Park City High reports no major Title IX sports imbalance; new sports complex expected to increase home opportunities

Park City School District Title IX coordinator Mike Sanrozano told the Park City Board of Education that Park City High School shows no substantial gender imbalance in interscholastic sports and that a new Treasure Sports Complex should increase home-game and practice opportunities. Sanrozano said the district'level report required by Utah law (53G-6-101, "report action plan") lists the number and type of interscholastic sports by gender designation, participating student counts, per-sport spending, and comparisons of practice and game locations by gender. "There's no discrepancy between male designated, which is 47.6 percent, and female designated, 52.4 percent," Sanrozano said, a 4.8-percentage-point difference favoring female-designated teams. The report notes coaching-pay increases this year, that not all coaching positions are currently filled and that male and female teams have the same number of coaching slots for each sport. Sanrozano said the athletic director, Mr. Sheets, was attending a statewide athletic-directors event and was not present; Sanrozano said Sheets can provide additional details on unfilled positions on request. District officials said the Treasure Sports Complex will add eight outdoor tennis courts and three turf rectangles that should allow more practices and home contests for baseball and softball and reduce travel time for student-athletes. Baseball and football are listed in the district materials as "coed" activities, and cheer is also shown under that designation. Board members asked about whether unfilled coaching slots had affected student athletes. Sanrozano said he had not been told of any impacts and that Sheets had assured him every sport has a coach assigned, even though some coaching-subslot positions remain open until closer to season start. Board members also asked whether coach pay is standardized across sports; Sanrozano said pay schedules are based on years of experience and that recent district cost-of-living adjustments apply. No board action or vote was taken on the athletics report; the presentation was informational and part of the work session. Board members requested that the athletic director provide a written list of any currently unfilled coaching positions and confirm whether the vacancy timing is seasonal or a staffing shortfall. The board packet lists the statutory reference Sanrozano cited and notes the district must submit the Title IX report and any required action plans when gender-designation discrepancies exceed 10 percent. The board did not adopt any new athletics policy at the meeting; the materials and staff comments indicated only an informational compliance report and facilities update.