ATIXA is pleased to announce our Winter Symposium in Orlando, FL! Join us from February 23-27, 2026, to engage with colleagues and faculty while receiving valuable in-person training and certification.
Experience the transformative power of community
For professionals in Title VI, Title IX, non-discrimination, and civil rights compliance, managing sensitive cases and staying current with mandates can be challenging to navigate. But you don’t have to face it alone. Attend our symposium to gain valuable peer and expert support, refresh your skills, and earn certification through our specialized training courses. This symposium is an essential ingredient for fortifying your work this year.
Train alongside your multidisciplinary colleagues
The future of collaboration between Title IX and BITs/CARE teams involves dismantling silos, enhancing professional development, and elevating student support. Our sister association, NABITA, will hold its 2026 Winter Symposium at the same time, in the same place! This joint event is the perfect way to train alongside your colleagues in behavioral intervention, threat assessment, violence prevention, mental health, and crisis response, helping you pinpoint areas where your processes and procedures can be better aligned for improved efficiency and community support.
Bundle your registrations and save!
This event features 16 ATIXA certification courses. Registrations of two to four courses are eligible for a 15% discount, and five or more registrations qualify for a 25% discount. Upon checkout, select the Pay Later option and reach out to orlando@atixa.org for discounts to be applied.
2026 Winter Symposium Schedule
View our full schedule below organized by Higher Education, K-12 Schools and Districts, and Title VI/Civil Rights courses. If you’d like to download the full week’s schedule, click here.
Faculty Coming Soon
2020 Title IX Regulations Refresher for Higher Education
This newly revised and updated one-day certification course is designed for Title IX Coordinators, Investigators, and Decision-Makers, whether they are new to Title IX or have prior experience with the 2020 Regulations—including those previously certified in the 2020 Regulations by ATIXA.
The removal of the 2024 Regulations necessitates specific attention and re-training on the more proscriptive 2020 Regulations. With all the back-and-forth of different regulatory schemes, we’re all a little rusty and in need of keeping the 2020 nuances front of mind. As Title IX compliance, regulations, and oversight evolve, we also face heightened scrutiny from the Executive Branch, particularly from the Departments of Education, Justice, and Health and Human Services, as well as ongoing litigation and caselaw. This Refresher training aims to fortify participants’ understanding of compliance obligations under the 2020 Regulations, while addressing the challenges posed by the evolving legal and regulatory environment.
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Faculty Coming Soon
ADA/Section 504 Foundations for Higher Education
This course is designed to equip Title IX Coordinators and disability/access administrators with a thorough understanding of the disability laws that regulate an institution’s efforts to offer reasonable accommodations in postsecondary academic environments.
Participants will gain knowledge about the legal frameworks that apply to institutional recipients of federal funding, principles for determining reasonable accommodations, strategies for implementing the process in higher education, the grievance process, best practices in organizational structure, and how the accommodation process can support individuals during pregnancy and related conditions.
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Title IX Compliance and Athletics for Higher Education
This course covers sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, and culture challenges in athletics and will also delve deeply into program equity compliance. Attendees will leave with a better understanding of why program inequities exist and how to spot red flags and address them.
Presenters draw from the courts, the news, their experiences working with athletic departments of all types nationwide, and the Olympic movement. This course is relevant for Title IX Coordinators with little or no athletic administration experience and seasoned athletic compliance staff.
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Faculty Coming Soon
Advanced ADA/Section 504 Foundations for Higher Education
Understand compliance regulations for students and employees with disabilities, including mental health issues, website accessibility, temporary disability, and housing and dining accommodations.
Participants will engage in a variety of engaging, faculty-led applied learning exercises to ensure their understanding of academic accommodations, including those that significantly alter the curriculum. Additionally, they will learn to apply decision-making frameworks in a supportive and legally compliant manner and consider the various ways that institutions should address disability-related grievances.
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Faculty Coming Soon
Title IX Investigation Foundations Level One: Procedures and Critical Skills for Higher Education
Title IX Investigation Foundations Level One: Procedures and Critical Skills for Higher Education is the initial course in ATIXA’s investigator curriculum for investigators, deputies, and Title IX Coordinators looking to acquire the fundamental skills necessary to conduct sexual harassment, violence, and sex discrimination investigations. Expert faculty members will guide participants through an in-depth exploration of each phase of an investigation as prescribed by the Title IX Formal Grievance Process, including additional relevant topics for each phase.
