title ix: 40 years and counting national women’s law center ()
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FUNDAMENTAL TENETS OF TITLE IX
Requires schools to: Offer male and female students equal
opportunities to play sports
Treat male and female athletes fairly
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES??
Demonstrate % of male and female athletes are about the
same as the % male and female students enrolled
OR . . .
The school has a history and a continuing practice of expanding opportunities for female athletes
OR . . .
That the school is fully meeting female athletes’ interests and abilities.
% of H.S. with participation gap
10% points or higher
STATE
RANK
RANK STATE
% of H.S. with participation gap
10% points or higher
TREAT FAIRLY??
Demonstrate Equitable quality and quantity of
equipment & supplies Fairness in scheduling games & practices Equitable financial support for travel &
expenses Fairness in assigning and paying quality
coaches Equitable facilities
Locker room, fields, and arenas
CLASS PROJECT Current Trends & Issues in Athletics
Gender Equity Explain the class Ask time to share strategies to provide =
opportunities to both genders Victory stories / frustrations
OBSTACLES
Older facilities before the rise of girls sports Budgeting issues across the board Football gets most Booster $ Pretty sure we don’t follow, pretty sure it’s
illegal Sports have different sponsorships (AR) Decrease interest in freshman girls basketball Donations cause a huge headache Cannot answer, under T9 investigation NO PROBLEMS!
POSITIVE ATTRIBUTES
Same # of sports ???? Added golf, ice hockey, gymnastics, cheer 2 high schools combined to meet #’s for teams Gender coordinators / same salary & class
code Use OCR three prong check point Share equipment when possible Wheelchair athlete on the track team Comparable salaries / budgets / # of coaches
TITLE IX COMPLIANCE
NOT A SPECTATOR SPORT Prepared Knowledgeable Proactive
WISCONSIN INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
KNOWLEDGEABLE Booster club donations
School can use funds as designated by donor○ If results in an inequity along gender lines○ District must correct using its own funds if needed
Remember . . . .Budgets don’t need to be equal○ Benefits provided must be equal
Solution?All-inclusive school-wide sports booster club
policy, even better? ALL-INCLUSIVE
BE PROACTIVE Work to identify who is your Title IX
compliance officerBy law:○ Public schools○ Charter schools○ Magnet schools
Investigates complaints:○ Sex discrimination○ Sexual harassment
CONNECT
Administration: Work to create a committee and begin with
a strategic plan School board members Parents, public/community members etc.
Coaches / Teachers Work to be on the committee
COMMUNICATE Assess existing program (Check it
Out)
Organize talking sessions StaffDistrict personnelAction plan
Today, there are 49 ladies participating in basketball.
Girls basketball started in 1901 with a team of 10 ladies.
Title IX jumpstarts Sun Prairie Ladies Athletics in 1972.
Celebrate Saturday, January 19th.
Sun Prairie, WI – In 1972 Sun Prairie High School Girls Athletic Association had 125 girls in the club designed to get intramural-level sports organized for interested girls. In the same year, the Federal government signed into law, Title IX which essentially leveled the playing field for girls by giving them equal sports representation.
Since then, 11 conference sports have been added along with one club sport.
Timeline of Ladies Athletics 1901Basketball 1946Bowling 1972Girls Athletic Association 1972Track 1973Tennis 1974Volleyball, Gymnastics 1976Softball 1978Cross Country 1987Golf 1989Soccer 1992Swimming 2005Bowling 2007Hockey 2010Equestrian 2011679- (a club sport)
Strong Participation Today At the end of the 2011 seasons, there were 446 girls who participated in a sport compared
to 634 boys. The girls represented 41 percent of all Sun Prairie High School athletes.
9 years old 1,911 Rushing yards 35 TD 65 Tackles
AD QUOTE
“Our vision is to create an educationally based environment where all kids can succeed. That includes race, special needs, gender, and socio-economic status. You have to address them all together; that’s how you change culture.”
REFERENCES Geneva All Sports Booster @ http://ghsallsportsboosters.com/# Hinsdale Booster Club @ http://www.Theboosters.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=TAmr62zIBQw National Federation of State High School Associations Participation
Survey @ http://www.nfhs.org/content.aspx?id=3282
NATIONAL WOMEN’S LAW CENTER @ http://www.nwlc.org/our-issues/education-%2526-title-ix/athletics
Washington State Athletics @ http://www.k12.wa.us/Equity/default.aspx
Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association @ http://www.wiaawi.org/Schools/PupilNondiscrimination.aspx