"No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, or denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving federal assistance."
-Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 to the Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Capital Area Intermediate Unit affirms that no person shall, on the basis of sex, disability, race, color, age, creed, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, veteran’s status, or genetic information be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination in any educational program or activity. In addition, no person shall, on any of these bases, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination in employment, or recruitment, or consideration, or selection, therefore, whether full-time or part-time, under any educational program or activity operated by the Intermediate Unit.
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DESIGNATED TITLE IX COORDINATOR
In compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendment Act of 1972, the CAIU has a designated Title IX Coordinator. The CAIU’s Title IX Coordinators should be contacted regarding any inquiries as to the application of Title IX or filing a harassment complaint.
Title IX coordinator
Dr. Thomas M. Calvecchio
Assistant Executive Director
55 Miller Sr.
Enola, PA 17025-1640
Email: tcalvecchio@caiu.org
Phone: 717-732-8487
Submitting a Complaint
To submit a complaint you may:
- Contact any CAIU staff person (verbal or written)
- Contact any CAIU Supervisor (verbal or written)
- Contact any Title IX Core Team member (below)
- Contact the Title IX Coordinator (below & may route your complaint to the appropriate administrator)
In addition to contacting the Title IX Coordinator, all students and parents may report allegations of harassment to the applicable building principal or administrator. Additionally, all CAIU staff, being mandated reporters, may field a complaint at any time, and submit to their supervisor. Reporting by staff to any required child abuse agency or law enforcement agency, as directed by state law, is to be done in addition to reporting complaints to building and supervisory staff.
Please also refer to CAIU Board Policy 103: Discrimination/Title IX Sexual Harassment Affecting Students and Policy 104: Nondiscrimination/Discriminatory Harassment-Employment Practices.
Please see the following procedures and forms to assist you in understanding Title IX requirements and complaint procedures:
CAIU Board Policy 103: Discrimination / Title IX Sexual Harassment Affecting Students
Complaint Procedure
Reporting Form for Student
Sexual Harassment Procedures and Grievance Procedures for Formal Complaints
CAIU Board Policy 104: Nondiscrimination / Discriminatory Harassment- Employment Practices
Complaint Procedure for Staff
Grievance Procedures
Report Form for Staff
Please send any completed forms to your building principal or supervisor
Title IX Core Team Members (Various Roles):
Dr. Andria B. Saia, Executive Director; asaia@caiu.org
Dr. Andrew McCrea, Assistant Director, Student Services; amccrea@caiu.org
Irma Baughman, Human Resources Manager, ibaughman@caiu.org
Ami Healy, Education Services Supervisor, ahealy@caiu.org
Rachel Montiel, Student Services Supervisor, rmontiel@caiu.org
Training Materials Used to Train Title IX Personnel:
Title IX Training Materials
Additional Resources:
PA Bullying Prevention Toolkit
PA Equity and Inclusion Toolkit
U.S. Department of Education: Office of Civil Rights