Assessment and Transformation
Athletics Comprehensive Program Review
Review Coordinator: Joe Hash
Review Team Members
2007-2008
Maggie White
Dave Banducci
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SECTION I: Department Background, Purpose and Goals
A. Department Mission:
The College of the Redwoods Athletic Department strives to provide student
athletes with a quality academic experience to aid them in meeting their
educational goals and transfer requirements. Also, the department endeavors to
provide our student athletes with a quality intercollegiate sport experience.
B. Department Goals:
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To provide equal opportunity for all students, including women and
minorities, to participate in its intercollegiate athletic programs and in all of its
sports and recreational activities.
To protect student athletes' health and well being through proper training
procedures and treatment along with adequate insurance coverage.
To offer participants opportunities to enjoy themselves and to develop
personal and interpersonal skills and values such as dedication, perseverance,
responsibility, team effort and cooperation, discipline, self-confidence, and
leadership.
To create an environment in which students can succeed in their academic
work as well as in their athletic competition.
To provide student athletes with the proper direction and motivation to help
them grow academically, athletically, morally, and socially.
To produce competitive teams and individual athletes which bring positive
recognition to the college.
C. Describe how the goals of the program relate to the College’s Mission and
Strategic Plan.
The Athletic Department goals directly support the college’s mission to maximize
the success of each student with the expectation that each student athlete will
strive to achieve their educational goals and earn a degree/certificate, have the
ability to transfer to continue towards their higher educational goals, or develop
professional and technical skills that might help each student in his/her chosen
profession.
SECTION II: Past Quality Improvements and Transformations
A. Obtain a copy of the program’s previous program review. Provide a description
(list or narrative) of the quality improvements that were recommended.
No previous College of the Redwoods program review exists. The Athletic
Department did undergo program review through the California Community College
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Commission on Athletics (COA) and the Golden Valley Conference (GVC) during
the spring of 2006.The COA is the governing body for all community college
athletic programs in the state. The COA mandates that all college athletic
departments undertake program review every five years through the college’s sports
conference. The GVC is the sports conference in which the College of the
Redwoods intercollegiate teams participate. In accordance with COA policy, the CR
Athletic Department developed a self-study for the program review which is
attached. The GVC program review team studied nine standards:
1. Constitution Compliance
2. Eligibility Processing
3. Philosophy
4. Staff Professionalism
5. Academic Achievement and Support
6. Citizenship
7. Gender Equity
8. Fundraising
9. Demographics
The GVC program review team and the GVC Commissioner commended the College of
the Redwoods Athletic Department and the college for their efforts in putting the selfstudy together and for their commitment to compliance with the standards in their
Committee Report which is also attached. Two areas of improvement were noted by the
program review team, they are noted below.
Recommended Quality Improvement
Accomplished?
(Y/N)
If Yes, Provide Details.
If No, Provide Explanation.
The college administration should initiate a discussion
with the athletic staff and produce a written document on
recruiting philosophy.
Yes
Athletic Department Recruiting Philosophy: The
department places an emphasis on the recruitment of
student athletes from the local service area. The
philosophy of the department is to recruit the highest
quality student athlete available either from the local
area including contiguous districts and/or through
prospective student athletes from outside the local area
who make first contact with coaches.
Provide a more structured means to assure student athlete
academic success including a formalized progress
reporting system, as well as the use of study halls and
work with academic divisions to plan two semesters
worth of classes.
No
The Academic Advisor for student athletes retired last
spring and has not been replaced due to budget
cutbacks. Responsibilities have been dispersed among
counseling/advising staff.
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B. Provide a description (list or narrative) of other improvements accomplished
since the last review not specifically noted on the previous program review.
Other Improvements Accomplished
Provide Details
Facility Improvements
Community Stadium: new vinyl seat caps covering all wooden
bleachers, new floor boards
Softball Field: new bullpens
Athletic Training Students will earn clinical education hours needed
for their certification; CR student athletes will benefit from extra care
Broke event record with $95k gross at August 2007 auction
Completed agreement with Humboldt State to provide Athletic
Training Students
Dinner and Sports Auction Fundraising Event
SECTION III: Outcomes Assessment
A. Provide the department’s program and student learning outcomes. Include or
attach a copy of the Outcomes Assessment Report.
Program Outcome(s)
Outcome
Process/Activities
Contributing to the Outcome
(What does the program do
to create the outcome?)
Measured/Documented By?
90% of student athletes will maintain
satisfactory academic standing
Maintain an efficient and cost
effective support system for the
operation of the existing athletic
program.
Continue monitoring academic
progress of all student athletes
Conduct fundraising events to
support sports.
Academic progress reports
Budget reports
Student Learning Outcome(s)
Knowledge,
value or skill
(What is being
demonstrated
and assessed?)
Scope of
Outcome (In
what context,
with whom, or
in what setting
does the
outcome
occur?)
Process/Activities
Contributing to
the Outcome
(What does the
program do to
create the
outcome?)
Student
Learning
Outcome
Statement
Measured/
Documented
By?
Exercises skills in
judgment and
decision making.
The college
community
Work closely with
academic advisors to
facilitate student
athlete independence
in academic course
selection. Work
closely with coaches
to ensure student
athletes understand
and adhere to
behavioral
expectations.
Student athletes will
exercise skills in
academic and social
judgment and
decision making in
Feedback from
counselors and the
number of student
athlete conduct code
violations.
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Outcomes Assessment Report
Outcome
Assessment Method
To
Whom?
By
Whom?
Administered
When?
Use of Results
Assessment Status/
Findings
Transformations
Intended
Follow-up
Benchmark
the Athletic
Program
against COA
best practice.
COA program review
findings on nine (9)
standards:
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Constitution
Compliance
By
whom:
COA
governi
ng
board
Spring 2006.
To improve the
athletic
program
All standards in
compliance. Two
recommendations:
1) Develop a
recruiting
philosophy
1) Recruiting
philosophy
developed
To be
determined
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Eligibility
Processing
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Philosophy
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Staff
Professionalism
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Academic
Achievement
and Support
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Citizenship
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Gender Equity
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Fundraising
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Demographics
Spring 2011
2) Provide a
structured
academic success
program for
student athletes
B. What are the strengths of your department as indicated by your
performance indicators?
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Qualified and dedicated faculty and staff with a ‘Can Do’ attitude.
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Coaches who have been able continue to provide student athletes with a quality
intercollegiate athletic experience in a time of dwindling district commitment to
providing adequate resources. In the last year and a half our Softball team won a
conference championship, regional championship and participated in the state
tournament; our Men’s Basketball team won its first outright conference
championship ever and won a state playoff tournament game; and our Football team
won a conference co-championship.
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Fundraising: The department has narrowed its fundraising focus to two events a
year. The first is the Dinner and Sports Auction which grossed over $95,000 in 2007.
The second is the annual Corsair Walkathon which generated a gross of over $17,000
in 2006. The goal is to raise funds by conducting high-quality events and to not oversaturate the local community with requests for funds.
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Code of Conduct: The department developed a Student Athlete Handbook of which
every student athlete receives a copy. Each student athlete attends a handbook review
session conducted by the Athletic Director and signs verifying their attendance and
receipt of the handbook. The handbook includes sections pertaining to Student Rules
of Conduct; Student Athlete Rules of Conduct; Academic Responsibilities;
Citizenship Responsibilities; Sexual Harassment; Good Sportsmanship; Team and
Conference Rules; Procedures for Dealing with Criminal Violations of Local, State
and Federal Laws; Appeals Procedure and a Student Athlete Acknowledgement of
Requirements
C. What are the challenges for your department which are indicated by your
performance indicators?
