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The presenter, Nick, said the handbook now spells out a short pre‑contest meeting coaches, officials and athletic trainers should hold before each contest. The checklist outlines who calls 911, where AEDs are located and site-specific emergency-assignment roles. He said the intent is to make responsibilities clearer than the previous, shorter guidance.

Weather and safety: Nick said the updated language explicitly treats thunder-related delays the same as lightning and recommends bringing people inside; the handbook adds guidance on heat, humidity and air-quality considerations and asks coaches to evaluate how long it will take to get participants to safe shelter if tornado warnings or severe-weather watches are issued. He also noted staff will complete accident reports for any injury that occurs on district grounds, including during after-school practices, which then may be routed to the high-school nurse.

AED placement and facilities: Nick reported three new AEDs had been installed in the past year: one in the weight room (installed last fall), one outside the concessions at Warrior Stadium for youth teams using the field, and an AED mounted on the varsity softball scoreboard structure for practice and games. He said those three plus the earlier unit provide improved AED access at outdoor practice fields and related facilities; the presenter described this as effectively bringing the outdoor sites to a target of four accessible AED locations.

Handbook edits: The updated high-school code removes an outdated eligibility bulletin referencing pre‑NIL language to avoid duplication; the district will instead rely on the current campus sign-off process for eligibility agreements. The co-curricular presenter also described streamlining registration forms into the campus system to replace multiple colored cards families previously used.

Ending: The committee accepted the handbook summary; no formal motion to send to the board was requested at the meeting, and staff will provide the family guide rollout beginning July 1.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","WCSD BOE June 5, 2025 Co Curricular Committee","oneSentenceSummary","The committee reviewed updates to coaches’ handbooks that add preseason site safety checks, clarified lightning and air‑quality guidance, an accident-report process, and reported placement of new AEDs on district athletic sites.","taxTitle","Waunakee Community School District, School Districts, Wisconsin","taxId",58058,"location","Wisconsin","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6213317,"District holds NIL workshop; families not required to disclose deals, booster donations can create conflicts",688,517000,1205000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3676886-eff6648eaec5e8a0bfb352fa61ab951d&start=517&end=1205","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3676886-eff6648eaec5e8a0bfb352fa61ab951d/thumbnail_517000.jpg","/articles/6213317/Wisconsin/District-holds-NIL-workshop-families-not-required-to-disclose-deals-booster-donations-can-create-conflicts","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6213317-db7bba3c24009816306694780b0cd690/orig.mp4?Expires=1776834630&Signature=S1qLPxGDxunNp-AwA0UEslwKeOhfAzblyCAQ-FnMLIG2yE7h6thzF4pybIN4kvDqjBOr~bbcPrlV7DweqZZNCcm5wI1a-CxlEKBR7hBkuwci~85nsaDww0AdLKnRsWziYeT8eaDexKsnRNi3VdBwQ7Z9EnwqxOOW~hsB1D3FKfABC0eC61WPVH5loDnRr2RBpFV-DdsX2c7YpUVTxAp68P74viNIJUS35YKvxMEqwsxj4KGQQusr~AUOM6a-nnkmrwCMCz2Acb18haqi1sgeiVOghNSF5gvHsYOGPAlFF0xS91CotEQDHuTkplltmLnKy3M7PuGIX755maucnRzqFg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Waunakee Community School District staff told the co-curricular committee June 5 that the district will offer education and support but is not the contracting party for student NIL deals and families are not required to disclose agreements to the district.

Nick said the district held an optional NIL workshop the night before that about 40 families signed up for and roughly 20–25 attended because of weather and other conflicts. He said the district has an annual agreement with a for-profit company, Influential Athlete, to provide workshops and monthly webinars and to serve as a retainer resource for questions about NIL rules and safe promotion practices.

Why it matters: Nick said the local NIL rules differ from college NIL and intentionally leave contracting and negotiation to students and families. Under the rules the presenter described, NIL opportunities apply only to students in grades 9–12. He said the district has “really no obligation to be a part of somebody's NIL deal” and families should ask businesses whether they have previously partnered with the district or school.

Booster donations and eligibility: The presenter told the committee that donations to booster organizations can create broad ineligibility: if a business donated to a booster while a student was in high school, that business would be ineligible to contract with any current high-school student in the district, and the restriction could affect students across sports. Nick said this is because booster support, even if handled externally, is considered an affiliation for the purposes of NIL rules the district discussed.

