1.23.15 Press Release Title IX Athletic Equity Act of 2015
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For Immediate Release: Friday, January 20, 2015 Contact: Jon Mandel, 202-724-8918, [email protected] McDuffie Introduces Bill to Improve Athletic Opportunities for Girls in Public Schools Washington, D.C. – Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie (D – Ward 5) re-introduced a bill today that will increase the quality and quantity of athletic opportunities for girls in District of Columbia traditional and public charter schools. The “Title IX Athletic Equity Act of 2015” will create more transparency and equity in athletic programming. The bill will require elementary, middle and high schools to submit annually data to the Mayor regarding athletic participation, staffing, funding, expenditures, scheduling, competition success, academic supports, and facilities’ conditions. The bill will also require the Mayor to develop a strategic plan every five years to close the gap between boys’ and girls’ participation in athletics. “Since Title IX’s passage more than 40 years ago, girls’ participation in athletics on the collegiate and secondary levels has increased dramatically,” said McDuffie. “However, the District of Columbia has had the lowest participation totals in the country in recent years. The state with the next lowest participation totals, Vermont – with a population about the same as the District’s – had six times the number of girls participating in athletic activities. As a father of two young daughters, I cannot stand by while thousands of girls are denied the same opportunity as their male counterparts.” To monitor each school’s progress toward expanding athletics for girls, the bill will require a District-wide and school-based Title IX Athletic Coordinators charged with overseeing compliance, programming, and grievances. Additionally, to strengthen the pipeline between middle and high schools and colleges, the bill will require the Mayor to designate a National Collegiate Athletic Association Eligibility and Athletic Scholarship Coordinator.
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Transcript of 1.23.15 Press Release Title IX Athletic Equity Act of 2015
For Immediate Release: Friday, January 20, 2015Contact: Jon Mandel, 202-724-8918, [email protected]
McDuffie Introduces Bill to Improve Athletic Opportunities for Girls in Public Schools
Washington, D.C. – Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie (D – Ward 5) re-introduced a bill today that will increase the quality and quantity of athletic opportunities for girls in District of Columbia traditional and public charter schools.
The “Title IX Athletic Equity Act of 2015” will create more transparency and equity in athletic programming. The bill will require elementary, middle and high schools to submit annually data to the Mayor regarding athletic participation, staffing, funding, expenditures, scheduling, competition success, academic supports, and facilities’ conditions. The bill will also require the Mayor to develop a strategic plan every five years to close the gap between boys’ and girls’ participation in athletics.
“Since Title IX’s passage more than 40 years ago, girls’ participation in athletics on the collegiate and secondary levels has increased dramatically,” said McDuffie. “However, the District of Columbia has had the lowest participation totals in the country in recent years. The state with the next lowest participation totals, Vermont – with a population about the same as the District’s – had six times the number of girls participating in athletic activities. As a father of two young daughters, I cannot stand by while thousands of girls are denied the same opportunity as their male counterparts.”
To monitor each school’s progress toward expanding athletics for girls, the bill will require a District-wide and school-based Title IX Athletic Coordinators charged with overseeing compliance, programming, and grievances. Additionally, to strengthen the pipeline between middle and high schools and colleges, the bill will require the Mayor to designate a National Collegiate Athletic Association Eligibility and Athletic Scholarship Coordinator.
The bill was co-introduced by At-Large Councilmember David Grosso, Chair of the Committee on Education, and Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh.
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