- Department of Education Update
- Spring Climate Survey Update
- Spring Outreach Plans
January 21, 2021
9:00 a.m. Zoom
Call to order: 9:05 a.m.
- Welcome
- Introductions/Attendance: Alexandra Fulcher, Andrea Boyle, Christopher Arguedas, Elizabeth Braker, Jacalyn Feigelman, James Tranquada, Junko Anderson, Kim Lundy, Marianne Frapwell, Robert Bartlett, Tiffany Mendez, Vivian Garay Santiago, Rick Tanksley
- Updates
- New Department of Education Q&As
- Two documents released last Friday
- Part one:
- Part two:
- Documents are non-binding and will likely be rescinded/archived with new administration
- Created a new 鈥淭itle IX鈥 website:
- Two documents released last Friday
- Spring Climate Survey - working with Jackie Cameron about providing support resources at beginning or end of the mega survey planned to be administered after midterms.
- New Department of Education Q&As
- Spring Road Show
- First Years
- Core Classes
- Utilize Student Engagement Assistants
- Social Media Platforms
- Content will be less focused on policy, more on differences between the Title IX Office and Project SAFE, where to go for what, how to contact/report, etc.
- Faculty
- Departments
- Focus: introductions, responsible employee obligations, support services, lived name policy/ICC as resource, differences between the Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation polic, What to do when students need help? Things to look for in a virtual environment.
- Fairly large classes of new faculty next fall - 12 faculty members are retiring this spring
- First Years
- Spring Community Email
- Address new administration/changes to Title IX regs will take time
- Amnesty policy related to violating covid protocols
- Other topics/notes to include in the email?
- Alternative ways to communicate? More secure/private channels to speak with/report to the office. Concerns about privacy in the home.
- Acknowledgement of drop in reports, paired with discussing alternative ways to communicate/report. We know you鈥檙e out there, we know things are challenging right now, how difficult not having relationships with faculty and staff during this time can be.
- Next Meeting
- Date: February 18th at 9:00 am
- Agenda Items:
- SB 493 Requirements
- Copy in Shared Drive
- Interim Policy Review
- Word version saved in Shared Drive so that members can easily review and add comments
- Prohibited Relationships by Persons in Authority Review
- Other topics for consideration?
- Athletics Commission
- SB 493 Requirements