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January 27-31, 2025
ATIXA’s 2025 Winter Symposium

  • Date
    January 27-31, 2025
  • Location
    Hilton Lake Las Vegas Resort and Spa | Henderson, NV

ATIXA is pleased to announce our Winter Symposium in Henderson, NV! Join us from January 27-31, 2025, to engage with colleagues and faculty while receiving valuable in-person training and certification.

Experience the transformative power of community.

As a dedicated Title IX professional, your work can undoubtedly take an emotional toll – from handling sensitive cases to being the sole gatekeeper at your institution. But you don’t have to navigate this journey alone. Join our empowering symposium and ignite your passion anew with training and certification courses. Connect with like-minded peers and exchange invaluable insights. Together, we can conquer burnout and elevate our ability to support our community. This symposium is an essential ingredient for fortifying your work this year.

Train alongside your multidisciplinary colleagues.

The future of collaboration between Title IX and BIT/CARE teams involves dismantling silos, enhancing professional development, and elevating student support. Our sister association, NABITA, will hold its 2025 Winter Symposium at the same time, in the same place! This joint event is the perfect way to train alongside your colleagues in behavioral intervention, threat assessment, violence prevention, mental health, and crisis response, helping you pinpoint areas where your processes and procedures can be better aligned for improved efficiency and community support.

Bundle your registrations and save!

This event features 17 certification courses and workshops. Registrations of two to four courses are eligible for a 15% discount, and five or more registrations qualify for a 25% discount. Upon checkout, select the Pay Later option and reach out to nevada@atixa.org for discounts to be applied.

Schedule

Title IX Coordinator Foundations: Sex-Based Harassment for Higher Education (2024 Regulations)

January 27-28 | 8:30am-4:30pm PT

This course provides practitioners with a foundational knowledge of policies, procedures, and trauma-informed practices that are compliant with Title IX and the Clery Act/VAWA Section 304, as well as other applicable intersecting laws, and offers an in-depth exploration of ATIXA’s recommended formal grievance resolution process and practices.

In combination with the included Title IX Fundamentals online pre-learning experience, Sex-Based Harassment Foundations meets both the Title IX and VAWA Section 304 training requirements for participants and explores programmatic excellence related to Sex-Based Harassment prevention and response in higher education.

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Investigation Foundations for Higher Education (2024 Regulations)

January 27-28 | 8:30am-4:30pm PT

This course equips individuals with the essential skills to carry out investigations of sex- and gender-based violence, harassment, and discrimination complaints. It also includes a comprehensive examination of the Title IX Formal Grievance Process and the role that the investigation, investigator, and investigation report play in it. Participants can easily customize the concepts and investigation framework to investigations under other civil rights laws, such as Title VI, Title VII, the ADA, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.

In addition, the course offers the Title IX Fundamentals online pre-learning experience that satisfies both Title IX and VAWA Section 304 training requirements for participants.

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ADA/Section 504 for Higher Education

January 27 | 8:30am-4:30pm PT

This course is designed to equip Title IX Coordinators and disability/access administrators with a thorough understanding of the disability laws that regulate an institution’s efforts to offer reasonable accommodations in postsecondary academic environments.

Participants will gain knowledge about the legal frameworks that apply to institutional recipients of federal funding, principles for determining reasonable accommodations, strategies for implementing the process in higher education, the grievance process, best practices in organizational structure, and how the accommodation process can support individuals during pregnancy and related conditions.

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Advanced ADA/Section 504 for Higher Education

January 28 | 8:30am-4:30pm PT

This course will understand compliance regulations for students and employees with disabilities, including mental health issues, website accessibility, temporary disability, and housing and dining accommodations.

Participants will engage in a variety of engaging, faculty-led applied learning exercises to ensure their understanding of academic accommodations, including those that significantly alter the curriculum. Additionally, they will learn to apply decision-making frameworks in a supportive and legally compliant manner and consider the various ways that institutions should address disability-related grievances.

Before attending this course, we recommend completing the ADA/Section 504 Foundations for Higher Education course. In addition, participants should have a basic understanding of disability law in educational settings.

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Title IX Compliance and Athletics for Higher Education

January 29 | 8:30am-4:30pm PT

This course covers sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, and culture challenges in athletics and will also delve deeply into program equity compliance. Attendees will leave with a better understanding of why program inequities exist and how to spot red flags and address them.

Presenters draw from the courts, the news, their experiences working with athletic departments of all types nationwide, and the Olympic movement. This course is relevant for Title IX Coordinators with little or no athletic administration experience and seasoned athletic compliance staff.