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Staffing: There have been three retirements with no backfill since 2003. The men’s
basketball coach (Bill Treglown), football coach/athletic advisor (Bob Seaman) and
Equipment Assistant (Jim Walters) have all retired during this period. Currently there
are part-time head coaches in three sports—women’s soccer, women’s basketball and
men’s basketball. Due to these positions remaining in associate faculty status we
often experience a lack of stability such as having three men’s basketball coaches in
four years. Though the department has been lucky to hire quality associates to fill
these coaching positions, often part-time coaches cannot dedicate the time to properly
support their student athletes. Also, our department has funded the Equipment
Assistant position on a part-time basis with proceeds from the Dinner and Sports
Auction fundraiser since Walters retirement. Not having a full-time person in the
equipment area puts the department in the position of having to deal with the loss of
expensive equipment and uniforms, not having the proper care for equipment and
uniforms and puts the District at risk for not having safety equipment properly fitted
and/or issued.
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Academic Success Program: Since the retirement of the last Student Athlete
Advisor (Bob Seaman) in summer 2007 there has not been a replacement. Tasks
normally performed by this position such as meeting with each student athlete to set
up class schedules, issuing and tracking academic progress reports, verifying 12-unit
enrollment each week, setting up student education plans, etc., have been dispersed to
the Advising/Counseling staff, the Athletic Director and the coaches.
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Travel: Always a challenge due to the great distance between CR and the schools
with which it competes, this problem has been magnified greatly by escalating costs
such as fuel, lodging, meals, etc. This is multiplied by dwindling resources such as
the department’s declining budget and by changes in state law such as requiring a
Class B driver’s license to drive passenger vans.
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Recruiting: As the recruitment of student athletes gets more competitive, providing
an easy path for the student (and their parents) to navigate through the process of
enrollment, assessment, registration, financial aid, housing, etc. has become essential.
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For the coaches the tracking of the recruitment of potential student athletes through
these processes has been challenging especially with out-of-state students.
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Facilities: The colleges’ outdoor fields are in need of serious maintenance and/or
upgrade. All of the fields have very poor drainage rendering them almost useless
during the spring which is during the baseball and softball seasons. The Fieldhouse,
which is used by softball and baseball for practice during inclement weather, is in
need of a new lighting system. The main gymnasium is also in need of a new lighting
system as three lights have been completely removed as parts do not exist for repair.
What is your three year transformation plan to build upon current strengths, overcome
challenges, and increase effectiveness and efficiency? (Include a timetable for
implementing transformations)
STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES/TRANSFORMATIONS
Staffing: Work with Vice President of Student Services on
the justification for upgrading part-time coaching positions to
full-time and for district funding for the Equipment Assistant
position
Academic Success Program: Work with the Vice President
of Student Services to replace the retired Student Athlete
Academic Advisor to oversee the Academic Success
Program.
Travel: Work with the Maintenance department, Enterprise
Rent-a-Car and our state organization (COA) to develop ways
to mitigate rising expenditures.
Recruiting: Work with Admissions & Records, Testing,
Financial Aid and Housing to develop a clear system for
potential students to navigate to matriculate to the college and
a system to track each step in the process.
Facilities: Work with the Maintenance department in
exploring economical ways to improve drainage or replace
grass with a synthetic surface on all fields. Also work with
Maintenance on improvement of the lighting in the
Fieldhouse and in the main gymnasium.
TIMETABLE FOR
IMPLEMENTATION
Fall 2008
Fall 2008
Fall 2008
Spring 2008
Spring 2008
D. What resources are required (Personnel, funding, equipment, etc)?
Personnel will be needed to improve our coaching situation; the athletic equipment
situation and our academic success program for student athletes. Some type of major
funding will be needed to improve our outdoor field situation and Fieldhouse and
gymnasium lighting.
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Full-Time Teacher Coach (includes benefits)—Women’s Soccer
Full-Time Teacher Coach (includes benefits)—Women’s Basketball
Full-Time Teacher Coach (includes benefits)—Men’s Basketball
Full-Time Equipment Assistant (includes benefits)
All Weather Turf in Community Stadium
All Weather Turf Baseball and Softball Fields
$ 100,000
$ 100,000
$ 100,000
$ 60,000
$ 800,000
$1,500,000
SECTION IV: Cost Effectiveness
A. Indicate your budget figures and expenditures in recent years:
Categories
FY 2003
FY 2004
FY 2005
FY 2006
FY 2007
Operating Exp.
Budgeted
214560
167,300
167,300
151669
151669
Expended
206,399
142,715
170,526
186,708
191,970
Expended
82,396
41,829
84,253
114,708
114,870
Fundraising
C. Comment on significant budget changes or variances from year to year.
Since 2003 the department has suffered from serious budget cuts that have caused us to
overrun the Athletic budget greatly in 2006 and 2007. Initial cuts to the budget were
offset by the COA’s mandated cost saving measures such as a reduction in games;
reduction in playoff teams and travel; reduction in COA and conference dues; reduction
in official’s fees, etc. The COA lifted those cost-saving measures before 2006 which
thereby increased our expenses in the above mentioned areas. At the same time the
department budget continued to receive cuts.
We have been able to balance some or most of these cuts by augmenting district budgets
with fundraised dollars. We feel this infusion of and reliance on monies fundraised by
the department should not continue. The District should provide adequate resources to
operate the right size program which the college would like to maintain.
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SECTION V: Conclusion
Department Comments:
Two important actions have to occur if the department is to meet its mission and
enhance enrollment: first, the college must increase its contribution to the athletic
budget; and second, the COA must either grant a permanent out of state recruitment
waiver or change the COA legislation.
Keith Snow-Flamer
Department Supervisor’s Signature
09/27/07
Date
External Reviewer Comments:
The Athletics Comprehensive Program Review accurately reflects the findings and
recommendations of the Golden Valley Conference Program Review conducted in
Spring 2006. The College of the Redwoods received a positive and excellent report
based on their self-study and the on-site visitation from the conference program
review committee.
Clar Appledoorn
External Reviewer Signature
09/27/2007
Date
Program Review Committee Comments
Date and Time of the program review: October 9th, 2007 9am-10am
Evaluation
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7.
8.
Does the program have mission and goals statements in place? X Yes
Are program goals consistent with the college’s mission?
X Yes
Has there been progress in implementing the last program review's
recommendations for program improvement?
X Yes
Has the program identified program and/or student learning outcomes that are
relevant to its mission?
X Yes
Are appropriate instruments used to assess learning outcomes? X Yes
Are results of assessments used to improve the program?
X Yes
Are program strengths clearly articulated?
X Yes
Are program challenges clearly articulated?
X Yes
Comments or suggestions to strengthen the program and/or the Program Review:
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The program should, in its annual review, provide a detailed financial
breakdown on revenue and expenditures.
Investigate the possibility of a required study hall as a way to help ensure
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student success as well as generate additional FTE.
Include more financial arguments to support increased staffing or equipment
expenditures. For example, it would be interesting to include:
1) FTES generated by entire program and each segment of the program.
2) FTES growth forecasts in each of the above.
3) “Other” Revenue generated by the program – including goodwill in the
community.
4) FTES or “Other” Revenue lost by not having the staff or equipment needed.
Keith Snow-Flamer
Co-Chair of the PRC
10/15/07
Date
Academic Senate’s Comments
Comments:
__________________________________________________
Co-Presidents of the Senate
_____/_____/_____
Date
Institutional Effectiveness Committee’s Comments
Comments:
______________________________________________________ _____/_____/_____
Chair, Institutional Effectiveness Committee
Date
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Attachment
College of the Redwoods
Athletic Program Review
Committee Report/Final Copy/Spring 2006
The Golden Valley Conference Program Committee members
visited College of the Redwoods on Wednesday April 12th
2006 to affirm the contents of the written athletic selfstudy submitted to committee members on March 15th 2006.
