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Objective 2.4
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Maintain an APR score for all intercollegiate athletic teams above the NCAA cut score.
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Reference to Previous Strategic Plans: FPP 01. 4.1, 4.2
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ExCom Member:
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CAO
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Assessment Tool:
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NCAA Cut Rate Score from Annual Academic Progress Report (APR data)
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Baseline:
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11 (61%) teams met 925 (2003-04)
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Goal:
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Obtain 925 or higher each year for 100% of teams
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Progress:
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17 (94%) teams met 925 (2009-10; next measurement is October 2011)
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Enabling Activities:
- Implement NCAA Division I Committee on Academic Performance Improvement Plan (Dec. 2007).
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Sport
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Measurable Goal
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Met Goal?
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Comments
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Baseball
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Achieve four year average of 900 or better on an annual basis
100% participation in weekly meetings with academic advisor & 100% of athletes register on day one of priority registration
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Current four year: 942 (05-06, 06-07, 07-08, 08-09)
Approximately 95% participation
Approximately 90% utilized priority registration
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Baseball has achieved the initial goal established in the plan for improvement and continues to utilize the steps outlined in their plan as illustrated Dec 2007.
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Football
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1. Increase resources for summer school and winter session* Attempt to fundraise 10% of scholarship budget (to include use of SAOF)
2. 100% attendance at weekly/bi-weekly meeting
3. Maintain a four year average better than 900
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1. Approximately $79,000.00 was spent for winter session 2010 and summer session 2010, which represents an approximate 56% increase from the same two summer session ion the 2008 cycle.
2. Approximately 90% attendance at weekly/bi-weekly
3. Current four year: 925 (05-06, 06-07, 07-08, 08-09)
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Students attending are utilizing summer as a means to get ahead.
Students who miss weekly/bi-weekly are immediately followed up with by Head Coach or Position Coach.
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Men's Basketball
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Attempt to reduce # of students transferring to increase the retention score.
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1. MBB four-year average retention rate remains constant at 864 (05-06, 06-07, 07-08, 08-09)
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Athletes who leave complete an exit interview with the Associate AD/SWA
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- Implement all steps in each individual team’s strategic plan.
Increase study halls and space for academic support.
- Redesigned two existing spaces to create two new academic rooms in Kaiser Hall subfloor. Room 1 – 672 approximate square feet. Room 2 – 416 approximate square feet.
- By the creation of two new academic rooms, Football was removed from the ASCA which has created a better learning environment for all teams. The academic rooms in Kaiser Hall are open to all student-athletes for study hall, tutoring, computer usage under monitored conditions.
- Men’s and Women’s Basketball Academics Support was moved to the former Compliance Office in Kaiser Hall in August 2009.
- With the increased needs of Men’s and Women’s Basketball, the proximity and size of the space allow for more individuals at any given time for study hall, tutoring, etc.
- Establish Academic Improvement Plan Committee.
- Established in October 2007
- Ten members plus involvement with the Head Coaches and Academic Advisors for the teams in question (Football, Men’s Basketball, Baseball)
- Develop and implement Academic Recovery Plan as needed.
- Based on the 2007-2008 APR data, Women’s Basketball was required by the NCAA to have an Academic Recovery Plan created. This was implemented in November 2008. Since the implementation of the plan, the single year score (2008-09) increased to 957, after having been at 818 for the 2007-08 cohort year.
- Utilization of various funding sources for summer 2010 allowed student-athletes to complete degrees, get ahead and/or make the academic year course schedules more manageable.
- Implemented a block scheduling for practice times to begin in Fall 2010.
- Hired part-time Academic Advisor for Football for the 2010-11 academic year.
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