Mike Beighley, WIAA Board of Control President, Whitehall Dave Anderson, Executive Director Wade Labecki, Deputy Director Deb Hauser, Associate Director Todd Clark, Communications Director Tom Shafranski, Assistant Director Marcy Thurwachter, Assistant Director Joan Gralla, Office Manager Eric Dziak, Technology Coordinator WIAA AREA MEETINGS SEPTEMBER 2014

Welcome! Open Forum Your Questions/Concerns

Committee on Competitive Equity Update September 8-Mount Horeb-Kyle Luedtke & Chris Zwettler September 9-Oconomowoc-Janet Bahr, David Bartelt & Gus Knitt September 10-Antigo-Dawn Urban September 15-Greenfield-Sandy Freres & Ryan Mangan September 16-Mauston-Ken Clinton, Archie Sherbinow & Ron Walsh September 23-Rice Lake-Steve Salisbury & Archie Sherbinow September 24-Fox Valley Lutheran, Appleton-Patrick Mans, Mark McQuade & Robert Pauly

Competitive Equity Ad Hoc Committee Summer Work Report 2014 Competitive Equity Ad Hoc Committee Summer Work Report

C/C Mission The committee formation was voted on by the membership at the Annual Meeting on April 16, The WIAA Board of Control appointed a 21-member team with representation from the seven districts. Representation included 12 from the public schools and nine from private schools: large and small schools; includes superintendents, principals, and athletic directors. There are no members from the Sports Advisory Committee, WIAA Executive Staff or Board of Control. The Mission of the Committee is to… study competitive balance/equity! evaluate the current procedure of using enrollment for division placement in post-season tournament plus offer a solution. 5

Timeline The Committee would meet over the summer and present their findings at the September Area Meetings. The Committee would make their final recommendation to the Board of Control in December of 2014 for the school year. The Committee may ask for more time if required. 6

Competitive Equity was defined as “more schools have an opportunity to compete on a more level playing field in post-season pl ay.” Competitive Equity was defined as “more schools have an opportunity to compete on a more level playing field in post-season pl ay.” 7

The Committee met twice: July 7-8 and Aug. 3-4 The following viable solutions were developed and investigated by the Committee: 1.65 multiplier Status quo Add a division in sports that would contain no private schools. (Exception: not in football) Long Term Success Factors: point system for regional,sectionals,and state that would accumulate and move a team up a division over an established period of time. Reducer: Subtract students on free and reduced lunch, or a percentage of those students from total enrollment. 8

Solutions continued Equal distribution of private schools throughout division. Sport specific private/public separate state tournaments or path to the state tournament in tennis, golf, volleyball, and soccer. Geographical population multiplier (public and private) Out of feeder school/open enrolled student multiplier. 9

Criteria Used for Assessing Potential Solutions  Sport Specific  Addresses schools in rural/urban areas.  Universal application to all WIAA member schools.  Clear, concise and supported by data.  Can be reviewed and will be evaluated.  Sport Specific  Addresses schools in rural/urban areas.  Universal application to all WIAA member schools.  Clear, concise and supported by data.  Can be reviewed and will be evaluated. 10

Wisconsin has its own unique circumstances. The Committee reviewed what other states have done and then applied the criteria to meet the needs of the WIAA member schools. "I think each state association really has to do some soul- searching," says B. Elliot Hopkins, director of sports and educational services for the Indianapolis-based National Federation of State High School Associations, who also sits on the organization's Citizenship/Equity Committee. "What administrators do in one state may have no place in another state. There's no right or wrong; it's just what works best in that state at a particular time. You have to add that clarifier: 'at a particular time. '" Athletic Business 11

“Criteria” applied to nine proposals! This resulted in three proposals that met the “Criteria” for further study. Reducer Success Factor Geographical, Boundary-Specific Multiplier 12

Reducer Follows the Minnesota plan using free and reduced lunch numbers where 40% of the current free and reduced count. After 7 years, Minnesota continues to apply reducer to their schools. Can be applied to both private and public, rural and urban, and all sports. Data exists and can be audited. Research what % of students on free and reduced lunch actually participate in athletics for their schools. Options that need to be explored include: How do you count students? Do schools get bumped up? Do “large urban school”move down? Does it address the concerns of “rural schools”? 13

