Instructional slides or transcript for eTraining
- Access to ATIXA content experts
- Ability to interact with faculty and attendees via course discussion and activities
- Certification upon corresponding course completion
Upcoming Sessions
| Schedule | Member | Non-Member | |
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July 15 10:00am - 5:00pm ET |
$976 | $1,149 | |
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October 14 8:30am - 4:30pm ET Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor |
$798 | $939 | |
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December 2 10:00am - 5:00pm ET |
$798 | $939 |
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