Division I Governance Structure One year later

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Division I Governance StructureOne year
later

• Beth DeBauche
• Director of Division I
• NCAA Regional Rules Seminar

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Agenda

• Assessment based on objectives.
• So what is different under this structure?
• Quick review of issues on the Division I agenda.
• Suggestions for staying informed.
• Successes and challenges under the new structure.
  

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Goals

• Goals behind restructuring
• Emphasize the Boards final decision-making role
  and strengthen the Boards policy-setting role.
• Develop a national dialogue on consequential
  issues and use governance bodies to develop
  legislation and discuss policy.
• Better identify a delegated agenda from the
  Board.
• Assist the Board in focusing on legislation of
  consequence and reduce/eliminate minutiae.
• Ensure high quality input from the substructure.

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The New Governance Structure Looks Different

• Materials
• Agendas and meeting materials are posted at least
  17 days in advance of meetings.
• Postings to be complete. Distribution of
  supplemental materials at meetings to be kept to
  a minimum.
• Fewer agenda items reflective of the more limited
  jurisdiction of the cabinets and councils.
• Important items listed at the beginning of the
  agendas.

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the New Governance Structure Looks Different

• Meetings
• Members expected to prepare in advance of the
  meetings.
• Meetings are focused on discussions rather than
  on providing reports.
• There are no subcommittees as councils and
  cabinets work as bodies of the whole.
• Meetings are shorter in length but designed to
  have a higher level of engagement.

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the New Governance Structure Looks Different

• Reports.
• Reports to be more streamlined.
• Less is more approach.
• More focus on action items and on important
  discussion items.
• Key items are a new feature in reports.
• Reports to be posted within three days of the
  scheduled conclusion of the meetings.

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the New Governance Structure Looks Different

• Communications and Coordination Committee.
• Eight chairs of the cabinets and councils.
• Charged with coordinating consideration of issues
  and legislative concepts between the various
  bodies and to ensure a high level of
  communication among the bodies.
• Committee meets before and after each series of
  governance meetings.
• Reports serve as a good governance summary
  document.

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Division I Agenda

• Board of Directors.
• Ongoing commitment to academic reform.
• Development of an APR coaches rate.
• Basketball Academic Enhancement Group.
• Football Academic Working Group.
• Financial landscape.
• Student-athlete well-being issues.
• Leadership Council.
• Membership standards.
• Commercial activity in intercollegiate athletics.
• Enhancing diversity in the Division I governance
  structure.

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Division I Agenda

• Legislative Council
• More coordinated approach to the review of
  legislation.
• Academic Cabinet
• The academic success of transfer students,
  especially two-year college transfers
• Nontraditional course work
• The impact of academic reform on academic support
  personnel and
• Time demands.

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Division I Agenda

• Administration Cabinet
• Enhancing the committee selection process
• Identifying ways to develop a more diverse pool
  to serve in the governance structure
• Developing a governance assessment tool and
• Managing the membership transition process.
• Amateurism Cabinet
• Definition of a professional team
• Issues regarding student-athlete likeness
• Agent and advisor issues and
• Addressing challenges associated with amateurism
  certification.

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Division I agenda

• Recruiting Cabinet
• Coaching limits and the number of noncoaching
  staff members
• Early offers of athletics aid and
• Impact of technology on recruiting.
• Championships/Sports Administration Cabinet
• Addressing challenges associated with NCAA
  championships travel
• Continued management and fiscal administration of
  NCAA championships
• Improving bid/site selection process and
• Developing performance standards related to
  championships administration.         

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Division I agenda

• Awards, Benefits, Expenses and Financial Aid
  Cabinet
• Examining the current financial aid model
• Developing best practices related to athletics
  financial aid hearings and
• Enhancing outreach to and education of the
  financial aid community.

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Tips for staying informed

• More important than ever to use the NCAA
  governance Website.
• Less is more approach makes it easier to follow
  governance activities.
• Read the Board of Directors reports to identify
  major agenda themes.
• Monitor cabinet activities. Cabinets serve as an
  early guide to activities.
• KNOW THE ISSUES! Monitor issues in advance of
  legislative proposals.
• Review proposals in the context of the Division I
  agenda.

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Tips for staying informed

• Communications and Coordination Committee reports
  are a good governance summary.
• Pay attention to Key Items Section in reports.
• The NCAA News provides both previews and recaps
  of meetings.
• Be familiar with the meeting schedules for the
  various governance bodies.

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Successes and challenges

• Early Successes
• Important issues on Division I agenda easier to
  identify.
• More coordinated Division I agenda.
• Governance substructure is in a better position
  to support the Board of Directors.
• Higher level of communication between governance
  bodies.
• Higher level of legislative review.
• Board receiving some level of relief from
  considering legislative minutiae.

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Successes and challenges

• Early challenges
• Governance bodies still defining roles.
• Membership communication and re-engagement.
• Meeting schedules lots of moving parts.
• How do we change a culture to focus more on
  actions and discussions rather than on receiving
  reports and overseeing activities?
• Representational issues.
• How do we enhance the level of national dialogue?
  How do we make sure the voice of constituent
  groups is heard in a conference-based structure?

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Who to Contact

• David Berst Vice President for Division I
  dberst_at_ncaa.org 317/917-6931.
• Beth DeBauche Director of Division I
  bdebauche_at_ncaa.org 317/917-6930.
• Steve Mallonee Managing Director of Membership
  Services/Governance Liaison smallonee_at_ncaa.org
  317/917-6655.
• Vicki McEachran Executive Assistant for
  Division I vmceachran_at_ncaa.org 317/917-6937.
• Patricia McConney Administrative Assistant for
  Division I pmcconney_at_ncaa.org 317/917-6932.