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Title IX Coordinator Foundations: Gender Equity for Higher Education (2024 Regulations)

January 30-31 | 8:30am-4:30pm PT

This course focuses on sex discrimination compliance responsibilities. It covers the assessment of overall program equity and provides introductions to athletics equity, pregnancy and related conditions requirements, and LGBTQIA+ protections.

ATIXA’s expert faculty members will guide participants through ATIXA’s model formal grievance process from a sex/gender discrimination complaint perspective. Discussions will also cover how institutions can center resolutions that involve disparate treatment and impact, including targeted culture/climate assessments and investigations. Lastly, the course will address what institutions can expect when the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) reviews their program equity compliance and how to develop a plan to complete gender equity audits regularly.

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Intermediate Interviewing Techniques & Strategies for Higher Education

January 30-31 | 8:30am-4:30pm PT

ATIXA’s expert faculty members draw on the best available research and their field-tested practices for effective investigations to teach the cognitive interview, a relationship-based approach to dialogue with parties and witnesses designed to yield the best available evidence.

Learn how to conduct a trauma-informed interview and acquire sophisticated investigation skills that help your interviewees to feel comfort and trust while using techniques that draw out their memories and key details. Plus, work in groups to complete an investigation simulation exercise designed with the most critical elements of a civil rights investigation, including strategy development, interviews, and credibility assessments. ATIXA’s instructors guide participants through the simulation to help refine their skills and increase their confidence as investigators.

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Investigation Skills and Report Writing for Higher Education

January 30-31 | 8:30am-4:30pm PT

Investigation Skills and Report Writing for Higher Education focuses on improving interviewing techniques and post-interview tasks such as credibility assessment, information synthesis, and clear report writing.

Participants will review a sample investigation report to guide their understanding of report writing mechanics, format, and structure. Additionally, registrants will engage in various interactive learning activities to practice their skills and receive feedback from ATIXA’s experts.

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Title IX Compliance Essentials for K-12 Education (2024 Regulations)

January 27 | 8:30am-4:30pm PT

Title IX Compliance Essentials for K-12 Education is designed to provide K-12 Title IX professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively address sex- and gender-based harassment and discrimination within their school or district’s education program and activities. Learn the key elements of Title IX compliance required of all K-12 schools that receive federal funding.

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Title IX Coordinator Foundations for K-12 Education (2024 Regulations)

January 28 | 8:30am-4:30pm PT

ATIXA’s Title IX Coordinator Foundations for K-12 Education is designed to give K-12 Title IX Coordinators and administrators the comprehensive foundational training needed to understand the scope of their role and multi-faceted responsibilities under Title IX.

This course focuses on the Title IX Coordinator’s specific responsibilities at each phase of the Formal Grievance Process, from intake to appeal. ATIXA’s expert faculty members lead a discussion on how to structure and train your Title IX team, including the various roles and responsibilities for investigations, decision-making, informal resolution, and appeals.

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Title IX Investigator Foundations for K-12 Education (2024 Regulations)

January 29 | 8:30am-4:30pm PT

ATIXA’s Investigator Foundations for K-12 Education is designed to give K-12 investigators the complete foundational training needed to understand the investigation process under Title IX, which can also be applied to complaints under other civil rights laws.

This course focuses on the investigator’s specific responsibilities at each distinct phase of an investigation. Participants will learn the fundamental skills necessary to plan and promptly complete investigations of sex- and gender-based misconduct in schools. ATIXA experts will lead participants through a comprehensive review of the investigation process, providing step-by-step guidance and advice, using a case study to provide an opportunity to practice each phase.

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Informal Resolution Foundations for K-12 Education

January 29 | 8:30am-4:30pm PT

This foundational course for K-12 schools and districts aims to familiarize participants with ATIXA’s Informal Resolution Framework and the crucial elements to consider when deciding if and how to offer informal resolution during the Title IX grievance process. It covers various topics, including the structural and policy choices that schools and districts must make and how each school’s culture affects those decisions.

Rather than adopting a particular alternative dispute resolution model (facilitated dialogue, restorative practices, mediation, etc.), ATIXA’s experts will provide various options suited to Title IX complaints to facilitate durable, fair, and equitable resolution.

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Title IX Decision-Making for K-12 Education (2024 Regulations)

January 30 | 8:30am-4:30pm PT

Using a case study fact pattern only offered in this ATIXA training, this course helps K-12 practitioners serving in decision-making roles to understand the scope of their position, apply policies with analytical precision, and check biases to ensure that determinations in Title IX complaints are reliably based on evidence, and will stand up to appeal and review by the courts.

