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District releases Title IX participation and fee summary; three schools flagged for participation gap
Summary
Annual Title IX report showed boys outnumber girls in athletic participation (4,485 boys vs. 3,271 girls), total extracurricular revenue/expenses near $8 million, and three schools (Farmington, Syracuse, Viewmont) exceeding a 10% participation discrepancy threshold requiring action plans.
Davis School District presented its annual Title IX participation and expenditures report Oct. 1, showing overall athlete counts, per-sport spending and several schools with gender participation gaps that trigger required action plans. "For the purpose of this requirement, we don't...take into account ratio of student population," the presenter said when asked; the report is a head-count of participants by gender.
Nut graf: The report aggregated participation and financial data across district schools; it identified three secondary schools with a greater-than-10% male-over-female participation gap and listed potential school-level recruitment or program adjustments to address disparities.
District figures presented: girls — about 3,271 participants districtwide; boys — about 4,485 participants. The presenter said total income and expenses reported across school athletics were just under $8 million and noted that the district’s fee structure sets maximum caps: $1,400 per activity fee, a $2,000 maximum for certain trip-related charges, and an aggregate cap of about $5,000 per student per year for multiple activities; fee waivers are included in reported figures.
The report listed three schools requiring action plans because participation differences exceeded 10%: Farmington (17% differential), Syracuse (about 10%), and Viewmont (22%). Staff suggested possible remedies such as clearer tryout postings, active recruitment, developing grassroots/bantam programs that feed high-school teams, and experimenting with separate support squads for activities such as cheer to broaden access. "One high school principal even said, they would support having a separate cheer squad that supports sports other than football and basketball," the presenter said as an example of possible local actions.
Ending: District staff will work with secondary directors and principals at flagged schools to develop action plans to increase underrepresented-gender participation; they also said the Title IX report does not currently include unified sports data in the required format but can be expanded for additional context if requested.
