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Title IX Presentation

Title IX Presentation. March 10, 2011. Seven program areas in a high school athletic program. Interest and Abilities Equipment and Supplies Scheduling Facilities Coaching Publicity Medical and Training Services. Enrollment Vs Participation. Population Participation

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Title IX Presentation

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  1. Title IX Presentation March 10, 2011

  2. Seven program areas in a high school athletic program • Interest and Abilities • Equipment and Supplies • Scheduling • Facilities • Coaching • Publicity • Medical and Training Services

  3. Enrollment Vs Participation PopulationParticipation Boys - 2007 50% 55% Girls - 2007 50% 45% Boys – 2010 54% 58% Girls - 2010 46% 42%

  4. Sports Program BoysGirls Enrollment 779 664 Participation 729 531 % Participating 93.6% 80.0% Number of Sports 12 12 Number of Teams 31 29

  5. Interests and Abilities Recommendations from 2008 • MIHS • Based on a new interest survey add additional girls teams or sports to meet the need. • Improve the program to attract and retain girls in the sports program. • IMS • The middle school sports program should attract and retain girls in sports when they transition to High School. • Conduct an interest survey at IMS. • Add more organized sports at IMS.

  6. Interests and AbilitiesRecommendations Implemented for High School • Conducted a High School Interest Survey • Added a 2nd girls soccer C team (one year) • Added a 2nd girls volleyball C team • Identified Badminton and Bowling as areas of interest • Other areas of possible interest: • Slow-pitch Softball • Competitive Stunt • Cheer

  7. Interests and Abilities Middle School • Community Sports Program at the Middle School • Interscholastic Sports at the Middle School • Cross Country – Girls 45 Boys 55 • Volleyball – Girls 45 • Wrestling – Boys 45 • Track and Field – Girls 35 Boys 45 • IMS does not cut in any of these sports • Other IMS sports programs • Running club for all students (winter) • Summer volleyball clinic for girls • Promote participation thru assemblies/announcements

  8. Equipment and SuppliesRecommendations from 2008 • Provide Title IX training for coaches and administrators to ensure everyone understands the requirements and the process for obtaining needed equipment and supplies. • Review equipment and supplies inventories to ensure equity in what is supplied by the district in terms of uniforms and safety gear.

  9. Equipment and SuppliesRecommendations Implemented • We eliminated the disparity between boys and girls by: • Providing uniforms for girls’ volleyball • Providing uniforms for girls’ basketball • Moving boys’ and girls’ golf to an identical process for purchasing uniforms • Providing personal safety gear for the girls’ softball team (helmets, face guards, catchers gear)

  10. SchedulingRecommendations from 2008 • Move volleyball matches to a more optimal time of the week. • Play double-header basketball games like 4A

  11. SchedulingRecommendation Implemented • Prime time scheduling for girls’ volleyball was resolved by alternating prime time playing from year to year. • Play Friday night basketball games as double-headers

  12. FacilitiesRecommendations from 2008 • Provide facilities for girls that are equitable to those provided for boys. • Improve girls facilities to enable access during inclement weather.

  13. FacilitiesRecommendations Implemented • Mercer Island School District and the City of Mercer Island entered an inter-local agreement to improve the girls’ softball facility with: • Covered Batting Cage • Covered Dug-Out • Scoreboard • Outfield Fencing • Warning Track • Concessions • Replaced the field turf in the High School Stadium and added girls’ lacrosse lines • Redesigned High School Gym basketball hoops to remove interference with girls’ volleyball

  14. PublicityRecommendations from 2008 • Work with band directors to ensure that all sports are attended equally. • Create an organized MIHS Pep Club to help cheerleaders with signs, goody bags, posters, and attendance at girls’ sports. • Add Sports Information Director position to leadership team to make sure that communication for all sports is addressed. • Show Video Clips on morning announcements for all sports to help promote attendance

  15. PublicityRecommendations Implemented • Band directors have divided band members to cover regular season sports equally. • Cheerleaders are scheduled for varsity girls’ events. • Cheerleaders ensure signs, goody bags, and posters are equitable. • Ryan Roulliard fulfilled the role of Sports Information Director position. • When possible, video clips are shown on morning announcements for all sports

  16. CoachingRecommendations from 2008 • District support is needed to hire and/or recruit volunteer coaches for some girls sports. • Create a formula for a required number of team coaches. • The district should create common standards and hiring policies for boys’ and girls’ coaches (paid and volunteer coaches).

  17. CoachingRecommendations Implemented • Coaches Added for Girls Sports • Gymnastics – Added additional coach • Golf - Added a junior varsity team with an additional golf coach, 3 volunteers • Volleyball - Added an additional team and coach, if turnout is sufficient and added 2 volunteers • Basketball – Added 2 paid coaches and one volunteer coach • Softball – Added one paid coach and one part-time coach • Swimming – Added 2 coaches • Tennis – Added 1 coach • All coaching positions (paid and volunteer) must be approved by the district

  18. Medical and Training ServicesRecommendations Implemented • The district eliminated the disparity created by the Trainer attending the boys’ basketball winter break tournament. The trainer no longer attends. • Trainer went with girls basketball team to Phoenix in December and to Marysville for State in March.

  19. Options to Improve the Participation of Girls in Sports • New Sports • Badminton • Bowling • Slow-pitch Softball • Competitive Stunt • Cheer • Additional Volleyball Team • Others • Recruitment for Current Sports • Islander Middle School • Mercer Island High School • Other

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