Common use of Objective Assessment Clause in Contracts

Objective Assessment. The University will conduct an objective assessment of its student body to determine the athletic interests and abilities of female students and whether the University is fully and effectively accommodating the athletic interests and abilities of its female students. The assessment will be based on multiple indicators of interest and multiple indicators of ability, including: a. administration of an OCR approved survey of students and admitted students who are likely to attend or other information collected from students and admitted students using a method that is designed to fully and accurately assess unmet athletic interests and abilities in intercollegiate sports among members of the underrepresented sex. A copy of the University’s draft survey or other assessment tool will be submitted to OCR for its review and approval before being distributed to students and admitted students. The University will make revisions to the survey as advised by OCR. Upon OCR’s written approval, the 1 OCR has determined that female students are the underrepresented sex because the University has not have fully and effectively accommodated the interests of female students in its current intercollegiate athletics program. University will administer the survey, endeavoring to generate as high a response rate as possible, including following up with students and admitted students who do not respond; b. identification of any sports, squads, and levels of sports for female students that are not currently offered by the University that are offered by schools that compete within the athletic conference in which the University competes or by schools that are within the University’s normal competitive region; c. rates of participation by female students in club and intramural sports at the University; d. review of any requests (whether oral or written, formal or informal) made to University administrators, coaches, or staff by or on behalf of female students and admitted female students to add a particular sport, squad, or level of sport, or to elevate an existing club or intramural sport to intercollegiate sport status; e. examination of the participation rates of female students in interscholastic sports, amateur athletic associations, and community sports leagues that operate in the areas from which the University draws its enrollment; f. review the number of students cut from any women’s team in the last three years and the reasons they were cut, to assess whether any of the students who were cut have the ability and interest to compete in that or another sport and whether sufficient numbers of students who were cut could sustain a University intramural or club sport; g. assessments made by University coaches or staff during tryouts, or observations of students participating in intramural competition, and other information reflecting the ability of female students to compete in a particular sport, prior participation in that sport or a similar sport at the middle or high school level or intramural or club level, general athletic ability, participation in other sports, the nature of the particular sport, and other relevant factors. (Neither a poor competitive record, nor the inability of interested students or admitted students who are likely to attend to play at the same level of competition engaged in by the University’s other athletes is conclusive evidence of lack of ability. For the purposes of assessing ability, it is sufficient that interested students and admitted students have the potential to sustain an intercollegiate team.); and h. any other information that demonstrates the athletic interests and abilities of the University’s female students. 1. By , the University will provide a copy of the draft survey or assessment tool referenced in Section I, Item B.1.a. above (student survey), for OCR’s review and approval. 2. By , the University will provide to OCR a complete description of the planned methodology for conducting the student survey, including how the survey will be distributed, the number of surveys to be distributed, any planned follow-up to the initial distribution of the survey, the names and contact information for the individual(s) who prepared the survey and the individuals who will evaluate the responses to the surveys, and the protocol for retaining a copy of any notes or other documents compiled during the review of the student survey. 3. By , the University will administer the OCR approved student survey. 4. By , the University will provide to OCR a detailed report summarizing results of the assessment conducted by the University pursuant to Item B.1. of this Agreement (University assessment). The report will include, at a minimum, the following information and/or supporting documentation: a. a copy of the results of the student survey referenced in Section I, ▇▇▇▇ ▇.1.a. above, including but not limited to the number of students by sex and by sport who indicated an interest in each sport, a complete description of the methodology used to conduct the survey, including how the survey was distributed, the number of surveys distributed and the number of responses, any follow-up to the initial distribution of the survey, the names and contact information for the individual(s) who evaluated the responses to the survey, and a copy of any notes or other documents compiled during the review of the student survey; b. an analysis of the results of the student survey or other information collected from students using a method that is designed to fully and accurately assess unmet athletic interests, and if applicable, abilities in intercollegiate sports among female students; c. a summary of sports, squads, and levels of sports for female students that are not currently offered by the University but are offered either by schools that compete within the athletic conference in which the University competes or by schools that are within the University’s normal competitive region and geographic area; d. copies of any written requests and a summary of any non-written requests made by or on behalf of female students to add a particular sport, squad, or level of sport, or to elevate an existing clubs port to intercollegiate sport status; e. a summary of any assessments made by coaches or staff during tryouts, or other information reflecting the ability of female students to compete in a particular sport, prior participation in that sport or a similar sport at the interscholastic level or club or intramural level, general athletic ability, participation in other high school intercollegiate sports, the nature of the particular sport, and other relevant factors; f. a copy of the University’s (new and/or revised) policies and procedures for students requesting additional teams and/or elevation of an existing club or intramural sport to the intercollegiate level, including the designation of the person responsible for receiving and responding to such requests, and the University’s plan and efforts to ensure wide distribution of such policies and procedures to existing and newly admitted students, as well as to coaches and other employees; and g. the University’s analysis and conclusions as to whether the University is fully and effectively accommodating the athletic interests and abilities of female students.

