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Board acknowledges 5-3 Athletic Consulting review, praises athletic department
Summary
An ad hoc committee commissioned a third-party review of the district's athletic department; the board acknowledged receipt of the report and commended department leadership for Title IX compliance, professional development and program quality.
The Saline Area Schools Board of Education on June 10 acknowledged receipt of a comprehensive review of the district's athletic department prepared by Scott Robertson of 5-3 Athletic Consulting and closed out the ad hoc review.
Board members said the report, commissioned by an ad hoc committee of Trustees Lauren Gold, Tim Austin and a third trustee, included a document review, three site visits and two targeted surveys (coaches and student-athletes). The report noted the department's strengths, including coaching orientation tools, professional development efforts, a statistically validated sports climate questionnaire (administered to coaches and student-athletes) and strong Title IX compliance. The board said coaches and student-athletes expressed broadly positive perceptions in the surveys; response rates were reported by the consultant at approximately 40% for coaches and 15% for students.
Trustees commended Athletic Director Ashley Mantha and assistant AD Jeff Pike for cooperation with the review. The board's motion acknowledged the report and recognized the athletic department's work; Trustee Tim Austin moved the acknowledgment and Trustee JT Tizzitis (name variant in minutes) seconded. The motion passed unanimously (5-0).
Board members said they would post the review to the board packet and were considering additional communication channels for community feedback in the future. Trustees noted the district's recent team successes, including a boys swim and dive state championship and multiple conference titles.
The review included recommendations to refine communication tools and explore alternatives to the current post-season survey instrument to increase actionable feedback.
