1. Year Round expectations and responsibilities of the site principal
The principal’s role
dr. Nancy Kelly, Jeff Jordon, Dr. Monica Colunga, Carter paysinger

2. Principal's Knowledge of Athletics
Assess your personal knowledge-BE HONESt
Assess your athletic administration team's knowledge
How do you fill in the gaps?
How do you catch up?

3. Your Athletic Director
Clear Expectations
Constant Communication
Hold your Athletic Director Accountable
Allow them to Lead

4. Your Athletic Director
Meet with them regularly
Teaching Schedule
Resources

5. Evaluating a Program Be connected – Contests and Practices
Pre-season meeting
Surveys (Coaches, Parents, Athletes, etc.)
Evaluating a Program

6. Evaluating a Program Post-season meeting with your coach
Coach comes to meeting prepared
Evaluate the program as a team
Look for strengths and improvements – Be specific
Provide resources to support the coach
Clinics
Equipment
On Campus Coaches

7. The Culture of your athletic program
Having a plan to develop and maintain a positive school culture is key and must be ongoing
Attending and speaking at your initial season parent and student meetings is key in delivering philosophy, mission, goals and general school/program expectations
Great opportunity to identify philosophy and expectations of education based athletics
Great opportunity to model for your coaching staff

8. Expectations of your athletic program
Student athlete expectations
What is the message that is being delivered?
Understanding of education based athletics
Purpose of athletics
Ideals of sportsmanship, and 6 core principles: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and good citizenship

9. Walk the Talk Visibility
No different than your visibility in classrooms and Just as important
Supervision at events, who is monitoring student and parent behavior?
Use a team approach to get systems in place
Stay ahead of the game
Walk the Talk

10. Safety and Wellbeing of your Student Athletes: The importance of a full time athletic trainer
Coverage during games only is not enough
Coaches are put in a vulnerable position 
Proper initial treatment of injuries is sometimes critical 
The district is ultimately responsible 

11. Questions?