President Obama’s Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual

Assault

October 15, 2014

Karl F. BrevitzKarl F. Brevitz Consulting

Ann H. FrankeWise Results, LLC

Washington DC

Key Topics

1. Climate Surveys

1. Campus Policies

1. Prevention & Community Partnerships

1. Transparency & Enforcement

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1. Climate Surveys

• Tools– Sample from Task Force– Rutgers work

• Who runs– Title IX – Institutional research

• Who takes– All students– Subset

Climate Survey Issues

• Sensitive questions• Student anonymity• How to use the replies• What data to disclose• Frequency• Litigation risks?• Lessons from other sensitive surveys– Faculty salary equity– Climate for women

2. Campus Policies• Responsible Employees and Resident Advisors

-Q & A D-2/p. 15; D-4/p. 16-clear identification-pre-incident disclosure information-post-incident disclosure information-Sample reporting protocol – TF Report p. 12

2. Campus Policies

• Confidential Advisors/Counselors-Professional Counselors-Q & A E-3/p. 22-Non-Professional Counselors or Advocates Q & A E-3/p. 23-Clear identification-Institutional disclosure obligations-Information to students-Sample reporting protocol-TF report p. 12

2. Campus Policies

• Interim Measures-interim measures (post report/pre-adjudication) Q & A G-1, 2 ,3/pp. 32 -33-institutional obligations-who may request-supportive measures-Sample policy language issued 9/19

2. Campus Policies

• “Single Investigator” policies

-OCR Q & A F-1/p. 25-TF report p. 14-features/variations-pros and cons

3. Prevention & Community Partnerships

• Emerging & promising practices

• Training– Bystander intervention

• Memoranda of Understanding (MOU’s)

4. Transparency & Enforcement

• Transparency-List of institutions under investigation -Database of resolution agreements-Notalone.gov

• Enforcement-OCR enforcement procedures

What’s Ahead?

Next Task Force Report-January 2015-review the various laws and regulations..”

Campus Accountability and Safety Act?

Q & AKarl F. BrevitzKarl F. Brevitz Consultingkbrevitz@Verizon.net

Ann H. FrankeWise Results, LLCannfranke@Verizon.net