Committee members met with student-athletes, coaches,
athletic administrators and support staff. The committee
submits the following report.
Standard One-Constitution Compliance
Committee members interviewed two full-time coaches and
three student-athletes for this standard.
Form R-2-It was verified through the interview process that
the procedures described in the self-study are accurate.
Decorum Violations- The information in the self-study is
verified as accurate by the conference commissioner through
his personal experience in working with athletic
administrators whenever a violation is alleged
Constitution Violations-No comment
College Process for COA Violations-The college does have a
process for looking into alleged violations of the COA
Constitution and this was clearly explained in the selfstudy. It should be pointed out that some staff members
felt that they could have helped with the process had they
been made aware of the alleged violations early on and
could have assisted in the public relations with the
community.
Out-of-season Competition-Interviews with students and
staff indicate that the college has limited participation
in this activity and follows the COA guidelines.
Institutional Control-Student Athletes-These items were
verified as accurate through the interview process with
students.
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Standardard Two-Eligibility Processing
Form Procedures-Committee members met with Mary Goodman,
Barbara Sisto and Joe Hash. The procedures as described in
the self-study report were verified as accurate through the
interview process. We commend all three for their
individual efforts and their spirit of cooperation in
making the system work.
SEP Requirement-The Athletic Adviser was not available to
interview during our visit.
It was noted in the self-study that changes in the current
process are being made to provide a check on the accuracy
of the information required on Form 1. We concur that this
change be made to provide a check and balance.
Bylaws 1.3.1 and 1.4.2-The procedures as described in the
self-study were verified and are similar to all of the
colleges in the conference.
Standard Three-PhilosophyThe Statement of Philosophy - No comment
Philosophy on Gender Equity - It was noted by some staff
members that the equipment room and equipment employee was
located within the men’s athletic area. Though
inconvenient, at this time it has become a “workable
arrangement”.
Recruiting philosophy - The College should be commended for
their continuing commitment of recruiting student athletes
from the local and contiguous districts. It should be
noted that the out-of-state recruiting waiver has not been
renewed. This places a hardship on recruiting efforts in
Oregon.
Written Statement on Recruiting Philosophy – The self-study
indicated that the department currently has no written
recruiting philosophy. In our interviews with coaches on
this issue, we think there may be some divergent views on
this topic relative to recruiting in-district athletes
versus recruiting out-of-state athletes. We highly
recommend that the college administration initiate
discussion with the athletic staff and produce a written
document on recruiting philosophy.
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Standard Four-Staff Professionalism
COACHES INTERVIEWED
1.
Skip Gleason:
Head Men’s Basketball Coach
2.
Kara Newman:
Head Women’s Basketball Coach
3.
Marla Gleave:
Head Volleyball Coach
4.
Dave Banducci:
Head Football Coach
Standard Four includes a review of the professional
activities that members of the College of the Redwoods
coaching staff are doing both on the campus and in the
community. The program review self study lists each of the
athletic faculty and the professional activities in which
they are currently involved.
It is the opinion of the review committee team assigned to
assess this Standard Four, that College of the Redwoods
staff and faculty are meeting the professionalism
expectations of the Golden Valley Conference. The full
time coaches are meeting their obligation to participate in
the campus shared governance system. Marla Gleave is
currently the Co-President of the Faculty Senate and is a
member of the Manufacturing Technology hiring committee.
Athletic Trainer, Colby Higginbotham has recently been
appointed the Golden Valley Conference Athletic Training
Representative to the Commission on Athletics, and has
worked to publish the College of the Redwoods Student
Athletic Handbook. Bob Brown, Head Baseball Coach, is a
member of the Academic Senate and is serving on the Vice
President of Student Services hiring committee during the
spring 2006 semester. Maggie White who is the softball
coach has worked on the Tenure Review Minimum
Qualifications Committee and is a member of the College of
the Redwoods Faculty Association Executive Board.
In addition to being involved in the campus activities and
committees, the coaches also regularly participate in
department meetings and are active in many community
organizations and events.
Athletic Director, Joe Hash is very involved in all aspects
of his job. He attends all GVC meetings and COA meetings.
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He has served as the conference representative to the
Corporate Sponsorship Committee. His exposure on the
Redwoods campus is extensive. He is a member of the
Administrative Team Combined Cabinet, the
Facilities/Outreach Committee, the College Council, and the
Foundation Board. Joe is a member of the Rotary Club of
Eureka and serves on the Rotary All Star Committee.
Standard Five- Academic Achievement and
Support
This evaluation was based on interviews with seven
student/athletes, Melissa Green (Counselor), and Joe
hash(Athletic Director)
Planning the Academic Schedule
According to the Program review, it is the goal of the
College of the Redwoods that the “Academic Advisor meet
with each student athlete to assist them in setting up
their academic schedule.” The information gathered from
student interviews indicated that 6 of the 7 students had
met on one occasion with the athletic advisor. The seventh
student had met many times throughout his time at CR. The
students enjoyed their appointments with the Athletic
Advisor and felt it was instructional.
The Web Advisor system used at CR was seen as an easy,
effective way for student athletes to register for classes.
Students were comfortable using the system and felt they
were well prepared at orientation to complete the process
and schedule their classes.
Five of the students stated that they chose their current
class schedule based on a list of transferable classes they
were given at freshman orientation. They did not have an
understanding of what classes were required as part of the
general education or lower division major components of
their degree. They could identify for the most part which
classes were transfer level and which were not.
Two of the seven students were familiar with both the 2.0
gpa and 24 unit requirement for eligibility. One was aware
of the lower division requirements for his major, and
indicated that he received the information from the
transfer school.
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The academic advisor was not available on the day of our
visit so it was difficult to make conclusions as to if and
why this was the case. In any case, the students seemed
unfamiliar with much of the basic information specific to
athletic transfer regulations.
Academic Support Services
The “Early Alert” program instituted in 2002 is seen by the
students as a progress report that gives outdated
information to their coaches. All the students were aware
of the process, but the coaches response to poor
achievement identified on these alerts varied from sport to
sport.
The athletic director’s follow-up on this alert system
appeared to reinforce the importance of this system, but
according to Mr. Hash, the system was, in and by itself, an
ineffective means to monitor student achievement.
The use of progress reports varied from sport to sport as
did coaches responses to poor achievement. Softball players
indicated that the coach would monitor attendance in
response to poor performance. Baseball players reported
that team members were required to run as a form of
punishment.
The Program review indicated that coaches were “encouraged
to arrange study halls for their teams, but only the
baseball team currently is holding sessions.
Football held study sessions in the morning during the
season, but no longer does so. The one football player
interviewed indicated that there were over thirty students
and only one supervisor. The player was impressed by the
coaches attempt to improve academic success, but said that
it was “easy not to do the work” if the student so desired.
Support Systems Available for Student Athletes
The program Review indicated that the following support
systems were available: Counseling, The Writing Center,
EOPS, DSPS, Career Development, ASC, Transfer center. Below
are the results of questions uses to determine the
student’s familiarity with these programs.
Counseling: Every student had been involved in counseling
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sessions. They knew were to go for help and were positive
in their evaluations of the people who worked there.
Writing Center: Every student had used the writing center
in conjunction with their writing class, and had a positive
experience.
One student was involved with EOPS. None of the others were
aware of the program’s services. After being made aware of
the program requirements, none of the others appeared to be
eligible.
DSPS: None were involved. None were aware of the services
available.
Career Development and Student Employment Center: One
student was aware of and was using the services. The other
six were not aware of the service,
ASC: Four of the seven students were aware of the services
offered by this program. All four had used the services at
least one time.
Transfer center: None of the students was aware that this
service was available to them.
