TITLE IX INFORMATION
What is Title IX?
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is a comprehensive federal civil rights law that protects people from sex and gender discrimination in education programs, activities, and work place.
Title IX states:
No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.
San Saba ISD is Committed to Providing an Environment Free From Discrimination on the Basis of Sex and Gender.
San Saba ISD has a Title IX team to manage the district's response to reports of gender inequity, discrimination, and sexual harassment. Faculty, staff, and administrators who receive complaints or have knowledge of discrimination based on sex, gender, and sexual harassment are obligated to report complaints to one of the Title IX coordinators (a campus principal or the assistant superintendent).
EMPLOYEE COMPLAINT PROCEDURES
If an employee feels that he or she is being subjected to sexual harassment, sexual discrimination, or inappropriate sexual conduct, he or she may immediately inform the harasser that the conduct is unwelcome and needs to stop.
If the inappropriate conduct does not cease, or if the employee is unable to or uncomfortable with addressing the alleged harasser directly, he or she should report the incident to his or her own supervisor or to the human resources (HR – assistant superintendent / superintendent). It is helpful, but not required, to provide a written record of the date, time, nature of the incident(s), and the names of any witnesses.
It is important to report all concerns of sexual harassment, sexual discrimination, or inappropriate sexual conduct to the HR director or a supervisor/manager as soon as possible. Management must be made aware of the situation to conduct an immediate and impartial investigation. Management will then take appropriate action to remediate or prevent prohibited conduct from continuing.
STUDENT COMPLAINT PROCEDURES
If a student feels that he or she is being subjected to sexual harassment, sexual discrimination, or inappropriate sexual conduct, he or she may immediately inform the harasser that the conduct is unwelcome and needs to stop.
If the inappropriate conduct does not cease, or if the student is unable to or uncomfortable with addressing the alleged harasser directly, he or she should report the incident to his or her assistant principal or to the Title IX coordinators (a campus principal or the assistant superintendent). It is helpful, but not required, to provide a written record of the date, time, nature of the incident(s), and the names of any witnesses.
It is important to report all concerns of sexual harassment, sexual discrimination, or inappropriate sexual conduct to the assistant principal as soon as possible. School administration must be made aware of the situation to conduct an immediate and impartial investigation. School administration will then take appropriate action to remediate or prevent prohibited conduct from continuing.
CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE TITLE IX COORDINATORS
Title IX Coordinators for Employees & Students:
Campus Principal – ES, Dani Gilcrease; MS, Monica Shahan, HS, Joshua Ham
District Level - Kathryn Robertson, Director of Federal Programs
808 W Wallace St
San Saba, Texas 76877
(325) 372-3771
NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICIES
DIA (LEGAL, LOCAL, and EXHIBIT) FFH (LOCAL)
The San Saba Independent School District, an Equal Opportunity Educational Provider and Employer, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sex, national origin, disability and/or age, military status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by law in educational programs or activities that it operates or in employment decisions. Additionally, the District does not discriminate against an employee or applicant who acts to oppose such discrimination or participates in the investigation of a complaint related to a discriminatory employment practice. Employment decisions will be made on the basis of each applicant’s job qualifications, experience, and abilities. Policies DAA, DIA
TRAINING MATERIALS USED TO TRAIN TITLE IX PERSONNEL
OCR requires that materials used to train "Title IX Personnel" on their duties under the new Title IX regulations be posted on the District's website. "Title IX Personnel" are defined as the Title IX Coordinator, any investigator, any decision-maker, and any person who facilitates an informal resolution (such as mediation). For San Saba ISD those individuals are campus principals, assistant superintendent, and superintendent.
OCR's website lists the following:
Schools must ensure that Title IX personnel receive training as follows:
San Saba ISD’s Title IX Personnel have attended training furnished by Sara Leon & Associates & ESC15 in compliance with 34 C.F.R. § 105.45(b)(10)(i)(D). Materials from this training are available here: