PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE ON THE FUTURE OF DIVISION I INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS ? RECOMMENDATIONS ? STATUS AS OF MAY 16, 2007

SUPPLEMENT NO. 9

DI Mgmt Council 1/08

PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE ON THE FUTURE OF DIVISION I INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS ?

Assignment of responsibilities

(The most recent progress update is bolded.)

(Shaded areas identify completed assignments.)

(Note: As the Oversight and Monitoring Group develops strategies for review of the Task Force recommendations; this document will be subject to change.)

Academic Values

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a. Intercollegiate athletics must be fully integrated into the academic mission of universities and colleges. Academics must come first, and the success of student-athletes, both on and off the field, must be the defining characteristic of college sports.

Board review and possible sponsorship of legislation to modify the Division I Philosophy Statement set forth in the NCAA Manual.

The OMG recommended the development of an instrument that presidents could use to reflect on issues pertaining to integration.

The OMG recommended more collaboration with other higher education associations to provide for more discussion about integration.

The OMG also recommended that conferences discuss issues pertaining to integration with their membership.

NCAA staff to contact higher education associations ? Staff liaisons assigned to the values area of the PTF.

Send to conferences to highlight for membership.

Develop a template to help presidents conduct a ?self examination.?

b. Faculty members must participate in the guidance of intercollegiate athletics and help ensure the integrity of the student-athlete academic experience. Faculty members must also be as fully engaged in providing advice on planning and financial issues in athletics as in other parts of the campus and that advice should be weighed carefully by the athletics leadership and the president. Given this responsibility faculty members must make the effort to understand the intercollegiate athletics enterprise.

Refer for reactions to FARA, Division I-A Faculty Rep Assn and COIA.

COIA proposals being reviewed by national office staff, with appropriate referrals in governance structure.

The OMG recommended seeking to enhance the relationships with faculty groups such as COIA, FARA and the Division I-A FARs? Association.

CAC determined the issue would be addressed through consideration of the legislative proposals sponsored by COIA via the self study instrument or educational materials. (8/1/07)

CAC liaisons: Amy Huchthausen, Byron Hatch, Mira J. Colman, Kelly Brooks, Charnele Kemper, Danielle Teetzel

FARA liaisons: Roberto Vicente and Bill Regan/FARA President Dennis Leighton

Division I ?A FARs: Dutch Baughman/President Percy Bates

COIA: Virginia Shepherd/ Nathan Tublitz

Academic Values (con?t)

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c. The FAR should be engaged in monitoring the successful integration of athletics and academics.

Same as b. above.

COIA proposals being reviewed by national office staff, with appropriate referrals in governance structure.

The OMG recommended seeking to enhance the relationships with faculty groups such as COIA, FARA and the Division I-A FARs? Association.

CAC determined the issue would be addressed through consideration of the legislative proposals sponsored by COIA via the self study instrument or educational materials. (8/1/07)

CAC liaisons: Amy Huchthausen, Byron Hatch, Mira J. Colman, Kelly Brooks, Charnele Kemper, Danielle Teetzel

FARA liaisons: Roberto Vicente and Bill Regan/FARA President Dennis Leighton

Division I ?A FARs: Dutch Baughman /President Percy Bates

COIA: Virginia Shepherd/ Nathan Tublitz

d. Institutions should strive to have a well-functioning independent faculty athletics committee. (Such bodies are typically appointed through faculty governance.)

Same as b. above.

COIA proposals being reviewed by national office staff, with appropriate referrals in governance structure.

Check with A/E/C Cabinet liaisons Julie Cromer and Lynn Holzman to see where we are at the cabinet level.

