Response to Developing Interests and Abilities. For any sport that is not currently offered by a District subject school where there is a sufficient number of female students who have sufficient interest and, if applicable, ability in that sport, but where the District determines that there is not sufficient competition within that high school’s normal competitive region, the District will take ongoing steps to develop students’ interest and ability. The steps may include establishing club sports, exploring the feasibility of establishing competition in the District’s normal competitive region and geographic area, and elevating such sports to interscholastic status when competition becomes available.
Response to Developing Interests and Abilities. For any sport that is not currently offered by SHS where there is a sufficient number of female students who have sufficient interest and, if applicable, ability in that sport, but where the District determines that there is not sufficient competition within SHS’s normal competitive region, the District will take ongoing steps to develop students’ interest and ability. These steps may include establishing club sports, exploring the feasibility of establishing competition in the District’s normal competitive region and geographic area, and elevating such sports to interscholastic status when competition becomes available. OCR has made clear to the District and the District understands that OCR does not require or encourage the elimination of any District athletic teams and that it seeks action from the District that does not involve the elimination of athletic opportunities, because nothing in Title IX or the three-part test requires an institution to cut teams or reduce opportunities for students who are participating in interscholastic athletics in order to comply with the provisions of Title IX relating to the effective accommodation of the interests and abilities of male and female students.
Response to Developing Interests and Abilities. For any sport that is not currently offered by the University in which there are a sufficient number of students and admitted students who are members of the underrepresented sex who have the interest and ability to support a team in that sport, but where the University determines that there is not sufficient competition in that sport within the University’s normal competitive regions, the University will take ongoing steps to address such interest and ability. Steps may include establishment of intramural or club sports, exploring the establishment of competition in the University’s normal competitive regions, and elevating such sports to intercollegiate status when competition becomes available.
Response to Developing Interests and Abilities. For any sport that is not currently offered by the College where there is a sufficient number of female students who have sufficient interest, and if applicable, ability in that sport, but where the College determines that there is not sufficient competition within the normal competitive region, the College will take ongoing steps to develop students’ interest and ability. These steps may include establishing club sports, exploring the feasibility of establishing competition in the College’s normal competitive region and geographic area, and elevating such sports to intercollegiate status when competition becomes available. OCR has made clear to the College and the College understands that OCR does not require or encourage the elimination of any athletic teams and that it seeks action from the College that does not involve the elimination of athletic opportunities, because nothing in Title IX or the three-part test requires an institution to cut teams or reduce opportunities for students who are participating in intercollegiate athletics in order to comply with the provisions of Title IX relating to the effective accommodation of the interests and abilities of male and female students.
Response to Developing Interests and Abilities. For any sport that is not currently offered by the University where there is a sufficient number of female students who have sufficient interest, and if applicable, ability in that sport, but where the University determines that there is not sufficient competition within the University’s normal competitive division, the University will take ongoing steps to develop students’ interest and ability. These steps may include establishing club or intramural sports, exploring the feasibility of establishing competition in the University’s normal competitive 1 OCR understands and supports the University’s practice of first offering a club level of sport for a period of time as a means of gauging interest and ability prior to elevating the sport to an intercollegiate level, as long as consistent with the timeframes set forth in this Agreement. division, and elevating such sports to intercollegiate status when competition becomes available.
Response to Developing Interests and Abilities a. The District will determine whether there is a sufficient number of the underrepresented sex at the high school with sufficient interest and, if applicable, ability to support the addition of a team or multiple teams (varsity, junior varsity, sophomore, etc.), in sports not currently offered by the high school as interscholastic sports, and whether there is sufficient competition within that high school’s normal competitive region and geographic area for those teams/sports. If so, the District will add a team or multiple teams in those sports at the relevant high school(s) by the next competitive season.
Response to Developing Interests and Abilities. For any sport that is not currently offered by a NYCDOE high school where there is a sufficient number of female students who have sufficient interest, and if applicable, ability in that sport, but where the NYCDOE determines that there is not sufficient competition, the NYCDOE will take ongoing steps to develop students’ interest and ability. These steps may include establishing club sports, exploring the feasibility of establishing competition in the NYCDOE’s normal competitive region and geographic area, and elevating such sports to interscholastic status when competition becomes available. OCR has made clear to the NYCDOE and the NYCDOE understands that OCR does not require or encourage the elimination of any NYCDOE athletic teams and that it seeks action from the NYCDOE that does not involve the elimination of athletic opportunities, because nothing in Title IX or the Three-Part Test requires an institution to cut teams or reduce opportunities for students who are participating in interscholastic athletics in order to comply with the provisions of Title IX relating to the effective accommodation of the interests and abilities of male and female students.
Response to Developing Interests and Abilities. For any sport that is not currently offered by the School where there is a sufficient number of female students who have sufficient interest and, if applicable, ability in that sport, but where the Corporation determines that there is not sufficient competition within the School’s normal competitive region, then the Corporation will take ongoing steps to develop students’ interests and abilities. These steps may include establishing intramural or club sports, exploring the feasibility of establishing competition in the School’s normal competitive region and geographic area, and elevating such sports to interscholastic status when competition becomes available.
Response to Developing Interests and Abilities. For any sport not currently offered at RHS and in which there are a sufficient number of female students who have the interest and ability to support a team in that sport, but where the CCSD determines that there is not sufficient competition in that sport within the District’s normal competitive region, the District will take ongoing steps to address such interest and ability. Such steps may include establishment of a club, exploring the establishment of competition within the District’s normal competitive region, and elevating such sports to interscholastic status when competition becomes available.
Response to Developing Interests and Abilities. For any sport that is not currently offered by the LCSD high school/middle school where there is a sufficient number of female students who have sufficient interest and, if applicable, ability in that sport, but where the LCSD determines that there is not sufficient competition within the school’s normal competitive region, the LCSD will take ongoing steps to develop students’ interest and ability. These steps may include establishing club sports, exploring the feasibility of establishing competition in the District’s normal competitive region and geographic area, and elevating such sports to interscholastic status when competition becomes available. OCR has made clear to the LCSD and the LCSD understands that OCR does not require or encourage the elimination of any LCSD athletic teams and that it seeks action from the LCSD that does not involve the elimination of athletic opportunities, because nothing in Title IX or the three-part test requires an institution to cut teams or reduce opportunities for students who are participating in interscholastic athletics in order to comply with the provisions of Title IX relating to the effective accommodation of the interests and abilities of male and female students.
