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Utah Interscholastic Athletic Administrators AssociationFourth Strategic Plan 2024-2029

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UIAAA Board of Directors�Ron Dolphin, CAA – Assistant Executive Director, Andee Bouwhuis, CMAAA – Assistant LTC/Certification Coordinator, Marc Hunter, CMAA – Executive Director, Trever Wilson, CMAA – LTI & Professional Development Coordinator, Jamie Sheetz, CMAA – NIAAA Liaison & Certification Coordinator, Catham Beer, CMAA – Past President, Everett Kelepolo, CMAA – President, Lee Gillie, CMAA – President Elect

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Strategic Plan - General Chair�Trever Wilson, CMAA��

Athletic Directors Executive Committee

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UIAAA Strategic Plan Committee Chairs

  • Finance
    • Andee Bouwhuis, CMAA
    • Ryan Grunig, CAA
  • Programs
    • Mike Hunter, CMAA
    • Sharon Mardesich, CAA
  • Operations
    • Wendy Anae, CAA
    • Michael O’Connor, CMAA

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UIAAA Finance

Committee Chairs - Andee Bouwhuis (Bingham) and Ryan Grunig (Sky View)

Committee Members - Amy Fox (Carbon), Jeremy Lewis (American Fork), Skip Lowe (East), Travis Madsen (Wasatch Academy), Mike Winslow (Crimson Cliffs)

Recommendations

Responsible for Implementation

Year of Completion (Goal)

Strategies

Actions

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Continue to maintain the Rainy Day Fund, save one year's expenditures

Executive Board

2029

Monitor account and maintain current investiment practices

Ensure financial stability

2)

Keep $10,000 in savings.

Executive Board

2026

Any $ amount over $10,000: will be given back to association in member cost reductions , increase national convention scholarships, LTI course discounts, and student athlete scholarships based advice from Megan Palazzo at Granite Canyon Financial

Build Professional Development funds; increase conference attendance; increase number of certified administrators- Meet with Megan bi-annually

3)

Maintain conference vendors as space allows

Executive Board

Annually

To maintain (if space allows) or increase revenue

Maintain appropriate vendor fee

4)

Increase sponsorships for Golf Tournaments

Executive Director/Treasurer

2025

Surplus funds to be used by members for cost reductions of conferences, increase national convention scholarships, LTI course discounts, and student-athlete scholarships, work with Megan Palazzo

Increase membership and increase certification numbers

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Provide availability of funds for members to enroll in LTI courses sponsored by the UIAAA

Awards Committee

Annually

Inform membership of available funds

Application can be made once per year by an individual. Preference given each year to new applicants.

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Establish a minimum of six scholarships for student-athletes, minimum of $2,000 per scholarship. With any excess money raised from "scholarship" events remain in the UIAAA scholarship sub-account

Executive Committee

Annually

To increase scholarship funding for student-athletes, reevaluate annually with possibility of increasing scholarship money offered without dropping below the minimum 6 scholarships

Increase revenue through investments in the insured private pension investment

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UIAAA Programs

Committee Chairs - Mike Hunter (Provo) and Sharon Mardesich (Cedar Valley)

Committee Members - Rhett Jackson (Gunnison), Missy Mackay-Whiteurs (SLCSD), Lora Nichols (American Leadership), Kyle Sanderson (Pleasant Grove), Eric Wood (Judge)

Recomendations

Responsible for Implementation

Year of Completion (Goal)

Actions

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Professional Development- Partnership suggested

Executive Director and Assistant Executive Director

2026

Mental Health - PD partnership, make available to all members for example: USCHA level 1. �Self Care�Availability of courses for Athletic Leadership, Student Athletes and Parents. �Fall regional summit, north and south.

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Connection/Retention of Retired Athletic Directors

UIAAA Board

Annually

Personal Information switch from School information�Meet and Greet�Wisdom Panel �UIAAA. Reduced Fee LIfe time fee? Reduce Fee?�Podcast Spotlight�Media Recommendation�Conference enticement to register?�Only 6-7 Active Retired AD-Dual Membership 45.00

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Collablorative Resources

UIAAA Board & Mentoring Committee

Annually

Creating an AD Toolbox of best practices�NIAAA Summer Webinars opportunity

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Podcast Spotlight

UIAAA Board

Annually

Ending June 2024�2 of the 4 weeks Local Ad's, National -Retired

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Increase Opportunity for LTI Faculty

LTI Coordinator

2026

Teach a course to receive a course.�Provide LTI 790 more often.�Offer opportunity to all who qualify to teach

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Increase Webinar Opportunity

UIAAA Board

Annually

Web based, online course/workshops- what can we offer in all forms of courses to the membership?

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UIAAA Operations

Committee Chairs - Wendy Anae (Timpview) and Michael O'Connor (Westlake)

Committee Members - Joel Sandquist (Jordan), Missy Stuart (Green Canyon), Clark Stringfellow (Bountiful), Sara Swalberg (Tintic/West Desert)

Recomendations

Responsible for Implementation

Year of Completion (Goal)

Actions

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Create/Explore the process of ADEC representation and term length. Create additional positions of representation. (EX. 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A, 6A)

UIAAA BOD

2026

Review and add additional positions to increase participation and representation across the state.

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Create ADEC Committee Meeting Calendar. Committees to meet more often and report in ADEC meetings and to membership. (EX. Meet in October, Feb and @ Conference)

UIAAA BOD, ADEC, Committee Chairs

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Ensures purpose and direction for each UIAAA committee.

3)

Partnership with UHSAA in improving the Survey process and working with the Coaches Associations. Improve and continue communication between the UIAAA Liaison and the Coaches Association. (Create list of talking points that Liason can present to each Coaches Association.)

UIAAA Liaison

ON-GOING

Increases relationship between UHSAA and UIAAA.

4)

Improve Communication between ADEC sport reps and schools across the state. Ex. Congratulatory Letters

ADEC Sport Reps

ON-GOING

Increases communication and relations between UIAAA and each Coaches Association.

5)

Adapt/Explore the possibility to future UHSAA changes for ADEC based on Re-alignment, region/no-regions, RPI, state geographics.

UIAAA BOD

2029

Ensures being prepared for future changes.

6)

Explore the possibility of having a one day Fall Conference for A.D.'s. (Includes: classes, workshops, etc..)

UIAAA BOD

2026

Increases education and participation for all possible members.

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Review and Follow-up regarding receiving Relicensure points for LTI courses and Conference.

UIAAA Exec. Director

2025

Establishes credit for courses taken for licensing purposes.

8)

Review Pop Manual guidelines and policies and explore revisions due to UHSAA possible future changes.

UIAAA

ON-GOING

Maintains policies and procedures annually.