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District holds NIL workshop; families not required to disclose deals, booster donations can create conflicts
Summary
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.
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…
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