General Information
CR seems to in a transition period. After falling under the
responsibility of Student Services, they now find
themselves under the business services area. The new
leadership, in a joint effort with the athletic director,
is pushing for a more structured means to assure student
athlete success. This includes a formalized progress
reporting system, as well as the use of study halls.
Currently, the system is not meeting the needs of the
student/athlete and does not have an avenue to update the
staff of the changing transfer regulations.
Standard Six-Citizenship
Citizenship-Interviews with student-athletes and coaches
indicates that both groups are aware of the expectations
for positive behavior while representing College of the
Redwoods in athletic competition as well as community
activities. We commend the athletic department for putting
together a Student Athlete Handbook and Code of Conduct and
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encourage this endeavor.
Decorum Policy-Students and coaches are very familiar with
the concept of athletic decorum which indicates that the
process for communicating this COA policy to athletes is
effective.
Standard Seven-Gender Equity
Our group had the opportunity to talk with 3 female
athletes, 4 male athletes, the athletic trainer, 1
assistant football coach, head women’s basketball coach.
These are our findings:
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
9)
10)
Athletic Financial Assistance----None
Accommodations of Interests and Abilities--Track & Field and Cross Country programs have
been suspended due to budget cuts, these
programs could be looked at because of the high
schools programs in the area.
Equipment and Supplies---All of the programs
feel that they have good equipment and
supplies.
Scheduling of Game and Practice Times--- the
athletes, coaches and trainer felt that they
share the indoor facilities and have a rotation
of practices between the male and female
sports.
Travel and Per Diem Allowance--- The teams all
have the same amount of money to use on lodging
and meals.
Tutors--- The college does not have athletic
tutors. The students all have the same
opportunity for tutors on campus.
Coaches--- We felt that the athletic department
is working hard to have all of their head
coaches full-time.
Locker Room, Practice and Competitive
Facilities---These facilities are adequate.
Medical and Training Facilities and ServicesThe Athletic trainer is full-time and the
athletic training facility is available to all
athletic teams.
Housing and Dining Facilities and Services--All of the student
athletes that
we talked with live off campus. The coaches
feel that the dorms and cafeteria are a bonus
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to their programs during recruitment.
11)
Publicity-All of the staff and students
felt like the person responsible for this did not
have enough time to keep their web sites up to date.
The coaches all felt like it was fair and equitable.
12)
Support Services---All of the support
services were available to student athletes as well
as the general student.
We feel that College of the Redwoods is in compliance
with Standard Seven-Gender Equity.
Standard Eight-Fundraising
COACHES INTERVIEWED
1.
Joe Hash:
Athletic Director
2.
Dave Banducci:
Head Football Coach
3.
Skip Gleason:
Head Men’s Basketball Coach
4.
Maggie White:
Softball Coach
The review of Standard Eight included an interview with
members of the athletic department and the Athletic
Director. The self study was used as the basis for the
interview session. In the opinion of the review team
assigned to Standard Eight, all of the questions concerning
the organization and control of the fundraising efforts by
the athletic staff are being met.
College of the Redwoods centers their fundraising efforts
on two major events. They have a department wide Corsair
Walk in October. This event solicits donations from family
and friends of the athletes in their respective sports and
culminates with all athletes walking for thirty minutes at
the Community Stadium track. This event has been held for
the past eleven years and is a successful fall event.
The college athletic department also holds a Sports
Dinner/Auction in late summer. This past August was the
second annual fundraiser. Under the direction of Athletic
Director, Joe Hash, all of the coaches and staff work to
solicit the items for the auction and sell the tickets and
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tables for the event. The money raised is directed back to
each of the sport programs and is deposited into the proper
foundation accounts through the college’s business office.
It is apparent that the athletic department is handling the
management of the money from the various fundraising
efforts in the proper way. There are adequate
institutional controls in place to insure that the funds
are being used in the manner in which they are intended.
Standard Nine-Demographics-No
comments
Commendations
The committee would like to acknowledge the fact that many
of your athletic facilities have recently been renovated
and we were very inspired with the changes. The new
gymnasium floor and bleacher changes; the major updates to
your swimming pool facilities; the weight room
improvements and the training room are all very impressive.
We commend the COR Administration for their commitment and
dedication of resources to fund these improvements. Your
students and your community members appreciate the changes
and the COR family should be proud of a job well done.
Committee members would like to thank the College of the
Redwoods students, support staff, faculty and
administration for their time and efforts in making our
visitation a productive and enjoyable experience. Our
special thanks to Joe Hash for his many hours of hard work
in putting the self-study together and his assistance in
organizing our day to facilitate the interview process
throughout our visit.
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College of the Redwoods
Athletic Program Review
Golden Valley Conference
2005-2006
Table of Contents
Standard One—Constitution Compliance
A. Form R-2
B. Decorum Violations
C. Constitution Violations
D. Violation Process
E. Control: Out-of-Season
F. Control: Student Athletes
Standard Two—Eligibility Processing
A. Form Procedures
B. Form Location
C. Eligibility Changes
D. SEP Compliance
E. Bylaws 1.3.1 and 1.4.2
Standard Three—Philosophy
A. Statement of Athletic Philosophy
B. Gender Equity
C. Recruiting
D. Written Recruiting Philosophy
Standard Four—Staff Professionalism
A. Staff Participation
Standard Five—Academic Achievement and Support
A. Matriculation Support
B. Second Year Athletes List
C. Services-Academic Schedule
D. Academic Support Services
E. Retention Chart
F. State/Conference Awards
G. Academic Excellence Awards
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Standard Six—Citizenship
A. Programs to Support Good Citizenship
B. Commission on Athletics Decorum
C. Decorum Violations
D. Athletes and Staff Awareness of Sexual Harassment
Issues
Standard Seven—Gender Equity
A. Achievements in Gender Equity
B. EADA Form
C. Title IX Athletics Survey
D. Participation Proportionality Form
Standard Eight—Fundraising
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A. Accounting and Fund Distribution
B. Control of Revenue and Expenses
C. Accounting Procedures
D. Distribution of Funds to Men’s and Women’s Athletics
Standard Nine—Program Demographics
A. Chart of Men’s and Women’s Sports
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STANDARD ONE—CONSTITUTIONAL COMPLIANCE
A.
FORM R-2
At the beginning of the fall semester all head coaches
attend a mandatory meeting regarding the COA Constitution
and Bylaws.
A copy of the COA Constitution and Bylaws is
distributed to each head coach. Each assistant coach
reviews Bylaw 2 with the Athletic Director and is given a
copy of the recruiting bylaws. A review of contiguous
recruiting boundaries is included and each coach is issued
a compilation of local areas schools, contiguous areas and
contiguous area schools. Each coach signs the R-2 Form and
it is kept on file in the Athletic Director’s office. If a
coach misses the mandatory meeting a make-up time must be
scheduled with the Athletic Director
.
B. DECORUM VIOLATIONS
Football: five players in violation in three separate
incidents. All served a one-game suspension, except one,
which occurred during the last game of the year with the
suspension to be served in the first contest next year.
Basketball: two players in two separate incidents.
served a one-game suspension.
Each
C. CONSTITUTION VIOLATIONS
The Commissioner of the Northern California Football
Alliance determined there to be violations of the COA
Constitution by the College of the Redwoods football
program. Violations included: Bylaw 2.2C and 2.11.1
through 2.11.4.
Penalties are one season of probation;
supervision by the President’s office of an in-service
training on the COA Constitution and a student-athlete was
given a one game suspension.
D. VIOLATION PROCESS
College of the Redwoods utilizes the Commission on
Athletics Constitution as a guidance policy in dealing with
any team violation or any individual violation and follows
the appropriate process.