Academic Values (con?t)		Suggested strategy or referral		Progress to date/status	Assigned parties
e. Academic advising should be connected to and be a part of the university academic units. Primary control over all academic advising should be vested in the institution?s chief academic officer. (Institutions may provide different means to that end).	Seek input through institutional survey. Refer to Committee on Athletic Certification (CAC) and CCA Working Group examining the compliance review template. Staff development of best practices document.		COIA proposals also address this issue. Work continuing with NYA and other academic advising units to develop best practices document. CAC has included a version of this value as a potential measurable standard for third cycle of athletics certification. (See MSOP 22#10) See note in paragraph a. of the values section regarding the OMG?s recommendations. CAC determined the issue would be addressed through consideration of the legislative proposals sponsored by COIA via the self study instrument or educational materials.(8/1/07)		CAC liaisons: Amy Huchthausen, Byron Hatch, Mira J. Colman, Kelly Brooks, Charnele Kemper, Danielle Teetzel Send to conferences to highlight for membership. N4A and NACDA liaison: Carrie Leger (academic advising connected to university academic units) Develop a template to help presidents conduct a ?self examination.?
f. Institutions should examine the compliance area to determine if that area may benefit from a structural change. Consideration should be given to having a compliance director report directly to the president or an administrative officer who reports to the president.		Same as e. above.		See note in paragraph a. of the values section regarding the OMG?s recommendations.	Send to conferences to highlight for membership. Develop a template to help presidents conduct a ?self examination.?

Academic Values (con?t)

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g. Institutions should ensure that compliance personnel outside the athletics department, such as the registrar, admissions officers and financial aid, always maintain their autonomy from athletics.

Same as e. above.

See note in paragraph a. of the values section regarding the OMG?s recommendations.

Send to conferences to highlight for membership.

Develop a template to help presidents conduct a ?self examination.?

h. Steps should be taken to foster integration in the admissions process. Specifically, campus administration and faculty senates should consider developing criteria for special admissions of scholarship athletes. As part of this process, a maximum annual number of such special admissions for athletics should be established, either for all sports programs or for individual teams.

Same as e. above.

The OMG asked the A/E/C Cabinet to seek to establish a data driven definition of ?at risk?.

The OMG also stressed the importance of gathering data on the academic profile of incoming student-athletes in an effort to identify ?at risk? students.

See note in paragraph a. of the values section regarding the OMG?s recommendations.

Send to conferences to highlight for membership.

Develop a template to help presidents conduct a ?self examination.?

A/E/C Cabinet liaisons: Julie Cromer/Lynn Holzman

NCAA Research Staff

Academic Values (con?t)	Suggested strategy or referral	Progress to date/status	Assigned parties
i. There must be concrete and substantive programs in place to monitor and assist those special admits.	Same as e. above.	CAC has included a version of this value as a potential measurable standard for third cycle of athletics certification. (See MS OP 2.1 #3) The OMG recommended that institutions evaluate the levels of academic and life skills support provided to at risk student-athletes. The OMG also asked the A/E/C Cabinet to seek to develop an assessment tool for life skills programs. Further, the OMG asked the A/E/C Cabinet to develop ?best practices? regarding special admits.	A/E/C Cabinet liaisons: Julie Cromer/Lynn Holzman Once A/E/C Cabinet has completed its work, send to conferences to share with member institutions.
j. Campus athletics boards should receive information on all scholarship-athlete special admits.	Same as e. above, except no institutional survey.	The OMG asked the A/E/C Cabinet to develop ?best practices? regarding special admits.	A/E/C Cabinet liaisons: Julie Cromer/Lynn Holzman
k. Where appropriate, consideration should be given to value-based budgeting. In that budget model, which is on the value athletics brings to the institution; athletics assumes greater integration with the rest of the university by virtue of the reporting lines and budgetary review through the normal academic process.	Board should develop Division I model and principles along with best practices.	See note in paragraph a. of the values section regarding the OMG?s recommendations.	Send to conferences to highlight for membership. Develop a template to help presidents conduct a ?self examination.?

Academic Values (con?t)

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l. Institutions must ensure that both in principle and in fact athletics is richly integrated with the rest of the campus and that athletics serves the educational mission of the institution, which is to provide the most complete, well-rounded and comprehensive education possible. Presidents must therefore provide bold and creative leadership to further the collegiate model on their respective campuses and must be willing to make those sometimes unpopular decisions that will, in the long run, unite the campus community behind a fully integrated athletics program.

Same as k. above.

See note in paragraph a. of the values section regarding the OMG?s recommendations.

Send to conferences to highlight for membership.

Develop a template to help presidents conduct a ?self examination.?

m. Institutional education for athletics booster clubs should be reinforced to make it abundantly clear that improper acts by such individuals or clubs will not be tolerated. That information should explain limitations applicable to such individuals and clubs under NCAA rules.

