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V. DIVISION
III STRATEGIC-PLANNING PRIORITIES – 2002-04 |
CAPS – Priority
2002-03
1. Student-Athlete Welfare.
a. Championship
issues.
(1) Access to
championships.
(a) Review
per diems.
(b) REVIEW
CHAMPIONSHIPS ACCESS FOR TEAM SPORTS.
(c) REVIEW
CONCEPT OF AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS FOR INDIVIDUAL/TEAM SPORTS AND/OR OTHER
POSSIBLE FIELD SIZE ENHANCEMENTS.
(d) REVIEW
PRINCIPLES AND STRUCTURE OF CHAMPIONSHIPS RELATED TO THE FUTURE OF DIVISION
III.
(2) Review and enhance student-athlete
championships experience.
(a)
Review goals and purpose of Division III
championships (e.g., equity, publicity, missed class time).
(b)
REVIEW POLICIES FOR HOSTING AND PREDETERMINED
SITES.
(c) Review
sports festival concept.
b. Health and safety
issues.
(1) Identify and promote
significant health and safety issues.
(2) Coordinate
educational programs for members regarding the use of substances that enhance
performance.
(3) EVALUATE
MEMBERSHIP INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES (e.g. COACHES’
EDUCATION PROGRAMS ON ISSUES RELATED TO S/A CONDITIONING TECHNIQUES/METHODS;
CONFERENCE-WIDE MEETINGS FOR MEDICAL PERSONNEL AND ATHLETIC TRAINERS; CPR
TRAINING FOR ATHLETICS PERSONNEL; NUTRITION AND PERFORMANCE ENHANCING
SUBSTANCES SEMINARS.
(4) MONITOR
DEVELOPMENT OF POTENTIAL STUDENT-ATHLETE INSURANCE INITIATIVE.
c. Amateurism.
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IMPLEMENT AND MONITOR NEW AMATEURISM LEGISLATION.
d. Other
educational initiatives.
(1) IMPLEMENT AND MONITOR
STUDENT-ATHLETE REGIONAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCES (NOVEMBER/JANUARY).
(2) EVALUATE STRATEGIC
INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS STUDENT-ATHLETE WELFARE.
2. Membership Requirements, Education and
Compliance.
a. Implement
educational initiatives.
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EVALUATE STRATEGIC INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND MEMBERSHIP EDUCATION.
b. Review role of
conferences related to membership issues.
(1) Discuss possible
conference-based educational initiatives.
(2) Facilitate annual
Division III commissioners meeting in Indianapolis.
c. Monitor and
analyze growth and membership characteristics.
(1) Analyze sports
sponsorship data.
(2) Monitor progress of
provisional members.
(3) Monitor membership
growth.
(4) IMPLEMENT EXPLORATORY
YEAR AND EVALUATE NEW PROVISIONAL MEMBER EDUCATION PROGRAM.
d. REVIEW
PRINCIPLES, STRUCTURE AND LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS OF MEMBERSHIP RELATED TO THE
FUTURE OF DIVISION III.
(1) REVIEW PRINCIPLES AND
LEGISLATIVE RQUIREMENTS REGARDING PLAYING AND PRACTICE SEASONS RELATED TO THE FUTURE
OF DIVISION III.
(2) REVIEW PRINCIPLES AND
LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR ELIGIBILITY AND RECRUITING RELATED TO THE FUTURE
OF DIVISION III.
e. Financial aid
issues.
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Promote consistent application of financial aid legislation.
(a) DEVELOP
WEB-BASED FINANCIAL AID AUDIT TECHNOLOGY AND SUBMISSION PROCESS.
(b) EVALUATE
MEMBERSHIP PRACTICES THROUGH PILOT AUDIT PROCESS. (2003 AND 2004)
(c) ADOPT,
IMPLEMENT AND MONITOR AUDIT PROCESS AND RELATED LEGISLATION.
(d) EVALUATE
FINANCIAL AID PRINCIPLES AND LEGISLATION RELATED TO THE FUTURE OF DIVISION III.
