Title IX and Affirmative Action

Title IX Coordinator for MDIRSS-AOS 91 and all MDIRSS K-8 schools

Rhonda Fortin - Director of Teaching and Learning (pre-K - 6)

rhonda.fortin at mdirss.org

(207) 288-5049

Title IX Coordinator for Mount Desert Island High School

Ian Braun - Dean of Students (Mount Desert Island High School)

ibraun at mdirss.org

(207) 288-5011 x3350

“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 . . . .” 20 U.S.C. § 1681(a).

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1681 et seq., is a federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs and activities. Under Title IX, discrimination on the basis of sex can include pregnancy discrimination, sexual harassment or sexual violence, such as rape, sexual assault, and sexual coercion. Title IX also requires that equal opportunity in athletics be provided.

Title IX also prohibits retaliation for raising a complaint under Title IX or for advocating for a right protected by Title IX.

Individuals with questions or concerns are encouraged to contact our district Title IX Coordinator, Rhonda Fortin or the Title IX Coordinator at MDI High School, Ian Braun.

Know that you also have the right to directly contact the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights at any time.

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights is the entity that is charged with enforcing Title IX compliance. Inquiries about these issues may also be referred to:

U. S. Department of Education

Office for Civil Rights (OCR), 8th Floor

Five Post Office Square

Boston MA 02109-3921

P: (617) 289-0111

F: (617) 289-0150

TTY (877) 521.2172 or email: [email protected].