ATIXA’s expert faculty members teach decision-making skills that are sound, supportable, and more difficult to challenge in court by closely tracking policy, correctly applying the standard of proof, following fair procedures, producing cogent rationales, and perceptively assessing credibility.

This course is particularly beneficial for investigators also serving as decision-makers, single or panel decision-makers, appeal decision-makers, and administrators who oversee them. Additionally, this course supports individuals acting as decision-makers in expulsion hearings.

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Intersections with ADA, Section 504, and IDEA for K-12 Education

January 31 | 8:30am-4:30pm PT

This course is designed to comprehensively introduce the interaction and intersection between disability laws and Title IX compliance and processes. It is aimed at K-12 Title IX Coordinators, disability/access administrators, and other professionals who need to understand the essential disability laws that relate to Title IX regarding student discipline, accommodations, and adjustments.

The course covers the elements required for a well-developed accommodations process and the necessary grievance procedures. It then takes a deep dive into the unique and multi-faceted aspects of how Title IX processes, such as supportive measures, emergency removals, determinations, and sanctioning, may need to interface for students with disabilities.

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Establishing a Violence Risk Assessment Process Workshop

January 28 | 8:30am-12:30pm PT

The Title IX regulations mandate an individualized safety or risk analysis before an institution can limit educational access, such as emergency removal. This analysis often can and should take the form of a Violence Risk Assessment (VRA).

This workshop aims to assist practitioners in implementing an evidence-based process that reduces bias, mitigates legal risk exposure, avoids disability discrimination, and ensures consistency in determining (1) if a VRA is necessary, (2) who should conduct the VRA, and (3) what to do after receiving the VRA results report.

Participants will learn how to vet who conducts a VRA, how the VRA varies from other types of assessments, and how to work collaboratively with behavioral intervention, CARE, and threat assessment teams to ensure an efficient and thorough process.

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Title VI Compliance Foundations for Educational Settings

January 27 | 8:30am-4:30pm PT

This one-day course provides an in-depth examination of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination based on race, color, and national origin in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance. The course focuses on the application of Title VI in educational settings, exploring its implications for school districts, colleges, and universities. Expert faculty will explore compliance requirements, policy development, and enforcement mechanisms to ensure educational equity in alignment with these laws. Key topics include the scope of Title VI, the role of the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR), policy development, procedures for handling complaints, and recent OCR resolution agreements.

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Free Speech and Responding to Protests and Activism in Educational Settings

January 28 | 8:30am-4:30pm PT

This one-day course provides a comprehensive overview of the complexities involved in navigating tensions between freedom of expression and ensuring an educational environment free from harassment and discrimination. ATIXA’s expert faculty will explore schools’ responsibilities in responding to protests, preventing and addressing disruptions, and ensuring that all voices are heard in a respectful and lawful manner. Topics include understanding the limits of free speech, addressing hate speech and harassment, protest management strategies, referral considerations to other institutional support systems or processes, and institutional legal obligations. Through case studies and practical exercises, participants will gain the skills needed to respond to Title VI discrimination and harassment complaints in a timely and equitable manner.

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January 27-31, 2025

Click Below to View NABITA's 2025 Winter Symposium

  • January 27 -28
    • Behavioral Intervention Team Standards and Best Practices
    • Case Management Standards & Best Practices
  • January 29
    • Developing a More Culturally Responsive Behavioral Intervention Team Workshop
  • January 29-30
    • K-12 Structured Interview for Violence Risk Assessment (K-12 SIVRA)
    • Structured Interview for Violence Risk Assessment (SIVRA)
  • January 30
    • Collaboration and Support: Addressing the Intersection of BIT, Conduct, and Disability Support Workshop
  • January 31
    • Threat Management
    • Non-Clinical Assessment of Suicide (NAS)

Click here to be directed to NABITA’s 2025 Winter Symposium to view more information and register.

Event Speakers

Linda Abbott, L.M.H.C.

Consultant, TNG & NABITA Advisory Board Member

Aaron L. Austin, Ed.D.

Consultant, TNG & NABITA Advisory Board Member

Kayleigh Baker, J.D.

Senior Consultant, TNG

Amelia Barbadoro, J.D., Ph.D.

Consultant, TNG

Tim Cason, M.Ed.

Consultant, TNG & Vice President, NABITA

Sharon Perry Fantini, Ph.D.

Partner, TNG & Advisory Board Member, ATIXA

Mandy Hambleton, M.S.

Senior Director of Content Development, TNG; Vice President, ATIXA

Alisha Carter Harris, M.S.

Senior Consultant, TNG

W. Scott Lewis, J.D.

Managing Partner, TNG; Advisory Board Member, ATIXA, Chair, NABITA Advisory Board

Mikiba Morehead, M.A., Ed.D.

