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What Is Title IX and What Does It Cover?
Title IX is a comprehensive federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program or activity. The principal objective of Title IX is to avoid the use of federal money to support sex discrimination in education programs and to provide individual citizens effective protection against those practices.
Title IX includes sexual harassment, sexual misconduct and sexual violence. Any report of gender/sex discrimination made to an employee must be addressed in a timely manner by school administration or the supervisor and reported to the Title IX Director at Equal Opportunity Services.
Title IX Violations
Formal complaints of Title IX violations may be reported to the Equal Opportunity Services.
Policies and Procedural Directives
- Non-Discrimination for Students: Gender Identity and Expression
- DM1 – Title IX Compliance for Parent Organizations and Booster Club Finances
- AC - Non-Discrimination
- AF - Equity and Diversity
- Gender Discrimination and Sexual Harassment: Employees
- Gender Discrimination and Sexual Harassment: Students
Gender Identity
All students, regardless of gender identity, are entitled to a safe and respectful school environment. Complaints of discrimination or harassment should be addressed in a timely manner by appropriate school personnel.
If you are a student (or parent/guardian of a student) who wants to assert a gender that differs from previous representations or records, please contact the school principal or counselor to request a Gender Support Plan meeting. You may also contact the District Title IX Director if you have general questions or need assistance with the process.
Discussing Gender Handouts
- Gender Identity Policy and Procedural Directive Q & A (PDF)
- Política y directriz de procedimiento sobre identidad sexual Q & A (PDF)
- What is gender? (PDF)
- ¿Qué es el Género? (PDF)
- Discussing gender with kids (PDF)
- Conversando sobre la Diversidad de Género con Niños (PDF)
- Understanding gender (PDF)
- 12 easy steps towards gender inclusion (PDF)
Inspect our Training:
As required by OCR in §106.45(b)(10)(i)(D) of the new Title IX Regulations, please view the training used to train APS' Title IX Coordinator.
More Information:
For more information, contact: Heather Cowan, Director, Equal Opportunity Services and Title IX, by phone at (505) 855-9831, or by email at heather.cowan@aps.edu.