MEMORANDUM

 

 

September 5, 2006

 

 

TO:   NCAA Division I Management Council.

 

FROM:   Kevin C. Lennon

               Vice President for Membership Services. 

 

SUBJECT:    NCAA Division I Committee on Academic Performance.

 

 

The enclosed materials have been prepared to inform you of recent decisions made by the NCAA Division I Board of Directors with regard to NCAA Division I Academic Performance Program historical-penalty structure.  In addition, the NCAA Division I Committee on Academic Performance and the Board are seeking your input on key decisions and request your action on several items. 

 

The materials are as follows:

 

1.         An excerpt from the August Board meeting highlighting the Board's actions, followed by materials provided to the Board (e.g., an executive summary of the historical-penalty recommendations, the full committee report, data reviewed by the committee and the Board informing key historical-penalty decisions).

 

2.         Academic waiver data requested by the Board.

 

3.         Information and research regarding NCAA Proposal No. 2005-97.

 

4.         A memo requesting your action in extending President Walter Harrison's term on the committee.

 

Also, during this meeting you will be asked to appoint a new member to the committee to replace Marshall Goodman who took a position at a non-NCAA institution.

 

Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from you during our meeting.

 

 

KCL:ld

 

cc:     Selected NCAA Staff Members