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When a violation is suspected or reported, the Athletic
Director will notify the appropriate Vice President, and/or
the President, to meet and review the alleged violation. A
meeting is then set with the involved parties (coaches,
athletes, staff) to discuss the matter and gather
information. An in house determination of action is
reported to the President.
If a violation of the COA Constitution is determined to
have occurred, the President or his/her designee will
notify the Conference Commissioner. All offending parties
(coaches, athletes, staff) will receive due process with a
judgment made by the President or designee.
E.
OUT-OF-SEASON COMPETITION
College of the Redwoods adheres to the COA rules and
regulations for any out-of season competition. The
Athletic Director calls this policy to the attention of
athletic staff members. Out-of-season competition teams
are treated as off-campus groups utilizing College of the
Redwoods facilities and must follow the same guidelines as
other outside groups.
F.
CONTROL:
STUDENT ATHLETES
Payment of enrollment fees, tuition and books.
It is the sole responsibility of each student athlete to
pay for enrollment fees and
Textbooks. The Business Office handles the payment and
collection of enrollment fees/tuition. Any financial aid
or grants that are used to pay for these fees are taken
care of by the Business Office via the Financial Aid office
All students are responsible for purchasing their books for
their classes. College of the Redwoods does not subsidize
student-athletes in these areas.
Room and Board
Each College of the Redwoods student is responsible for
his/her own room and board. All housing arrangements and
rental agreements are the sole responsibility of the
student athlete and his/her family.
Transportation Costs
All
prospective
student-athletes
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are
responsible
for
providing and paying for their own transportation to and
from College of the Redwoods. The college does not supply
or reimburse student athletes for personal travel. College
of the Redwoods, using vehicles rented by the college,
provides transportation to away contests.
Students
attending College of the Redwoods have access to public
transportation.
STANDARD TWO—ELIGIBILITY PROCESSING
A.
FORM PROCEDURES
Form 1
The Head Coach has a meeting with prospective student
athletes on the first day of the sports season and
distributes the Form 1 (Student Eligibility Report). The
Athletic Director and/or Athletic Academic Advisor are
present at the meeting and explain the form to the studentathletes, have the athlete read the form and carefully
complete and sign it. The coach will check the form for
accuracy then he/she signs it and forwards it to the
Athletic Department Secretary.
The Athletic Department Secretary checks the form for
completeness then forwards the Form 1’s to the Athletic
Academic Advisor. The Advisor reviews the forms and
ensures the appropriate Form 2 (Student Athlete Tracer
Report) and/or Form C (Out-of-Recruitment Area Student
Contact Record) accompanies the Form 1 when necessary. The
Advisor verifies the elements of the Form 1 are met to
satisfy eligibility requirements. The Form 1’s are then
forwarded to the Athletic Director for signature.
Once the Form 1 is signed by the Athletic Director it is
forwarded to the Eligibility Clerk in the Enrollment
Services/Registration area. The Eligibility Clerk checks
all requirements and, if all is in order, has the Director
of Enrollment Services sign the Form 1’s. The original
form 1’s are sent to the Conference Commissioner by the
Athletic Department Secretary and a duplicate is placed in
the team’s file. All student athlete files are kept in the
office of the Athletic Director.
Form 2
Any student who indicates on their Form 1 that they have
attended another post-secondary institution must complete a
Form 2, Student-Athlete Tracer Report. Tracer reports are
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sent by the Athletic Academic Advisor to the previous
institutions attended. Once returned a copy is attached to
the student-athlete’s Form 1.
Form 3
The PE & Athletic Department Secretary completes the Form 3
from information provided on the individual Form 1 forms.
The form is then given to the coach and the Athletic
Director to check for any errors. The Form 3 is then
forwarded to the Director of Enrollment Services for
signature. Once signed, the form is then sent
electronically to the COA by the Athletic Director and a
hard copy is mailed by the athletic secretary to the
Conference Commissioner along with the Form 1’s.
B.
FORM LOCATION
All eligibility paperwork including Form 1’s, Form 2’s,
Form 3’s and Form C’s are kept in the Athletic Director’s
office. The last five years are kept in the AD’s office;
later years are stored in a storage area located upstairs
in the gymnasium.
C.
ELIGIBILITY CHANGES
It is the Athletic Director’s responsibility to stay
current on all policies and to
communicate any changes with the entire department. If the
change happens before
the start of school, the change is reviewed at the first
departmental meeting. If after
that, it is sent out by email to all coaches and discussed
at department meetings.
D.
S.E.P. COMPLIANCE
1. Describe the process for developing Student Education
Plans (S.E.P.)
We are working on some improvements in this process
including a checklist of student athletes who will be
returning for a second season of competition. This will be
compiled each semester with the goal of attaining the SEP
during a students second semester. Also, the Athletic
Director will be given access to the college’s ‘G-Drive’
which houses all SEP’s to verify their completion in the
future
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2. Where are the S.E.P.’s stored?
Student Educational Plans are stored on the college’s ‘GDrive’ in the college computer system. Currently only
Counseling and Advising Department staff has access to the
G-Drive. The Athletic Director will have access to the GDrive in the near future so as to verify SEP completion.
A hardcopy of the SEP is given to the student.
E.
BYLAWS 1.3.1 AND 1.4.2
Every Monday morning the Athletic Academic Advisor runs a
report through the college computer system which indicates,
by team, the amount of units in which each student athlete
on that team is enrolled. The report is faxed to the
Athletic Director each Monday. The Athletic Director also
runs the report, usually on Wednesday and Friday. If a
student athlete shows up on the report as under 12 units
the Athletic Advisor highlights that athlete in the report.
The Athletic Director and coach then confer on the
situation. The student athlete is notified of the
situation and of the fact that they are unable to
participate until the situation is rectified.
STANDARD THREE—PHILOSOPHY
A. STATEMENT OF PHILOSOPHY
The College of the Redwoods Athletic Department strives to
provide our student athletes with a quality academic
experience. This will ensure that all student athletes are
given the guidance to aid them in meeting their educational
goals and transfer requirements. Also, the department
endeavors to provide our student-athletes with a quality
sport experience. This includes the maturing growth of our
athletes from the aspects of competing, academics and
social responsibility.
B. PHILOSOPHY OF GENDER EQUITY
College of the Redwoods is committed to providing equal
opportunities for all students and staff alike. See
attached Title IX Athletic Survey (Appendix A) and Equity
in Athletics Disclosure Act report (Appendix B).
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C. RECRUITING PHILOSOPHY
The college places an emphasis on the recruitment of
student athletes from the local service area. For five
years the college had an out-of-state recruiting waiver
approved by the COA. The waiver lapsed last summer (2005)
and was not renewed. The philosophy of the athletic
department is to recruit the highest quality student
athlete available either from the local area, contiguous
districts and/or through prospective student athletes who
make first contact with coaches.
D. WRITTEN STATEMENT ON RECRUITING PHILOSOPHY
The department has no written recruiting philosophy. We do
use the COA constitution and Bylaw 2 as our source of rules
and regulations.
Name
of
Staff Member
Conference
Meetings
(list dates)
Committee
Assignments
(list
committee)
Coaches
Meetings
(list dates)
COA
Meetings (list
dates)
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On-Campus Committee
Membership (name of
each-committees)
Community Service or
Volunteer Activities
(list activity)
Colby
Higginbotham
Lyle Wilks
Bob Brown
NATA
National
06/04,
06/05
FWATA
District
04/05
GVC
Soccer
Coaches
12/04
CR
Coaches
(monthly)
GVC
Baseball
Coaches
10/05;
GVC
Baseball
Seeding
5/05;
CCCBCA
State
Meeting
5/05; CR
coaches
(monthly)
CR
Coaches
(monthly)
Recently
appointed
GVC
Athletic
Training
Rep to
COA
Nor Cal
Soccer
Coaches
(Fall
2005)
None
CR Benevolence
(05-06)
Student Athletic
Handbook Com.