3. Communication and Technology Initiatives.
a. Improve
interactive communication with national office (e.g., Web page, NCAA Online).
b. MONITOR
AND EVALUATE DIVISION III TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES.
c. IDENTIFY WAYS TO
ENHANCE COMMUNICATION WITH DIVISION III CONSTITUENTS, ESPECIALLY CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OFFICERS.
d. Evaluate
Web-based system for submission of Division III initiatives (conference
technology and SAAC grants; initiative grants).
e. Identify ways to
enhance Association-wide communication.
4. Diversity.
a. Promote
educational initiatives among key NCAA, Division III, conference and campus
constituent groups.
b. Promote
gender and ethnic diversity within conferences and athletics departments.
(1) Evaluate
data on hiring and promotion of women and minority interns, coaches, senior
woman administrators, faculty athletics representatives and administrators.
(2) Evaluate
NCAA data on participation of women and minority student-athletes in Division
III.
(3) IMPLEMENT
DIVISION III NCAA FELLOWS PROGRAM.
c. EVALUATE
STRATEGIC INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS DIVERSITY.
5. Enhance Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct.
a. Pursue
opportunities to promote positive sportsmanship and ethical conduct – promote
Division III submission of nominees for Sportspersons of the Year award.
b. EVALUATE STRATEGIC INITIATIVES TO
ADDRESS SPORTSMANSHIP AND ETHICAL CONDUCT.
6. Enhance Division III Identity.
a. Pursue
greater publicity for Division III.
b. CLARIFY
AND PURSUE OPPORTUNITIES UNDER NEW CHAMPIONSHIPS BROADCAST AGREEMENTS.
c. CLARIFY
AND IMPLEMENT BROADCASTING, BRANDING AND PROMOTIONS INITIATIVES.
d. CLARIFY
RELATIONSHIP WITH CORPORATE PARTNERS.
e. EDUCATE THE MEMBERSHIP AND RELATED CONSTITUENCIES ON
THE NCAA PUBLIC AFFAIRS PLAN – ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION OF “NCAA CHAMPIONS.”
7. NCAA Governance Process.
a. Monitor and
refine budget process.
(1) EVALUATE
ESTABLISHED 20 PERCENT RESERVE AND MONITOR INTERIM 15 PERCENT RESERVE.
(2) MONITOR
AND EVALUATE CHAMPIONSHIPS BASE BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS THROUGH STAFF MONITORING OF
EACH CHAMPIONSHIP.
(3) PERFORM
QUARTERLY MONITORING OF BUDGET-TO-ACTUALS AND REPORT TO CHAMPIONSHIPS COMMITTEE
AND MANAGEMENT AND PRESIDENTS COUNCILS.
(4) MONITOR
AND EVALUATE BUDGET FOR NONCHAMPIONSHIPS STRATEGIC INITIATIVES.
(5) Develop
championships contingency fund.
b. Consider ways to
strengthen the NCAA as an Association.
(1) Enhance
communication with Association-wide committees.
(2) SPONSOR
ASSOCIATION-WIDE EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS AT 2003
CONVENTION.
c. Educate
membership regarding NCAA governance structure. Better define role of the following in the structure:
(1) Chief executive
officers.
(2) Faculty athletics
representatives.
(3) Senior woman
administrators.
(4) Student-athletes.
(a) Monitor
SAAC representation on all Association-wide and Division III general committees.
(b) Monitor new term-limit legislation – limit service
beyond expiration of eligibility.
d. Legislative
deregulation.
(1) Evaluate
legislative calendar.
(2) EVALUATE
LEGISLATIVE DATABASE (LSDBi) AND MEMBERSHIP USE.
(3) Review
administrative and executive regulations.
(4) EVALUATE NEW USER-FRIENDLY DIVISION III
MANUAL.
e. Promote
membership acceptance of responsibility, ownership and accountability.
(1) PROMOTE SELF-SELECTION
OF DIVISION III MEMBERSHIPBASED ON THE DIVISION III PHILOSOPHY AND PRINCIPLES.
(2) PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR
CAMPUS AND CONFERENCE DIALOGUE ON THE FUTURE OF DIVISION III.
(3) Other initiatives.
f. Evaluation of
governance process.
(1) Ongoing
orientation, education and evaluation by committees, including chairs.
(2) Assessment of Division III planning priorities.
(3) Review
ongoing structure issues.