The concepts and investigation structure taught in this course are consistent with the 2020 Title IX Regulations and can be applied to the full range of Title IX-based allegations. Participants will examine the key components of the investigation process and the investigator’s role at each stage.
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Faculty Coming Soon
Title IX Coordinator Foundations Level One: Sexual Harassment for Higher Education
Sexual Harassment for Higher Education is one of two foundational courses in ATIXA’s Title IX Coordinator curriculum for higher education practitioners. This two-day course provides foundational knowledge and skills necessary to oversee and implement policies, procedures, and practices that are compliant with Title IX and VAWA Section 304, as well as other applicable intersecting laws.
ATIXA’s expert faculty members will introduce participants to Title IX compliance oversight responsibilities and guide participants through an in-depth exploration of each stage of ATIXA’s recommended balanced approach to the Formal Grievance Process.
Participants will benefit from engagement with ATIXA faculty members who share examples, explain best practices from their own professional experiences, and answer participants’ questions to cultivate the critical knowledge and confidence Title IX practitioners need to do this challenging and complex work on a day-to-day basis.
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Prevention, Program Assessment, and Partnerships
This research-based, practitioner-informed course is focused on institution-wide compliance efforts, including prevention education and programming, leveraging partnerships, and program assessment.
Title IX work often focuses on response, but effective prevention means fewer incidents. It is essential to understand what prevention entails, how it operates, and how it can be optimized to reduce misconduct. ATIXA’s experienced faculty members will guide participants through multiple applied learning exercises related to prevention program planning and evaluation. Additionally, they will address common concerns that emerge in response to disclosures and incidents, known as Secondary Prevention.
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Faculty Coming Soon
Title IX Coordinator Foundations Level Two: Sex Discrimination for Higher Education
This two-day course focuses on sex discrimination compliance responsibilities including overall program assessment. This course will help practitioners address disparate treatment, disparate impact, and retaliation complaints, including targeted culture/climate assessments and investigations. The course explores common program and service areas where sex discrimination complaints originate, including athletics, and best practices for support of pregnancy and related conditions.
ATIXA’s expert faculty members will provide participants and overview of ATIXA’s recommended grievance process for sex discrimination and retaliation complaints, while sharing practical knowledge and tips to prepare participants to lead institutions through complex complaint resolutions. Participants will also examine the intersections between disability law and sex discrimination.
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Title IX Investigation Foundations Level Two: Investigation Skills and Report Writing for Higher Education
Investigation Foundations Level Two: Investigation Skills & Report Writing for Higher Education focuses on improving interviewing techniques and post-interview tasks such as credibility assessment, information synthesis, and clear report writing.
Participants will review a sample investigation report to guide their understanding of report writing mechanics, format, and structure. Additionally, registrants will engage in various interactive learning activities to practice their skills and receive feedback from ATIXA’s experts.
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Faculty Coming Soon
Informal Resolution for Higher Education
This foundational course aims to familiarize participants with ATIXA’s Informal Resolution Framework and the crucial elements to consider when deciding whether to offer informal resolution in a Title IX grievance process. It covers various topics, including the structural and policy choices that institutions must make and how institutional culture affects them.
Rather than adopting a particular model of alternative dispute resolution (facilitated dialogue, restorative practices mediation, etc.), ATIXA’s experts will survey a variety of options and introduce a unique model that is specifically suited to Title IX complaints by borrowing elements of various models while adding some innovative practices uniquely designed to facilitate durable, fair, and equitable resolution of Title IX complaints.
ATIXA’s expert faculty members will also guide participants through a case study as each step of the informal resolution process is discussed in the course.
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Faculty Coming Soon
Title IX Coordinator Foundations Level One: Compliance Essentials for K-12 Education
Title IX Coordinator Foundations Level One: Compliance Essentials for K-12 Education introduces practitioners to Title IX’s core tenets for addressing sex- and gender-based harassment and discrimination within the school or district’s education program and activities. This one-day course provides all Title IX leaders, such as K-12 Title IX Coordinators and school/district leaders, with a solid foundation in key aspects of Title IX compliance, focusing on the most recent Title IX regulatory requirements. Combined with K-12 Fundamentals, the online asynchronous pre-learning, this course fulfills the training requirements for K-12 Title IX Coordinators and Deputy Coordinators.
