REPORT OF THE
DIVISION III
STRATEGIC-PLANNING SUBCOMMITTEE
1. ACTION
ITEMS.
a. Division
III Strategic Plan – 2004-05 Update.
[Strategic Plan]
(1) Recommendation. Review and approve Division III
Strategic Plan and forward to the Presidents Council:
(a)
Preface and vision.
(b)
Timeline
(c)
2004-05 baseline standards and outcome
measures.
(d)
Updated planning priorities and
implementation.
(2)
Rationale. Incorporation of baseline data for
2004-05 provides quantifiable and comparable information for future assessment
and to determine success in achieving goals for the division. Subcommittee noted that a complete
review and adjustment of outcome measures for 2005-06 will be completed at its
September 2005 in-person meeting in preparation for the 2006-08 budget cycle.
b. Division
III Strategic Initiatives – 2005-06 Summary of Initiatives.
(1)
Recommendation. Approve updated 2005-06 Initiatives [Strategic
Initiatives]:
(a)
2005-06 Summary Chart. [Attachment
A]
(b)
Division III Conduct Foul Program. [Attachment
B]
·
Division-wide program will commence in early
August 2005 with membership electronic communication.
·
Sports for annual reporting include: men/women’s soccer; football,
men/women’s ice hockey; men/women’s basketball; and
men/women’s lacrosse.
·
Reports will be compiled including
executive summaries at conclusion of each season and forwarded to Division III
Membership and Division III Strategic-Planning Subcommittee.
·
“Real time” data collection
would be considered as a component of Association-wide Sportsmanship and
Ethical Conduct Committee efforts.
·
Development of best practices will be
included with
Division III Commissioners.
Association Sportsmanship Committee.
·
Annual Contractor fees - $11,000 ($2,000
start up; $3,000 at conclusion of each season).
c. NAD3AA
Partnership Grant. Subcommittee noted that the Division III Membership
Committee reviewed the initiative, provided, input regarding professional
development programming concepts and identified a membership committee liaison
to work with the group (Susan Hoffman, SUNY, Brockport). A meeting was held July 1, 2005 between
representatives from NAD3AA (Cathie Schweitzer, Springfield College), NACDA
(Mike Cleary, Executive Director and Pat Manak, Associate Executive Director)
and NCAA (Bridget Belgiovine, Director of Division III) to discuss the proposed
partnership including format, timing and
location..
2. INFORMATIONAL
ITEMS.
a.
Division III Strategic Initiatives
– 2004-05 Summary. [Attachment
C] The subcommittee reviewed the
2004-05 summary noting the completion of most grant programs; and that net
resources of approximately $800,000 will remain unused at year end. The subcommittee also reviewed a
four-year compilation of Strategic Initiative grant access on a conference-wide
basis.
b.
Division
III Strategic initiative – 2006-08 Conference Grant Program.
[Attachment D] The subcommittee reviewed updated
documents outlining the proposed conference grant program, noting its continued
endorsement. The
subcommittee also noted that the program was discussed and endorsed in
principle by the Division III Commissioners, and also discussed at the following
meetings/events: Sports Information
Directors workshop; NCAA Regional Seminars and NACDA Convention. The subcommittee will continue to
discuss the
program and make additional recommendations to the Council for its October
meeting.
c. Division III biennial budget process. The subcommittee reviewed the biennial budget process timeline and the Division III six-year budget projections, including the Division III 2004-05 budget-to-actual report and 2005-06 budget. The subcommittee will finalize all budget implications at its September in-person meeting.