S.T.A.R. School Application

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In order to be recognized as an official S.T.A.R. school by the OSAA, a school must implement event management strategies with the intention of providing the safest and most welcoming environment to all who attend OSAA sanctioned events. If there is a discriminatory or bias incident that occurs, the school must also have a plan prepared for how to both interrupt the behaviors that occur, as well as follow through with all who are involved. The goal of the S.T.A.R. program is to eradicate discriminatory acts occurring at high school events, and to achieve this schools, communities, and supporting stakeholders must work to educate and communicate what is expected.

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Your Name: *

Your School (Schools) *

Your Role: *

Athletic Director

Principal

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Your Email Address: *

To qualify as a S.T.A.R. School:

To qualify to be a S.T.A.R. school, your school must be able to ensure that you complete all of the sportsmanship requirement below.

What event management strategies do your administrators consistently use at OSAA sanctioned events: *

Provide signage and communication with other schools both before and during events.

Provide signage welcoming and inclusive of clear expectations for students, coaches and spectators to your campus

Monitor and remind students that they are to cheer in support of their team, not against the other team.

Interrupt acts of discriminatory harassment and ensure follow through on the behavior is completed.

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Please provide a description of the signage used at your school. Alternatively, you may send photos of your signage to Kelly Foster (kellyf@osaa.org). *

What event management strategies do you use with your own participants consistently at OSAA sanctioned events: *

Remind students of the responsibilty and privilege of representing their school and community.

Remind students of the requirement to show good sportsmanship and discipline.

Require students to show respect for coaches, teammates, officials and spectators.

Teach students to win and lose gracefully.

When your team loses, do they know how to congratulate the other team in a sincere manner?

If a discriminatory act occurs, do your students know who to report that incident to?

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Please explain one way you explicitly teach your participating students any of the above requirements: *

What event management strategies do you use with your coaches consistently at OSAA sanctioned events: *

Require coaches to exemplify high moral character, behavior and leadership. They must lead by example.

Coaches must teach their students the rules of the game and how to respect the game and how they can take action if somebody is being disrespectful during the event.

Teach students to respect officials and do not allow them to publicly criticize the decisions made by officials.

Coaches need to be aware of competitive balance and manage the score in a manner that is sportsmanlike in order to remain respectful to opponents.

If a discriminatory act occurs, you must first interrupt the behaviors. Then you must report the event to an official, event management and your administration for further follow through.

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Share one way you train or support coaches with their student athletes in these required areas: *

What event management strategies do you use with spectators consistently at OSAA sanctioned events: *

Teach your spectators to cheer for your team and not against the other team.

Event management must proactively engage with spectators to remind them of expected behaviors and help to create a positive experience for all.

Require spectators to consistently show respect for the officials.

Remind spectators to applaud all participants throughout the game.

If a spectator witnesses an act of discrimination, ensure that they know where to report the act for further follow through.

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Explain when and how you teach or reinforce expectations with spectators during an event: *

Does your school read one of the S.T.A.R. Public Address reads at the start of every competition? *

Yes

If your answer was no, explain what is read before each game, or where you could improve on this practice?

Does your school have an incident response protocol that is explained to all event staff and volunteers prior to events? If yes, please explain your incident response protocol, and training procedure. *

What other equity and/or sportsmanship efforts do implement in your programs? *

Describe district/school goals that may align with S.T.A.R. principles and the efforts happening in your programs: *

What other resources do you need to help your school continue to provide a safe and welcoming environment for all who participate? *

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