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Title IX Investigator & Decision-Maker Certification

Richard F. Verstegen Richard F. Verstegen

Higher Education Title IX Investigation, Reporting, and Decision-Making Training

<p>Title IX investigators and decision-makers need to know how to conduct fair investigations, evaluate evidence and credibility, write clear investigation reports, and make well-reasoned determinations.</p>

<p>This certification combines <strong>Title IX investigator training, decision-maker training, and investigation report writing</strong> for professionals in higher education institutions.</p>

<p>Learn how to manage the Title IX investigation process from complaint through determination, including:</p>

Rick Verstegen, an expert in education law, will lead you through a detailed exploration of the updated Title IX regulations, including essential definitions, investigation processes, and decision-making processes. Be sure your team is well-trained in all the requirements including how to investigate a Title IX complaint, and your institution is compliant.

  • Title IX Investigator & Decision-Maker Certification
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Training Overview

  • Title IX Certification (Higher Education) for Investigators and Decisionmakers Session Outline

    Webinar 1: Title IX in General 
    History, purpose, and scope of Title IX
  • Current procedural requirements, including designating a Title IX Coordinator, adopting grievance procedures, and disseminating a notice of non-discrimination
  • Training requirements and roles of the various individuals in the Title IX process
  • Initial steps and investigation techniques
  • Obligation to address conduct, scope of discrimination, and notification requirements
  • Scope of discrimination, including sex-based harassment
  • Notification requirements

Webinar 2: Title IX Reports and Complaints

  • Identifying requirements for reporting sex discrimination
  • Title IX Coordinator response, including supportive measures
  • Addressing complaints, including notice of allegations
  • Role of the Title IX investigator once a complaint is filed
  • Role of the Informal Resolution Facilitator
  • Assessing credibility and impartiality and considering issues of relevance to create an investigation report
  • Role of decision-makers in making determinations on sex discrimination and appeals of determinations and dismissals

Webinar 3: Specific Topics under Title IX

  • Policies related to sex discrimination
  • Grievance procedures for sex discrimination
  • Athletics, including accommodating interests and abilities
  • Pregnancy and related conditions, including providing modifications
  • Employment and overlap with Title VII
  • LGBTQ+ issues, including addressing policies and procedures
  • Case studies involving different common issues presented under Title IX

Webinar 4: Case Studies on August 2024 Regulations

  • Test your knowledge of Title IX with several scenarios on sex discrimination, including within athletics, pregnancy, and sex-based harassment
  • Compliance review, including a records audit and knowledge of investigators
  • Other legal issues, including retaliation, recordkeeping, confidentiality, First Amendment and student records concerns
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Who Should Attend?

  • College Presidents/Chancellors/Provosts
  • Human resource directors
  • Title IX investigators
  • Title IX decisionmakers
  • Legal counsel
  • Compliance
  • Student services directors
  • Other administrators
  • Other persons responsible for implementing grievance procedures
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Certifications

A comprehensive online exam will be administered at the end of the course to assess your knowledge and understanding of principles and practices. The exam must be completed within 60 days of option purchased: last day of live event OR within 60 days of date of purchase of on-demand access only.

Certification: Upon successful completion of the final exam (with a score of 80% or higher) and meeting the attendance requirements, you will receive a digital credential, validating your expertise and commitment to advancing your career.

*Certification delivered via email within 5-7 business days of passing.

What's included

Training includes

  • Title IX Certification (Higher Education) for Investigators and Decisionmakers
  • All resources and training materials
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Richard F. Verstegen
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Expert Presenter

Richard F. Verstegen
  • Partner with Boardman & Clark, LLP of Madison, Wisconsin
  • School Law Practice Group and Labor and Employment Group
  • Represents educational institutions in a variety of education law matters
  • Published many articles regarding education and employment law
  • Former president of the Wisconsin School Attorneys Association
  • Current member of the State Bar of Wisconsin
  • JD degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School
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