O.I.A.A.A. Executive Committee March 2014 Meeting Minutes

Minutes—Executive Committee Meeting

3/16/2014

State Conference Planning Committee:

Major points of emphasis were presenters, and keynote speakers for the fall conference.  Still seeking 1.

Called to Order:

·     The meeting was called to order by President Tim Erickson at 10:02 am.

 

Attendance:  X – in attendance

Executive Director:   x Bruce Brown (NE)

District Rep. (C)  x    Steve Conley

Past President/Program Chair:   Matt Shomper (SW)

District Rep. (E)   x  Ray Hibbs

President:      x Tim Erickson (NW)

District Rep. (NE)            x Rob Eckenrode

President Elect:       x        Paul Powers (NE)

District Rep. (NW)      x    Susie Felver

Secretary:     x Bo Hanson (C)

District Rep. (SW)          Tim Cook

Treasurer:     x Randy King (C)

District Rep. (SE)           x     Bo Arnett

LTI/Newsletter Chair:      x Glen Gillespie (NW)

Awards Chair:   x Bill Schumacher (NE)

Exhibit Chair:    x Phil Poggi (SW)

Website Chair:  x Erich Fromback (NE)

NIAAA Cert. Chair:  x Paul Moses

Program Chair:  x Tom Farbizo (E)

OHSAA: x Dr. Ross OHSAA: Jerry Snodgrass OASSA: Ken Baker

I.  Action Items

A.  Additions to the Agenda:

 

B.  Approval of Agenda:

·     A motion was made by Susie F.  and seconded by Steve C. to approve the agenda.  The motion was carried.

C.  Approval of Minutes:

·     A motion was made by Steve Conley  and seconded by Rob Eckenrode to approve the minutes from the   Executive Committee meeting.  The motion was carried.

D.  Approval of Financial Report:

·     A motion was made by Paul Powers and seconded by Susie Felver to approve the financial report as of 3/16/14.  The balance as of March 16th was checking-$9,989.77, savings-$56,408.39.  The motion was carried.

II. Information Items

A. Membership Report: Randy King

·     Two new members have been added, new membership forms were distributed, and changes were discussed.  The new registration form is now two forms: current and retired memberships.

B. OASSA Report:

·     No Report.

C. OHSAA Report:  Dr. Ross

·     Dr. Ross discussed the state hockey finals, the fall petition (which fell through due to lack of signatures) and the remaining discussion was on Competitive Balance.
A lengthy discussion was led by Dr. Ross and he provided a worksheet that provided direction as to what was being introduced to be voted on this spring.  Questions were fielded and answered by Dr. Ross.

D.  NIAAA Report:   Bruce Brown

·     Discussion was held w/o Bruce in the room about nominating him for the Citation Award and Ralph Young for the Hall of Fame Award.

 

E.  Conference Report:  Paul Powers

·     Currently still seeking one speaker, will take suggestions.  The vendor fees increased with increased exposure and wi-fi availability.  Social will be in the main ballroom.

 

F.  Website Report:  Erich Frombach

·     Discussed the site “hits” and which sections of the site had the most activity; Erich also discussed ideas as to how to get more exposure on the site:

–      Try to drive people to the “openings” page.

–       Have the individual districts post info on the OIAAA site also.

G.  Awards Report:  Bill Schumacher

·     Names needed by the May meeting for awards for this year.  Discussion was held about promoting Ohio for awards at the national level

·     Committee will consist of Glenn, Tom, Steve & Paul M.

H.  Leadership Training Report:  Glenn Gillespie

·     Webinars available in April for LTI courses.

·     Ad Hoc Committe to look at professional development and to put together an 18 month calendar listing these events.

·     Summer Institute was discussed again and has been pushed out.

I.  Certification Report: Paul Moses

·     Discussed the development of a mentor program, marketing certification to the principals and superintendents.

J.  Newsletter Report:  Glenn Gillespie

·     Current newsletter is out.  One more newsletter will go out before the end of May.

