The California Department of Education supports high-quality educational programs for California's diverse student population through its educational leadership role and places great importance on cultivating a diverse staff that understands and promotes the intellectual, ethical, cultural, emotional, and physical growth of each student. The California Department of Education, Office of Equal Opportunity is charged with ensuring compliance with State and Federal civil rights laws, and regulations in CDE employment and delivery of education services.
External Responsibilities
- Duty to Protect Students
- Free Appropriate Education to Students with Disabilities
- Gender Equity
- Resolution of discrimination and harassment complaints
Uniform Complaints Procedures for pupils, parents, teachers, and community.
- Civil Rights Requirement for Career Technical and Education (CTE) Programs
- Athletes' Bill of Rights (English)
Athletes' Bill of Rights (Spanish) - Derochos del Atleta (Espanol)
Enumerates the rights available to a pupil relating to gender equity in athletics.
- Language Services - Providing services to non or limited-English speaking individuals.
- Education Equity Reviews (Statewide Monitoring) - Monitoring for education equity.
Internal Responsibilities
- Reasonable Accommodation - Accommodation for individuals with disability or impairment from participation.
- CDE Discrimination Complaint Process - The Department of Education's discrimination complaint process.
- Sexual Harassment - Anti-sexual harrassment.
- Upward Mobility - The California Department of Education's model on employee's opportunity for advancement.
