modified school board presentation for intramurals

7/27/2019 Modified School Board Presentation for Intramurals

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Cedar Lee Auburn Warrenton Marshall Taylor

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Session 2

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Session 4


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Cedar Lee Middle: 236 Students

Auburn Middle: 39 Students*

Warrenton Middle: 519 Students Marshall Middle: 63 Students

Taylor Middle: 19 Students* *These numbers are misleading due to activities offered that werentconsidered as intramurals for these two particular schools.


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Surveymonkey.com

Google docs

Personal interviews withadministrators

*Time allotted for surveys beganMay 11th (for sponsors and May 20thfor all other parties, and it closedJuly 1st.)


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Representative of Surveyed Sponors

Cedar Lee (17)

Auburn (0)

Warrenton (21)

Marshall (11)

Taylor (3)


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The IntramuralsProgram was enjoyedby those students that

participated. 44% gave a 4 out of 5

response.

48% gave a 5 out of 5.

0% for a 1 or 2 rating.

Intramurals promotedstudent learning andskill development.

33% gave a 4 out of 5response.

40% gave a 5 out of 5.

13% gave a 1 or 2

rating.


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The intramuralprogram was anappropriate length

and time. 46% gave a 4 out of 5

rating

21% gave a 5 out of 5

rating 19% gave a 1 or 2

rating

Schools

Administration andCoordinator

communicated rulesand expectationseffectively.

96% gave a yes

response 4% gave a no

response


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Would you sponsor a programnext school year based on your

initial experience withintramurals? 77% yes response

11% no response 14% if improvements were made

response


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1. Not to fixate on a minimum of 15 kids per club. 2. Three instead of 4 sessions. 3. Space out the sessions so we dont feel hurried

planning and recruiting. 4. Showcasing the intramurals program at the

beginning of the year to keep students and parentsmore informed.

5. Bring back interscholastic sports with a

modified intramural program. 6. Define intramurals to the communityis it

sports or academic clubs? 7. Reduce the sessions from 2 hours to 75 to 90

minutes.


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8. Utilize a Fall, Winter and Spring Session similar tothe sports model.

9. All five schools should work together consistentlyand offer the same programs.

10. Have a celebration at the conclusion of eachsession for the kids.

11. Clear expectations for the kids prior to the start ofany club.

12. Supervision in the locker rooms when there is co-ed sports.

14. Popular sports should be offered more than onceper year.

15. Concerns over student fees and free and reducedlunch students.


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Strong Participation Small Participation

Promoted early and often and got theword out to kids

Competition with Rec and WYSC

Promote programs with incentives such asteacher stipends

Stronger efforts to publicize earlier in theschool year and commitment fromCoordinators

Word of mouth between students aboutthe substance of a reoccurring programthroughout the year

Lack of Sponsors and transportation anissue

Dedicated sponsors and parents willing toinvest in the program

Didnt meet the 15 person minimum

Lack of student interest-ingrained incompetitive sports

Lack of parental understanding of theprogram

Some resistance from parents that wanted

interscholastic sports


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Benefits ofIntramurals

Kids thatparticipated

enjoyed it

Amount of studentparticipation and

organizationillustrated byCoordinators

More children

were involved inextra-curricular

activities than thepast

Less expensivealternative to

rec sports


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Start the process sooner

Fees and SponsorConcerns need to be

addressed. Also,Coordinators that getpaid without sessions

a problem.

Go back tointerscholastic

sportssense ofcommunity

Dont make limitsfor club eligibilityMore emphasis on thesports and skills aspect

of intramurals

Reduce sessionsfrom 4 to 3 per year

Less formalinstruction and let

the kids play

Let the kids havemore say in whatsbeing offered each

session


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Bringing Back SportsAdvocates

-No football, but bring back

popular sports such asbasketball and volleyball.

-Bring back all sports butrevisit 6th gradeparticipation.

-Offer both interscholasticsports and intramurals butrevisit equipment andconcussion concerns

No to Interscholastic Sports

-Intramurals is the hallmarkof the Middle School

Concept

-Competitive Sports andtry-outs eliminates student

participation

-Concussion concerns and

equipment were an issue

-Liked that intramurals wasover before the sol test

period was initiated


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Transportation and activity buses

Fees need to be comparable to theRecreational Leagues

Intramurals isnt serving the majority of thekids, they are choosing to be involved inrecreational leagues that offer competition

Space between sessions to promote andrecruit

Offer all-star games between schools


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PAYING A $35 ACTIVITYFEE WAS REASONABLE

MY SCHOOLSINVOLVEMENT WITHINTRAMURALS WAS ASUCCESS

0.00%20.00%40.00%

VerySatisfied

Neutral

VeryDissatisf

ied

Student Response

StudentResponse

0% 20% 40%

VerySuccessfu

l

Neutral

VeryUnsucces

sful

Student Response

StudentResponse


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OVERALL I WAS SATISFIEDWITH THE INTRAMURALSEXPERIENCE

OF THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIESWHICH WOULD YOU PREFER?