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Faculty Coming Soon
Title IX Coordinator Foundations Level Two: Notice, Initial Assessment, and Resolution Process for K-12 Education
Title IX Coordinator Foundations Level Two is designed to give K-12 Title IX Coordinators and administrators the comprehensive foundational training needed to understand the scope of their role and multi-faceted responsibilities under Title IX.
This course focuses on the Title IX Coordinator’s specific responsibilities at each phase of the Title IX Resolution Process, from intake to appeal.
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Faculty Coming Soon
Prevention, Program Assessment, and Partnerships
This research-based, practitioner-informed course is focused on institution-wide compliance efforts, including prevention education and programming, leveraging partnerships, and program assessment.
Title IX work often focuses on response, but effective prevention means fewer incidents. It is essential to understand what prevention entails, how it operates, and how it can be optimized to reduce misconduct. ATIXA’s experienced faculty members will guide participants through multiple applied learning exercises related to prevention program planning and evaluation. Additionally, they will address common concerns that emerge in response to disclosures and incidents, known as Secondary Prevention.
Lastly, faculty will present best practices for holistic program assessment, including strategies for implementation and leveraging the assessment data to advocate for policy changes and innovative prevention initiatives.
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Faculty Coming Soon
Title IX Investigation Foundations Level One for K-12 Education
Title IX Investigation Foundations Level One for K-12 Education, when combined with the K-12 Title IX Fundamentals e-Training pre-learning, is designed to give K-12 Investigators the complete foundational training needed to understand the investigation process under Title IX, which can also be applied to complaints under other civil rights laws.
This course focuses on the Investigator’s specific responsibilities at each distinct phase of an investigation. Participants will learn the fundamental skills necessary to plan and promptly complete investigations of sex discrimination and sexual harassment in schools. ATIXA experts will lead participants through a comprehensive review of the investigation process, providing step-by-step guidance and advice, using a case study to provide an opportunity to practice each phase.
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Faculty Coming Soon
Title IX Investigation Foundations Level Two: Report Writing for K-12 Education
Investigation Foundations Level Two: Report Writing for K-12 Education offers a deep dive into the writing mechanics, format, structure, and best practices for investigation report writing and other documentation essential to high-quality K-12 Title IX investigations.
Topics covered include structuring documentation and recordkeeping, addressing unavailable information, incorporating feedback from the parties, evaluating credibility, assessing relevance, and more.
ATIXA’s expert faculty members will also discuss commonly asked writing mechanics questions, such as how to integrate quotations from interviews or other sources, compile evidence, what tense to use, how to identify (or de-identify witnesses), FERPA consent, and how to manage sensitive information and materials.
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Faculty Coming Soon
Informal Resolution Foundations for K-12 Education
This foundational course for K-12 schools and districts aims to familiarize participants with ATIXA’s Informal Resolution Framework and the crucial elements to consider when deciding if and how to offer informal resolution during the Title IX grievance process. It covers various topics, including the structural and policy choices that schools and districts must make and how each school’s culture affects those decisions.
Rather than adopting a particular alternative dispute resolution model (facilitated dialogue, restorative practices, mediation, etc.), ATIXA’s experts will provide various options suited to Title IX complaints to facilitate durable, fair, and equitable resolution.
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Faculty Coming Soon
Free Speech and Responding to Protests and Activism in Educational Settings
This one-day course, Free Speech and Responding to Protests and Activism in Educational Settings, provides a comprehensive overview of the complexities involved in navigating tensions between freedom of expression and ensuring an educational environment free from harassment and discrimination. ATIXA’s expert faculty will explore schools’ responsibilities in responding to protests, preventing and addressing disruptions, and ensuring that all voices are heard in a respectful and lawful manner. Topics include understanding the limits of free speech, addressing hate speech and harassment, protest management strategies, referral considerations to other institutional support systems or processes, and institutional legal obligations. Through case studies and practical exercises, participants will gain the skills needed to respond to Title VI discrimination and harassment complaints in a timely and equitable manner.
