Five Things Athletic Directors Need to Know

Five Things Athletic Directors and Supervisors Need to Know

  1. Become familiar with the Title IX Portion of the OK Conference Handbook (Section IE) and learn to recognize potential problems. Part of this process is learning how to access and complete reporting documents. Reporting forms (Excel)

  2. Present gender equity information, both written and oral, at each preseason meeting. Download a sample report and template. Coming Soon

  3. Conduct a student interest survey every three years. First done conference wide in 2007, the most recent survey was completed in spring 2010. The next survey will be conducted in 2013.
    Sample Athletic Interest Survey     (PDF)

  4. Complete the OK Conference Gender Equity Comprehensive Audit (GECA) every five years. This is the most thorough report, with data collected by a committee of school and community members. The data is verified by the school or district’s Title IX coordinator, the superintendent and board of education. The first GECA was complete in 2009 based on facts and figures from the 2007-2008 school year.

  5. Be aware that each School District must be “substantially proportionate” in male and female sports when cutting programs (Section 106.41). 
 

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