· Monitor work of Association-wide
committees in new structure.
· Identify structural issues
for fine-tuning.
· Periodically review
structural issues affecting sports committees.
· Monitor new legislation
regarding Management Council representation on Division III general committees.
8.
Future of Division III – Role of
Athletics – Specific initiatives are included in the previous sections:
1 -Student-athlete welfare; 2 - Membership Requirements; 3 – Communication and
Technology Initiatives and 7 – NCAA Governance Process.
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VI. DIVISION
III STRATEGIC-PLANNING ACCOMPLISHMENTS |
1. Student-Athlete
Welfare. BOLD -- New Additions
a. Championship
issues.
(1) Access to
championships.
(a) Distributed membership survey on championships
access and principles. (April
2002)
(b) Established Division III Women’s Ice Hockey and
Women’s Rowing Championships.
(January 2001)
(c) Reviewed and enhanced official travel party
sizes. (Spring 2000)
(d) Reviewed and enhanced championships access in
individual sports. (Fall 1999)
(e) Established championships opportunities for
conference champions in all team sports and equitable access for independent
institutions. (Fall 1999)
(f) Increased emphasis on in-season conference play
and regional competition. (Fall
1999)
(g) Enhanced championships access in the sport
of football. (Fall 1999)
(2) Reviewed and enhanced
student-athlete championships experience.
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Implemented
championships experience initiative (i.e., mementos). (Fall 1999)
b. Health
and safety issues.
(1) Distributed educational
initiative for members regarding health and safety of student-athlete during
out-of-season and preseason workouts.
(May 2002)
(2) Implemented STARR pilot
program at eight member schools.
(September 2001)
(3) Conducted Convention
session -- Athletic trainers issue.
(January 2000 and 2001)
(4) Conducted
Convention session – Athletics Performance Enhancement Presentation. (January 2000)
(5) Coordinated
educational programs for members regarding student-athlete use and abuse of
alcohol. (January 1999)
c. Amateurism.
(1) Adopted amateurism
deregulation legislative package effective August 1, 2002. (January 2002)
(2) Membership mailings and
NACDA discussion roundtables.
(May/June 2000, 2001 and 2002)
(3) Convention status
updates and education sessions.
(January 2000 and 2001)
(4) Established
Division III Amateurism Task Force.
(October 1999)
d. Developed
regional student-athlete leadership conferences.
(1) 2002-03
initial conferences scheduled for November 8-10, 2002 (Boston), and January
31-February 2, 2003 (Minneapolis).
e. Awarded
45 student-athlete welfare initiative grants to the membership. (September 2001)
f. Awarded
32 conference SAAC grants.
(September 2001)
2. Membership
Requirements, Education and Compliance Issues.
a. Implement
educational initiatives.
(1) Posted
all Convention PowerPoint presentations.
(January 2002)
(2) Posted
all Convention related materials (e.g., agendas, reports, handouts) on the
Division III Web site. (January
2001, January 2002)
(3)
Implemented FARA grant program for FARA Fall Forum, NCAA Convention and other
education sessions. (November
2001)
(4) Awarded
27 membership education initiative grants. (September 2001)
(5) Initiated
Division III sessions at NCAA regional rules seminars. Included specific topics for independent
institutions. (Spring 2001 and
2002)
(6) Developed
and produced Division III videoconference (financial aid, legislative update,
membership issues). (December
1999)
(7) Presented
pilot membership education sessions at ECAC Convention. (October 1999 and 2000)
b. Review role of
conferences related to membership issues.
(1) Conducted
meetings of Division III commissioners at the national office. (June 2001 and 2002)
(2) Implemented
conference contact program with membership services staff for all
conferences. (August 2001)
c. Monitor and
analyze growth and membership characteristics.
(1) Removed
provisional member moratorium, effective May 1, 2002. (April 2002)
(2) Adopted
new provisional membership process and education program, including exploratory
process, effective August 1, 2002.
(January 2002)
(3) Implemented
new sports sponsorship requirements (5 and 5). (August 1, 2001)
(4) Implemented
new membership database. (Spring
2001)
(5) Implemented
the provisional membership process.
(Years one and two of new four-year cycle.) (Fall 1998, Fall 1999, Fall 2000)
d. Financial Aid issues.
