DIVISION III STRATEGIC-PLANNING SUBCOMMITTEE

Summary of Recommendations

PRESIDENTS COUNCIL ACTION ITEM

ISSUE:		2003 – 2004 Division III Strategic Plan.
Subcommittee Recommendation:
	Review and approve the 2003-04 plan including: (a) Division III – Values, Goals, and Priorities remain unchanged. (b) Section I – Preface; Section II – Vision and Section III -- Mission remain unchanged. (c) Section IV – Timeline has been amended to incorporate the Association-wide strategic-planning process into the biennial budget process for 2004-06. (d) Section V – Planning priorities have been amended to include priorities for action in 2003-04 based on input from the Association-wide and Division III committees, as well as the Joint Presidents Council/Management Council Subcommittee on the Future of Division III. (e) Section VI – Accomplishments have been amended to include initiatives completed during 2002-03.
Management Council Recommendation:
	Review and approve the 2003-04 strategic plan.
Presidents Council Action:

ITEMS OF INFORMATION

1. ISSUE:		Association-Wide Strategic-Planning Process.
Subcommittee Recommendation:
	The subcommittee reviewed the flowchart noting the varied aspects of the four-phase planning process. Phase I – Data Collection is nearly complete, and the process is moving into Phase II – Direction Setting and Strategy Development. The three divisional Management Councils engaged in a planning session in conjunction with their July meetings to review emerging themes related to core purpose, core values and envisioned future and begin to identify goals and objectives. It also was noted that a Leadership Summit involving approximately 140 invited participants, including members of the Division III Strategic Planning Advisory Group, will be held September 30 in Indianapolis. The membership will have an opportunity to review and comment on the draft Association-wide strategic plan during the 2004 NCAA Convention. The subcommittee noted that the Division III Strategic Planning Advisory Group will engage in a comprehensive review of the Association-wide plan and include Division III input in February/March, prior to final approval of the plan by the Executive Committee at its April 2004 meeting.
Management Council Action:
	Reviewed the Association-wide planning process and specific objectives for the Council’s session with the facilitators.
2. ISSUE:		Association-wide strategic-planning process on NCAA Web Site.
Subcommittee Recommendation:
	The subcommittee reviewed the information contained on the NCAA Web site related to the planning process noting that the goal of the process was to communicate broadly.
Management Council Action:
	Reviewed the strategic planning information contained on the NCAA Web site
3. ISSUE:		Association-Wide Budget Timeline.
Subcommittee Recommendation:
	The subcommittee reviewed the Association-wide biennial budget process for 2004-05 noting that it has been amended to incorporate the strategic planning process.

Management Council Action:
	Reviewed the Association-wide biennial budget process for 2004-05, noting that it has been amended to incorporate the strategic planning process.