EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING

Monday, September 8, 2008

 

Board Members Present:  Brent Kawaguchi, Annette Duvall, Jan Woldseth, Luke Syverson, Mike Bailey, Dan Jurdy, Craig Olson, Gill James, John Wiley, Pat McCarthy,
Gary Emslie for Kim Eng, Ryan Burke

Board Members Absent:  Mickey Fowler, Bob Dowding, Chris Bigelow

 

Tom & Marilyn Doyle – District Directors

  1. Introduction of Guests:  None

  1. Approval of Monday, June 2, 2008 Executive Board Minutes.  M/S/P

  2. Financial Report:            Checking:            $ 11,090.00

Savings:            $ 25,934.04

           

  1. Approval of Vouchers: Vouchers # 14745 through # 14786 for a total of $ 23,133.77.  M/S/P.  We started the fiscal year at $39,000, below the amount of the contingency fund required in previous years.  We discussed the supervisory passes and the concern from some schools that it makes it seem like “we have to pay to work” at district events.  One suggestion was to just raise the dues to the amount needed rather than use the supervisory charge.  Other suggestions were that the district should reverse its position and keep some or all of the week 10 and 1st Round playoff revenues.  The district board took note,

  2. WIAA Executive Board Report:  Craig Olson, Chris Bigelow

A.     WIAA finances are experiencing revenue drops ($200K from previous year) and expenses being higher – familiar?  As a result, the board did not put any money into the reserve fund from last year.  Ticket prices were increased to help adjust for the raise in IRS mileage fees and salaries.

B.     Soccer – 3A/4A will be at Lakewood.  2A/3A/4A volleyball had a conflict at the Toyota Center and the staff tried several different sites.  We had to move the tournament one week later.  Softball 1A will be at Trac in Tri-Cities.  Tournament squad sizes for volleyball go from 12 to 14. 

C.     Chris Bigelow was selected for another term (3 years) on the board.

D.     Football Draw – The board decided to eliminate the requirement that the #1 and #2 seeds from a district be in opposite halves of the bracket.  They now could meet in quarterfinals.  This will cut down on travel.  The semi-final site will be at the most appropriate site.

E.      Soccer – we will go with the “regional” concept this fall which puts the first and second rounds on Fri/Sat.  This eliminates the “home” field.

F.      Amendment – the board has defined several of the new changes.  The Clerical Error amendment has been defined more clearly so that there will be an interpretation that we can use.

G.     The board confirmed that the number of periods a teacher normally teaches will be defined as the “load” for seniors when the number of classes is different for seniors than others in the school.  Schools that can’t meet this requirement, should request a waiver from the WIAA for this year. 

H.     Orting reported a violation from two years ago – there is no “statute of limitations”, so they were requested to go back to their league with the violation.

6.      Sea-King District 2 Executive Board:  Luke Syverson

A.     Violations. Approved league sanctions.  M/S/P. 

B.     3 week window.  Turn in numbers for allocations by Thursday, Sept. 11.  Tom will follow up on Friday and submit to the WIAA.  The WIAA board will approve allocations on Sept. 28.

C.     Executive Board Calendar.  Marilyn asked the board to review the calendar and check for conflicts.  None were reported.

D.     Service Fees.  Marilyn reported the reactions to the service fees and handed out a copy of the approved fees again.

E.     Distribution of Excess Fees.  M/S/P to not distribute excess funds as the amount of money at the end of the fiscal year dropped below our $40K contingency amount.  We hope that the adjustment in the budget will allow us to reinstate this next year.  In addition, we lowered the contingency amount to $35,000.

F.      District Tournament, Dates, Sites, Managers.  At the 4A level Dist. 2 and 4 have an agreement that the D2#3 plays against the D4#2 in most sports for the next cycle.  D4 will come up here for track both years.  Other sports will travel one year and be at home the other year.  M/S/P.  At the 3A level, the Metro and Kingco reps should look at the proposed volleyball bracket which will also be used for basketball and softball.  We need to take a look at the bracket to determine whether we want to play someone from our own league in the round of 8 or someone from the other league (presuming higher seeds win out.)

G.     2008-2009 Sea-King Dist. 2 Committees.  Gill and Luke will take a look at Coaches’ Education for this year.

H.    Directory – Home & Cell Phone #s. Marilyn asked the league reps to give her a league directory with home and cell numbers for a confidential list to only be used in emergencies.

I.       Delegates to 2008-2009 Spring Rep Assembly.  Annette Duvall, Greg Hart, Brent Kawaguchi, Rhondi Adair, Bob Dowding, Mickey Fowler, Megan Marson – M/S/P to approve these as the Rep Assembly members.

J.       League Reports. 

a.       SeaTac –  The league has split into a north and south division for travel purposes this year and will adjust to the new 1B classification.

b.      Emerald City – Wrestling with alternate soccer season and the effects on the schools and the league.  Several of the schools might be interested in moving to the spring and moving spring sports back to the fall.  These are ‘unchartered’ waters and may cause more alternate season play than previously.

c.       Kingco – 3A Golf will be at Harbor Pointe, 4A at Snohomish.

d.      Metro –.Metro is discussing Multi Classification League for two years from now.

K.    WIAA Concerns

a.      Remember that “home field” for football and soccer is determined by the District.  Being on the bottom of a WIAA bracket does not guarantee a “home” game.  The board will determine the most appropriate site for the contest and the expected crowd. 

b.      Eligibility – the process?  Craig indicated that Cindy and Teresa are putting together a power point to help us through the process.  It was suggested that every AD require Form #5 from every new transfer student.  This will give you information about whether you need to go further and require the entire eligibility packet or not.  AD’s should also feel free to call Craig Bakken (425-481-1790) for specific responses to eligibility questions.

c.       Spring sport championships take place the week after Memorial Day next spring….just a reminder!

d.      Dance/Drill.  We anticipate that Eastlake again will host this event this spring.  There is some discussion in the Dance/Drill community that D1 and D2 may combine.  We are unaware of any discussion to that effect.

 

7.      Sea-King District 2 Executive Director Report: Tom & Marilyn Doyle

A.     Correspondence

B.     Web Site: www.wiaa.com/dist2

  1. Other Business-Agenda Items for Monday, October 13, 2008-3:30PM Bellevue ESC

A.     Review of 2007-2008 Annual Financial Report – Jim Murphy

B.     Review of Oct. 1st Enrollment Figures & State Tournament Allocations

C.     Site Selection for Football/Soccer

D.     Fall Eligibility Report – Craig Bakken

E.     WIAA Insurance (L & I/Catastrophic)

 

9.      The Executive Board meeting was adjourned at 5:16 PM.