1. 2017-2018 FHSAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
Spring Meeting
Friday, March 16, 2018

2. Welcome! Section 1 Representatives Section 3 Representatives
Ashlyn Aleywine, Bozeman (Panama City)
Brooke Long, Fernandina Beach
Section 2 Representatives
Steven Billings-Larson Jr., Apopka
Peyton Burdette, Lecanto
Jae Crawford, Boone (Orlando)
Section 3 Representatives
Sophia Bailey, Robinson (Tampa)
Luis Garcia-Mazzarri, Lincoln Park (Fort Pierce)
Section 4 Representatives
Catherine Dorcinvil, Northwest Christian (Miami)
Renier Martinez, Archimedean (Miami)
Esteban Sainz, Marathon
Abigail Serda, South Florida HEAT (Fort Lauderdale)

3. Today’s Agenda & Goals
Review individual goals and SAAC Mission Statement
Selection of the Sunshine State Spirit Showdown winner
Stoneman Douglas Discussion and Action Plan

4. individual Goals Form a Student Leadership Group at your school
Work together with fellow leadership members to organize a volunteer effort
Report to SAAC with the results of your volunteer efforts and achievements of your local school’s leadership group

5. SAAC Mission Statement
“We work to represent the best interests of all student-athletes by presenting their concerns to the FHSAA, thereby developing initiatives for future improvement. Our goal is to promote the advancement of sportsmanship and integrity by fostering an ethical, safe, competitive environment on and off the field.”

6. Facilitative Leadership – Working as a Group
Everyone needs to be heard
Respect all other opinions
Agree to Disagree
Reach your objectives
Work with timelines
Bring a problem, bring a solution

7. Sunshine State Spirit Showdown

8. Sunshine State Spirit Showdown: Overview
Videos must be between 90 seconds and 3 minutes
Must also include at least 30 seconds of discussion about why school should be winner
Cheers must be positive
Sportsmanship is the overall goal for this program
Submission videos were sent to FHSAA by February 1 and YouTube playlist is created with all of the submissions
Videos that meet the requirements will be uploaded to FHSAA social media.
Fans will be encouraged to watch all videos and vote on favorites using Survey Monkey link on social media sites

9. Sunshine State Spirit Showdown: Choosing a Winner
Fans will be encouraged to watch all videos and vote on favorites using Survey Monkey link on social media sites
Fan votes will be divided by school population and the resulting percentage will determine how many of the ten possible bonus points the school will receive to keep competition fair amongst large schools and small schools
SAAC makes final decision on winner which will be determined based on the following criteria:
Positive sportsmanship
Student body & community participation
School spirit
Originality of cheers
Organization of the group and student body
Overall fun
How well did the school follow guidelines
Social media votes

10. Sunshine State Spirit Showdown
Fifth Annual School Spirit Competition
Entries:
Bishop Kenny
Braden River
Choctawhatchee
Fort Walton Beach
Lake Howell
Mandarin
Merritt Island
Niceville
Palmer Trinity
The Out-of-Door Academy
Viera

11. Sunshine State Spirit Showdown: Your Task – Selecting a Winner
Rate videos in each distinct category on a 1 – 5 rating scale
1 being low, 5 being high
To keep the contest fair between large schools and small schools,
Fan votes will be divided by school population based on 2017 Population Report
The resulting percentage will determine how many of ten possible bonus points a school will receive.
Bonus points will be added to the overall score
Fan votes are only used to enhance the score provided by the SAAC evaluation
Winner will receive banner and plaque from FHSAA at a pep rally hosted by winning school

12. Sunshine State Spirit Showdown: Watch & Rate Videos
And the winner is…….

13. Stoneman Douglas tragedy

14. Review questionnaire
School are increasingly becoming popular targets for violence. In your opinion, please answer the following questions:
As a student, why do you feel this is happening?
As a student, what do you think can be done to prevent further acts of school violence?
As a member of the SAAC, how do you think SAAC could assist in preventing future acts of school violence?

15. Where do we go from here? School Policies
What policies does your school have in place for:
Potentially violent student
Students suffering from mental illness, bullying
Do you feel your school allows for an environment to discuss student safety or concerns?
Where do you want to see change?

16. Where do we go from here? SAAC Involvement
What role do you think the SAAC and FHSAA should have to help guard against future incidents?
Where do you want to see change?
How can you use FHSAA resources?

17. Planning ahead – how to create change
Establishing Goals
Short Term Goals
Long Term Goals
How to put plans into action

18. Thank you for participating in the 2017-2018 SAAC!
Congratulations to all the graduating seniors!
Juniors – get ready for next year!