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Title VI Compliance Foundations Level One for Educational Settings
This one-day course, Title VI Compliance Foundations Level One for Educational Settings, provides an in-depth examination of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination based on race, color, and national origin in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance. The course focuses on the application of Title VI in educational settings, exploring its implications for school districts, colleges, and universities. Expert faculty will explore compliance requirements, policy development, and enforcement mechanisms to ensure educational equity in alignment with these laws. Key topics include the scope of Title VI, the role of the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR), policy development, procedures for handling complaints, and recent OCR resolution agreements.
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Title VI Compliance Foundations Level Two: Best Practices for Title VI Coordinators in Educational Settings
Participants will gain a deep understanding of reporting and intake procedures, resolution processes, prevention education, and compliance assessment to effectively address race, color, and national origin discrimination.
Through interactive discussions and case studies, participants will explore response options for Title VI complaints, including applying supportive measures and remedies and navigating formal and informal resolution processes while upholding parties’ sometimes-competing rights. This training also explores the intersection of Title VI and free speech, to address the complex balancing of compliance and honoring First Amendment protections that is necessary.
Further, this course highlights proactive prevention strategies, including engaging students and employees in anti-discrimination education and assessing school/institutional compliance through climate surveys, audits, and action planning. Finally, participants will learn best practices for maintaining accurate documentation and ensuring school/institutional accountability.
This course prepares Title VI Coordinators to effectively fulfill their roles and provides best practice considerations to promote learning and work environments free from discrimination. It is suitable for Civil Rights and Title VI Compliance coordinators and practitioners, educational administrators, school/district and institutional leaders, policymakers, and legal professionals.
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Title VI and Civil Rights Investigation Foundations Level One for Educational Settings
Title VI and Civil Rights Investigation Foundations Level One is the initial two-day course in ATIXA’s Investigator curriculum for Investigators, Title VI Coordinators looking to acquire the fundamental skills necessary to conduct civil rights investigations. Expert faculty members will guide participants through an in-depth exploration of the types of discrimination they may investigate, each phase of an investigation process as prescribed by ATIXA’s “Process B”, including critical topics for each phase and implications for those investigating or overseeing a civil rights compliant.
This course will explore examples and unique considerations of investigating disparate treatment, disparate impact, hostile environment, and retaliation complaints. By the end of the course, participants will be proficient in all stages of the civil rights investigation process, ready to uphold federal compliance, protect individuals’ rights, and contribute to thorough and fair investigation.
In combination with the included Civil Rights Fundamentals, the accompanying online pre-learning experience, Title VI and Civil Rights Investigation Foundations Level One provides the essential knowledge, skills, and best practices for success as a full-time or part-time Civil Rights Investigator.
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Location & Hotel
Training courses will be held at the Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista- Disney Springs located at 1751 Hotel Plaza Boulevard, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, 32830. Click here to reserve a room at our discounted hotel room rate. Guest room pricing starts at $259/night. ATIXA cannot make special arrangements or assist in capturing discounted room rates post room block sell-out.
There will be a daily resort fee, discounted $30/room, per night, plus applicable state and local tax, that will be posted to all guest rooms to cover the following items, services and/or amenities (which are subject to change without notice):
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- Guestroom high speed wireless internet access
- Shuttle transportation to/from the Disney World Theme Parks
- Local/1-800 calls in-room, up to 60 minutes
- DVDNow Movie Rentals
- Two (2) 16.9 oz. bottled water (Nestle Pure Life) daily, redeemable at Mainstreet Market
- $5.00 discount on one attraction ticket sold at the concierge desk (coupons cannot be combined)
Learn more about the area today and explore discounted Disney World tickets too.
For information on directions and transportation to the Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista- Disney Springs, please click here.
Orlando International Airport
Distance from Hotel – 15 miles, Drive Time – 25 minutes
Meals
ATIXA will provide continental breakfast each morning, a mid-morning coffee/tea break, and an afternoon snack each day. Lunch and dinner each evening will be on your own.
Join us for a reception, Wednesday February 25th, 4:30-5:30pm. Traveling companions are welcome to join.
Dining near Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista – Disney Springs
The Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista – Disney Springs area offers a convenient location directly across from Disney Springs – a truly amazing place with an eclectic mix of unique boutiques, one-of-a-kind eateries and jaw-dropping entertainment.
The Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista – Disney Springs offers complimentary transportation to and from all Walt Disney World® Theme Parks.
