Title IX

As required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (“Title IX”), 20 U.S.C. § 1681, and its implementing regulations, 34 C.F.R. Part 106, Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96 (“District”) does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates. The requirement not to discriminate in the District’s education program or activity extends to employment. The District has designated a Title IX Coordinator to coordinate the District’s efforts to comply with its responsibilities under Title IX and its implementing regulations.

Contact information for the District’s Title IX Coordinator is as follows:
Dr. Jane Pedersen, Director of Human Resources, 1050 Ivy Hall Lane, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 jpedersen@kcsd96.org 847-459-4260
Jennifer Dunne, Assistant Superintendent of Student Services, 1050 Ivy Hall Lane, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 mbird@kcsd96.org 847-459-4260

Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its implementing regulations to the District may be directed to the District’s Title IX Coordinator, to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the United States Department of Education, or to both.

Contact information for the Assistant Secretary is as follows:
Office for Civil Rights, Chicago Office U.S. Department of Education Citigroup Center
500 W. Madison Street, Suite 1475 Chicago, IL 60661-4544
Telephone: (312) 730-1560 Email: OCR.Chicago@ed.gov

Title IX Resources:
Board Policy 2:265, Title IX Sexual Harassment Grievance Procedure. 
Materials used to train the District’s Title IX Coordinator, investigators, decision-makers, and any person who facilitates an informal resolution process