Consequences and remediation: If a violation is reported, the presenter said the state association (referenced in the meeting as “WI”) can remove athletic eligibility. He emphasized the rules allow a remediation process: the district can help families attempt to remove offending uses (for example, images showing school logos or property) and seek restoration of eligibility after corrective steps are taken. He described a past case where a student was able to regain eligibility within about 12 hours after self-reporting and corrective action.

Record-keeping and disclosure: The presenter said students are not required by law to disclose NIL agreements to the district; however, if families do disclose, the district will keep an internal log to help track which businesses are working with students. He and staff discussed why the district will not publish a master list of local donors (because disclosure by families is voluntary and external entities may have out-of-state ties the district cannot reliably track).

Ending: The district will offer additional workshops during the school year, begin monthly webinars in September and keep the workshop recordings available to families. Staff encouraged parents to discuss NIL opportunities with their children before entering agreements.","Waunakee staff briefed the co-curricular committee on Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) rules for high-school athletes, describing an education partnership, workshop attendance, eligibility consequences for violations, and the district’s limited role in student-business agreements.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6213322,"Waunakee athletic report: participation edges down, gate revenue supports team supply budgets",632,51000,683000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3676886-eff6648eaec5e8a0bfb352fa61ab951d&start=51&end=683","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3676886-eff6648eaec5e8a0bfb352fa61ab951d/thumbnail_51000.jpg","/articles/6213322/Wisconsin/Waunakee-athletic-report-participation-edges-down-gate-revenue-supports-team-supply-budgets","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6213322-e4bacc1fbb7659a142b1f3658c480469/orig.mp4?Expires=1776834630&Signature=Qz0kSm4mjK7PabL6WCIjf22NOA9kFDdS8cEkBvkkyVmDQwFSLBElcaOMesZLURE2RCcYXKFDaWCVbhfp4u1X8rvN5JX4VIMCeNKAalPEQHVjMsLCBOP3TihO4WAtbXDhW1X3Sg~tsparQORZwKbRp08oR5OCe41zBq3fIe51DRH6qLSlKRDKO08FC3o6AutTsC8Tdl1~cWab5J8lbH2S1B9h6~AGknWxa6NTuwHOT5cpF~yPlryLCn2Fy6cu3z5-Ugdql-9UjFDfM6N0S7mGQfatrkuyDfqZ3HcLfWlGK7bl4xnY2XvLaBIJ0K9BEn2drDMuACQaJyMfXztVBeJbhA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Waunakee Community School District co-curricular staff reported June 5 that overall spring participation dipped slightly from the previous year while ticket and digital-pass revenue remains an important source of funds for team supply budgets.

The district’s co-curricular presenter, Nick, told the committee that the number of state qualifiers in track and field was “close to 30” across boys and girls and that Boys Lacrosse won a conference title and was playing a sectional semifinal the night of the meeting. He said spring participation declines were “not an eye opening drop at all” but noted specific shifts: boys track and field participation fell by about 10 athletes and the boys golf roster declined from 86 to 73, a drop of 13 players.

Why it matters: the committee was reminded that gate receipts do not flow solely to the teams that host big games. Nick explained that playoff home games can drive high gross receipts (he cited a football net-sales figure in the presentation of about $61,000 as an example) but most of that revenue is used immediately to cover payroll, officials and tournament costs. He said the conference/tournament series currently retains about 85% of those receipts for covered costs and that figure is scheduled to drop to roughly 80% next year.

The report reiterated how the district uses ticket-sales revenue: proceeds from all sports are pooled to help fund teams’ supply budgets, a practice that the presenter said came out of a Title 9 study the district completed about three years ago. Digital passes remain the district’s second-largest revenue source after box-office sales; the presenter said wider adoption of digital passes contributed to a modest drop in box-office purchases this year, as fewer people bought single-event tickets at the gate.

Committee members asked about the 85% conference split and were given a brief explanation that tournament organizers and the conference retain a large share to cover staffing and officials; Nick said next year’s share to schools will improve by about 5 percentage points.

Volunteers and receipts: the presenter also reminded committee members that volunteer workers (score table staff, concessions, etc.) are provided free admission for the event they work and are eligible for admission to an additional event later in the year per board policy; he said that is not always widely understood and thanked district volunteers for supporting events.

Ending: The committee had no formal changes to policy at the meeting; the athletic report will be supplemented in the fall with final spring-season honors and a full year-end participation and ticketing summary.","The Waunakee Community School District co-curricular committee received its end-of-year athletic summary June 5, hearing that participation dipped slightly in several spring sports while ticket and digital-pass revenue continues to fund team supply budgets; conference playoff gate splits and volunteer-ticket rules were clarified.","actionData","errors"]

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