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The Ohio Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (OIAAA) is pleased to announce that Glen Gillespie, CMAA has been promoted to the Executive Director position. Glen has been serving as the Interim since July. Glen succeeded the first Executive Director Bruce Brown who passed away in late June. 

“Being the Interim Executive Director these past few months has given me a running start to lead this outstanding organization,” Gillespie said. “My plans are to guide us through this Pandemic year with the hopes of the OIAAA being stronger. In the immediate future we need to provide whatever we can to the Athletic Administrators of Ohio to get through the rest of the 20-21 school year.“

Besides his new position as Executive Director, Glen is also the Leadership Training Coordinator and Newsletter editor for the OIAAA.  He is hoping to find someone within the organization to take over these responsibilities so he can concentrate on his new job.

Rick Guimond, OIAAA President pronounced, “We at the OIAAA are excited to begin working with Glen in his more permanent capacity as our executive director.  He has been involved with our organization for many years and brings a high level of experience to the position which we feel will benefit the OIAAA and its members.”

Gillespie is a member of the Northwest District Ohio Athletic Administrators Association and a state and national presenter. He served on the NIAAA Publications Committee from 2002-2015 and was the editor for the Ideas That Work section of the IAA magazine. He is a member of the LTI national faculty and was Chair of LTC 608. In 2012, Glen is the Ohio LTI coordinator and the Newsletter Editor. He received the NFHS Citation award for Ohio in 2007 and was inducted into the OIAAA Hall of Fame in 2012. In 2014 he was awarded the NIAAA Distinguished Service Award. 

Gillespie said, ”I look forward to working with the Executive Board to make sure Ohio stays in the position as one of the national leaders for educational athletics.”

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It is with great sadness that we share that our dear friend & colleague Bruce Brown passed away today. Bruce’s impact on interscholastic athletics in Ohio and the OIAAA will live on forever.  He made a profound and lasting impact on everyone he worked with.   We are all better people for knowing him.

Rest In Peace, Bruce. You will be missed.

Go to https://www.hopkinslawver.com/obituaries/Bruce-Brown-14/#!/Obituary to view his obiturary.

Consideration for
OIAAA Assistant Executive Director

Rationale: With the OIAAA’s growth into one of the largest state athletic administrators’ association in the nation,the day-to-day oversight of membership and provision of services has grown exponentially. As such, the position of Assistant Executive Director is meant to enhance and provide greater service to the organization and its membership.

Purpose: Provide support to the OIAAA Executive Director, the Officers and the Board of Directors in the operation of the OIAAA. It is intended that the Assistant Executive Director assume the duties as assigned by the Board of Directors and assume the role of the Executive Director in his/her absence or until such time as the Board identifies additional position needs.

The position of Assistant Executive Director would include, but not be limited to, the following duties:

Minimum Expectations:

 Has served a minimum of five years as an OIAAA member with at least two years of service at the District or Executive Board levels of the OIAAA.

 Has served a minimum of five years as a full-time interscholastic athletic administrator.  Has familiarity with OIAAA collegial associations: OHSAA, OASSA, BASA, OSBA.

 Has a working knowledge with technology inclusive of, but not limited to MS Office Suite, Google Suite,
Outlook, Zoom/Google/Other Video Conferencing and FinalForms.

 Has a working knowledge of audio-visual equipment and technology.

 Has ability to manage social media to advance the association’s presence on both a local and national
level

 Knowledgeable of working relationship among OIAAA Districts, OIAAA State and NIAAA organizations
Organizational Responsibilities:

 Oversees the development and coordination of the Annual OIAAA State Conference
 Works with the Executive Director in the coordination and marketing of the OIAAA
Partnership/Sponsorship program.

 Assists with the Membership Chairperson and coordination of membership rosters with OIAAA Treasurer

 Assumes additional duties as assigned by the Executive Director and the Executive Board

Time requirements:

 Attendance at all Executive Board of Directors meetings

 Attendance at OIAAA State Conference
 Attendance at NIAAA National Conference
 Attendance at NIAAA Section meeting
 Engagement at OIAAA Summer Institute
 Ability to respond to leadership and membership needs as necessary

Compensation:

 Conference registrations at OIAAA and NIAAA Conferences

 Lodging at OIAAA, NIAAA and Section 2 conferences/meetings

 Mileage (per IRS rate) for all required association meetings

 Additional travel reimbursements to conferences as approved by the Board of Directors

In Process (see “Succession Process” notes, below):

 Qualified applicants will submit a letter of interest  Include a resume which highlights candidate’s meeting minimum and position expectations

 Deadline for application will be (TBD).

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We hope you are staying well and safe! We have had recent emails asking for guidelines on how to hold cheer/dance tryouts for the upcoming season.  We strongly advise that the guidelines from Governor DeWine, Ohio Department of Health (ODH) and Ohio Department of Education (ODE) are followed when deciding when and how to hold cheer/dance tryouts. Coaches are to partner with their Superintendent, Principal and AD to decide on the best option for your school.  When making this decision, please keep in mind the health and safety of everyone involved is the number one priority.  Listed below are a few options: We strongly recommend, as well as ODE, “virtual” is the safest approach.  If you choose to hold virtual tryouts, OASSA will offer an article from Bricker and Eckler, our legal counsel that can be used as guidance when planning tryouts. Find that doc here: http://www.oassa.org/Websites/oassa/images/2020%20CHEER/OASSA%20Article%20-%20Virtual%20Tryouts%20-%20Jacobs%20and%20Rothey.pdf You may choose to wait and hold tryouts closer to the beginning of the school year.  By then, there is a chance to actually hold in person tryouts.  When you are ready to hold tryouts, ensure you follow the current guidelines from DeWine, ODH and ODE. If you have another idea in mind on how to hold tryouts, you may do so as long it is approved by your Principal/AD and Superintendent and it follows the current guidelines from DeWine, ODH and ODE. Please refer to the links below for further information and guidance: ODE Statement (We know this is specific to graduation, but it also mentions other “milestones”): “The Ohio Department of Education and the Ohio Department of Health urge school districts to be thoughtful and careful in choosing and planning the best way to celebrate graduation and other milestones. Several options are available and can be successfully implemented all while keeping safe practices in mind.” http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Student-Supports/Coronavirus/Graduation-and-Recognition-Ceremonies Virtual Tryout Example Links (if you choose to hold virtual tryouts): UDA: https://www.varsity.com/uda/tryout/ UCA: https://www.varsity.com/uca/tryout/ OHSAA Administrator Updates: https://mcusercontent.com/7169653d29a7bd92bd770354b/files/69f88e7e-87b6-4102-b003-3694c4f56751/Thursday_April_30_Administrative_Update.02.pdf https://ohsaaweb.blob.core.windows.net/files/BulletinBoard/OHSAAUpdatesApril30.pdf Q&A section of the update: Q: Can our school conduct virtual cheer tryouts during this time? A: While the OHSAA does not govern the sport of cheerleading in the state of Ohio, we have received this question and want to address it. We can only recommend that the tryouts remain virtual/electronic to discourage any type of physical group gatherings. However, please reference any rules or regulations applied by your school district or the Ohio Association of Secondary School Administrators. We will continue to keep you all updated as new details are available.

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