(05-06)
Eureka Falcons
American
Legion Baseball
fundraising,
volunteer with
disabled
students
Mad River
Soccer
Standing Tall
Native
American Event
at CR
Free Youth
Soccer Clinic
Katrina Relief
clothes drive
Academic Senate
Volunteer
(04-06)
American
Program Review
Legion
(05-07)
Baseball; Ast.
Student Services
Schedule
VP Hiring
Coordinator
Committee (spr 06)
Humboldt AllStudent Athlete
Stars; Game
Handbook
Management
Subcommittee2006
Cr Football &
Basketball
Official
Scorekeeper
Eureka High
School
Basketball;
Measure Q
Phone Banking
PROGRAM REVIEW
STANDARD FOUR – STAFF PROFESSIONALISM
For each member of your athletic staff, list professional activities and memberships
Name
of
Staff Member
Conference
Meetings (list
dates)
Committee
Coaches
Meetings (list
dates)
COA Meetings (list
dates)
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On-Campus Committee
Membership (name of
each-committees)
Community Service or Volunteer
Activities (list activity)
Assignments
(list
committee)
Mike Cox
MidEmpire
Coaches
2005
CR
coaches
(monthly)
None
None
Measure Q Phone
Banking
Skip
Gleason
GVC
Basketball
2/06
GVC
Basketball
Coaches
2/05
CR
coaches
(monthly)
CR
coaches
(monthly)
None
None
AAU Basketball
Coordinator
None
Faculty Senate CoPresident (04-06);
Title III Leadership;
Manufacturing
Tech Hiring
Committee
Joe Hash
GVC
Meetings
10/05,
3/06, 4/06
CR
coaches
(monthly)
Member Soroptomist
International of
Humboldt Bay;
volunteer at Sunset
Elementary School;
Measure Q Phone
Banking
Rotary Club of Eureka;
Rotary All Star
Committee; Measure Q
Phone Banking
Kara
Newman
GVC
CR
Basketball
Coaches
Coaches
(monthly)
2/05 &
2/06
GVC
NFCA
Meeting Convention
10/2005;
12/04; CR
GVC
coaches
Softball
(monthly)
Coaches
9/05 &
4/06
Marla
Gleave
Maggie
White
Reno COA,
Administrative
Burbank
Team
COA,
Combined Cabinet
COA/CCADA Marketing/Outreach
Subcommittee
Facilities Comm
on Corporate
College Council
Sponsorships;
CR Foundation
NCFA
Board
None
None
CCCWBCA
Meetings 3/06
Nor Cal
Softball
Seeding
meeting 4/06;
CCCFCA
Business
meeting 4/06
Tenure Review
Minimum
Qualifications
CRFO Executive
Board
Accreditation
Standard II
Faculty Travel
STANDARD FIVE—ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND SUPPORT
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Hurricane Katrina
Fundraiser
Measure Q Phone
Banking
Youth Sports Camps
Humboldt A’s ASA
Coach
Radio commentator
NCAA Regional softball
tournament
Summer Softball Camp
Fall & Spring Softball
Clinics
A. DESCRIBE ACTIVITIES DIRECTED TWOARD SUPPORTING STUDENT
ATHLETIC MATRICULATION
Prospective student athletes are directed by the head coach
to follow the appropriate steps for successful enrollment
and course selection:
1. The student athlete is directed to complete an
Enrollment Form and the Free Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA) form.
2. All student athletes are required to take the
college’s math and English placement tests.
3. Student athletes set up an appointment to meet with an
Advisor. The Athletic Academic Advisor is available
during the academic year and with the student athlete,
creates an academic schedule for their first semester.
If the Athletic Advisor is unavailable (such as the
summer) the student will set up their academic
schedule with a general advisor
The college also conducts a series of spring events called
‘Redwood Days’ for any student wishing to matriculate to
the college. During the ‘Redwood Days’ process students
submit an Enrollment Form, take assessment tests and
participate in the initial academic advising process. All
prospective student athletes are strongly urged to attend
these events.
If the student athlete’s assessment test reflects a
potential learning disability the student is referred to
DSPS for learning disability testing. Those students
identified as having a learning disability are offered
assistance through the DSPS department. These services
include, but are not limited to: prioritized registration,
specialized counseling, adaptive equipment, adaptive
technology assistance, test accommodations, interpreters,
and specialized tutoring.
The Athletic Academic Advisor tracks the total amount of
units a student is enrolled in for eligibility purposes.
All students who participate in intercollegiate athletics
must be
enrolled in 12 or more units with 9 of those units
contributing towards an associate degree. They must also
be enrolled in the proper intercollegiate athletics
course(s) for their sport.
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B.
SECOND YEAR ATHLETE LIST
Women’s Basketball
Jennifer Bice
Katrina Denheyer
Sarah Griffith
Jillian Smith
Evelyn Tupua
Men’s Basketball
Colin Mason
Nicholas Whirry
Women’s Softball
Johanna Degroot
Kim Frazier
Sarah Griffith
Aimee House
Felicia Miranda
Hannah Mullen
Volleyball
No team in 2005
Women’s Soccer
Heidi Bareilles
Jana Hoffman
Rashelle Nelson
Kristen Shepard
Lydia Silva
Men’s Baseball
Kevin Alley
Adam Bugenig
Jesse Hawkins
Matthew Jones
Jeremy Kiervin
Zachary Smith
Jeffrey Walling
Football
Kevin Alley
Douglas Cassell
Tim Harris
Leon Ireland
Leon Murry
Mason Powers
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Lorenzo Rodriguez
Matt Scheerer
Nicolas Schweigert
Steven Skinner
Aaron Thomas
Justin Veney
Jamal Ware
Robel Woldu
C.
PLANNING THE ACADEMIC SCHEDULE
Our goal is to have the Athletic Academic Advisor meet with
each student athlete to assist them in setting up their
academic schedule. There is much room for improvement in
this process. The challenge is that continuing students at
the college are encouraged to use the Webadvisor system via
the college’s web page to register for classes. This is
the quickest way to register and allows students to enroll
in courses that fill quickly. In order to get continuing
students to see the advisor before registering, we will be
setting up a check-off system so that all athletes meet
with the Athletic Advisor.
The Advisor is able to place the student in the proper Math
and English courses based on the students assessment
scores. The Advisor can also place the student in the
proper academic courses based on their English level and
whether they are able to take courses from the ‘restricted’
course list (courses not available to those who test into
English 360). The Advisor also reviews the students
educational plan and ensures the student is on track to
graduate on time and transfer to a university if desired.
When developing the student schedule, the Athletic Academic
Advisor uses the specific team practice time, as well as
the strength and/or conditioning class schedule to form the
academic schedule, ensuring the student stays on track
toward their specific academic goals.
D.
ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES
The college instituted an ‘Early Alert’ program in 2002 in
which all instructors are encouraged to provide information
regarding a student’s performance in their class up to the
sixth week of classes via an ‘Early Alert’ report. The
Enrollment Services Department solicits input from
instructors via a report form. Students are given a rating
for Attendance and for Performance. ‘Early Alert’ letters
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then are sent to students regarding the steps they should
take to rectify any problems they are having in their
courses. A list of student athletes who have received
Early Alert letters is provided to the Athletic Academic
Advisor and Athletic Director. The Athletic Director
notifies each coach of student athletes in their programs
that have received Early Alert letters.
Coaches encourage
their athletes to meet with their instructors (as per Early
Alert instructions) for courses in which they are
identified as having problems.
Many coaches have found the ‘Early Alert’ system is not
early enough for them to monitor their athletes attendance
and performance so most coaches send out academic progress
reports for the athletes. The athlete is required to
present the progress report to each of their instructors,
have their work and attendance assessed, then signed by the
instructor and returned to the coach. We have also
attempted to use a computer e-mail based progress report
system with limited success.