Senior Consultant, TNG

Kimberly Pacelli, M.Ed., J.D.

Partner, TNG; Advisory Board Member, ATIXA

Makenzie Schiemann, M.S., Ph.D.

President, NABITA & Partner, TNG

Saundra K. Schuster, M.S., J.D.

Partner, TNG; President, ATIXA; NABITA, Advisory Board Member

Brett A. Sokolow, J.D.

Chair of the Board of Directors, TNG; Management Committee, TNG; Advisory Board Chair, ATIXA

Lauren Starnes, J.D.

Consultant, TNG

Daniel C. Swinton, J.D., Ed.D.

Chief Consulting Officer and Partner, TNG

Joseph Vincent, M.L.S.

Partner and Vice President for Investigations, TNG

Location & Hotel

Training courses will be held at the Hilton Lake Las Vegas Resort and Spa at 1610 Lake Las Vegas Pkwy, Henderson, NV 89011. Contact the hotel directly by calling 702-567-4700.

Click here to book your room today at this discounted room rate! Discounted room block expires on January 3, 2025 or until it is sold out.

Guest room pricing starts at $229 plus hotel taxes, fees, and a $15 resort fee per day. The resort fee will grant attendees the following:

  • 24-hour guest room high speed WiFi internet access,
  • Access to the Fitness Center
  • 10% off Resort Spa Services
  • 10% off Reflection Bay Golf Course
  • 50% off Valet Parking or Free Self-Parking
  • 2 Bottles of Water Per Day
  • Unlimited in-room Coffee and Tea
  • Notary Services

ATIXA cannot make special arrangements or assist in capturing discounted room rates after the room block sells out.

Directions

For information on directions and transportation to the Hilton Lake Las Vegas Resort and Spa, please click here.

Harry Reid International Airport, Las Vegas, NV (LAS)
Distance from Hotel – 13 miles, Drive Time – 28 minutes

Self-parking is available at the event hotel for free and valet is $20.00 + tax per night. *if you stay at the hotel, you get $10 off valet parking each day.

Visit Vegas
The Hilton Lake Las Vegas Resort & Spa is a quick 35 min drive to the Las Vegas Strip. To view activities, casinos, activities, sports, restaurants and more, click here to plan your trip.

Meals

ATIXA will provide continental breakfast each morning, a mid-morning coffee/tea break, and an afternoon snack each day. Lunch and dinner each evening will be on your own.

Dining at the Hilton Lake Las Vegas Resort and Spa.

The Hilton Lake Las Vegas Resort and Spa area is a quick 35 min drive to the Las Vegas Strip. To view dining options, click here.

Attendee Reception

The attendee reception will be held Wednesday from 4:30-6:00pm PT. Travel companions are welcome to attend as well.

Scholarships

Scholarships are awarded to attend certification courses and workshops. Applicants must be able to provide their own transportation, lodging, and meals. There will be no virtual attendance options.

Submission and Deadline Dates:

  • Applications submitted before November 1, will receive a decision by November 15.
  • Applications submitted before December 1, will receive a decision by December 15.
  • Applications submitted before January 1, will receive a decision by January 15.

Click here to submit.

Sponsorships & Exhibitors

Contact nevada@atixa.org for more information and to secure your spot at our exclusive events.

Current Partners

ATIXA welcomes NABITA as a partner.

The National Association for Behavioral Intervention and Threat Assessment (NABITA) is an organization for the support and professional development of behavioral intervention and threat assessment team members.

NABITA is committed to providing education, resources, and support to professionals in schools and in the workplace who endeavor every day to make their campuses and workplaces safer through caring prevention and intervention.

ATIXA welcomes TNG Consulting as a partner. 

TNG Consulting is the nation’s leader in educating and training others around critical issues related to safety and risk management. From proactive safety efforts to incident response to policies and procedures for long-term impact, we empower schools, colleges, and organizations to create long-term impact and safer, healthier communities.

ATIXA Welcomes TNG Guardian as a Partner. 

Harness the power of Guardian’s dynamic reporting and customizable, configurable, and user- and mobile-friendly software to easily and precisely meet your case management needs.

FAQs / Find Your Answers

Training courses will be held at the Hilton Lake Las Vegas Resort and Spa at 1610 Lake Las Vegas Pkwy, Henderson, NV 89011. Contact the hotel directly by calling 702-567-4700.

Click here to book your room today at this discounted room rate! Discounted room block expires on January 3, 2025 or until it is sold out.

