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description of the meeting, who was there, action items and
the next meeting date.
Note: all minutes are marked “Draft” until official
approved by the next committee meeting.
ACTIVITY STANDARDS COMMITTEE
Thursday, March 17, 2005
9 a.m. VPA Office
Members
Present: Kathi Bierwirth, Jack Pennypacker, Sarah DeFelice,
Erik Wicklund,
Dot Blake, Bill Lawson, Cynthia Henrichsen, Shaun Pickett,
Bob
Gray, Frank Pecora, Ray Pellegrini, Bob Johnson
Also Present:
Charley Burbank Jr., Marty McDouough, Issac Ransom, Nancy
Ransom, Olinia Durham, Billie Marcotte, Carl Durham, Mike
Norman, Joe Fleury, Kirk James, Brett Blanchard, David Capman,
Sue Duprat, David Driscoll
Minutes:
- moved by Shaun P. to accept minutes of 2/8/05. Second by
Dot B.
Approved unanimously.
- Bob J. explained outline of the day (3 hearings and discussion).
- correspondence
- letter from basketball coaches assoc. (split starting dates).
No
action taken.
- reviewed letters to schools that successfully completed
Probation.
- reviewed letter from Baseball Coach (more games). Referred
to
Baseball Committee for review.
- reviewed sportsmanship letter (Vergennes). No action taken.
- Bob
J. explained decision of Appeal Committee. Granted Mt Abe
and
Twinfield appeals. Denied Harwood and Middlebury appeals.
- Bob
J. explained that hearing on Wrestling coaches has been delayed
Until May meeting per request.
- Discussion on Public to Public program.
- Charley
B. – why don’t private schools have the same rights as
the public schools. The private schools are being disadvantaged
by not allowing this. If a school is a VPA member, then all
schools
should receive the same benefits. Requested that decision
of ASC
be sent in writing.
- examples
of middle level relationships given (Union Baptist/Cabot).
Also discussed issue with football, small schools like Websterville
Baptist will never field a program, yet their students participate
with Spaulding students in youth leagues. Also discussed home
school situation and how their only choice is to go to public
schools for activities (based on state law).
- Marty
M. discussed how MSJ expressed concerns about this issue
at the annual meeting two years ago. They have always felt
it
should be member to member.
- people
were reminded that we are in the first year of a two year
and that even if it is modified to member to member, the criteria
would still stay the same (such as cannot do this if you have
a
JV team, issue of displacement).
- Ray
mentioned Red Cedar School and the correspondence he
had received concerning this issue.
- discussed
issue that this was a pilot program.
- end
of discussion.
- Hearing
#1 – Rutland HS request for 5th year of eligibility – Joe
Fleury,
Mike Norman, Kirk James (executive session)
Motion
by Bill L. to approve a 5th year of eligibility (2005-2006)
for
Kirk James. Second by Jack P. Vote – yes – unanimous – motion
approved.
- Continuation
of Public to Public discussion. Cynthia H. moved “to
recommend that Public to Public be modified to Member to Member,
for discussion purposes, for the 2005-2006 school year with
no change
in program criteria.” Second by Shaun P. Vote – no – unanimous.
Moved
by Bill L. to” recommend a one year trial member to member
program that maintains all current criteria .” Second by Shaun
P.
Vote – yes – unanimous. Motion approved. Recommendation to
be
forwarded by Bob J. on to Executive Council for further discussion
and possible action.
- Hearing
#2 – Poultney HS request for 5th year of eligibility – Brett
Blanchard and David Capman (executive session).
Motion
by Cynthia H. to “table” the decision until the May meeting
at
which time ASC would like to meet with the student individually.
Also
requested transcript from Poultney HS. Second by Bill L. Vote
– yes-
Unanimous – motion approved.
- Hearing
#3 – Harwood HS request for an age waiver – Sue Duprat and
And David Driscoll (executive session).
Motion
by Jack P. to approve an age waiver for Pitchou Minter for
the
2005-2006 school year. Second by Bill L. Vote – yes – unanimous.
Motion approved
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