Sex Equity in Ed Act (Title IX)

  • It is the policy of the State of California that all persons, regardless of their gender, should enjoy freedom from discrimination of any kind in the educational institution of the state. The laws found in the California Education Code 221.5-231.5 External link opens in new window or tab. are collectively known as the Sex Equity in Education Act.

    Title IX Coordinator: Nicole Schraeder (530) 677-2261 or (916) 985-2183, ext. 1000

    Per the California Education Code, the District is required to annually report and post its gender equity reports and maintain data for three school years. 

    1. 2021-2022 
    2. 2020-2021 - sports did not occur 2020-2021 due to COVID-19 precautions
    3. 2019-2020 - sports did not occur partial year 2019-2020 due to COVID-19 precautions

    Reports are posted to school websites, linked below.

    221.9.

    (a) Commencing with the 2015–16 school year and every year thereafter, each public elementary and secondary school in the state, including each charter school, that offers competitive athletics shall publicly make available at the end of the school year all of the following information:

    (1) The total enrollment of the school classified by gender.

    (2) The number of pupils enrolled at the school who participate in competitive athletics, classified by gender.

    (3) The number of boys’ and girls’ teams, classified by sport and by competition level.

    (b) The data required pursuant to subdivision (a) shall reflect the total number of players on a team roster on the official first day of competition.

    (c) The school shall make the information specified in subdivision (a) publicly available as follows:

    (1) If the school maintains an Internet Web site, by posting the information on the school’s Internet Web site.

    (2) If the school does not maintain an Internet Web site, by submitting the information to its school district or, for a charter school, to its charter operator. The school district or charter operator shall post the information on its Internet Website, and the information shall be disaggregated by school sites.

    (d) The materials used by a school to compile the information specified in subdivision (a) shall be retained by the school for at least three years after the information is posted on the Internet pursuant to subdivision (c).

    (e) As used in this section, “competitive athletics” means sports where the activity has coached, a governing organization, and practices, and competes during a defined season, and has competition as its primary goal.