Objective Assessment. The University College will conduct an objective assessment of its student body to determine the athletic interests and abilities of female students and whether the University College is fully and effectively accommodating the athletic interests and abilities of its female students. The assessment will be based on multiple indicators of interest and multiple indicators of ability, including: a. administration of an OCR approved a survey of students and admitted students who are likely to attend or other information collected from students and admitted students using a method that is designed to fully and accurately assess unmet athletic interests and abilities in intercollegiate sports among members of the underrepresented sexfemale students. A copy of the UniversityCollege’s draft survey or other assessment tool will be submitted to OCR for its review and approval before being distributed to students and admitted students. The University College will make revisions to the survey as advised by OCR. Upon OCR’s written approval, the 1 OCR has determined that female students are the underrepresented sex because the University has not have fully and effectively accommodated the interests of female students in its current intercollegiate athletics program. University College will administer the survey, endeavoring to generate as high a response rate as possible, including following up with students and admitted students who do not respond; b. identification of any sports, squads, and levels of sports for female students that are not currently offered by the University College that are offered by schools that compete within the athletic conference in which the University College competes or and by schools that are within the UniversityCollege’s normal competitive region; c. reviewing rates of participation by female students in club and intramural sports sports, if any, at the UniversityCollege; d. review of reviewing any requests (whether oral or written, formal or informal) made to University College administrators, coaches, or staff by or on behalf of female students and admitted female students to add a particular sport, squad, or level of sport, or to elevate an existing club or intramural sport or club sport, if any, to intercollegiate sport status; e. examination of the participation rates of female students in interscholastic sports, amateur athletic associations, and community sports leagues that operate in the areas from which the University College draws its enrollment; f. review reviewing the number of students cut from any women’s team in the last three years and the reasons they were cut, to assess whether any of the students who were cut have the ability and interest to compete at the intercollegiate level in that or another sport and whether sufficient numbers of students who were cut could sustain a University College intramural or club sport; g. examination of assessments made by University College coaches or staff during tryouts, or observations of students participating in intramural competition, and other information reflecting the ability of female students to compete in a particular sport, prior participation in that sport or a similar sport at the middle or high school level or intramural or club level, general athletic ability, participation in other sports, the nature of the particular sport, and other relevant factors. (Neither a poor competitive record, nor the inability of interested students or admitted students who are likely to attend to play at the same level of competition engaged in by the UniversityCollege’s other athletes is conclusive evidence of lack of ability. For the purposes of assessing ability, it is sufficient that interested students and admitted students have the potential to sustain an intercollegiate team.); and h. consideration of any other information that demonstrates the athletic interests and abilities of the UniversityCollege’s female students. 1. By , the University will provide a copy of the draft survey or assessment tool referenced in Section I, Item B.1.a. above (student survey), for OCR’s review and approval. 2. By , the University will provide to OCR a complete description of the planned methodology for conducting the student survey, including how the survey will be distributed, the number of surveys to be distributed, any planned follow-up to the initial distribution of the survey, the names and contact information for the individual(s) who prepared the survey and the individuals who will evaluate the responses to the surveys, and the protocol for retaining a copy of any notes or other documents compiled during the review of the student survey. 3. By , the University will administer the OCR approved student survey. 4. By , the University will provide to OCR a detailed report summarizing results of the assessment conducted by the University pursuant to Item B.1. of this Agreement (University assessment). The report will include, at a minimum, the following information and/or supporting documentation: a. a copy of the results of the student survey referenced in Section I, ▇▇▇▇ ▇.1.a. above, including but not limited to the number of students by sex and by sport who indicated an interest in each sport, a complete description of the methodology used to conduct the survey, including how the survey was distributed, the number of surveys distributed and the number of responses, any follow-up to the initial distribution of the survey, the names and contact information for the individual(s) who evaluated the responses to the survey, and a copy of any notes or other documents compiled during the review of the student survey; b. an analysis of the results of the student survey or other information collected from students using a method that is designed to fully and accurately assess unmet athletic interests, and if applicable, abilities in intercollegiate sports among female students; c. a summary of sports, squads, and levels of sports for female students that are not currently offered by the University but are offered either by schools that compete within the athletic conference in which the University competes or by schools that are within the University’s normal competitive region and geographic area; d. copies of any written requests and a summary of any non-written requests made by or on behalf of female students to add a particular sport, squad, or level of sport, or to elevate an existing clubs port to intercollegiate sport status; e. a summary of any assessments made by coaches or staff during tryouts, or other information reflecting the ability of female students to compete in a particular sport, prior participation in that sport or a similar sport at the interscholastic level or club or intramural level, general athletic ability, participation in other high school intercollegiate sports, the nature of the particular sport, and other relevant factors; f. a copy of the University’s (new and/or revised) policies and procedures for students requesting additional teams and/or elevation of an existing club or intramural sport to the intercollegiate level, including the designation of the person responsible for receiving and responding to such requests, and the University’s plan and efforts to ensure wide distribution of such policies and procedures to existing and newly admitted students, as well as to coaches and other employees; and g. the University’s analysis and conclusions as to whether the University is fully and effectively accommodating the athletic interests and abilities of female students.