Official Agenda of the
Florida High School Athletic Association
and Florida High School Athletic Association's Land Corporation
Board of Directors
Sunday & Monday, April 6-7, 2008
Robert W. Hughes FHSAA Building
Gainesville, Florida
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Florida High School Athletic Association
Florida High School Athletic Association’s Land Corporation
Board of Directors
Sunday & Monday, April 6-7, 2008
Robert W. Hughes FHSAA Building
Gainesville, Florida
Sunday, April 6, 2008
9 a.m. Interviews of finalists for Executive Director position (Conference Center)
a. Don Bridges, Director of Athletics, Polk County Public Schools
b. Sonny Hester, Senior Associate Executive Director, FHSAA
c. Sam Ward, Principal, Fleming Island High School
Noon Working lunch (Conference Center)
1:30 p.m. Appeals (Conference Center)
a. Student-athlete Elizabeth Haley, Lake Howell (Winter Park), 1:30 p.m.
b. Student-athlete Leon Wright, Central Florida Christian (Ocoee), 1:55 p.m.
2:30 p.m. Committee meetings
a. Finance Committee (Fitness Room)
b. Governance Committee (Associate Executive Director’s office)
c. Operations Committee (Conference Center)
6 p.m. Board/staff photos taken (Best Western Gateway Grand)
7 p.m. Florida High School Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (Best Western Gateway Grand)
Monday, April 7, 2008
9 a.m. General business meeting (Conference Center)
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A G E N D A
Florida High School Athletic Association
Board of Directors
9 a.m., Sunday, April 6, 2008
Robert W. Hughes FHSAA Building
Gainesville, Florida
1. Call to order. Finlayson.
2. Review of interview procedures. Finlayson/Greer.
3. Interview of finalists for position of Executive Director. Finlayson/Ireland.
a. Don Bridges, Director of Athletics, Polk County Public Schools.
b. Sonny Hester, Senior Associate Executive Director, FHSAA.
c. Sam Ward, Principal, Fleming Island High School.
4. Selection of Executive Director. Finlayson/Greer.
5. Recess.
6. Appeals. Finlayson.
a. Student-athlete Elizabeth Haley, Lake Howell (Winter Park), 1:30 p.m.
b. Student-athlete Leon Wright, Central Florida Christian (Ocoee), 1:55 p.m.
7. Adjournment.
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A G E N D A
Florida High School Athletic Association
Florida High School Athletic Association’s Land Corporation
Board of Directors
9 a.m., Monday, April 7, 2008
Robert W. Hughes FHSAA Building
Gainesville, Florida
1. Call to order. Finlayson.
2. Welcome and announcements. Finlayson.
3. Approval of minutes of January 27-28, 2008 meeting (Action) [Supplement A]. Finlayson.
4. Report of the President (Information). Finlayson.
5. Report of the Executive Director (Information). Stewart.
6. Report of the Finance Committee.
a. Review of Florida High School Athletic Association, Inc., financial statements for period ending February 29, 2008 (Action) [Supplement B]. Elkins.
b. Review of Florida High School Athletic Association Land Corporation financial statements for period ending February 29, 2008 (Action) [Supplement C]. Elkins.
7. Report of the Governance Committee. Sims.
a. Approval of 2008-09 meeting dates for Board of Directors (Action) [Supplement D]. Watford.
b. Action on proposed amendment to “Policy on Compliance and Enforcement” to specify that the Infractions Appeals Committee will meet as needed upon call of the chair in consultation with the Executive Director rather than five times annually on dates set by the Board of Directors (Action) [Supplement E]. Watford.
c. Action on proposal to require all student-athletes to participate in the STAR Sportsmanship behavioral skills education program during the 2008-09 school year (Action) [Supplement F]. Stewart.
d. Discussion on proposal to reduce the number of meetings of the Officials Advisory Committee from 2 to 1 per year, and to allow one member of the Officials Advisory Committee to attend the respective sport advisory committee in an ex-officio capacity (Discussion) [Supplement G]. Thornton.
