The NSAA Board of Directors met on May 19, 2023 at the Embassy Suites in LaVista with the following members present:
Also in attendance: Kim Snyder, Nebraska Department of Education liaison; Dr. Zainab Rida, Nebraska Department of Education; Bobby Truhe, NSAA Legal Counsel; Darren Tobey, Superintendent - Broken Bow; Brian Hansen, NSAA Baseball Official.
Meeting was called to order at 8:00 a.m.
1. Moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Items on the Consent Agenda included:
Motion Carried: 7-0
2. Moved to ratify the Class A Caucus wrestling state championship seeding proposal. Motion Carried: 7-0
3. Moved to ratify the Class B Caucus softball contest limitation proposal. Motion Carried: 7-0
4. Moved to adopt NSAA Bylaw 2.12.2 Approved Ruling: "A Nebraska Teaching Certificate shall be defined as any certificate or permit issued by the Nebraska Department of Education that allows an individual to teach." Motion Carried: 7-0
5. Moved to approve the 2023-24 NSAA Calendar. Motion Carried: 7-0
6. Moved to accept the resignation of Dan Masters with regret. Motion Carried: 7-0
7. The Board thanked Ryan Ruhl for his service and welcomed Broken Bow Superintendent Darren Tobey as the new District 4 Board Member.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:59 a.m.
The next meeting of the NSAA Board of Directors will be a work session/retreat on June 14-15, 2023 in Kearney.
District I - Kara Graham, Lincoln Southeast
District I - Dr. Dana Wiseman, Sutton
District II - Dr. Nick Wemhoff, Fort Calhoun
District II - Thomas Lee, Omaha Westview
District III - Dr. Jon Cerny, Bancroft-Rosalie
District V - Robert Drews, Holdrege
District VI - Dr. Troy Unzicker, Alliance
Absent: District IV - Ryan Ruhl, CenturaAlso in attendance: Kim Snyder, Nebraska Department of Education liaison; Dr. Zainab Rida, Nebraska Department of Education; Bobby Truhe, NSAA Legal Counsel; Darren Tobey, Superintendent - Broken Bow; Brian Hansen, NSAA Baseball Official.
Meeting was called to order at 8:00 a.m.
1. Moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Items on the Consent Agenda included:
- approval of the meeting Agenda as presented
- approval of the Minutes of the April 6, 2023 Girls Wrestling Committee meeting
- approval of the Minutes of the April 13, 2023 Board of Directors meeting
- approval of the Minutes of the April 14, 2023 Representative Assembly
- approval of the Financial Statements
- approval of the following cooperative sponsorship renewals for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 schools years:
- Elba and Centura for Wrestling
- York and McCool Junction for Wrestling
- Logan View and Scribner-Snyder for Boys Basketball and Girls Basketball
- Columbus Scotus and David City Aquinas for Boys Soccer and Girls Soccer
- Superior and Deshler for Wrestling and Girls Wrestling
- approval of the following cooperative sponsorship renewals for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years:
- Eustis-Farnam and Elwood for Football
2. Moved to ratify the Class A Caucus wrestling state championship seeding proposal. Motion Carried: 7-0
3. Moved to ratify the Class B Caucus softball contest limitation proposal. Motion Carried: 7-0
4. Moved to adopt NSAA Bylaw 2.12.2 Approved Ruling: "A Nebraska Teaching Certificate shall be defined as any certificate or permit issued by the Nebraska Department of Education that allows an individual to teach." Motion Carried: 7-0
5. Moved to approve the 2023-24 NSAA Calendar. Motion Carried: 7-0
6. Moved to accept the resignation of Dan Masters with regret. Motion Carried: 7-0
7. The Board thanked Ryan Ruhl for his service and welcomed Broken Bow Superintendent Darren Tobey as the new District 4 Board Member.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:59 a.m.
The next meeting of the NSAA Board of Directors will be a work session/retreat on June 14-15, 2023 in Kearney.
