1. Supporting Trans*Students in Santa Clara County Anthony Ross Outlet Program Director Adolescent Counseling Services

2. Background Trans* and Transgender are umbrella terms when one’s gender identity does not match their sex assigned at birth This is a population at extreme risk of bullying, harassment, assault, rejection Self Harm Drug / alcohol abuse Homelessness Safe and Welcoming school climate is critical

3. AB 1266 School Success and Opportunity Act Affirms students’ rights to: access facilities participate in programs & activities …on the basis of their gender identity Effective Jan 1, 2014

4. Santa Clara County Focus Community grassroots working group Goals Work collaboratively with County Office and School Districts Help ensure smooth implementation of the law Promote best practices Support, Resources & Guidance on Policy Training Information Systems Student & family services

5. Policy Effective Policies in practice LA Unified SF Unified Berkeley Unified Model Policies CSBA Model

6. Training Who to train All District Personnel Parent Education Students Community Resources Project Outlet The LGBTQ Youth Space Gender Spectrum

7. Information Systems Why it is important Protecting student’s privacy Complexities Legal and preferred Name and Gender Marker State reporting requirements Auxiliary systems (library, meals, bus, etc) Approaches Short term workarounds Long term solutions Vendors need to hear from school districts

8. Personal Story Sara Armstrong

9. Next Steps Anthony Ross – Outlet Program Director www.projectoutlet.org anthony@acs-teens.org 650.424.0852 Future Events County Symposium on Implementation