8. Report of the Operations Committee. Malloy.
a. Action on proposed amendment to “Policy on Unsportsmanlike Conduct” requiring all coaches who are ejected from contests to complete the NFHS Fundamentals of Coaching online course with 15 days of the ejection (Action) [Supplement H]. Thornton.
b. Action on proposed amendment to “Non-Faculty Coach Guidelines” requiring all non-faculty coaches to complete the NFHS Fundamentals of Coaching online course (Action) [Supplement I]. Thornton.
c. Discussion on possible amendment to “Policy Governing Approval of Multi-School Athletic Events” that would eliminate limitations on maximum number of teams participating in invitational tournaments and impose an additional $50 per team sanctioning fee for each school above the current limitations (Discussion) [Supplement J]. Thornton.
9. Legal update (Information). Ireland.
10. Comments and requests from members of the Board of Directors. Finlayson.
11. Schedule of upcoming meetings of the Board of Directors. Stewart.
a. June 12-13, 2008, Sea Turtle Inn, Jacksonville Beach, FL.
12. Adjournment.
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A G E N D A
Florida High School Athletic Association
Finance Committee
2:30 p.m., Sunday, April 6, 2008
Robert W. Hughes FHSAA Building
Gainesville, Florida
Committee Members
Dalton Sheffield, chair
Charles Bethel
Greg Zornes
1. Call to order. Sheffield.
2. Adoption of agenda. Sheffield.
3. Review of Florida High School Athletic Association, Inc., financial statements for period ending February 29, 2008 (Action) [Supplement B]. Elkins.
4. Review of Florida High School Athletic Association Land Corporation financial statements for period ending February 29, 2008 (Action) [Supplement C]. Elkins.
5. General discussion. Sheffield.
6. Adjournment.
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A G E N D A
Florida High School Athletic Association
Governance Committee
2:30 p.m., Sunday, April 6, 2008
Robert W. Hughes FHSAA Building
Gainesville, Florida
Committee Members
Danny Sims, chair
Bob Cotter
Eric Hinson
Keith Summers
1. Call to order. Sims.
2. Adoption of agenda. Sims.
3. Approval of 2008-09 meeting dates for Board of Directors (Action) [Supplement D]. Watford.
4. Action on proposed amendment to “Policy on Compliance and Enforcement” to specify that the Infractions Appeals Committee will meet as needed upon call of the chair in consultation with the Executive Director rather than five times annually on dates set by the Board of Directors (Action) [Supplement E]. Watford.
5. Action on proposal to require all student-athletes to participate in the STAR Sportsmanship behavioral skills education program during the 2008-09 school year (Action) [Supplement F]. Stewart.
6. Discussion on proposal to reduce the number of meetings of the Officials Advisory Committee from 2 to 1 per year, and to allow one member of the Officials Advisory Committee to attend the respective sport advisory committee in an ex-officio capacity (Discussion) [Supplement G]. Thornton.
7. General discussion. Sims.
8. Adjournment.
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A G E N D A
Florida High School Athletic Association
Operations Committee
2:30 p.m., Sunday, April 6, 2008
Robert W. Hughes FHSAA Building
Gainesville, Florida
Committee Members
Jeff Malloy, chair
Dave Horner
Chris McKeon
Marcos Moran
1. Call to order. Malloy.
2. Adoption of agenda. Malloy.
3. Action on proposed amendment to “Policy on Unsportsmanlike Conduct” requiring all coaches who are ejected from contests to complete the NFHS Fundamentals of Coaching online course with 15 days of the ejection (Action) [Supplement H]. Thornton.
4. Action on proposed amendment to “Non-Faculty Coach Guidelines” requiring all non-faculty coaches to complete the NFHS Fundamentals of Coaching online course (Action) [Supplement I]. Thornton.
5. Discussion on possible amendment to “Policy Governing Approval of Multi-School Athletic Events” that would eliminate limitations on maximum number of teams participating in invitational tournaments and impose an additional $50 per team sanctioning fee for each school above the current limitations (Discussion) [Supplement J]. Thornton.
6. General discussion. Malloy.
7. Adjournment.
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