Department of Athletics
Derby Public Schools
Derby, Connecticut 06418
Director of Athletics
Update to Board of Education – December 2022
Our Shared Focus and Priorities: Long Range Plan
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2021-22 CIAC Michaels Cup Exemplary Program recipient = Derby High School!
Current Happenings
Educational Based Athletics
- CIAC Statewide Sportsmanship Summit 11/17/22 – completed
- Q1 DHS Student-Athlete Quarter 1 Academic Update:
Team | Q1 Eligibility | % Eligible | F’s |
Cheerleading | 10/10 | 100% | 1 |
Boys Cross Country | 4/4 | 100% | 2 |
Girls Cross Country | 6/6 | 100% | 0 |
Football | 43/48 | 90% | 36 |
Boys Soccer | 17/17 | 100% | 9 |
Girls Soccer | 23/23 | 100% | 0 |
Girls Volleyball (club) | 15/16 | 94% | 9 |
Human Capital
- Scheduling End of Season Fall Sport Coaching Evaluations DHS & DMS – in progress
- DHS Student Athlete & Parent Fall Sport End of Season Surveys sent out via Final Forms (10/28 and 3x after, coaches following up to convert with student-athlete survey)
- Attend monthly NVL HS AD meeting: 12/1
- DHS Fall Coaches end of season NVL Sport Meetings - concluded
- DHS Winter Coaches pre-season NVL Sport Meetings - concluded
- CIAC Officials Winter Sport meetings – DHS Winter Head Coaches - concluded
- Hiring:
- Assistant Cheerleading coach (search open)
- Freshmen Boys Basketball coach (anticipated): based upon final evaluations and turnout.
- Hiring DMS Boys Basketball coach (certification pending)
- Hiring DMS Winter Running Program – boys & girls coach
- Hiring DHS Activity Coach – Step Dance (certification pending)
- Hiring Elementary Running Coach (certification pending; push to Spring season)
- Winter Season Academic Success After School Sessions: position posted
Operations
- Final Forms Open for DHS & DMS Spring Sports Registration remains open
- Finalizing winter supply orders
- Finalizing Spring Sport Supply Orders
- Evaluation of DHS Club Girls Volleyball program for 23-24 Varsity Status
- Ongoing bus schedules Winter, Spring
- MS Winter Schedules (NVL) developed with league
- DHS Winter Schedules Finalized; sub varsity schedules identified
- DHS Indoor Track Schedule – non league meets w/ head coach
- DHS Gym Schedule winter completed with head coaches
- DHS Spring Schedules Finalized, non-league games finalized
- Winter DHS Season Official Start Up: (with registrants in parentheses)
- Monday, November 28: DHS Girls Basketball (13), DHS Wrestling (21= 3Ox/3HC/ 15 Derby; 2 Seymour Team of One), Cheerleading (13).
- Thursday, December 1: DHS Boys Basketball (30), DHS Boys Indoor Track (33), DHS Girls Indoor Track (28)
- Winter DMS Season Official Start Up:
- DMS Boys Basketball (50 registered, 36 tryouts, 20 rostered)
- DMS Girls Basketball (40 registered, 29 tryouts, 20 rostered)
- DMS Running Program (31 registered (17 boys, 14 girls)
- DMS Wednesday Developmental Basketball: for all players who tried out and did not make the interscholastic teams.
- CIAC Online DHS Athletics Games Calendar link:
Culture/Climate
- Pep Rally: 11/23/22
- DMS Unified Sports daily active PE class block 6, 1x afterschool starting 12/1.
- DHS Unified Sports 3x week (advisory)
- Powder Puff v Shelton, 6pm, 11/18 @ DeFilippo Field: RESULT: Derby 32 – Shelton 26 in OT
- Thanksgiving Breakfast: Pregame vs Oxford: Payden Field House – complete
- Derby Sports Alliance Meeting: Next Meeting: 12/5 – 5:30p
- Student Athlete Leadership Team (SALT): Wednesday’s 2p – 2:45p, Next Meeting: 12/7.