Board should consider sponsoring legislation to require annual signed compliance statement by chair of booster clubs. Issue should also be referred to the CAC and the working group examining the NCAA compliance review template.

CAC has recommended strengthening measurable standards regarding rules education for the third cycle of athletics certification. (See MS OP 1.2 MS #9)

CAC considered this recommendation and determined it is currently being appropriately addressed through the athletic certification program. (8/1/07)

The CAC will discuss developing additional educational documents. (8/1/07)

CAC liaisons: Amy Huchthausen, Byron Hatch, Mira J. Colman, Kelly Brooks, Charnele Kemper, Danielle Teetzel

Fiscal Policy

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a. The Task Force recommends that the self-sufficiency clause in the Division I philosophy statement be eliminated.

Board review and possible sponsorship of legislation to modify the Division I Philosophy Statement set forth in the NCAA Manual.

Legislation has been drafted and it will be included in the next legislative cycle.

The OMG supported that legislation be drafted for the next Division I legislative cycle.

Legislation has been drafted and the Board will be asked to sponsor it at the November 1 meeting. (11/1/07)

Governance staff members David Berst and Beth DeBauche to confirm with the Division I legislative team that the legislation has been drafted.

b. Require a fiscal-impact statement detailing the cost incurred by institutions to comply with any proposed NCAA legislation as a way to prevent unintended budget consequences.

Done in Division I. Confirm with staff that what is currently being provided in Division I is sufficient.

Completed.

Fiscal Policy (con?t)

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c. Adopt clear and consistent definitions of the various categories of revenues and expenditures to help create clarity so that decision-making based on comparative data can be greatly improved.

Refer to NCAA finance and research staffs.

Campus business officers, athletics business officers and accounting audit firms have partnered to develop improved definitions. An advisory committee will be formed that includes presidents, campus business officers, and athletics directors and athletics business officers to monitor and modify financial data definitions on an annual basis.

The OMG was informed and is supportive of this development.

Advisory Committee met in September and refined some category definitions for the 2009 submission. The committee appointed small committee comprised of NACUBO and NCAA members to develop allocation methods for the full committee?s consideration. (12/4/07)

NCAA Staff: Jim Isch /Keith Martin

Fiscal Policy (con?t)

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d. The Task Force recommends the following reporting process: All Division I institutions shall be required to submit operating and capital financial date annually as part of the requirement for NCAA membership. Some of the information will require access to data maintained outside of the athletics department, which means institutions must engage institutional research, the university controller, human resources or other university departments to help with the report or with the operating allocations required as part of the reporting. Ultimately, the university president or chancellor must certify the financial reports.

Refer to Board for evaluation and possible sponsorship of legislation.

Legislation drafted.

The OMG was informed and is supportive of this development.

Division I governance staff members David Berst and Beth DeBauche to send to the Division I legislative team for drafting.

Fiscal Policy (con?t)

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e. Financial data related to athletics departments and programs shall be collected in a timely manner using uniform and common definitions. In this light, dashboard indicators will be created to enable presidents and chancellors to track financial trends and aid in decision making by providing simple comparisons. Dashboard indicators include:

? Athletics expenditures as a percent of institutional expenditures;

? Total athletics revenues and percent change fro the previous year; and

? Allocated revenues as a percent of total expenditures.

Dashboard indicators are a work in progress and will evolve and improve over time.

? Collected data shall be codified and presented in a manner that protects institutional and individual privacy. Additionally, presidents/chancellors and athletics directors should be able to easily access these indicators annually on the NCAA Web site or via e-mail.

Refer to NCAA finance and research staffs to design.

Dashboard indicators have been programmed and will be sent to Presidents in the summer or early fall. The initial year submission will be sent in draft so that numbers can be verified by the institution. The NCAA is sensitive in having accurate and consistent numbers for the reports to have value to campus decision-makers. In addition, input will be solicited from presidents on the value of the dashboards indicators.

The OMG was informed and is supportive of this development.

The OMG asked that the dissemination include a roll-out plan whereby institutions receive notice and education materials.

The Advisory Committee, at their September meeting, considered input from the pilot group that reviewed the dashboard presentation and suggested modifications. The redesign is complete and programming began December 17. Roll-out is planned for a spring 2008 release. (12/5/07)

NCAA Staff: Jim Isch /Keith Martin