The NSAA Board of Directors met on December 8, 2021 at the Lodge in Norfolk with the following members present:
The meeting was called to order at 8:30 AM
1. It was moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Items on the Consent Agenda included:
Motion Carried: 8-0
2. Moved to approve the Name/Image/Likeness approved ruling effective immediately. Motion Carried: 8-0
3. The Board discussed the January NSAA District Meetings.
4. Moved to approve the NDE Enrollment Numbers for 2022-2023. Motion Carried: 8-0
5. Moved to approve the Girls Wrestling postseason dates of February 4-5 to qualify 12 individuals in each weight class for the state championship. Motion Carried: 8-0
6. Moved to allow Lincoln Pius X High School to opt-up to Class A in all sports except Football for the 2022-23 school year. Motion Carried: 8-0
7. The Executive Director discussed the reprimand report, fall championship attendance, the NFHS Winter Meeting, State School Board Convention and the NAACP meeting.
8. It was moved to enter into executive session at 9:35 a.m. to protect the public interest and to prevent the needless injury to the reputation of an individual(s). The following were included in executive session: Wieskamp, Wiseman, Reznicek, Lee, Cerny, Ruhl, Drews, Unzicker, Snyder, Bellar, and Schwartz. Motion Carried: 8-0
9. Moved to exit executive session at 10:26 a.m. Motion Carried: 8-0
10. Moved to extend the NSAA Executive Director's contract for the 2022-23 school year. Motion Carried: 8-0
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:28 a.m.
The next meeting of the NSAA Board of Directors will be January 20, 2022 at the NSAA Office in Lincoln.
District I - Kathi Wieskamp, Lincoln Public Schools
District I - Dana Wiseman, Sutton
District II - Dr. Bob Reznicek, Boys Town
District II - Thomas Lee, Omaha Northwest
District III - Dr. Jon Cerny, Bancroft-Rosalie
District IV - Ryan Ruhl, Centura
District V - Robert Drews, Holdrege
District VI - Dr. Troy Unzicker, Alliance
Also in attendance: Kim Snyder, Nebraska Department of Education Liaison. The meeting was called to order at 8:30 AM
1. It was 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 November 4, 2021 Board of Directors Meeting
- Approval of the Financial Statements
- Approval of the following cooperative sponsorship renewals for the 2021-22 and 2022-23 school years:
- Omaha Concordia, Omaha Brownell-Talbot, Omaha Christian Academy & Douglas County West for Girls Soccer
- Wahoo, Lincoln Lutheran and Bishop Neumann for Baseball
- St. Paul & Palmer for Baseball
- Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer & Pawnee City for Boys Golf
- Approval of the following cooperative sponsorship renewals for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school years:
- Bloomfield & Wausa for Boys Cross Country and Girls Cross Country
- Chambers & Wheeler Central for Volleyball, Boys Cross Country, Girls Cross Country, Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Boys Track, Girls Track and Boys Golf
- Bertrand & Loomis for Boys Cross Country and Girls Cross Country
- Cedar Bluffs & Mead for Girls Golf and Boys Golf
- Southern & Diller-Odell for Softball
- Leigh, Clarkson & Howells-Dodge for Softball
- O'Neill & St. Mary's for Boys Cross Country, Girls Cross Country, Girls Golf, Softball, Boys Golf, and Instrumental Music
- Ralston & Omaha Mercy for Girls Golf
- Allen & Emerson-Hubbard for Volleyball, Wrestling, Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Boys Track, Girls Track and Boys Golf
- Norfolk, Norfolk Catholic & Lutheran High Northeast for Softball
- Lawrence-Nelson & Sandy Creek for Boys Cross Country and Girls Cross Country
- Centura & Central Valley for Softball
- Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer & Pawnee City for Girls Golf
- Approval of the dissolution of the following cooperative sponsorships for the 2022-23 school year:
- Southern Valley & Alma for Boys Cross Country and Girls Cross Country
Motion Carried: 8-0
2. Moved to approve the Name/Image/Likeness approved ruling effective immediately. Motion Carried: 8-0
3. The Board discussed the January NSAA District Meetings.
4. Moved to approve the NDE Enrollment Numbers for 2022-2023. Motion Carried: 8-0
5. Moved to approve the Girls Wrestling postseason dates of February 4-5 to qualify 12 individuals in each weight class for the state championship. Motion Carried: 8-0
6. Moved to allow Lincoln Pius X High School to opt-up to Class A in all sports except Football for the 2022-23 school year. Motion Carried: 8-0
7. The Executive Director discussed the reprimand report, fall championship attendance, the NFHS Winter Meeting, State School Board Convention and the NAACP meeting.
8. It was moved to enter into executive session at 9:35 a.m. to protect the public interest and to prevent the needless injury to the reputation of an individual(s). The following were included in executive session: Wieskamp, Wiseman, Reznicek, Lee, Cerny, Ruhl, Drews, Unzicker, Snyder, Bellar, and Schwartz. Motion Carried: 8-0
9. Moved to exit executive session at 10:26 a.m. Motion Carried: 8-0
10. Moved to extend the NSAA Executive Director's contract for the 2022-23 school year. Motion Carried: 8-0
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:28 a.m.
The next meeting of the NSAA Board of Directors will be January 20, 2022 at the NSAA Office in Lincoln.