Episode 83: Summer Compliance Checklist: What Schools Should Be Doing Right Now with Erica D'Agostino

Jun 25, 2026

Are you ready for the next school year, or will compliance catch you off guard? In this episode of The Law and Education Podcast, Courtney Bullard is joined by Erica D'Agostino, Senior Title IX and Equity Specialist and team lead at Institutional Compliance Solutions (ICS). Erica’s diverse experience spans K-12 education, higher education, disability services, school leadership, investigations, hearings, informal resolution, and work as an external Title IX coordinator. Together, Courtney and Erica walk through ICS’s summer compliance checklist and explain why it is such a valuable planning tool for Title IX, Title VI, training, data review, prevention, and policy work. They discuss how compliance teams can create time for meaningful reflection, identify common gaps, prioritize what needs attention, and make sure their procedures and reporting systems are ready before the start of the school year. Erica also explains the importance of partnership across compliance roles, where the responsibilities of Title IX and Title VI overlap, and why progress matters more than perfection. Tune in to learn how schools can use the summer months to build their compliance foundation and enter the next academic year with greater clarity, focus, and confidence.

Key Points From This Episode:

• A brief update on recent federal agency changes affecting education compliance.
• Erica’s career background and the different Title IX roles she now serves in at ICS.
• Discover why summer is a critical time for schools to prepare for the year ahead.
• Examine why compliance teams need to schedule focused time for checklist work.
• Explore why proactive planning helps schools avoid future compliance issues.
• Learn how the ICS summer compliance checklist stands out from other approaches.
• Hear about the common review gaps around policies, staffing, procedures, and data.
• How Title IX and Title VI coordinators can partner together on policies and procedures.
• Uncover how summer planning can shape prevention, compliance, and education work.
• Advice on how schools can start with the checklist, identify gaps, and prioritize the next steps.
• Understand why athletics compliance should remain part of Title IX summer planning.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

K-12 Summer Compliance Checklist

Higher Ed Summer Compliance Checklist

Erica D’Agostino on LinkedIn

Episode 82: Inside the Role of a K-12 Title IX Coordinator

ICS 

Higher Ed Community Access

K-12 Community Access

Higher Ed Virtual Certified IX Training

K-12 Virtual Certified Title IX Training

ICS Blog

Courtney Bullard on X 

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