Title IX

Barrier analysis is a systematic approach to identifying, understanding, and mitigating obstacles that prevent individuals from filing complaints or equitably accessing resources. By employing a rigorous, data-driven approach, we help our clients identify the layered, procedural, and policy-related barriers that may hinder your institution’s efforts to uphold compliance. Based on our findings, we design a roadmap that equips you with tailored strategies and solutions for identifying and mitigating barriers in your Title IX program.

With our expertise, you can significantly reduce legal risks and streamline complaint processes. You will also receive documentation to show the effectiveness of your efforts to open access and increase reporting.

At TNG, we recognize that the health of an educational environment or workplace is directly tied to its culture and climate. TNG’s climate assessment and surveying solutions educate leadership stakeholders about their culture based on key themes extracted from survey results. Transforming culture requires time, strategic planning, and data-informed decision-making. Our approach addresses immediate concerns and builds a foundation for long-term stability, mitigating the risks associated with a toxic climate. If you need assistance developing, executing, and analyzing a climate survey, creating targeted surveys, micro-surveys, or focus groups, TNG’s experts are ready to support you.

Proactive equity monitoring and risk engagement are essential to maintain an inclusive environment in your school, district, institution, or workplace. Sometimes, such monitoring is required by a court, a settlement, or the terms of a resolution agreement. We are accustomed to working under various mandates and honoring the reporting requirements often accompanying such appointments. Our team works closely with yours to establish performance metrics that reflect your organization’s goals and values and/or the terms of a resolution. We then regularly gather, analyze, and report data related to these metrics, providing valuable insights into potential areas for improvement. We can help your organization demonstrate reform, compliance, and commitment to programmatic excellence. This ongoing engagement allows your institution to avoid potential equity issues, saving valuable time and resources that might otherwise be spent on reactive measures, and it can satisfy the courts, OCR, and other agencies that have imposed monitoring requirements. With our equity monitoring services, you can stay ahead of emerging issues, respond to known concerns, and make informed decisions to create a more equitable environment for all members of your school community.

Navigating complex processes for faculty, staff, students, vendors, contractors, and others can be challenging, especially when structural barriers impede effective responses to misconduct and abuse. TNG offers a variety of assessment options that allow our consultants to help you ensure compliance, benchmark your program, examine how you fare vis-à-vis industry standards, and determine your readiness to implement best practices. Our consultants can offer ways to overcome obstacles, identify key personnel and staffing needs, and propose framework ideas for strategically positioning individuals and offices to ensure efficient and effective responses. TNG’s seasoned experts leverage decades of combined experience, are renowned for promoting coordinated and efficient decision-making, and suggest recommendations that will enhance your existing organizational frameworks. Streamlining your grievance processes can reduce legal liabilities, save time, and foster a safer, more supportive environment for all community members. TNG experts know how to frame reports so that they do not backfire on client risk management efforts or serve as fodder for lawsuits.