The Governing Board of the Educational Service Center of Northeast Ohio does not discriminate on the basis of sex in its education program or activities, including admission and employment and is required by Title IX and its implementing regulations not to discriminate in such a manner.  Inquiries about the applicability of Title IX and its implementing regulation to the Agency may be referred to the District's Title IX Coordinator, to the Assistant Secretary for the U.S. Department of Educaiton's Office for Civil Rights, or both. 

The following individual has been designated and trained to serve as the Educational Service Center of Northeast Ohio's Title IX Coordinator. 

The following additional individuals have been designated and trained to serve in established roles in the implementation of the Agency's Title IX regulations:

The Agency has adopted a grievance procedure to provide for the prompt and equitable resolution of student and employee complaints alleging any action that would be prohibited by Title IX and its implementing regulations. This procedure describes how to report or file a complaint of sex discrimination, how to report or file a complaint of sexual harassment, and how the Agency will investigate and respond. 

The District's Policy and Procedure can be found by hyperlink to: 

The Title IX Coordinator is required by 34 C.F.R. 106.45(b)(10)(i)(D) to post materials used to train Title IX personnel on its website.

The following materials and training were provided to the Educational Service Center of Northeast Ohio designated staff via live webinars hosted by Pepple and Waggoner, Attorneys at Law from August 2020-June 2023.

(Pepple & Waggoner, Ltd. Presentation, March 2023)

(Pepple & Waggoner, Ltd. Presentation, August 2020)

(PowerPoint)

Kim Sperling Title IX Certificate 12.2022