TITLE IX ADMINISTRATORS
The District designates and authorizes the following person as the Title IX coordinator/investigator to be responsible for coordinating/investigating the District’s efforts to comply with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended, for students:
Heather Schultz
Title IX Coordinator/Investigator
PO Box 1498, Pagosa Springs, CO 81147
970-264-2228 Ext. 5402
The District designates and authorizes the following person as the Title IX single decision-maker that is responsible for overseeing and facilitating Title IX hearings for the District’s efforts to comply with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended, for students:
Superintendent Rick Holt
Compliance Officer/Decision-Maker
PO Box 1498, Pagosa Springs, CO 81147
970-264-2228 Ext. 5405
Archuleta School District Title IX administrators have attended and received certificates of completion from Title IX Solutions, LLC. “Level I: Title IX Investigator Training” and "Level I: Title IX Decision-Maker Training" series. ASD complies with Title IX Regulation 34 CFR § 106.45(b)(10)(i)(D) requirement of posting training materials used to train district Title IX personnel. Materials can be found below.
These materials are the exclusive property of Title IX Solutions, LLC. All rights reserved, ©2022. The publishing of these materials on this website is authorized by Title IX Solutions, LLC solely for use by this institution in compliance with Regulation 34 CFR §106.45(b)(10)(i)(D). No other use or dissemination by this institution or any third party is authorized without the prior written consent of Title IX Solutions, LLC. The information and materials provided during this program were for educational purposes only and not intended to be legal advice. Attendees should seek independent legal advice concerning the issues presented.
STATEMENT OF NON-DISCRIMINATION
Archuleta School District prohibits discrimination, including harassment, against any student or employee on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.
In accordance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, ASD does not and is required not to discriminate on the basis of sex in its education programs or activities. The requirement not to discriminate on the basis of sex extends to the admission of students in the District’s education programs or activities and to applicants for employment.
Archuleta School District Title IX Grievance Process:
In accordance with Title IX and its implementing regulations, Archuleta School District’s Board of Education has adopted Board policies regarding responding to formal complaints of sexual harassment. A copy of the policy can be below.
ASD's administration has developed a Title IX Grievance Process that complies with Title IX and its implementing regulations. Information regarding the District's Title IX Grievance Process can be found below.
Any person may report sex discrimination, including sexual harassment (whether or not the person reporting is the person alleged to be the victim of conduct that could constitute sex discrimination or sexual harassment), in person, by mail, by telephone, or by electronic mail, using the contact information listed for the Title IX Coordinator, or by any other means that results in the Title IX Coordinator receiving the person’s verbal or written report. Such a report may be made at any time (including during non-business hours) by using the telephone number or electronic mail address, or by mail to the office address, listed for the Title IX Coordinator.
Complaints regarding violations of Title VI, (race, national origin), Title IX (sex, gender), Section 504/ADA (handicap or disability), may be filed directly with the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, 1244 North Speer Blvd., Suite 310, Denver, CO 80204. Complaints regarding violations of Title VII (employment) and the ADEA (prohibiting age discrimination in employment) may be filed directly with the Federal Office of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 303 E. 17th Ave., Suite 510, Denver, CO 80202, or the Colorado Civil Rights Commission, 1560 Broadway, Suite 1050, Denver, CO 80202