Common use of EDUCATIONAL CLIMATE Clause in Contracts

EDUCATIONAL CLIMATE. a. The Title IX Coordinator will consult with Safe Place and use the results from the College’s Campus Climate Survey administered in the 2015-2016 school year to develop and administer one or more annual climate assessments for all students to: i. assess students’ perceptions and knowledge regarding sexual harassment, sexual violence, and retaliation; ii. gather information regarding students’ experience of sexual harassment and sexual violence while attending the College, if any; iii. determine whether students know when and how to report such conduct; iv. gauge students’ familiarity with where/how to report and their willingness to report; v. identify potential barriers to reporting; vi. assess students’ familiarity with the College’s outreach, education, and prevention efforts to identify which strategies are effective and which may need to be replaced; vii. solicit student input on how the College can encourage reporting of sexual harassment, sexual violence, and retaliation and prevent the same; and viii. assess bystander experience. b. Among the tools used to assess climate, the College may choose to conduct anonymous surveys or student focus groups, and/or develop other means of gathering student input regarding the topics in Section VIII. that will be the subject of the annual climate assessments. The College will include at least one forum or option that allows students to participate anonymously. c. The College will use the data from each year’s assessment to inform its identification of appropriate future climate assessments and the training required under this Agreement. Based on a review of each climate assessment’s results, the Title IX Coordinator will develop a plan of appropriate and responsive actions to present to the President/Superintendent. d. By December 15, 2017, the Title IX Coordinator will create and facilitate the meetings of a Student Campus Climate Committee (Student Committee) comprised of diverse and representative student members from the College community. The Student Committee will study existing data and the requirements of Title IX and will identify and recommend strategies for the prevention of incidents of sexual harassment and sexual violence and retaliation, including outreach and educational activities to ensure that students understand their rights, how to prompt bystander intervention, and how to report possible violations of Title IX. The Student Committee’s recommendations will presented to the President/Superintendent in an annual report and shared with the Board of Trustees, who will take appropriate responsive action.