School District of Milton Title IX - 2024
Title IX Non-Discrimination Statement
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits discrimination based on sex (including sexual harassment, sexual violence, and gender-based harassment) in education programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance. Some key issue areas in which recipients have Title IX obligations are recruitment, admissions, and counseling; financial assistance; athletics; sex-based harassment; treatment of pregnant and parenting students; discipline; single-sex education; and employment.
“No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal Financial Assistance.”
Title IX, Education Amendments 1972
The Board does not discriminate on the basis of sex (including sexual orientation or gender identity), in its education programs or activities, and is required by Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, and its implementing regulations, not to discriminate in such a manner. The requirement not to discriminate in its education program or activity extends to admission and employment. The Board is committed to maintaining an education and work environment that is free from discrimination based on sex, including sexual harassment.
The Board prohibits sexual harassment that occurs within its education programs and activities. When the District has actual knowledge of sexual harassment in its education program or activity against a person in the United States, it shall promptly respond in a manner that is not deliberately indifferent.
Pursuant to its Title IX obligations, the Board is committed to eliminating sexual harassment and will take appropriate action when an individual is determined responsible for violating this policy. Members of the School District community who commit Sexual Harassment are subject to the full range of disciplinary sanctions set forth in this policy. Third Parties who engage in sexual harassment are also subject to the disciplinary sanctions listed in this policy. The Board will provide persons who have experienced Sexual Harassment ongoing supportive measures as reasonably necessary to restore or preserve access to the District’s education programs and activities.
School District of Milton, Board of Education, Policy Committee. Board Policy 2264 – Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities. Adopted and published through Board Docs, 22 Jul. 2024, https://go.boarddocs.com/wi/mil/Board.nsf/Public. Board Policy page 1. Accessed 30, Sept. 2024.
Title IX Coordinator
Christopher J. Tukiendorf
Title IX Coordinator and Director of Human Resources
Office line: 608.868.9200 – x 1802
Office located at the School District of Milton’s District Office (second floor)
448 E. High St, Milton, WI 53563
Supporting Title IX Coordinators
Julia J. Garczynski
Supporting Title IX Coordinator and Director of Student Services
Office line: 608.868.9200 – x 1806
Office located at the School District of Milton’s District Office (first floor)
448 E. High St, Milton, WI 53563
Jeffery S. Spiwak
Supporting Title IX Coordinator and Director of Athletics and Activities
Office line: 608.868.9300 – x 1071
Office located at the School District of Milton’s High School (athletic and activities office)
114 W. High St, Milton, WI 53563
Reporting Sex Discrimination to Title IX Coordinator - Process and Options
To report an incident of sex discriminition you can:
- Email the Title IX – Coordinator, Christopher Tukiendorf at
tu*********@mi****.us
- Call the Title IX -Coordinator, Christopher Tukiendorf at 608.868.9208 Monday – Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
- Completing the Report of Harassment Form and sending it to the Title IX Coordinator
- Inperson at the District Office (448 E High Street, Milton, WI 53563) and ask to talk to Christopher Tukiendorf
School District of Milton Board of Education Title IX Policy
School District of Milton Employee Trainings
The District staff members are actively completing their annual Title IX training. Additionally, all new staff hired mid-year will receive the all-staff training video.
The District’s administrative team has either completed or is currently reviewing the following Title IX training modules:
- Title IX Introduction and Overview
- Pregnancy Obligations Under Title IX
- Title IX Investigator
- Title IX Decision Maker
The Title IX Coordinator and Supporting Coordinators have completed the following courses:
- Title IX Introduction and Overview
- Pregnancy Obligations Under Title IX
- Title IX Coordinator
- Title IX Investigator
- Title IX Decision Maker
Title IX Resources
Student and Parents/Legal Guardians Resources
SDM Rights of Parents and Legal Guardians in the Title IX Process
U.S. Department of Education Provided Resources
FACT SHEET: U.S. Department of Education’s 2024 Title IX Final Rule Overview
Final Regulations – Published in Federal Register April 29, 2024
