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Carmel Unified receives Title IX quarterly report; federal rules to revert to 2020
Summary
Title IX coordinator Jackie Moran told the board the district logged 21 Title IX reports from July–Dec. 2024, 19 resolved and two pending; a federal court decision vacated the 2024 Title IX regulations and the district will revert to 2020 rules and bring revised policies to the board for adoption.
Jackie Moran, Carmel Unified School District Title IX coordinator, told the board that between July 1 and Dec. 31, 2024, she received 21 reports related to possible Title IX misconduct, saying “19 of those were resolved, and 2 of them, are still pending resolution.”
Moran said the district distinguishes a “report” (a notice that misconduct might have occurred) from a formal “complaint” (a signed request asking the district to investigate). She told the board two of the 21 reports were not reasonably considered Title IX matters and were referred to other offices for appropriate handling. Moran said the district’s online reporting portal is open to students, staff and community members.
The Title IX presentation included an update on federal regulations: while Carmel Unified revised local policy this summer to align with the U.S. Department of Education’s 2024 regulations, Moran said a federal district court vacated the 2024 rules and “schools are going to be rolling back from the 2024 regulations, to the 2020 Title IX regulations.” Superintendent Sharon Offack and staff told the board they will bring revised policy language back for board review and re-adoption, with a proposed policy return expected at the February board meeting.
Why it matters: the number of reports partly reflects changes in access and outreach, not necessarily an increase in misconduct, Moran and board members said. Moran said she expects report counts to rise as more people learn how to use the reporting system: “the more people know that they can report and the more people know how to report, the more we should be expecting reports to come in.”
Board members asked about the district’s shift to an external Title IX coordinator who works remotely. Moran, who has done Title IX work for about 20 years, said she visited district sites on Jan. 8–10 and that staff and employees responded positively to in-person trainings. Board members thanked Moran for the training and for clarifying the difference between reports and complaints so the public and staff understand what the quarterly numbers represent.
The board received the item as information only; no vote was required. District staff said they will return with redlined policy language to align district procedures with the 2020 federal regulations and relevant California law. The board’s policy review committee — composed of board members Sarah Hines and Matt Glaser for the coming cycle — will review proposed redlines before they appear on a future action agenda.
