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Wisconsin Athletic Directors Association (WADA) WADA
DISTRICT # II -- SPRING CAUCUS MINUTES: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2004 The meeting was called to order by Bill Vickroy at 11:30 a.m. 1. Attendance:
2.
WIAA
Championships: DC Everest FB,
Stratford FB, WR Lincoln Team WRES. 3.
Chuck Enders of
Laona – CONGRATULATIONS! State Athletic Director of the Year. 4.
Retiring AD’s in
attendance: Chuck Enders of Laona. 5.
NEW WADA
POSITION: Information Coordinator - Mike Bates of Appleton… contact him via
e-mail at mbates1@new.rr.com. We would like to get the newsletter up
and running again, so any articles should be forwarded to him. He will coordinate the website, www.wadawi.org, as well as be Secretary for
WADA Executive Board meetings.
(Remember to check the website frequently.) 6.
Election Update: At
the November WADA Workshop, November 2004, District II will elect a District
Rep to replace Bill Vickroy and a Gender Rep to replace Linda Fenske… 2 year
terms with possible re-election to a 2nd term. Vice Presidential candidates need to
consider now and get letters of approval from their principal and superintendent
and then forward them to WADA elections coordinator Bill Vickroy of Wisconsin
Rapids Lincoln. DEADLINE TO BE ON
THE BALLOT IS OCT. 1. In addition,
a Middle School Rep will be elected at the Middle School Caucus at the November
Workshop. 7.
Distinguished
Service Award: Paul Mirman, Stevens Point, was
unanimously selected by those present - (nominated by Mike Devine of
SPASH.) Pictures and forms due to
Rich Reitzner of Stoughton, no later than June 1, 2004. Presentation will be at the 11/7/04 DSA
Banquet. 8.
District II
Athletic Director of the Year: Bill Vickroy, Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln,
was unanimously selected by those present – (nominated by Mike Younggren,
Wausau East.) Pictures and forms
due to Rich Reitzner of Stoughton, no later than June 1, 2004. Presentation will be at the Awards
Luncheon on 11/8/04. 9.
District Door
Prize at WADA Workshop: 2004, will
have the Central Wisconsin Conference coordinating things – Coordinator is Tina
Bacon. (2005: Wis. Valley Conference’s duty.) 10. WADA Workshop Dates: Nov.
7-9, 2004 Paper
Valley Hotel – Appleton, WI.
Anyone who wishes to be a facilitator, or even presenter, contact Mark
Kryka, Verona HS. Jack Calhoun of
Marathon has forwarded the idea of having a Round Table Session. Also, general vacation and other door
prizes are welcomed by Steve Salisbury of Rice Lake HS… If anyone has had any
problems or concerns with any of the exhibitors from the Workshop, please
contact your District Rep and clarify the situations. 11. WADA Golf Outing:
TUESDAY, JULY 20, 2004 - THE RIDGES GOLF COURSE, WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI...
Cost is $75... Registration closes on July 9… Print registration forms from www.wadawi.org and forward them to Bill
Vickroy, Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln.
12. Summer LTC Courses:
In conjunction with Golf Outing.
LTC 501 (Ath. Admin. overview) and 508 (Time Mgt.) will be offered Mon.
7/19 from 12-4 pm at Rapids Lincoln.
LTC 503 (Citizenship) will be offered the same day from 5-9 pm. The CAA Exam will be given on Tuesday
7/20 before the Golf Outing at the Ridges Clubhouse. Application to the NIAAA must be done NOW in order to be
approved for the July date. Call
Mike Younggren of Wausau East for info.
Courses cost $80.00… Please note that as of 1/1/05, CAA exam will require
more courses. See NIAAA website at
www.niaaa.org
for specific information on requirements or start at www.NFHS.org to get to NIAAA. 13. No interest of those present in a 590
course. One interested in July CAA. 14. Future LTC schedule:
Fall 2004 – 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507 & 508, CAA Exam Summer
of 2005 – 502 & 507 + ?, CAA Exam. Fall of 2005 – 501, 504, 508, 511, 514, 516,
520, CAA. See NIAAA website www.niaaa.org for
course descriptions. 15. WIAA issues: A.) Need to really clarify the parameters and rules on Summer contact, especially with the football 4-day proposal… camp sponsorship is major question. Will Winter proposals be approved before June 1? B.) Hazing situation with WIAA and Gannet papers…
see Doug C’s reply in Feb. 6 Bulletin. C.) Drug testing… no Dist II schools are testing
yet… 4 Wausau area schools are considering... cost is high in budget cutting
times. D.) Mention of WIAA Scholar/Athlete form asking
about identifying code violations… is it the WIAA’s business to ask for
confidential material? E.) Seeding – trips are a waste of time… use
distance learning, faxes, e-mails, phones, etc. Discussion about regions being spread out and schools
banding together to seed on avoiding travel rather than the merits of the
records of schools. F.) Vote on no 8th grade play w/HS at
annual meeting… some schools need them for 9th grade play…
confusing… waiver is still available? G.) YFU Exchange program… 2 year illegal status
due to name change… not a valid situation… waiver ok for 2004-2005? H.) Some concern that the WIAA is overly
conservative with the numbers of medals given to teams at State… especially
with some team events… schools end up buying a lot of extras. I.) Realignment – thoughts that it may be on the
backburner for a while. 16. District II issues: A.) Everyone is struggling with budgets… note of
Madison looking at cutting Athletic Director positions. B.) Rapids brought up the subject of Buildings
and Grounds dept. charging for hosting WIAA events. Costs are starting to wipe out any profits from being a
host. It seems most other schools simply
write off the custodial costs. C.) Some lower level teams are starting to be cut
by schools… and some varsity sports. 17. WADA Scholarship – For WADA members’ children.
50-50 split on interest.
Suggestion to look at the possibility of creation. Concern on dividing members. Maybe rather than a scholarship maybe
grant/$ to help school’s programs. 18. WIAA Annual Meeting:
April 21, 2004 at the Stevens Point Holiday Inn... get your numbers for
lunch to the WIAA asap. 19. NIAAA National Workshop:
Dec. 10-14, 2004 New
Orleans - Host hotel Marriott RiverWalk 20. Retired AD Golf Outing:
Sept. 21, 2004 Evergreen
Golf Course Elkhorn - $45 -
Contact is Chuck Colthardt of Whitewater. 21. Fall District II Caucus Date:
Monday, November 8, 2004, at the WADA Workshop (10:30 a.m.) 22. Spring District Caucus II Date:
Wednesday, April 6, 2005 at The Refuge in Antigo (11:30 a.m.). Please make sure your conference does
not schedule a meeting on this date! 23. Meeting adjourned at 1:33 p.m. (Thanks to Mike Devine for recording minutes
of the meeting!) 4-03-04
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