Author: Erich Frombach

The 2023 Ohio High School Athletic Association Athletic Discussion Meetings have been finalized with the dates and locations for the six meetings listed below. OHSAA Director of Compliance Kristin Ronai will review the 2023 referendum issues and Executive Director Doug Ute will discuss topics of current interest to administrators involved with or interested in the school’s interscholastic athletics program. Meetings will last no more than two hours, and there is no cost to attend.

The meetings are intended for superintendents, high school principals, high school athletic administrators, 7th-8th grade principals, city supervisors and board presidents. Attendance by at least one school administrator is highly encouraged.

Member schools are permitted to register a maximum of four school administrators for the OHSAA Athletic Discussion Meetings. We have asked all other school administrators to coordinate their registration efforts through you, the high school athletic administrator. The link to the registration form is as follows:

https://ohsaameetings.hometownticketing.com/embed/all.

An email will be returned to you to indicate that your registration has been received.

Here are the sites and dates for the 2023 OHSAA Athletic Discussion Meetings:

Westerville Meeting

Monday, April 17– 10:00 a.m.

Quest Conference Center

9200 Worthington Rd., Suite 400

Westerville, OH  43082

 

Athens Meeting

Wednesday, April 18 – 10:00 a.m.       

Ohio University Inn and Conference Center

331 Richland Ave.

Athens, OH  45701

 

Streetsboro Meeting

Tuesday, April 25 – 10:30 a.m.

Streetsboro High School Auditorium

8585 State Route 14

Streetsboro, OH  44241

 

Cambridge Meeting

Thursday, April 27 – 1:30 p.m.

Pritchard Laughlin Civic Center

7033 Glenn Highway

Cambridge, OH  43725

Clayton Meeting

Friday, April 28 – 10:00 a.m.

Northmont Community Auditorium

4916 W. National Road

Clayton, OH  45315

Special Note:

Enter Door 2, Northwest Side of School

 

Tiffin Meeting

Monday, May 1 – 9:00 a.m.

Camden Falls Reception & Conference Center

2640 S. State Route 231

Tiffin, OH  44883

Special Note: This meeting is in conjunction with

the NWDAB Administrators Meeting. The NWDAB

portion of the meeting and special awards will begin

at 9:00, with the OHSAA presentation to begin at

approximately 10:00. Lunch will also be provided.

Go to https://members.niaaa.org/store/ListProducts.aspx?catid=925632

to register…

 

News Release
NIAAA/OIAAA: Professional Development Opportunity
Quality Program Award (QPA), National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA)
Ohio Athletic Administrators that are interested in pursuing the distinguished NIAAA

Quality Program Award are invited to attend one of two virtual informational meetings
conducted by:
Randy Tevepaugh, CMAA, NIAAA QPA Mentor
Don Bales, CMAA, NIAAA QPA Coordinator

The virtual meetings will be conducted on Wednesday, February 8th at 9:00 a.m. and
Sunday, February 24th at 7:30 p.m. Those administrators interested in participating
should contact Randy Tevepaugh at rtevepaugh@scsrockets.org An email notification will be sent prior to the meeting
time(s) detailing pertinent information regarding participation.

The Bruce Brown Award of Excellence will be awarded to those administrators and
school districts achieving this level of Professional Development from the OIAAA.

Additionally, a national recognition will be made at the National Athletic Directors Conference in December of each year.

Past Bruce Brown Award Winners

Year	School	Athletic Director
2015	Gilmour Academy	Jeff	Walrich
	Worthington Kilbourne	Jeff	Todd
	Ottawa Hills	Tim	Erickson
	Streetsboro	Randy	Tevepaugh
2016	Wyoming	Jan	Wilking
2017	Anderson	Kyle	Bing
	Brush	Mike	Murphy
	Mason	Scott	Stemple
2018	Hilliard Darby	Chris	Ludban
	Proctorville Fairland	Jeff	Gorby
	Galion	Kyle	Baugh
	Marietta	Rick	Guimond
	Rocky River	Mark	Wagner
	St. Joseph Academy	John	Manuszak
	Sycamore	Phil	Poggi
2019	Findlay	Nate	Weihrauch
	Loveland	Brian	Conaster
	Woodridge	Nick	Mayer
2020	No Winners Covid
2021	Turpin	Tony	Hemmelgarn
	Brunswick	John	Justice
	Streetsboro	Randy	Tevepaugh
	Shenandoah	Eric	Scholtis
	Plymouth	Josh	Calame
	Fort Frye	Barb	Sleek
2022	Madeira	Joe	Kimling
2023