(1) Sponsored
and withdrew 2002 Convention financial aid audit process legislation. (January 2002)
(2) Established
the Financial Aid Audit Task Force to refine and implement proposed audit
process. (November 2001)
(3) Implemented
pilot audit process and related educational efforts. (June 2001)
(4) Adopted
revisions to financial aid legislation.
(January 2001)
(5) Educated
membership regarding financial aid issues, including opportunity for
input. (Fall/Spring 2000-01)
(6) Used
NCAA Web page to post information and Division III Guide to Financial Aid. (Fall 1999)
3. Communication and
Technology Initiatives.
a. Developed
Division III initiatives Web page.
(December 2001)
b. President-to-President
Web page. (December 2001)
c. Awarded
35 conference technology grants.
(September 2001)
d. Developed
Web-based submission for conference technology and SAAC grants. (May 2001)
e. Quarterly
e-mail Presidents Council summary to CEOs. (April 2001)
f. Quarterly
communication with membership. (e.g., e-mail, Newsletter).
4. Diversity.
a. Implemented
minority and women’s internship program and awarded 15 internships. (March 2002)
b. Implemented
the Strategic Alliance Matching Grant program and awarded 16 grants. (April 2002)
c. Conducted
an Association-wide discussion session on sexual orientation and athletics. (January 2002)
d. Adopted
more permissive senior woman administrator legislation. (January 2002)
e.
Awarded
12 Division III diversity initiative grants to the membership. (September 2001)
f. Implemented
SWA enhancement grant program with NACWAA. (June 2001 awarded 10 grants and 2002 awarded 12 grants)
g. Implemented
minority male enhancement grant program with NACDA. (June 2001 awarded 14 grants, and 2002 awarded nine
grants)
h. Implemented
minority and women’s enhancement scholarships for postgraduate
scholarships. (June 2001 awarded
six scholarships)
i. Conducted
Convention discussion session – Gender and Diversity in Division III (January
2000) and Association-wide session (January 2001).
5. Enhance Sportsmanship
and Ethical Conduct.
a. Awarded 45 student-athlete welfare initiative grants. (September 2001)
b. Posted on the
NCAA Web page the Division III forum presentation from Michael Josephson and
the Division III membership action plans developed at the 2000 Convention. (March 2000)
c. Sponsored
Division III forum at the NCAA Convention – Michael Josephson, Character
Counts. (January 2000)
d. Educated
the membership regarding sportsmanship and ethical conduct. (January 1999)
6. Enhance Division III
Identity.
a. Student-athletes
serving on Division III general committees meet annually with SAAC at its July
meeting. Adopted noncontroversial
legislation to require Division III SAAC members to serve on all Association-wide
and Division III committees.
(April 2001)
b. Student-athletes
appointed to serve on Association-wide and Division III general committees
report to SAAC following each committee meeting. (January 2001)
c. Promote positive
image of Division III student-athletes.
(December 1999)
d. Produced, aired
and distributed Division III student-athlete public service announcement
video. (December 1998)
7. NCAA Governance
Process.
a. Monitor and
refine budget process as necessary.
(Spring 1999)
(1) Approved
2002-04 biennial budget. (April
2002)
(2) Revised
Division III reserve to 20 percent rolling average of biennial budget. (April 2001)
(3) Approved
overhead fee schedule related to new initiatives. (April 2001)
(4) Approved
biennial budget process and revised calendar. (April 2001)
(5) Revised
Division III reserve to 35 percent rolling average of annual budget allocation. (April 2000)
b. Consider ways to
strengthen the NCAA as an Association.
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Sponsored
a series of 11 Association-wide education and professional development sessions
at the 2002 Convention.
c. Legislative
deregulation.
(1) Implemented
new legislative sponsorship process – LSDBi . (June 2002)
(2) Adopted
amateurism deregulation package.
(January 2002)
(3) Developed amateurism
deregulation package. (August
2001)
(4) Developed and adopted employment deregulation package. (January 2001)
(5) Implemented Association-wide Manual/cross-reference tool (New LSDBi). (January 2001)
(6) Deregulation packages considered at 2000 and 2001 Conventions.
(7)