Types ofActivities

Response Percent

Athletic Clubs 75%Academic Clubs 4.5%

Skills BasedClubs (such ascooking or

knitting)

9.1%

Place to socializeand be withfriends in a lessstructuredsetting.

11.4%

0% 20% 40%

VeryDissatisfi

ed

Neutral

VerySatisfied

Student Response

StudentResponse


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1. Get information to parents and students sooner inthe year.

2. More meetings and practices per session.

3. More selection for each session.

4. More organization and communication. 5. Have a cap per club so everyone gets to play more.

6. Needs an element of competition.

7. More of a game atmosphere and less practices

8. More professionalism and fairness within eachclub.

9. Bring back interscholastic sports.

10. Limit parental involvement in intramurals.


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Positives

-Awesome-Fun

-Adequate

-Jazz Band was a blast

-Amazing

-Enjoyable

-Great

-Solid

Negatives-Disappointing

-Not Fun

-Uninvolved

-Short

-Failure-Sad

-Terrible


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Survey Response per School

Cedar Lee (45)

Auburn (75)

Warrenton (50)

Marshall (41)

Taylor (38)


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DO YOU FEEL THE SCHOOLS

ADMINISTRATION ANDCOORDINATORCOMMUNICATED WELL WITHPARTICIPANTS AND PARENTS?

DO YOU FEEL THE SPONSORS

DID A GOOD JOB PLANNINGAND COACHING THE CLUBSTHAT YOUR CHILDPARTICIPATED IN?

Parent Feedback

Yes (153)No (74)

Parent Feedback

Yes (148)No (69)


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DO YOU FEEL A $35 ACTIVITYFEE WAS APPROPRIATE?

WOULD YOU RECOMMEND THEPROGRAM AND ITS CLUBS TOANOTHER PARENT?

Parent Feedback

Yes (162)

No (65)

Parent Feedback

Yes (123)

No (102)


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Programs (Non-intramural based)

Fauquier Youth Lacrosse Travel Softball

WYSC Winter Volleyball Soccer sponsored by FCSC

WYSC Basketball Roller Hockey with the Fauquierleague

Fauquier Youth Football FGSA

Fauquier Babe Ruth Baseball Flag and tackle football rec leagues

Fusion softball Wolf pack Football

FYFFL Swimming

Tennis Horseback Riding

FBR Mystic Cheer

Eagle Wrestling Club


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Alterations to a make up schedule for cancelled clubs. Bring back interscholastic sports. Offer more options each session.

Get the clubs featured in the yearbook. Better communication about the programs. Injury prevention and proper coaching. Lower the activity fee expense. Transportation issues. Give parents an avenue to get involved in the

program at their childs school. Equity of programs offered at each school. Increase the stipend for sponsors to foster more

involvement by coaches.


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Non-Participant Survey Response

Cedar Lee (7)

Auburn (16)

Warrenton (5)

Marshall (9)

Taylor (11)


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DID YOU FEEL THEINTRAMURALS PROGRAMWAS SUCCESSFUL AT YOURSCHOOL?

DO YOU FEEL THE SCHOOLS

ADMINISTRATION ANDCOORDINATOR DID A GOODJOB PROMOTING CLUBS TOSTUDENTS?

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10

152025

StronglyAgree

(3)

Neutral(25)

StronglyDisagree

(13)

Non-ParticipantResponses

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510

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StronglyAgree

(3)

Neutral(20)

StronglyDisagree

(13)

Non-ParticipantResponses


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1. Intramural sports that showcase competitionbetween schools.

2. Better communication about participation andrequirements for the program.

3. Lower costs to participate. 4. Time of program to extend past 5pm. 5. Bring back interscholastic competitive sports. 6. Offer transportation alternatives.

7. Lower the cap for each club so they dont getcancelled so often. 8. Stronger effort to publicize the program for

recruitment of students and sponsors.


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2013-2014Intramurals

3 Sessions

Switch thesports beingoffered with

the RecLeagues so

they arent incompetition

with oneanother

Lower the 15person

minimum forclubs

existence

Please includeCoordinators in

meetings that decideguidelines for the

intramurals program

Flexibilitywith the

structure andguidelines of

the clubs

ParentInformation

Meetingduring

Teacher WorkWeek

Informalcompetitions

with rival middleschools, such asan all-star game

Information tobe distributed

to familiesduring the

summer

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