Board of Control Minutes

BOARD OF CONTROL MINUTES
June 14-15, 2011
Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Approved Minutes of Last Meeting

Voted to give the state office staff permission to conduct the Regional and State Volleyball Tournament draw.

Approved the Financial Report of the 2011 Basketball Tournament Series

Approved the Financial Report of the 2011 Wrestling Tournament Series

Approved the Report of the 2011 Athletic Directors Conference

Approved the Report of the 2011 Cheer Coaches Conference

Approved the Report of the District and Regional Coordinators

Heard Review of Sportsmanship Program for the 2010-11 School Year

This completes the 20th year of the sportsmanship program and we continue to approach this area from many different aspects each year. In addition, the Board reviewed the 16th year of the A. F. Bridges Program, the TOPS Program, which is in its 14th year, and the individual sportsmanship recipient program.

Report of the Finance Committee

Approved the Division II Need-Based Financial Report

Reviewed the Administrators' Meetings Schedule

Reviewed the Regional Basketball Sites

Reviewed the Division I and Division II 2011 State Basketball Tournament Allotments

Voted to accept Ball Sponsor proposal from Wilson beginning with the 2012-13 school year. The contract will go through the 2015-16 school year. Wilson will be the official ball sponsor for football, basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball, and soccer.

F. C. Boyd Christian School Withdraws Membership effective at the end of the 2010-11 school year.

Approved the Request of Fayetteville High School for TSSAA Membership

Beginning with the 2011-12 school year, Fayetteville Junior High School will begin the process of converting into a high school. Beginning with the 2011-12 school year, they will add a grade each year until 12th grade is completed. The grade configuration next year will be 8-10 with a projected enrollment of 175 students (9th and 10th graders). Plans are to eventually offer all sports. Fayetteville High School will be placed in Class A, District 9 (1A in football) in football, basketball, baseball, softball, and volleyball. They will compete in Class A-AA, District 11 in cross country, dual wrestling, golf, girls' soccer, soccer, tennis, track and field, Region 5 in individual wrestling, and District 7 in bowling.

Heard Review of the TSSAA Network for the 2010-11 school year.

Heard Technology Update

Heard Update on the Sports Medicine Advisory Committee Update

Heard Update on TSSAA Catastrophic Insurance Coverage

Approved the request of Knox County STEM Academy requesting TSSAA membership beginning with the 2011-12 school year. STEM Academy is a new magnet school opening in August as part of the Knox County Schools. The school will be opening with 9th and 10th grades only with a projected enrollment of 150-175 students. Plans are to add a grade each year limiting the total enrollment to 600 students when they have a full student body.

Knox County STEM Academy plans to offer golf, tennis, and cross country. They will be placed in Class A, District 3 (1A) in football, basketball, baseball, softball, and volleyball. They will compete in Class A-AA, District 3 in cross country, dual wrestling, golf, girls' soccer, soccer, tennis, and track, Region 2 in individual wrestling, and Area 2 in bowling.

Denied request of Pigeon Forge High School and Gibbs High School Request Change in A-AA Sectional Wrestling Format in Dual Wrestling. Proposal was for teams finishing as the Region #2 would travel to wrestle at the Region #1 in a Sectional Format.

Discussed proposal from Clarksville Northeast High School and Science Hill High School to sanction Girls' Wrestling.

Denied Brainerd High School's Appeal Regarding Girls' Basketball Sanctions

Approved the 2011-12 and 2012-13 DII-A Football Playoff Bracket that was recommended by D-II Athletic Directors to the D-II Committee. The committee approved the bracket and recommends it be used for the next two years.

Heard 2010-2011 State Championship Event Update

Voted to extend the BlueCross Spring Fling contract two years with the city of Murfreesboro. This will take the contract with Murfreesboro through the 2013-14 school year.

Discussed possible modifications of the multiplier. In June 2012, the Board will begin work sessions to consider classification options for the next four-year cycle. Board members heard a presentation from Knoxville Catholic requesting consideration decreasing or eliminating the multiplier for D-I independent schools.

Approved Jackson Preparatory School's Request for TSSAA Membership. Jackson Preparatory School is fully accredited by SACS and has a grade configuration of K-12. Total enrollment in grades 9-12 is 30 students at the present time.

Jackson Preparatory School plans to compete in Division II, Class A. The school plans to offer football, basketball, baseball, track, volleyball, and possibly baseball. The football program will not be eligible to participate in the post season playoff series until reclassification is completed in 2013-14. It is our understanding that this is not an issue since plans are to play an independent junior varsity schedule until participation numbers increase.

Voted to approve official committee's recommendation regarding official's fees beginning with the 2011-12 school year.

Football – officials are currently at $85, would go to $90. ECO would remain at $60.
Basketball – single game or double-header would increase by $5.
Volleyball – two officials in district matches for one match would be $45. Two matches would be $75. Three matches $105. Recommendation for no matches to have just one single official.
Baseball – two officials remains same at $65. Doubleheader fee for JV/JV or JV/Varsity is $95. If one game of doubleheader is a JV game, it is limited to five innings or 1:15 time limit. If doubleheader is Varsity/Varsity, there is no time limit, and fee would be $105.
Soccer, Softball and Wrestling remains same.

Officials fees have not increased in four years.