OIAAA 3rd Strategic Plan

 

Building a Committee of OIAAA Members – April 25, 2021

 

SWOADA – Chris Weaver, Kettering Fairmont High School (unable to attend)

NWOIAAA – Jeff Hill, Eastwood High School

NEOIAAA – Ryan Peters, Beachwood High School (unable to attend)

SEOIAAA – Keith Dettwiller, Piketon High School

CEOIAAA – Heath O’Neal, Dublin City Schools

EOIAAA – Chip Amicone, Garaway High School

 

Committee:

Julie Renner: OIAAA Assistant Executive Director

Joe Roberts:  Southwest District Representative

Joe Kimling:  OIAAA Secretary

Gary Spinell: OIAAA President-Elect

Rick Guimond: OIAAA President

Bill Schumacher: NEOIAAA Representative in attendance 

Tony Williams: SEOIAAA District Representative 

Heather Beck:  Female Representative

Randy King:  OIAAA Treasurer

Glen Gillespie: OIAAA Executive Director 

 

Ken Baker: Strategic Plan Lead

 

OIAAA Successes 

1. PD/Conference
2. NIAAA Relationship
3. Networking
4. Mentoring Opportunities
5. Respect Profession
6. Recognition
7. Becoming Involved
8. Scholarships
9. Structure
10. Transparency
11. Social Media
12. Status
13. Nuts and Bolts (Procedures)

 

OIAAA Challenges

1. Diversity
2. Membership Balance (Dues)
3. Mentoring
4. Licensure/Certification
5. Outreach/Visibility
6. Finances
7. P.D. (options)
8. Relationships
9. Influence w/other Professional Associations in the state of Ohio
10. Promotion
11. Social Media/Communication 

 

OIAAA 3rd Strategic Plan starting 2021

 

Goal 1 – MEMBERSHIP

The OIAAA will increase dual membership to reach 800+ members.

1.1: Promote an all-in initiative of 10% of leagues.

1.2: Explore alternative membership -1.3: Relevance to nonmember ADs (why Join)

1.4: Increase Middle School AD, Female ADs, and Minority ADs, to address the diversity of overall membership, by 20% over 5 years.

1.5: Continue to develop mentoring programs with current and retired ADs.

 

Goal 2 – FINANCIAL

The OIAAA will maintain current financial stability based on:

2.1: Review/Audit committee to promote complete transparency.

2.2: Keep a “Rainy Day” and Endowment Fund with ___% or ___(set amount)

2.3: Maintain a general fund balance sufficient to operate the next fiscal year.

2.4: Pursue investment options and opportunities to benefit the entire association.

2.5: Set aside ___% of the general fund each fiscal year for outreach and professional development.

 

Goal 3 – PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 

The OIAAA will identify a professional development format to benefit our membership

3.1: Create a New AD Workshop to include the OHSAA and support the new standards of the business.  

1. Create within “So You Want to Be an AD” workshop

3.2: Collaborate with all associations to bring professional development and training to new ADs (3 years or less)

3.3: Enhance our professional development delivery method

1. Increase virtual opportunities through workshops and LTIs
2. Build the AD Toolbox to function as a Best Practice Guide
3. Plan quarterly Hot Topics roundtable sessions

3.4: Place emphasis on the CAA designation in our LTI offerings to increase this certification amongst our members

1. Increase CAA certifications by 10%
2. Increase Members with CAA’s to CMAA by 2%

 

Goal 4 – COMMUNICATION

The OIAAA will promote the mission to our audiences.  In addition, solicit the input and needs from our membership.

4.1: Use various forms of social media and surveys to gather input from members on athletic policies.

4.2: Create a sub-committee to work with the Executive Director to assess needs and find resources to promote Education-Based Athletics 

4.3: Use social media and awards to celebrate and promote the profession of Athletic Administration

4.4: Network with other state associations to learn different ways to promote Education-Based Athletics