·     Please have any information by the May meeting to be included in the next edition.

K. Executive Directors Report:  Bruce Brown

·     Discussed Corporate Partners.

·     Discussed the use of Survey Monkey and how to get more results.  Jerry Snodgrass has offered his SM account to provide us the opportunity to draw more respondents.

·     Mark Princehorn has retired and was a member of the SEI committee.  We will need to replace.

·     Discussion was held on Section 2 dates: 6/18,19,20th of June.

·     Discussion was also held about the function of the past presidents, and how to utilize their legacy in a productive way.

 

III. New Business:

A.  Tech/Software partnership:  Bruce Brown

·     Committee of Steve C, Paul P. Bruce B, Susie F and Scott Kaufman (Lakota HS) will meet on 3/18 with five vendors to see how they can address improvements to entering events “one time” for data entry.

·     The vendors are 8 to 18, Schedule Star, Digital Scout, VNN and Big Teams.

 

IV. Discussion Items:

A.  District Reports:

1. Central—Steve Conley

Spring Conference on 4/9/14 at Huntington Park at 9:00 AM with baseball to follow.

2. Northwest—Glenn Gillespie

NW roundtable on 4/23/14.

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3. Northeast–Rob Eckenrode

Spring Conference on 4/28 at Sheraton Suites in Cuyahoga Falls; Gary Waters keynote speaker.

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4. East–Ray Hibbs

Spring Conference/Golf on 4/24 at Atwood Lodge with HOF induction of Kevin Keffer.

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5. Southwest—Paul Pogi

Spring Golf outing and dinner on 5/19.

 

6. Southeast—Bo Arnett

Spring Golf outing on 5/9

 

V. Adjournment:

A. Next Meeting:

·     Sunday, May 18th, 2014 at the OHSAA offices.  Conference planning Committee meeting will start at 9:00 AM with the Executive Committee meeting to start at 10:00 AM.

B. Move to Adjourn:

·     A motion was made by Steve C. and seconded by Bo A. to adjourn the meeting.  The motion carried.  The meeting adjourned at 12:33 PM.

C. Upcoming Dates of Note:

Future Meeting Dates and times:

-Conference planning meetings to begin at 9:00 AM and Executive meetings at 10:00 AM.

-Sunday May 18th  Sunday August 17th

-Sunday October 19th  Sunday Nov. 16th  Sunday January 25, 2015

-Sunday March 15th  Sunday May 17th.

NIAAA Section 2 Meeting Dates:

June 19-22, 2014 Host State:  Delaware  June 18-21, 2015 Host State:  Kentucky

June 16-18, 2016 Host State:  Maryland  June 15-17, 2017 Host State:  Ohio

June 15-17, 2018 Host State:  Pennsylvania                June 13-15,2019 Host State:  Virginia

June TBD, 2020 Host State:  West Virginia

Future OIAAA Conference Dates:

November 16-18, 2014 (NW) Hilton Easton  November 15-17, 2015 (E)

November 13-15, 2016 (SE)     November 12-14, 2017 (C)

Future NIAAA Conference Dates:

December 12-16, 2014 National Harbor, Maryland

December 11-15, 2015 Orlando, Florida

December 9-15, 2016 Nashville, Tennessee

C.O.I.A.A.A SPRING WORKSHOP

 C.O.I.A.A.A SPRING WORKSHOP

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Huntington Ballpark

Columbus, Ohio

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The Spring General Membership Meeting of the COIAAA will be held on Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at the Huntington Ballpark, downtown Columbus.   Donuts and coffee will be available at 8:30 and the workshop will begin at 9:00 am.

The cost of the workshop, continental breakfast, and lunch is $20.00.  If you have not paid your 2013-14 membership dues they are $15.00. We have the option to attend the Clippers game at 11:30 following our meeting for and additional $10.