Success Factor Measurable and easy to track Evaluates and impacts the least number of schools. Can be applied to all sports and public/private schools. Review 3 or 5 year records to improve speed of resolution. Establish a level point system for state tournament movement: regional, sectional and state championships. Can this process be combined with other options? Should the WIAA punish schools, public/private, for success? Will this provide a road for more rural schools to make a state appearance? 14

Geographical, Boundary-Specific Multiplier Establish a radius for attendance regardless of open enrollment. Take all schools in Wisconsin and assign them a home attendance boundary. Add a multiplier to each student beyond boundary. Need to review how many students actually participate in athletics. Need to review feeder schools for private schools. Set up a model to see how this affects all schools and will this address rural/urban issues. 15

Why not the Multiplier? 16 The multiplier is not universally applied to all members. The multiplier does not take into account open enrollment/non-boundary schools in Wisconsin. While it might move some private schools, it does not solve the problem. Over time other schools would emerge. Empirical evidence from Missouri has indicated that the multiplier formula did not decrease the amount of state championships won by private schools. Two states (Georgia and Arkansas) have abandoned the multiplier format.

Multiplier continued Not all private schools are the same and yet, the multiplier treats them the same. The goal of the committee is not to target just private schools, but to analyze all schools success factors. The committee did not believe the multiplier would address the concerns of the rural schools. 17

The Committee will reconvene on Oct. 1, Each option is being studied in-depth and for evaluation on Oct. 1. The Committee will review modeled examples to see if the 3 options resolve issues to improve competitive balance/equity. The Competitive Equity Ad Hoc Committee will seek to recommend to the Board of Control their findings for the December Board meeting. The Committee acknowledges that their findings may be a combinations of options to best address Wisconsin’s uniqueness. 18

Seeding State Tournaments Geography vs. Best Teams Geographic Representation Travel School Time Substitutes Luck of the Draw Boys Volleyball Wrestling Hockey Softball Girls Volleyball Baseball Tennis Soccer Basketball

Seeding State Tournaments Geography vs. Best Teams Coaches, Media and Public Sentiment Extra Qualifiers Sectional Assignments Expectations Your Thoughts

Conference Realignment

Area Meetings Formal Request to be made at Annual Meeting Statewide Realignment—Every 8 years? Single School Requests—When/How to Say “No” Other Suggestions

2014 Constitutional Changes Football coaches to follow the fall acclimatization policy during their summertime unrestricted school coaching contact days. All sports with unlimited non-school coaching contact will be the same. All coaches, including assistant coaches, to fulfill rules meeting requirements.

2015 Proposed Constitutional Amendments Require a member school to maintain one sport. Remove restitution penalty provided to Board of Control in Constitution. Designate a date in which amendments may be brought to the membership via petition to allow discussion and committee review prior to the Annual Meeting. Allow students to participate in skills contests during the season. Allow from June 15-July 15 unrestricted school sponsored contact in basketball for individual instruction use only.

2015 Proposed Constitutional Amendments Open unrestricted school coaching contact to all sports except football to the entire period between the last day of school to July 31. Open unlimited non-school coaching contact to all sports except football for the period between the last day of school to the first day of school. Allow underclassmen to participate in all-star competitions during the summer. Editorial—Clarify conference realignment procedures

2014 Sportsmanship Summit Wednesday, December 3 Holiday Inn Convention Center, Stevens Point, WI Introduction—All Members Welcome Schedule Topics and Presenters Registration

8 Player Football Championship At its January 29, 2014 meeting, the Board of Control approved the implementation of a 16-team tournament one year following the season in which 30 or more schools are sponsoring 8-player football. In line with 11 player qualifying.

Boys Basketball 100 th Anniversary Celebrating the Game – Local Celebrations During Season Memorabilia—Have Any? Pack the Kohl 3-Point Challenge Watch for More Info

Officials Licensing and Ranking New for : Officials can access all information on the WIAA website with a single login. Officials online Directory is updated daily. RefRanking is no longer the platform used for coaches to rank officials. Rankings will be submitted through Athletix.us. Instruction guides are on the Athletix website and information has been provided to athletic directors.

Political and Legal Landscapes Non-school competition in other states Illinois and its legislature California and transfer rule Legal implications and realignment First Aid, CPR and AED Training LRB 2032 and AB 520

Participation Inclusive, not exclusive It’s About More Than Winning

Timely Reminders—Updates—Announcements

Conference Realignment

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