Meeting was called to order by Linzi Gronning (Holmen).

1. Attendance

   Name	School	Years of Service
   Mike Montgomery	Sparta	6
   Bryan Yager	Reedsburg	4
   John Frizzell	Wisconsin Dells	2
   Dave Turner	EC North	13
   Mark Froehle	EC Memorial	6
   Todd Fischer	La Crosse Logan	4
   Joe Beran	La Crosse Central	7
   Michael Blair	Chippewa Falls	5
   Arne Bolstad	Menomonie	2
   Karl Stoker	Westby	4
   Tom Goller	GET	24
   Pete Swanson	Viroqua	24
   Tim Lee	Viroqua	8
   Scott King	DeSoto	11
   Gerald Blaha	Blair-Taylor	11
   Rich Roginski	Eleva-Strum	3
   Bruce Schweisthal	Arcadia	7
   Connie Craig	Melrose-Mindoro	4
   Dave Henrickson	Whitehall	14
   Dave Durni	Lincoln	19
   Tom Curran	Tomah	14
   David Vortherus	Prescott	1
   Bob Ratigan	Onalaska	14
   Ted Knutson	Aquinas	9
   Terry Allen	Regis	28
   Lee Bush	Osseo-Fairchild	3
   Brad Steinmetz	LaFarge	7
   Wayne Schreiber	Kickapoo	6
   Lance Bagstad	Bangor	1
   Larea Diehl	Augusta	3
   Bob Lenz	Greenwood	3
   Graeme Williams	Loyas	11
   Dean Zaleski	Neillsville	9
   John Benish	Wonewoc-Center	7
   Kyle Cronan	Necedah	1
   Ron Johnson	Onalaska	10
   David Hedgepath	Baraboo	1
   Mark Kopplin	New Lisbon	10
   Linzi Gronning	Holmen	9
   Joel Babinec	Onalaska Luther	12
   Graeme Williams		10

   Note: If you were present and did not sign in, please contact Linzi Gronning so the minutes can be amended. Those who were not present but receive these minutes should contact Linzi with their name and number of years of service.

2. The New District III AD's introduced themselves.

3. Congratulations were offered to all the District III schools that enjoyed success this fall in the WIAA Tournaments.

4. Congratulations to the WADA Award Winners
   • Gerald Blaha (Blair Taylor) - 10 years
   • Mark Kopplin (New Lisbon) - 10 years

5. District 3 Representatives
   • Barb Buswell (West Salem) nominated Linzi Gronning for District III Rep. Seconded by Mark Froehle (Eau Claire Memorial). She was elected by unanimous ballot. Ted Knutson (Aquinas) nominated Ron Johnson as Gender Rep. Seconded by Bryan Yager (Reedsburg). He was elected by unanimous ballot.

6. Door Prizes
   • The Coulee Conference, (Barb Buswell, West Salem) secured door prizes for this years' WADA workshop. Thank you Barb for your work on this!
     18 holes at Cedar Creek
     18 holes at Fox Hollow
     Whirlpool Stay at American Inn in West Salem
     
   • District III needs a conference to volunteer to secure door prizes for next year.

7. NIAAA Liability Insurance If 501 - Principles and 504 - Legal Issues are taken - $1,000,000 additional liability insurance is granted by NIAAA.

8. National Convention At this time there are no AD's from District III that plan to attend the NIAAA National Convention.

9. WIAA Open Forum AD's were encouraged to speak to these concerns at open forum on Tuesday.

10. District III Concerns Linzi asked for concerns from AD's. District III wonders about the possibility of conference re-alignment. A brief discussion about WIAA plans for conference re-alignment followed.

11. Athletic Director's Survey Please return the Athletic Director Survey to Linzi Gronning (Holmen). Results will be posted on the website (wadawi.org).

12. WADA BYLAW REVIEW There will be a review of the WADA bylaws. If you are interested in helping out, please let Linzi Gronning know.

13. Nominations for AD and DSA of the Year All districts are asked to nominate in writing in advance. Please send Linzi your nominations prior to the Spring Caucus meeting in April. Copies will be distributed at the spring caucus/

14. WADA Golf Outing Tuesday, July 20 at Ridges, Wisconsin Rapids at 12:00 noon. All district AD's are encouraged to attend and it is a lot of fun! LTC classes and CAA exams will be scheduled in conjunction with the golf outing!

15. Annual WADA Workshop (Date & Location) Spring vs. fall Annual WADA workshops was discussed. The majority of those present favored a fall workshop. Joe Beran (La Crosse Central) asked if we had any concerns about Appleton or Paper Valley. The workshop was moved from Stevens Point because inadequate space for vendors and the need to place vendors in two separate rooms.

16. WIAA Concerns
    1. Baseball Season
       • 17--9th grade games this year (not 12)
       • Moved back one week
       • Pete Swanson (Viroqua) expressed concern over WIAA having only one season after 2006. He was encouraged to bring this up at the WIAA Open Forum.
    2. Officials selection process for tournament events was discussed. Regionals groupings determine who will work first and second round games in all team sports in lieu of WIAA assigning. Arcadia experimented and it worked well.
    3. The group was in favor of keeping the present WIAA rule that prevents schools from issuance of protective equipment.
    4. Mark Froehle (Eau Claire Memorial) stated that Minnesota counts holiday tournaments (BB, Hockey, volleyball, wrestling) as one game experience. WIAA counts each individual game. Should the WIAA consider this?
    5. Concerns were raised regarding increasing game maximum totals because of budget implications.

17. The Spring District III Caucus Location & Date
    • Ideas were discussed. No date and time were set. (Mark Kopplin volunteered the prison in New Lisbon).

18. WADA Mini-Sessions
    • District III AD Mike Blair (Chippewa Falls) will present a mini-session entitled "Developing Passion in Your Coaches".

19. WADA Mini-Sessions
    • District III AD Linzi Gronning (Holmen) will present a mini-session on "Athletic Risk Management".

20. WSAW Awards & Scholarships
    • November 21 is the deadline to nominate a female athlete for Women's Sports Advocacy awards and scholarships. Those ADs who have attended in the past say it is an excellent banquet to recognize female athletes. Scholarships are awarded based on a random draw out of the hat at the banquet. Contact Kathrine Carini (414) 774-5572 Forms are also on the website: wsaw@wsaw.org or www.wsaw.org
    Athletic Budgets
    • Baraboo asked for suggestions of ways to deal with declining athletic budgets.
    • Menomonie purchased two vans (nine passenger)
    • Eau Claire car dealer donated new car for raffle - Profits were split between North and Memorial $16,000 - $20,000
    • WIAA Official's Spread sheet.
      • Linzi Gronning informed those present that the WIAA could provide them with a spreadsheet or a CD of all WIAA officials. Contact Joan at WIAA.

Games Wanted:
Whitehall - Football, week 2
WI Dells - Hockey, this year
La Crosse Central - Boy's soccer tournament
Neillsville - August 28, 2 teams for what?
Viroqua - Softball, May 15, 2 teams
Arcadia - Wrestling tournament, Jan 25, 2 teams

Meeting Adjourned: 11:10 a.m.