The McGrath Response System thoroughly addresses Title VI (discrimination based on race, color, and national origin), Title VII (sexual harassment in employment) and Title IX (discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual harassment and sexual misconduct in education), in addition to intake and investigation of bullying concerns. It covers student-to-student, student-to-staff, staff-to-staff, and staff-to-student issues and is complaint with the new Title IX Final Rule. Schools need to ensure that employees are trained so that those with authority to address harassment, misconduct, discrimination and bullying know how to respond appropriately, and other responsible employees know that they are obligated to report to appropriate school officials. Failing to identify, report, and investigate these behaviors can result in great harm to the students and staff and expose the district and the individual to legal liability.

WHAT

Meet your Title IX responsibilities by training a minimum of 50% of your staff each year to ensure they know how to respond to concerns and how to file a report. Participants will learn how to identify the early warning signs of behaviors such as sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, discrimination and bullying and how to make a report.

WHO

All school employees.

New Title IX Final Rule requires a minimum of 50% of staff to be trained each year. 

WHY

Comply with Title IX regulations and ensure that employees know how to recognize harassment, misconduct, discrimination and bullying and how to respond appropriately.

WHERE

90 minutes Online, with 1 or multiple seats

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90 minutes In Person, with 1 or multiple seats.

RESULTS

Participants will receive a certification for their course completion and CEUs may be offered. Participants will be knowledgeable in the following:

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• Definitions and examples of sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, discrimination and bullying (adult-to-student, student-to-student, student-to-adult)
   

• Recognize common behaviors that may be questionable and should be avoided
     

• How to identify early warning signs
     

• How to identify and respond to behaviors that appears to cross the line or makes them uncomfortable

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• How and what to report to appropriate authorities

WHAT

The Intake and Investigation Course provides everything administrators need to confidently take a complaint through its entire lifecycle (inquiry, full investigation and hearing). Conducting a thorough investigation and properly documenting findings can help stop the harm and reduce district liability in potential lawsuits.

WHO

The certification is designed for 

• administrators 

• complaint managers

• human resource directors

• school counselors

• risk managers

WHY

Ensure that "Title IX Coordinators, Investigators, Decision-makers, and anyone who facilitates an informal resolution process" are compliant with Title IX Final Rule and know how to respond appropriately.

WHERE

10 hrs Online, with 1 or multiple seats

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Two-day training program In Person, with 1 or multiple seats.

RESULTS

Participants who successfully complete the Intake and Investigation Course receive a certificate of completion that they are compliant with the new Title IX Final Rule and are knowledgeable about the following:

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• The role and responsibilities of school administrators and the site-level complaint manager.
    

• Proactive approaches to warning signs and rumors,
     

• How to track and respond to rumors and patterns of victimization,
     

• How to conduct an environmental scan of the school population to identify multiple victims and witnesses

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• How to conduct effective interviews,

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• A complete system of legally fit procedures for investigation and documentation,

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• Sensitivity to and appropriate interaction with the alleged victims, perpetrators, witnesses, community members and media during an investigation

WHAT

The 18-hour McGrath Instructor Certification Course certifies you to investigate complaints of bullying, sexual harassment, abuse and discrimination and to deliver the  McGrath Intake and Investigation Course, and the 90-minute Staff Awareness training, within your organization and beyond.

WHO

The certification is designed for 

• administrators 

• complaint managers

• human resource directors

• school counselors

• risk managers

WHY

gain in-depth knowledge of the legally fit and educationally sound handling of situations, from assessment through investigation, including how to instruct others in the approach.

WHERE

18 hrs Online, with 1 or multiple seats

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Three-day training program In Person, with 1 or multiple seats.

RESULTS

Participants who successfully complete the program become “Certified McGrath Response System Instructors” and are authorized by McGrath Training Solutions to conduct in-house training and provide coaching for district administrators within their own organizations under a four-year McGrath License and Confidentiality Agreement. We train your group of candidates to deliver the McGrath Response System to supervisors, administrators, and staff within your organization.

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A Certified McGrath Response System Instructor is Authorized under License to:

• Conduct in-house training for administrators, supervisors, teachers and staff that can be tailored to the time and class size needs of the district.

• Act as a McGrath Response System facilitator with learning communities or practitioners in your organization.

• Provide on-site assistance, mentorship, and regular coaching

• Have access to an online learning platform to deliver the courses

• Be fluent in a framework that helps to determine what type of investigation is warranted site level or district

• Understand the liability of district office and site administrators and staff for non-compliance with Federal and State statutes and District policies.

• Implementing a uniform system throughout the organization.

The result is an organization-wide cultural shift in safety and accountability.

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* Ask us about delivering the McGrath Response System at other districts in your state or across the country.