Resources for Title IX Coordinators

Each recipient of federal funds, including public school districts and public charter schools, must designate at least one employee to coordinate their compliance with Title IX, known as the Title IX Coordinator (34 CFR 106.8(a)).

Title IX Coordinator Role

The Title IX Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that the public school district or public charter school complies with Title IX. This includes:

Coordinating and monitoring the district’s compliance with Title IX, as well as state civil rights requirements regarding discrimination and harassment based on sex;
Overseeing prevention efforts to prevent Title IX violations and sex discrimination from occurring;
Implementing the district’s discrimination complaint procedures with respect to allegations of Title IX violations, discrimination based on sex, and sex-based harassment;
Investigating or overseeing investigations of complaints alleging violations of Title IX, discrimination based on sex, and sex-based harassment; and
Overseeing the implementation of any measures put into place as the result of an investigation.

Training for Title IX Coordinators

34 CFR 106.45(b)(1)(iii) of the 2020 Title IX regulations requires that Title IX Coordinators and any other personnel facilitating the school’s Title IX sexual harassment process receive specific training on conducting Title IX sexual harassment processes.

ODE offers Title IX training in a variety of formats and topics, including:

Title IX Coordinator fundamentals and annual refresher trainings
Title IX sexual harassment training for Title IX Coordinators, investigators, decision-makers, and appeals decision-makers
General training on Title IX for school staff
Topic-specific ongoing webinars

For more information on available trainings and upcoming dates, contact ODE’s Civil Rights and Title IX Specialist, Kate Hildebrandt, at kate.hildebrandt@ode.oregon.gov.

Get regular updates on new resources and available trainings by joining ODE's Title IX Coordinator listserv.

OCR Title IX Resources*

34 CFR Part 106 Nondiscrimination of the basis of sex in education programs or activities receiving federal financial assistance
OCR Athletics Resources
Questions and Answers on Title IX and Single-Sex Elementary and Secondary Classes and Extracurricular Activities (2014)
Supporting the Academic Success of Pregnant and Parenting Students Under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (2013)
Title IX Policy Interpretation: Athletics (1979)

The OCR Reading Room links to additional helpful documents and resources you can explore.

Partner, State, and National Title IX Resources*

The Oregon School Activities Association’s Title IX Resources includes training webinars on equity and Title IX in athletics, equity analysis tools, and additional resources.
ODE Sexuality Education Requirements and Resources includes information on Oregon’s requirements for violence prevention and comprehensive sexuality education, including resources for violence prevention education.
Stop Sexual Assault in Schools has resources and supports for students, families, and schools specific to Title IX in a K-12 environment.

*Links to external websites are subject to change.

Contact Information

Questions about Title IX's applications to Oregon K-12 public school districts and public charter schools can be directed to ODE.CivilRights@ode.oregon.gov, or to Kate Hildebrandt (she/her) at kate.hildebrandt@ode.oregon.gov or 503-551-5713.