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GUIDELINES FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHEN SELECTING A SEXUAL HARASSMENT PREVENTION TRAINER
When school districts seek sexual harassment prevention trainers for workshops for administrators, teachers and/or students, we recommend using the questions in the checklist below to determine the relevance of the trainer's skills to your district's particular needs:
| _____ | Does the trainer have a solid knowledge of sexual harassment definition and laws? |
| _____ | Has the trainer co-conducted training with another facilitator? |
| _____ | Has the trainer worked with school administrators? |
| _____ | Has the trainer worked with teachers? |
| _____ | Has the trainer worked with staff other than teachers? (e.g. nurses, guidance counselors, custodians, bus drivers, cafeteria workers?) |
| _____ | Has the trainer worked with students? |
| _____ | What age students has the trainer worked with on sexual harassment prevention? |
| _____ | What size groups has the trainer worked with? |
| _____ | Is the trainer familiar with specific state and federal sexual harassment cases that can be relevantly addressed in a training session? |
| _____ | Is the trainer familiar with state and federal sexual harassment laws on sexual harassment? |
| _____ | Are there usually opportunities in a training session for participants to interact with each other? |
| _____ | Are there opportunities in a typical training session for participants to engage in dialogue and discussion with the trainer facilitating the session? |
| _____ | Is the trainer familiar with resources and agencies where technical, legal and professional assistance may be obtained? |
| _____ | Is the trainer a lawyer? |
| _____ | Has the trainer had experience with educators? |
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