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Title IX Textual Descriptions of Diagrams
Leveled Responses & School Supports for School-Based Coordinators (SBCs)
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This is a four-level intervention model represented as a horizontal progression from Level 1 to Level 4. Each level includes a description, its leadership responsibility, and the percentage of students it applies to:
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Level 1: Early Response/Intervention
- Leadership: School-led.
- Focus: Universal interventions for all students.
- Coverage: 80% of students.
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Level 2: Escalated Response
- Leadership: School-led.
- Focus: Targeted interventions for some students requiring additional support.
- Coverage: 15% of students.
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Level 3: Escalated Response + District-led
- Leadership: District-led (in collaboration with schools).
- Focus: More intensive support involving both school and district leadership.
- Coverage: 5% of students.
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Level 4: Severe (Discipline/Safety Response)
- Leadership: District-led.
- Focus: Critical interventions for severe cases, primarily addressing discipline or safety concerns.
- Coverage: Intensive response.
Each level builds on the previous, with increasing severity or need for support as you progress from Level 1 to Level 4.
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How To Identify A Bias Incident Response Team (Birt) At Your School
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Department of Civil Rights
- Title IX/Title VI Manager
Escalated/Safety Response (Levels 3-4)
- VP/AP or Dean
- School-Based Coordinator (SBC)
- School Counselor
- School Psychologist
- School Social Worker
- Climate Specialist
- School-Based Coordinator (SBC)
Early Intervention (Levels 1-2)
Leveled Responses & School Supports for School-Based Coordinators (SBCs)
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Level 1: Early Intervention
Goal: Preventing and intervening early to set behavior expectations, prevent recurrence, and support students in their learning.
- Description: Early intervention and response.
- Characteristics:
- In most cases, start here.
- Low risk to safety.
- School-based, led by the school’s SBC and supported by the school team.
Level 2: Early Response
Goal: Behavior is becoming persistent or pervasive. More is needed to stop it and support students who have been harmed.
- Description: Targeted behavior intervention.
- Characteristics:
- In most cases, proceed here when Level 1 interventions are unsuccessful.
- Mid-risk to safety.
- School-based, led by the school’s SBC.
Level 3: Escalated Response
Goal: Behavior is persistent, pervasive, and/or severe. Access to education is interrupted, learning is disrupted, and school climate is harmed. There are escalating concerns about student safety.
- Description: Escalated, targeted behavior intervention.
- Characteristics:
- Move here directly (and skip levels 1-2) when appropriate.
- Mid to high risk to safety.
- SBC-district partnership (notify TIX Office early).
Level 4: Severe (Safety Response)
Goal: Full investigation required; determine whether exclusionary discipline is appropriate, establish ongoing safety protocols, uphold accountability while continuing to monitor educational access, school climate, and student wellness.
- Description: Intensive behavior intervention.
- Characteristics:
- Proceed directly for any severe incident (e.g., sexual assault at school).
- Mid to high risk to safety.
- SBC-district partnership (led by district).
Racial and Sexual Violence Pyramid
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Base Layer: Attitudes & Beliefs
This foundational layer includes attitudes and statements that perpetuate harmful stereotypes and biases.
- Sexual Violence Examples:
- "Men can't get raped"
- "Boys will be boys"
- "Girls should stay home"
- "This could ruin their life"
- "She was asking for it"
- Racial Violence Examples:
- "All lives matter"
- "Not all white people"
- "I don’t see color"
- "There is only one human race"
- "I can’t be racist, I have a Black friend"
Second Layer: Individual Acts of Prejudice
This layer represents specific behaviors or actions rooted in prejudice and bias.
- Sexual Violence Examples:
- Problematic language
- Fetishism
- Sexualized language
- Victim blaming
- Micro-aggressions
- Jokes
- Racial Violence Examples:
- "There are two sides to every story"
- Belief that some people are better than others based on identity
- Forgiveness of perpetrators if white
- Not believing POC (People of Color) or survivor experiences
Third Layer: Institutional Discrimination
This layer highlights structural and systemic forms of discrimination.
- Sexual Violence Examples:
- Reproductive control
- Lack of funding
- English-only services
- Inequities in the judicial system
- The prison pipeline (abuse-to-/school-to-prison)
- Employment discrimination
- Healthcare inequities
- Racial Violence Examples:
- Racial profiling
- Gentrification
- Red-lining
- Mass incarceration
- Anti-immigration laws
Fourth Layer: Violence
This layer includes direct acts of violence and abuse.
- Sexual Violence Examples:
- Rape
- Sexual assault
- Physical assault
- Verbal abuse
- Racial Violence Examples:
- Hate crimes
- Police brutality
Top Layer: Death
This layer signifies the most severe consequences of racial and sexual violence.
- Shared Examples:
- Adverse childhood experiences
- Murder
- Lynching
- Genocide
- Neglect in healthcare
- Sexual Violence Examples:
Title IX Framework
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Overall Structure
The diagram is a Venn diagram with three intersecting circles:
- Yellow Circle (Reporting Party)
- Blue Circle (Responding Party)
- Red Circle (Shared Processes)
The center of the diagram contains a purple section with the Title IX logo and text, symbolizing the overarching Title IX framework connecting all parties and actions.
Key Elements
Reporting Party (Yellow Circle)
- Definition: The individual impacted by the alleged behavior.
- Support Provided:
- Trauma-informed support and referral services.
- Safety planning.
Responding Party (Blue Circle)
- Definition: The individual alleged to have engaged in the behavior.
- Support Provided:
- Safety planning.
- SIRC (Supportive Interim Remedies and Corrective action) intervention.
Shared Processes (Red Circle)
- Processes and Actions:
- Timely response.
- Discipline (if appropriate).
- Education and violence prevention.
Central Section (Purple)
- Title IX: This section connects all three circles, representing the guiding framework that ensures fairness, support, and compliance.
Connections Between Circles
- The intersection of the Reporting Party and Responding Party includes safety planning and SIRC intervention, emphasizing that safety and interim remedies are central to both parties.
- The intersection of all circles highlights the shared goal of resolution through the Title IX process.