Guest room pricing starts at $229 plus hotel taxes, fees, and a $15 resort fee per day. The resort fee will grant attendees the following:

  • 24-hour guest room high speed WiFi internet access,
  • Access to the Fitness Center
  • 10% off Resort Spa Services
  • 10% off Reflection Bay Golf Course
  • 50% off Valet Parking or Free Self-Parking
  • 2 Bottles of Water Per Day
  • Unlimited in-room Coffee and Tea
  • Notary Services

ATIXA cannot make special arrangements or assist in capturing discounted room rates after the room block sells out.

ATIXA will provide continental breakfast each morning, a mid-morning coffee/tea break, and an afternoon snack each day. Lunch and dinner each evening will be on your own.

Dining at the Hilton Lake Las Vegas Resort and Spa.
The Hilton Lake Las Vegas Resort and Spa area is a quick 35 min drive to the Las Vegas Strip. To view dining options, click here.

Attendee Reception

The attendee reception will be held Wednesday from 4:30-6:00pm PT. Travel companions are welcome to attend as well.

There is a daily resort fee of $15 that will be posted to all guest rooms to cover the following items, services, and/or amenities:

    • 24-hour guest room high speed WiFi internet access,
    • Access to the Fitness Center
    • 10% off Resort Spa Services
    • 10% off Reflection Bay Golf Course
    • 50% off Valet Parking or Free Self-Parking
    • 2 Bottles of Water Per Day
    • Unlimited in-room Coffee and Tea
    • Notary Services

ATIXA Member Rates

  • One day K-12 Courses
    • Early Bird – $369.00
    • Regular – $419.00
    • Last Chance – $469.00
  • One day Higher Education Courses
    • Early Bird – $699.00
    • Regular – $799.00
    • Last Chance – $889.00
  • Two day Higher Education Courses
    • Early Bird – $1,299.00
    • Regular – $1,509.00
    • Last Chance – $1,679.00
  • Workshop
    • Early Bird – $369.00
    • Regular – $419.00
    • Last Chance – $469.00

ATIXA Non-Member Rates

  • One day K-12 Courses
    • Early Bird – $479.00
    • Regular – $529.00
    • Last Chance – $579.00
  • One day Higher Education Courses
    • Early Bird – $899.00
    • Regular – $999.00
    • Last Chance – $1,099.00
  • Two day Higher Education Courses
    • Early Bird – $1,689.00
    • Regular – $1,879.00
    • Last Chance – $2,069.00
  • Workshop
    • Early Bird – $479.00
    • Regular – $529.00
    • Last Chance – $579.00

The pricing above is effective if purchased today. Take advantage of our Early Bird Pricing to secure your spot at a reduced rate until typically 10 weeks prior to the event. After the Early Bird pricing ends, our Regular Pricing takes effect, typically available up to 2 weeks before the event begins. Last Chance Pricing is your final opportunity to register, typically during the last 2 weeks before the event start date.

Multi-Course Discounted Rates:

  • 1st grouped individual – full price of registration
  • 2-4 grouped individuals – 15% discount on registrations
  • 5+ grouped individuals – 25% discount on registrations

Please create your order, click the “Pay Later” option upon checkout, and reach out to nevada@atixa.org for discounts to be applied.

If you are interested in registering a large group, please contact lindsay.marks@atixa.org for personalized assistance.

ATIXA has created downloadable Supervisor Justification Letters to customize and send to your supervisor to demonstrate the value of our in-person training courses. Download the Training Justification Letter now

ATIXA has a cancellation policy, click here to view.

Please check your ATIXA Event Lobby to ensure that you see your course name. You may also contact ATIXA at nevada@atixa.org so that we can provide assistance or use the chat feature in the lower right-hand corner of the ATIXA site.

Submission and Deadline Dates:

  • Applications submitted before November 1, will receive a decision by November 15.
  • Applications submitted before December 1, will receive a decision by December 15.
  • Applications submitted before January 1, will receive a decision by January 15.

Please note that scholarship awards cover the course or workshop fees only. Flights, meals, hotel accommodations, and transportation are not included.

Click here to submit your scholarship. application!

ATIXA is committed to giving back! All proceeds from purchased items from ATIXA’s Swag Store will be reinvested into Title IX professionals through Training Scholarships and Research Awards. Browse the swag store now!

Those attending a certification course will receive a 2-year certification or 12 CCCs to renew a current certification.

Those attending a workshop will receive 4 recertification credits (CCCs) towards any current certification.

Click here to learn more about CCCs.

ATIXA provides accommodations in compliance with all federal laws. We work with our attendees to provide a positive experience, the registration process has a location to detail needed accommodations.

Please click here to view all that we provide.

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