Winter Symposium Scholarships
Scholarships are awarded to attend certification courses. Applicants must be able to provide their own transportation, lodging, and meals. There will be no virtual attendance options.
Please note: Scholarship Applications are open until January 9, 2026.
Consultation Corner
Don’t miss your chance to meet 1-1 with our experts at ‘Consultation Corner’! When our conference app, Whova, goes live before the Winter Symposium, attendees will have the opportunity to schedule an exclusive 1-1 meeting with ATIXA and NABITA experts.
Sponsorships & Exhibitors
Sponsors can engage with attendees and form partnerships that extend beyond the conference. For more information on sponsor and exhibitor opportunities, please click here to view our brochure. For questions, please reach out to lindsay.marks@atixa.org.
Affinity and Community Groups
We are excited to connect attendees through Affinity and Community Groups during ATIXA’s 2026 Winter Symposium! These groups provide opportunities for attendees to foster connections, engage in networking, and share valuable insights. Applications are now open. Please click here to select the groups you are most interested in attending and apply to be a group facilitator.
Winter Symposium FAQs
Training courses will be held at the Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista- Disney Springs located at 1751 Hotel Plaza Boulevard, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, 32830.
For information on directions and transportation to the Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista- Disney Springs, please click here.
Training courses will be held at the Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista- Disney Springs located at 1751 Hotel Plaza Boulevard, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, 32830. Click here to reserve a room at our discounted hotel room rate. Guest room pricing starts at $259/night. ATIXA cannot make special arrangements or assist in capturing discounted room rates post room block sell-out.
There will be a daily resort fee, discounted $30/room, per night, plus applicable state and local tax, that will be posted to all guest rooms to cover the following items, services and/or amenities (which are subject to change without notice):
-
- Guestroom high speed wireless internet access
- Shuttle transportation to/from the Disney World Theme Parks
- Local/1-800 calls in-room, up to 60 minutes
- DVDNow Movie Rentals
- Two (2) 16.9 oz. bottled water (Nestle Pure Life) daily, redeemable at Mainstreet Market
- $5.00 discount on one attraction ticket sold at the concierge desk (coupons cannot be combined)
Learn more about the area today and explore discounted Disney World tickets too.
ATIXA will provide continental breakfast each morning, a mid-morning coffee/tea break, and an afternoon snack each day. Lunch and dinner each evening will be on your own.
Join us for a reception, Wednesday February 25th, 4:30-5:30pm. Traveling companions are welcome to join.
Dining near Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista – Disney Springs
The Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista – Disney Springs area offers a convenient location directly across from Disney Springs – a truly amazing place with an eclectic mix of unique boutiques, one-of-a-kind eateries and jaw-dropping entertainment.
The Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista – Disney Springs offers complimentary transportation to and from all Walt Disney World® Theme Parks.
Yes, discounts are available.
Registering for multiple courses or multiple participants is a great way to save. Registrations of two to four courses are eligible for a 15% discount, and five or more registrations qualify for a 25% discount.
Please create your order, click the “Pay Later” option upon checkout, and email orlando@atixa.org to request discounts be applied.
ATIXA understands that circumstances change, and events may arise that prohibit your ability to attend training after you have registered. View our In-Person Cancellation Policy here.
ATIXA Member Training Rates:
One-day Higher Education Courses
- Early bird – $798
- Regular – $891
- Last chance – $976
Two-day Higher Education Courses
- Early bird – $1,503
- Regular – $1,678
- Last chance – $1,843
One-day K-12 Courses
- Early bird – $424
- Regular – $470
- Last chance – $517
ATIXA Non-Member Training Rates:
One-day Higher Education Courses
- Early bird – $939
- Regular – $1,049
- Last chance – $1,149
Two-day Higher Education Courses
- Early bird – $1,769
- Regular – $1,975
- Last chance – $2,169
One-day K-12 Courses
- Early bird – $499
- Regular – $554
- Last chance – $609
Multi-course discounts are available. Please create your order, click the “Pay Later” option upon checkout, and email orlando@atixa.org to request discounts be applied.
Applicants must be able to provide their own transportation, lodging, and meals. There will be no virtual attendance options.
Please note: Scholarship Applications are open until January 9, 2026.
Apply for Scholarship