Title IX - Affirmative Action

M.S.A.D. #41 maintains and promotes a policy of non-discrimination on the basis of race, creed, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, maternity leave status and national origin.

Non-discrimination requires the elimination of all existing unlawful discriminatory conditions, whether purposeful or inadvertent.

M.S.A.D. #41 will not tolerate behavior based on bigotry, which has the effect of discriminating unlawfully against any member of our community. This includes sexual harassment.

M.S.A.D. #41 adheres to The Board of Director’s Policy on Affirmative Action, AF-1 implemented on February 4, 2004.

The complete text of the Policy on Affirmative Action is available here.

Recognize it…Prevent it…

What is Sexual Harassment/discrimination?

Sexual harassment means unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when:

(a) submission to or rejection of such advances, requests or conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of employment or as a basis for employment or academic decisions; or,
(b) such advances, request, or conduct have the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s academic or work performance by creating an intimidating, hostile, humiliating or sexually offensive learning or working environment

For a complete description of the Affirmative Action Grievance Procedure, please see the link to the Policy on Affirmative Action.

If you feel you have been the victim of sexual harassment, please contact the Title IX Coordinator.

M.S.A.D. #41 Affirmative Action/

Title IX Coordinator

Lori Prestridge

Director of Special Services

(207) 943-5629

or contact:

The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

One Congress Street, 10th Floor

Boston, MA 02114

(617) 565-3200

The Maine Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD)

Boston Office: One Ashburn Place, Rm. 601,

Boston, MA 02108

(617) 994-6000

Maine Human Rights Commission

51 State House Station

Augusta, ME 04333

(207) 624-6050

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Student Services

Lori Prestridge, Special Services Director

Patricia Ellis

Amber Gahagan

Marie Miller

Laurie Rublee

Traci Williams

IDEA and Disabilities

ADA Section 504

Public Education Rights of Homeless Children

Title IX Affirmative Action