The NSAA Board of Directors met on November 1, 2023 at the NSAA Office in Lincoln with the following members present:
The meeting was called to order at 8:00 a.m.
1. It was moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Items on the Consent Agenda included:
Motion Carried: 8-0
2. Moved to permit Omaha Creighton Prep to Opt-Up in Speech for the 2023-2024 school year. Motion Carried: 8-0
3. Moved to Permit Homer to Opt-Up in Speech for the 2023-2024 school year. Motion Carried: 8-0
4. Moved to permit Norris to Opt-Up in Speech for the 2023-2024 school year. Motion Carried: 8-0
5. Moved to permit Gretna East to Opt-Up in Speech for the 2023-2024 school year. Motion Carried: 8-0
6. Moved to permit Lexington to Opt-Up in Speech for the 2023-2024 school year. Motion Carried: 8-0
7. Moved to permit Omaha Gross to Opt-Up in Boys Basketball for the 2023-2024 school year. Motion Carried: 8-0
8. Moved to permit Tekamah-Herman to Opt-Up in Girls Basketball for the 2023-2024 school year. Motion Carried: 8-0
9. Krystal Siebrandt and Lucas Post from HBE presented the audit.
10. The Board discussed an updated NSAA Meetings Policy.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:30 a.m.
The next meeting of the NSAA Board of Directors will be December 6, 2023 at the Divots Conference Center in Norfolk.
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 IV - Darren Tobey, Broken Bow
District V - Robert Drews, Arapahoe
District VI - Dr. Troy Unzicker, Alliance
Also in attendance were: Dr. Zainab Rida, Nebraska Department of Education liaison; Bobby Truhe, NSAA Legal Counsel; Lucas Post, HBE; and Krystal Siebrandt, HBE.The meeting was called to order at 8:00 a.m.
1. It was moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Items on the Consent Agenda included:
- Approval of the Agenda as amended
- Approval of the Minutes of the October 5 Board of Directors Meeting
- Approval of the following new cooperative sponsorships for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years
- Fremont, Fremont Bergan and Arlington for Boys Soccer and Girls Soccer
- Lincoln Lutheran and Parkview Christian for Wrestling
- Approval of the following new cooperative sponsorships for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years
- St. Edward and Newman Grove for Football, Volleyball, Boys Cross Country, Girls Cross Country, Wrestling, Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Boys Track, and Girls Track
- Wausa and Osmond for Football
- Approval of the following cooperative sponsorship renewals for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years
- Humphrey St. Francis and Lindsay Holy Family for Play Production and Speech
- Omaha Gross Catholic and Cornerstone Christian for Boys Soccer and Girls Soccer
- Omaha Christian Academy and Omaha Street School for Boys Basketball and Girls Basketball
- Cambridge and Arapahoe for Unified Bowling
- Omaha Concordia, Omaha Brownell-Talbot, Omaha Christian Academy and Douglas County West for Girls Soccer
- Omaha Concordia, Omaha Brownell-Talbot and Omaha Christian Academy for Baseball
- Approval of the following cooperative sponsorship renewals for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years
- Emerson-Hubbard and Allen for Football, Volleyball, Wrestling, Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Boys Track, Girls Track and Boys Golf
- Ansley and Litchfield for Football, Volleyball, Boys Cross Country, Girls Cross Country, Wrestling, Girls Wrestling, Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Boys Track and Girls Track
- Bruning-Davenport and Shickley for Football, Volleyball, Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Boys Track, Girls Track and Boys Golf
- Maywood and Hayes Center for Football, Volleyball, Boys Cross Country, Girls Cross Country, Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Boys Track, Girls Track and Boys Golf
- Stapleton and McPherson County for Football, Volleyball, Boys Cross Country, Girls Cross Country, Wrestling, Girls Wrestling, Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Boys Track, Girls Track and Boys Golf
- Elgin and Pope John for Football, Volleyball, Boys Cross Country, Girls Cross Country, Wrestling, Girls Wrestling, Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Boys Track, Girls Track and Boys Golf
- Sargent and Loup County for Football
- Clarkson and Leigh for Football, Volleyball, Girls Golf, Wrestling, Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Boys Track, Girls Track, Boys Golf, and Unified Track
- Riverside and Spalding Academy for Football
- Logan View and Scribner-Snyder for Football
- Exeter-Milligan and Friend for Football
- Rock County and Keya Paha for Football, Volleyball, Boys Cross Country, Girls Cross Country, Wrestling, Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Boys Track, Girls Track and Boys Golf
- Clarkson, Leigh and Howells-Dodge for Softball
- Wheeler Central and Chambers for Football
- Omaha Brownell-Talbot, Cornerstone Christian and Quest Forward Academy for Football
- Verdigre and Niobrara for Football, Volleyball, Boys Cross Country, Girls Cross Country, Wrestling, Girls Wrestling, Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Boys Track, Girls Track, and Boys Golf
- Bloomfield and Wausa for Boys Cross Country and Girls Cross Country
- Callaway and Arnold for Football
2. Moved to permit Omaha Creighton Prep to Opt-Up in Speech for the 2023-2024 school year. Motion Carried: 8-0
3. Moved to Permit Homer to Opt-Up in Speech for the 2023-2024 school year. Motion Carried: 8-0
4. Moved to permit Norris to Opt-Up in Speech for the 2023-2024 school year. Motion Carried: 8-0
5. Moved to permit Gretna East to Opt-Up in Speech for the 2023-2024 school year. Motion Carried: 8-0
6. Moved to permit Lexington to Opt-Up in Speech for the 2023-2024 school year. Motion Carried: 8-0
7. Moved to permit Omaha Gross to Opt-Up in Boys Basketball for the 2023-2024 school year. Motion Carried: 8-0
8. Moved to permit Tekamah-Herman to Opt-Up in Girls Basketball for the 2023-2024 school year. Motion Carried: 8-0
9. Krystal Siebrandt and Lucas Post from HBE presented the audit.
10. The Board discussed an updated NSAA Meetings Policy.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:30 a.m.
The next meeting of the NSAA Board of Directors will be December 6, 2023 at the Divots Conference Center in Norfolk.