Please send your reservations to Dave Thompson, Bishop Hartley HS, by  Friday, April 4.  You may email reservations to dthompso@cdeducation.org

The ticket for the ballgame will be purchased separately.

Conference Registration Forms

Request for Taxpayer I.D. Certification Form

 

Explanation of Awards and Scholarships Available to Central Ohio Athletic Directors:

OIAAA Athletic Administrator of The Year*

 The purpose of this award is to give recognition to athletic administrators who exemplify the highest standards of their profession and who, through their influence on the lives of the young people under their direction, have made significant contributions to their schools and communities.  The candidate shall be an athletic administrator who is recognized in the community as an educational leader and who maintains athletics as an integral part of the total education program.  He/she shall administer an exemplary athletic program making full use of school and community resources and involving as many students as possible. Each District is permitted to nominate one person from their area, and the Executive Committee will choose one nominee as the Athletic Administrator of the Year.  The nominee must be a member of OIAAA and their local district by no later than October 31 during the school year in which they have been nominated.

OIAAA Hall of Fame Inductee*

 This honor is bestowed upon an active or retired athletic administrator in recognition of their special accomplishments and contributions at the local and/or state levels.  Length of service should not necessarily be a deciding factor when choosing a candidate for this honor.  Each District is permitted to select one individual and must forward a completed application to the Executive Committee.  If the nominee is an active athletic administrator, they must be a member of OIAAA, and their local district by no later than October 31 during the school year in which they have been nominated.  If the nominee is a retired athletic administrator, the OIAAA Treasurer or his designee must verify that the individual had been an OIAAA member at some point during their career.

 

 

Scholarships  

 Thinnes Scholarship Nominee

 This $750 scholarship is awarded annually to the son or daughter of an active member of OIAAA.   Factors such as financial need, scholastic achievement and leadership qualities shall be considered.   Applicants must complete the required application and submit it to their District Representative.  Each athletic district may select one candidate for this scholarship each year and the OIAAA Executive Committee will select the scholarship winner at their May meeting.   Applicants who have previously have been awarded this scholarship will only be considered if there are no other legitimate candidates during that year.  A plaque will be presented to the scholarship winner at the OIAAA conference during the opening session in the Fall.

 

Dow Nelson Scholarship Nominee

 This $750 scholarship is awarded annually to the son or daughter of an active member of OIAAA.   Factors such as financial need, scholastic achievement and leadership qualities shall be considered.   Applicants must complete the required application and submit it to their District Representative.  Candidates for this award are recommended by and only taken from the district that is responsible for the state conference the previous year.

A plaque will be presented to the scholarship winner at the OIAAA conference during the opening session in the Fall.

Wrestler Inspires With Sportsmanship After Losing In State Title Match

Sunday, March 9, 2014 3:23 pm
Written by: ThePostGame Staff

A high school wrestler’s amazing gesture after a loss in the state championship match brought tears to the eyes of many spectators, and it’s not hard to see why.

After falling to Mitchell McKee in Minnesota’s 120-pound class, Malik Stewart went over and embraced McKee’s father, Steve, who is battling terminal cancer.

Click HERE to continue reading the story from The PostGame and to see an interview with both wrestlers

Important Message about SERS and STRS Membership Determination

Recently, the STRS and SERS retirement systems reminded Ohio district treasurers to insure that individual membership classifications were reported corrected.  If an employee has not contributed to the correct retirement system, those memberships must be changed by July 1, 2014.   Most Ohio athletic administrators have come from “traditional” routes by being certificated teachers who may have transitioned into an administrative position.  If you came from a non-traditional route (e.g., the private sector) into being an athletic administrator and do not hold a teaching license, you should remain in the SERS system.

We urge all athletic administrators to review with their respective treasurer/business office this memo to insure  their retirement system membership is located in the correct system.  We do not want any athletic administrator to lose credit in any conversion process.  It is the employer’s responsibility to notify those individuals who may be changing systems.

Click HERE to read news release from the SERS and STRS