Accessibility Statements & Title IX
Accessibility Statement/Title IX
Notice of Nondiscrimination, Title IX
The Board of Education is committed to maintaining a learning/working environment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect, free from discrimination and harassment. There will be no tolerance for discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, disability or age. The District prohibits harassment and other forms of discrimination whether occurring at school, on District property, in a District vehicle, or at any District related activity or event. The Superintendent will designate compliance officers and develop and implement regulations for the reporting, investigation and resolution of complaints of discrimination or harassment.
The Troy Public Schools has adopted the following procedure for addressing complaints of discrimination:
Step 1: A person who believes that he/she has been discriminated against by the Troy Public Schools shall discuss the matter informally with the immediate supervisor in the case of an employee, or the building principal, in the case of a student. [NOTE: If it is the immediate supervisor or building principal who is the subject of the complaint, the employee or student may, instead, contact the School District’s Compliance Officer.] The person receiving the complaint shall verbally convey his/her findings to both the person who alleged the violation and the person who is the subject of the complaint within 10 day.
Step 2: If the informal Step 1 process does not resolve the matter, a written complaint may be submitted to the employee’s immediate supervisor (to the school’s principal if by a student). A complaint may also be filed directly with the School District’s Compliance Officer. The complaint shall include (1) the employee’s or student’s name; (2) the facts of the incident or action complained about; (3) the date of the incident or action giving rise to the complaint; (4) the type of discrimination alleged to have occurred; and (5) the specific relief sought. A Step 2 meeting shall be conducted within 10 days following the submission of the written complaint. Within the next 10 days, the immediate supervisor or principal [or School District’s Compliance Officer] shall issue a written disposition, with copies to be given to both the person who alleged the violation and the person who is the subject of the complaint.
Step 3: If the supervisor or principal’s reply does not resolve the matter, a written complaint may be submitted to the School District’s Compliance Officer within 10 business days of the Step 2 disposition. A meeting shall be conducted at which both parties shall have the right to present witnesses and offer other evidence. Following the meeting, the Compliance Office shall reply in writing to the complainant and the person who is the subject of the complaint within 10 business days.
Step 4: If the complainant wishes to appeal the decision of the Compliance Officer, he/she may submit a written appeal to the Superintendent of Schools within 10 business days after receipt of the Compliance Officer’s reply. The Superintendent or his designee shall meet with all parties involved and respond to the complaint, in writing, within 10 business days of the date of the appeal. Copies shall be provided to both the complainant and the person who is the subject of the complaint.
All inquiries concerning the school district’s implementation of its nondiscrimination policy may be referred to the appropriate compliance officer as listed below:
Title VI, Title IX, Section 504 /Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504 /Americans with Disabilities Act
John Pagel, Assistant Superintendent of Employee Services, Title IX Coordinator/Compliance Officer, Email: jpagel@troy.k12.mi.us, Troy Public Schools, 4400 Livernois Road, 248-823-4000
Web Acccessibility
Web Accessibility Statement
The Troy School District is committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of technology or ability. We are actively working to increase the accessibility and usability of our website and in doing so adhere to many of the available standards and guidelines. The Troy School District website is required to be in compliance with Section 504 and Title II of the Rehabilitation Act. Section 504 requires equal access and communication of electronic information and data so that it is accessible to people with disabilities. This website endeavors to conform to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1. For more information about the Federal standards, please visit the Section 508 website or the Federal Access Board website.
These guidelines explain how to make web content more accessible for people with disabilities. Conformance with these guidelines will help make the web more user friendly for all people.
This site has been built using code compliant with W3C standards for HTML and CSS. The site displays correctly in current browsers and using standards compliant HTML/CSS code means any future browsers will also display it correctly. In developing our site, templates were subjected to automated and end-user testing.
The Troy School District strives to adhere to the accepted guidelines and standards for accessibility and usability as comprehensively as possible on this website. The TSD website has been and continues to be tested and improved using leading web accessibility technologies. Our school webmasters are provided a guidebook on accessibility and provided training and review of the guidelines at the start of each school year.
Portable Document Format
Some documents on the Troy School District website are produced in portable document format (PDF). In order to improve viewing these files, please download the latest version of Adobe Reader, which is available for free at the Adobe web site. Alternative accessible formats also are provided, where possible, most commonly through a text or an HTML file.
Third-Party Sites
Throughout this website, we make use of different third-party websites such as Google, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook to share news and information about The Troy School District. These sites, which are not controlled by The Troy School District, may present challenges for individuals with disabilities that we are not able to control or remedy. Please know that these sites are not used as the sole source of (or sole vehicle for communicating) important information.
As made publicly available, here are the Accessibility Policies provided from some of these third-party sites:
How Are We Doing?
We've worked hard on our website and toward achieving our goal of Level AA compliance and our website is continuously monitored to maintain this goal. Should you experience any difficulty in accessing the Troy School District website, please don’t hesitate to contact us. Please include the web address or where you found the issue along with a detailed description of the problems you have encountered.
Most popular browsers and plugins contain built-in accessibility tools and features. For more information, please visit the accessibility information pages for these tools:
In addition, we support assistive screen reader technology from JAWS, NVDA, and Apple VoiceOver.
Web Accessibility Coordinator: Kendra Montante, Director of Communications & Strategic Initiatives