All coaches are encouraged to arrange study hall times for
their teams. Study Halls are usually set up in the
Learning Resource Center.
Coaches are asked to email a roster to each faculty member
and a schedule of games to ensure instructors are aware of
athletes in their classes and when there might be travel
involved.
Much improvement can be made in the area of academic
support and the department will be developing a more
comprehensive program including a Student Athlete Handbook,
which will outline the program. The Handbook is currently
in the works.
Student athletes at College of the Redwoods have a variety
of support systems available to them on campus. Support
includes:
Counseling and Advising Center: provides services
including Academic Advising, Career Counseling/Decision
Making, Educational Planning/Student Education Plan, Crisis
intervention
Writing Center: provides tutorial assistance from CR
English instructors; One-to-one help from trained peer
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tutors; Computers and printers for working on assignments
and essays; Copies of textbooks and reference books for use
in the Writing Center; Answer keys for self-corrected
assignments; quiet study room to work on English
assignments
Extended Opportunity Program and Services (EOPS): a state
funded program that provides additional support services to
students with financial and educational needs. Eligibility
is determined by income level and demonstration of need.
Disabled Students Programs and Services (DSPS): provides
services to those persons with physical, learning and
psychological disabilities.
Career Development and Student Employment Center: provide one-stop career and job
search assistance in the following areas: Career Guidance Resources, Job Search and
Placement Assistance, Cooperative Education Opportunities, Federal Work Study
Opportunities
Academic Support Center (ASC): provides services such as
individual and group tutoring, instructional handouts,
workshops, and supplementary computer programs.
Transfer Center: provides services and resources that help
identify, encourage, motivate and facilitate transfer to
other colleges and universities.
E.
RETENTION CHART
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Retention Chart
Program Review – Standard Five
Academic Achievement and Support
Women’s Sports
# of athletes on F-3
for 2 yrs previous
participating for 1st year
# of athletes on last
years F-3 participating
for 1st year
# of athletes on last
years F-3 who were
2nd year participants
who participated 2 yrs
previous as 1st year
Basketball
14
8
1
2
Soccer
27
14
2
3
Softball
20
13
4
4
Volleyball
11
7
0
0
TOTALS
72
42
7
9
Men’s Sports
# of athletes on F-3
for 2 yrs previous
participating for 1st year
# of athletes on last
years F-3 participating
for first year
# of athletes on last
years F-3 who were
2nd year participants
who participated 2 yrs
previous as 1st year
# of athletes on
last years F-3
who were 2nd
year participants
Basketball
18
6
8
8
Baseball
30
14
7
9
Football
102
55
17
17
TOTALS
152
75
32
34
# of athletes on
last years F-3
who were 2nd
year participants
F.
DOES YOUR COLLEGE, ON A REGULAR BASIS, NOMINATE
YOUR ATHLETES OR TEAMS FOR CONFERENCE AND STATE AWARDS? IF
SO, PLEASE LEST ALL NOMINATIONS OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS.
G.
HOW MANY COMMISSION ON ATHLETICS TEAMS AND
INDIVIDUALS AWARDS FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE HAVE YOU
NOMINATED STUDENTS FOR OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS?
Yes, if and when they qualify. All coaches are encouraged
to nominate as many athletes from their team as they feel
deserve and qualify for the awards. While there have been
numerous academic awards received by our student athletes,
there have been none the last three year.
We are currently planning on nominating three softball
players for Academic All-State Awards. In the fall of
2006, a stronger emphasis will be made by our athletic
staff in the nomination of student athletes for possible
recognition by the COA
STANDARD SIX—CITIZENSHIP
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A. DESCRIBED THE PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO FOSTER GOOD
CITIZENSHIP
Currently each coach conducts team meetings in which ‘good
citizenship’ is a large part of the discussion.
Citizenship is also addressed at the initial team meeting
in which the Athletic Director discusses the elements of
good citizenship and representation of the team, department
and college. The Athletic Department is also in the midst
of putting together a Student Athlete Handbook that will
address citizenship and the athlete Code of Conduct. Teams
often participate in events/activities that foster good
citizenship and social responsibility for our student
athletes such as: Hurricane Katrina fundraiser, assisting
Service Clubs such as Rotary with events, assisting local
events such as the Redwood Coast Jazz Festival.
B. DESCRIBE THE PROCESS BY WHICH YOU COMMUNICATE THE
COMMISSION ON ATHLETIC DECORUM POLICY
The Commission on Athletics Decorum policy is discussed at
the initial team meeting when each student athletes reads
and signs their Form 1 eligibility form which thoroughly
explains the decorum policy. The Head Coach is also
responsible to support decorum through their game rules and
their written team rules. Head coaches are periodically
reminded of the procedures to be followed if there is a
disqualification, suspension, or ejection. Head coaches
will discuss with the Athletic Director any circumstances
that lead to the disqualification, suspension, or ejection
and what corrective action will need to take place. The
Athletic Director must notify the conference commissioner
within 24 hours of the violation.
C. LIST THE NUMBER OF DECORUM VIOLATIONS FOR LAST YEAR,
CATEGORIZED BY SPORT
Baseball--none
Men’s Basketball—two violations
Women’s Basketball—none
Football—five violations
Women’s Soccer—none
Softball—none
Volleyball—none
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D. DESCRIBE WHAT HAS BEEN DONE TO SENSITIZE YOUR ATHLETES
AND ATHLETIC STAFF TO SEXUAL HARASSMENT ISSUES.
Sexual harassment issues and proper conduct with members of
the opposite sex are discussed by coaches with student
athletes in team meetings. The football program has had the
Vice President of Human Resources speak to the team on this
issue. Supervisory staff must attend sexual harassment
training; there is no other formal training for other
staff. Policies and information dealing with sexual
harassment can be found in the College Catalog including
the contact and number for the Staff Diversity & Gender
Equity Coordinator if a person needs to file a sexual
harassment complaint.
STANDARD SEVEN—GENDER EQUITY
A. USING THE 12 APPLICABLE COMPONENTS, WHAT IS YOUR
COLLEGE DOING TO ACHIEVE AND COMPLY WITH GENDER EQUITY?
1. Athletic Financial Assistance.
Does not apply to California community colleges.
2. Accommodations of Interests and Abilities.
College of the Redwoods has attempted to respond to the
interests and abilities of the community in its athletic
offerings. Currently the Athletic Department offers
Women’s Soccer, Women’s Volleyball, Men’s Football, Men’s
and Women’s Basketball, Women’s Softball and Men’s
Baseball. Women’s Soccer was added to the intercollegiate
offerings in fall of 2002 to meet community interest for
women. Unfortunately, due to budget cuts the college
suspended the Track & Field and Cross Country programs and
cut the men’s Golf program after 2002-2003.
3. Equipment and Supplies.
Budgets are equally allotted to men’s and women’s coaches
for equipment and
supplies. Budget amounts for equipment and supplies have
been cut considerably over the last few years due to the
budget crises. We have attempted to make these cuts on an
equitable basis. The head coach is responsible for
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ordering and monitoring his or her budget.
4. Scheduling of Game and Practice Times
The respective coach of each sport is responsible for
scheduling their preconference contests. The league schedules are set by the
respective conferences.
Practice time is usually allotted to in 2-hour blocks.
Coaches meet and decide their
respective practice times. If coaches are in disagreement,
the Athletic Director will decide the practice time, though
this has not had to occur in the last five years. A
rotation practice schedule has been used for gym time over
the last few years.
