All Title IX Program staff are currently working remotely, but are available via email and phone. Please reference the “Who We Are” link above for staff contact information. If you need to report sexual misconduct, please use the “Report an Incident” button below and someone will respond to you within one business day.
As the Deputy Title IX Coordinator for Precollege and Youth Programs, Lindsey Peterson serves as the primary resource for Title IX matters related to precollege and youth program administrators and participants.
Working closely with the Office of Compliance and the Office of Youth Protection & Compliance, she is the point of contact for individuals who learn of or experience sexual misconduct in a precollege or youth program, and coordinates appropriate responses for the involved parties and ensures policies and procedures are followed.
If you have questions regarding Title IX matters in precollege and youth programs (such as incident reporting or training requirements) please contact Lindsey at lindsey.peterson@wisc.edu or 608-265-3181 (relay calls accepted).
Learn more about general precollege and youth program compliance requirements below:
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Title IX Training Requirements for Youth Programs 2020
Office of Compliance Training Requirements:
- Preventing Sexual Harassment/Sexual Violence Training is required for anyone who works with minors in a youth program or activity.
- Program Directors must take the Title IX Responsible Employee Training. While Designated Individuals are not required to take this training in 2020, Program Directors must share and review with them the Designated Individuals Reporting Requirements Handout.
Additional Office of Youth Protection & Compliance Training Requirements:
- Please see the Program Staff Training page on the OYPC website for additional training requirements.
Title IX Reporting Requirements for Designated Individuals 2020
All Designated Individuals and Program Directors (including Assistant and Associate Directors) are considered Title IX Responsible Employees (REs) while working in a youth program or activity. These individuals are required to report to the Title IX Program any information they receive that suggests a violation of the UW-Madison Policy on Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence has occurred or is occurring. This includes reports of sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating or domestic violence, or stalking.
Program Director and Designated Individual Reporting Responsibilities:
- Program Directors must report incidents using the online report form
- Designated Individuals must report either through their Program Director or directly using the online form. Program Directors must assist a Designated Individual who requests help to make a report.
Program Director Training Responsibilities:
- Program Directors must take the Title IX Responsible Employee Training.
- Program Directors must provide the Designated Individual Reporting Requirements Handout to all Designated Individuals and Assistant/Associate Program Directors before the start of the program.
Report an Incident
Report an incident involving sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating/domestic violence or stalking in a youth program or activity.
Report any other type of incident involving a minor in a youth program or activity.
OYPC Compliance Requirements 2020
Find the requirements for hosting youth programs and activities through the Office of Youth Protection & Compliance.
Precollege & Youth Program Policies
Please see the Policies and Resources page on the Office of Youth Protection & Compliance website.