Board Community Dialogue - February 13, 2024
Board of Education Community Dialogue - The Athletic Experience - flyer
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Millage $$ when Harrison closed Negatively effected Resources are not the same Pay to Play removal Connected to removing wrestling room? Coed team without female uniforms We have boosters/backers?! Track Runners required to wear sweats
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FHS Wrestling room Aux gym is not a sustainable practice area Equipment Mat lift – safety issue Bond seems focused on outdoor sports Building access Many coaches access teams with no access Lack of school admin. Support for wrestling – no presence at district meet New on site sport entry rules why no re-entry? Weight Room Access Swimmers, wrestlers booked out of room. Is this room only for football? Dive team not united but one coach between the two teams. Gym schedule/Access/Scheduling Color Guard Practicing in Band Room – not sufficient space Pool issues – Delayed Resolution Chemicals, Temp. Access. Water level |
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Lacrosse – Lack lack of scoreboard, Lack of support for the team, lack fo visibility, no adult rep in the building/advocating for space etc. No weight room access due to no supervision. Girls FHS has a coach,North does not. Safety – Proper vetting of 3 rd party providers hiring practices United Teams – Some (many?) not given support/direction/visibility they deserve. VSN – issues with team schedule of photos. Lower profile sports – treated poorly, less than Girls Diving – North divers asked/made to practice at FHS due to one coach. Lack of Coaches/ leadership – Probably just hard to secure volunteers, but is there something else? Low quality of some coaches.
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Final Forms – or other consistent communication tools that can be used by various audiences. use of different apps Swimming Pools @ both high schools. Need a major upgrade. Safety – mental/behavioral health training for coaches, should be required. End of Season Banquets – could the district provide guidance (not requirements) but suggested venues etc. when to contact athletic secretaries about process to have letters in time etc. Consistency for how Varsity letters are earned. Now treated differently between some girls/boys teams. Safety – Student being told to go to coaches home to drop off at their home. Inappropriate
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Better resources @ NFHS vs FHS – Space, Gym, weight room, no room for multiple teams
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Middle School Intramurals District pays for all invitationals Do we pay for track home meet timers? Are there periodic reviews of how the district supports their teams compared to other districts in our league so we are level-set??
SAFETY - Coach badge Elementary school new gear for gym Eliminating athletes from getting in free to other sports has decreased them supporting other Athletes (with pay-to-play, athletes got in free) Non-competitive jogging Indoor track off season Winter run club throughout the year. *Middle School After school Bus! In door concession snacks need food! |
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Farmington High School Wrestling Room “Repurposed” w/o disc?? Current equipment not “preserved” i.e. MATS
Parental Athletic Advisory Council is needed School-wide or Sport-wide
Pay for Marching Band May be reviewed (reduce costs)
Booster Club for Marching Band would be helpful
Clarity on budget for each sport/Team Cost of equipment for sports- Costs vary by sport
Issue of transportation for students before and after games and practice Back to school? Back home? Allocation of bus to sports
Cost of admission to events??
N.I.L. Policy
Professional development for coaches
Issue of screening for part-time coaches Adequate??? |
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Administration Involvement - Wrestling Senior Night Had low attendance from FHS Principal or Vice
Who is responsible for this info? Coaches - Athletic Director? More Information on Sports Schedules -Admission Costs -Cost or Card or Digital -Map of school to show where to park & enter
Bus transportation Approx half of the meets/tournaments had either No Busses or only ½ way (Bus there not back)
Is this because of current bus driver shortages? Or has wrestling always gotten the short end of the stick re: bussing to/from away meets Where is the EQUITY?
Boosters? Mentioned but for All Sports? There was a Football Booster Group. Is there one for other sports? |
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No new singlets, warmups, headgear, didn’t get new mats this year. We had to do a fundraiser to get these things, but the school hasn’t agreed to buy it. NO working mat *means mats sit on the floor ??? disrespected by being set on and trash thrown on them. Principal & Administrators at one home meet optics - Show support Principal & Administrators at Dick Cook City Meet - Show support Today, you said sports are exploding - how will you ensure safety & enough mat space for FHS wrestlers?
District took Warner’s wrestling mat lift and they are suffering. The lift is not what is required & doesn’t work not ordering what coaches believe is required.
Trust the coaches to select the equipment we need to be successful. Rebuild and outfit the weight room - It’s tired, old and inadequate. - (Get the Lift they specified, not what you think is NEEDED.) The coaches (3) need keys to open rooms - locker rooms, etc. Not just the ability to open exterior doors. Gotta be able to get what they need for practice - wasted time waiting for 1 guy with keys.
Lack of decision - making inclusivity No discussion with coaches before losing the wrestling room.
Stop taking School of Choice Students. If you cannot support students of tax paying parents. Chasing $$$ instead of excellence is sad.
When I voted for the millage, I never thought wrestling would lose ground while football got new turf, swimming got an updated pool, etc. Total downgrade unacceptable. |
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FPS Loves Football Sarcasm > Go Football upgrades. How about the other sports
Open Mats offered at FHS in off season.
How did we lose the room when projected enrollment increase for 2023-24 was 13 pupils?
NO ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT - DO NOT ATTEND THE ONE HOME MEET WHICH IS SENIOR NIGHT Only 10 more kids joined FHS, 10 new kids joined FHS wrestling, and we lost our room. |
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