Title IX Information
Title IX
The Title IX Coordinators serve as the grievance officers and coordinate the District’s efforts to comply with and carry out responsibilities under Title IX, including any complaint under Title IX. He/She are vested with the authority and responsibility for investigating all sexual harassment complaints in accordance with the procedures set forth in the accompanying regulation and staff and student handbooks. Any investigatory responsibilities of the Title IX Coordinator may be delegated to a designee trained in Title IX compliance and procedures.
Designation of Title Coordinators
The following individuals have been designated to serve as the District’s Title IX Coordinators. Such Coordinators are authorized to coordinate the District’s efforts to comply with its responsibilities under Title IX.
Name: Mike Malone
Title: Director of Human Resources
Address: 131 W. Chestnut St. Oxford, Ohio 45056
Phone number: (513) 273-3102
Email: malonem@talawanda.org
Name: Stephanie Aerni
Title: Director of Student Services
Address: 909 S. Main St. Oxford, Ohio 45056
Phone number: (513) 273-3123
Email: aernis@talawanda.org
Additional Staff Members Trained:
Name: Edward Theroux
Title: Superintendent
Address: 131 W. Chestnut St. Oxford, Ohio 45056
Phone number: (513) 273-3106
Email: therouxe@talawanda.org
Name: Stephanie Jones
Title: Principal
Address: 3260 Oxford-Millville Rd. Oxford, Ohio 45056
Phone number: (513) 273-3600
Email: joness@talawanda.org
Reports may be made in person or made 24 hours a day via email, phone, or mail.
Notification of Policy
The District does not discriminate on the basis of sex in its education program or activities, including admission and employment, and is required by Title IX and its implementing regulations not to discriminate in such a mannar. Inquiries about the applicability of Title IX and its implementing regulations to the District may be referred to the District’s Title IX Coordinator, to the Assistant Secretary for the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, or both.
Notification of Grievance Procedure
The District has adopted a grievance procedure to provide for the prompt and equitable resolution of student and employee complaints alleging any action that would be prohibited by Title IX and its implementing regulations. This procedure describes how to report or file a complaint of sex discrimination, how to report or file a complaint of sexual harassment, and how the District will respond.
The District’s Policy and Procedures can be found below:
PO 2266 Non Discrimination on the basis of sex in Education Program and Activities
PO 1662 Anti Harassment Administration
PO 3362 Anti Harassment Certified
PO 4362 Anti Harassment Classified
PO 5517 Anti Harassment Students
PO 5517.01 Bullying and Other Forms of Aggressive Behavior
Staff training Materials: (Click To Access)
Bricker & Eckler Webinars:
Level 1 General Title IX training for all staff members (Civil Rights & Title IX Training)
Attorney: Ms. Kate Davis
Level 2 Title IX Coordinator Training and Responsibilities
Attorneys: Ms. Laura Anthony & Ms. Melissa Bondy
Level 2 Investigator Training : Attorneys: Ms. Kate Davis & Ms. Katy Osborne
Resolution Officer Training Attorneys: Ms. Melissa Bondy & Ms. Katy Osborne
Title IX K-12 Training Level 2 Decision Makers- Appeal Training
Attorneys: Ms. Laura Anthony and Ms. Beverly Meyer
Title IX Level 2 Informal Resolution and Facilitator Training
Attorneys: Ms. Melissa Bondy and Ms. Katy Osborn
Title IX Level 2 K-12 Training. Report Writing for Investigators and Decision Makers
Attorneys: Mr. Warren Grody and Beverly Meyer
Additional Training:
Public School Works M993 Title IX Protecting Students and School Employees from Sexual Harassment ( General Awareness) All Staff required