5. Travel and Per Diem Allowance
Travel to athletic contests is by college rented vehicles:
bus, vans, cars. Travel
requests are submitted by each coach. Travel budgets are
another area that suffered greatly from cuts. Again, it
has been attempted to administer cuts as equitably as
possible. Vehicle rental arrangements are made by each
coach with Enterprise Car Rental. Per diem allowances are
$14 per day. Lodging is included in each team’s travel
budget.
6. Tutors
College of the Redwoods does not have athletic tutors at
this time. The same tutoring is available to all student
athletes as is available to all non-athletic students.
7. Coaches
For the 2005-06 academic year there were six
intercollegiate sports due to the one-year suspension of
the volleyball program. Three of those head coaches were
part-time: women’s soccer, men’s basketball and women’s
basketball, while three had full-time head coaches:
football, softball and baseball. For the 2006-07 academic
year volleyball will be back on line with a full-time
coach.
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8. Locker Room, Practice and Competitive Facilities
Men and women have their own locker rooms. Practice and
competitive facilities are all on campus. Softball and
baseball have their own facilities for practice and
competition. Football and soccer share the stadium as a
competition facility. Football and soccer spread their
practices on a number of fields so as not to wear out one
particular field. The volleyball and basketball teams all
share the gymnasium for practice and competition. The
softball, baseball and basketball teams will occasionally
use the Fieldhouse for practices.
9. Medical and Training Facilities and Services
All teams and student-athletes have access to the athletic
training facility and athletic trainer. The athletic
trainer is a full-time college employee.
10.
Housing and Dining Facilities and Services
College of the Redwoods has on-campus dormitories and a
cafeteria. The dormitory accommodates approximately 150
students. The cost of housing and meal plans are arranged
through Student Services.
11.
Publicity
It is the responsibility of a head coach to report game
results to the media.
Sports information coverage is done
on an equal basis with coverage of all sports having the
same coverage in the local newspapers, media guides, game
day program, etc. The college web site provides coverage
for all sports in a fair and equitable manner as well.
12.
Support Services
A variety of services are offered to all of our studentathletes as well as our general student population through
the Student Services area.
13.
Recruitment of Student Athletics
Full-time coaches are granted release time for recruitment.
Part-time coaches
are paid for recruitment. All head coaches whether fulltime or part-time receive the same compensation for
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recruitment, two teaching load units (TLU’s).
recruiting budgets for any sports.
There are no
B. Enclose your current Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act
Form (EADA)
To be hand delivered to the Committee at the GVC Meeting
on Monday, March 20, 2006
C. Enclosed is the current most recent Title IX Athletics
Survey
To be hand delivered to the Committee at the GVC Meeting
on Monday, March 20, 2006
D.
Proportionality Form
PROGRAM REVIEW
PARTICIPATION PROPORTIONALITY
NOTE: THE NUMBER OF ATHLETES ARE BASED UPON THE BENCHMARK OF
THOSE SUBMITTED FOR ELIGIBILITY ON FORM 3.
BASEBALL
BASKETBALL
CROSS COUNTRY
FOOTBALL
GOLF
SOCCER
SOFTBALL
SWIMMING
TENNIS
TRACK
VOLLEYBALL
WATER POLO
WRESTLING
TOTAL ATHLETES
% OF ATHLETES
%FT STUDENT
# OF TEAMS
2 YRS AGO
W
M
21
9
15
LAST YR.
W
10
61
14
13
17
18
7
8
M
23
14
CURRENT YR.
W
M
24
15
16
72
77
17
12
43
31%
97
69%
53
33%
109
67%
44
27%
117
73%
4
3
4
3
3
3
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STANDARD EIGHT—FUNDRAISING
A. WHAT INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS ARE IN PLACE TO INSURE
PROPER ACCOUNTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS RAISED FROM
FOUNDATIONS, TRUST ACCOUNTS, BOOSTER CLUBS AND DONATIONS?
The Athletic Department conducts two major fundraising
events each year in the fall. The first is a Dinner and
Sports Auction. The second is the Corsair Walk-a-thon. A
few smaller fundraisers are conducted, usually by coaches
with the approval of the Athletic Director such as field
signage sales, concession sales, etc. All funds are
deposited into the proper foundation accounts through the
college’s business office by either the Athletic Director
or the Athletic Secretary. Each sport has it’s own trust
account within the Foundation.
B. DOES THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR HAVE INSTITUTIONAL CONTROL
OF ALL REVENUES AND EXPENSES GENERATED FROM THE
FOUNDATIONS, TRUST ACCOUNTS, BOOSTER CLUB AND DONATIONS?
IF NOT, WHO DOES?
The Athletic Director has control over all revenues and
expenses generated from fundraising and sees that funds are
deposited in the proper accounts and oversees all
expenditures from those accounts. Only the Athletic
Director has signature authority to release funds from
trust accounts. Coaches cannot access their individual
sport trust accounts without first going through the
Athletic Director for approval.
C. ARE THESE ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES IN WRITING AND IF SO,
IN WHAT DOCUMENT DO THEY APPEAR?
Accounting procedures are in writing on the Foundation ‘Pay
To/Order’ Form. As specified on the form, the Athletic
Director can authorize expenditures of up to $3,000.
Expenditures of above $3,000 require approvals of the
Foundation Executive Director, Foundation President and/or
College President. Foundation account reports are
available to coaches from either the Athletic Director or
Athletic Secretary upon request.
D. DESCRIBE HOW REVENUE FROM FOUNDATIONS, TRUST ACCOUNTS,
BOOSTER CLUBS AND DONATIONS ARE DISTRIBUTED TO MEN’S AND
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WOMEN’S ATHLETICS.
Revenue distribution for the two major fundraising events
mentioned above is by the funds raised by each sport
program. For the Sports Auction a sport program receives
revenue from the sale of items coaches have procured for
the auction and from the purchases of attendees that a
program is responsible for selling tickets to.
For the Corsair Walk, student athletes and coaches solicit
walk pledges. Each program keeps 90% of the money raised
by their athletes and coaches, 10% goes to pay for event
expenses such as t-shirts, awards, and a brunch that is
served for athletes and coaches following the walk.
STANDARD NINE—PROGRAMS DEMOGRAPHICS
A.
COMPLETE THE PROGRAM DEMOGRAPHICS CHART:
First Contact: Form C’s kept in eligibility files
Open Recruitment: College of the Redwoods had a COA
approved Out-of-State Recruiting Waiver that expired during
the summer of 2005
B. OF ALL THE COLLEGE ATHLETIC TEAMS, INDICATE WHICH TEAMS
HAD MORE THAN 10% OF THE ATHLETES FROM OUT-OF-RECRUITING
AREA, OUT-OF-STATE AND OUT-OF-COUNTRY:
More than 10% out-of-recruiting area:
Baseball
Men’s Basketball
More than 10% out-of-state:
Baseball
Men’s Basketball
Football
Softball
More than 10% out-of-country:
None
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Total Number
of Participants
Number and
Percentage of
out-of-district
Number and
Percentage of
out-of-state
Out-of-District
State How
First Contract
was Made
Out-of-State
State How
First Contract
was Made
Total Number
of Participants
Number and
Percentage of
out-of-district
Number and
Percentage of
out-of-state
Out-of-District
State How
First Contract
was Made
Out-of-State
State How
First Contract
was Made
PROGRAM REVIEW
STANDARD 9
Men’s Sports
Baseball
24
5/21%
6/25%
First Contact
Open
Recruiting
Basketball
14
3/21%
5/35%
First Contact
Open
Recruiting
Football
77
6/8%
55/71%
First Contact
Open
Recruiting
Women’s Sports
Basketball
13
1/8%
1/8%
First Contact
Open
Recruiting
Soccer
17
1/6%
1/6%
First Contact
Open
Recruiting
Softball
12
1/8%
4/33%
First Contact
Open
Recruiting
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