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School Administrators Update – April 8<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Jerry Snodgrass, OHSAA Director<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

To:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 All OHSAA Member Schools\u2019 Superintendents, Principals and Athletic Administrators<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jerry Snodgrass, Executive Director\u00a0Good afternoon to each of you.\u00a0 This communication is intended to keep you in the loop with the continually changing events affecting school activities.\u00a0\u00a0 Please note this communication has been shared with our District Athletic Boards and our schools well in advance of it being shared with the media.\u00a0 It is my intent to make sure our members receive all important information directly instead of reading it on social media or in a newspaper.\u00a0 The media WILL receive a version of this but not until much later.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pupil Activity Coaching Permits<\/u><\/strong>We will continue to monitor the status of spring seasons as well as summer facility availability as it relates to expiration of any Pupil Activity Coaching Permits and provide guidance if closures occur through the summer months.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Annual Award Certificates (Archie Griffin, Courageous Student Awards, NFHS Award)<\/u><\/strong>Last year, we made these available online to permit easier access and the ability to tailor them to your recipients by printing names on them, etc.\u00a0 These annual certificates are now available on each school’s myOHSAA account. The links to the award certificates can be found in the left navigation near the bottom under OHSAA Awards. \u00a0Please do not hesitate to contact\u00a0membershipservices@ohsaa.org<\/a>\u00a0if you need any assistance.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

District Athletic Board Elections<\/u><\/strong>After much discussion and since elections for District Athletic Board members are all electronic (as well as petitions that are required to be submitted), we will go forward with the normal process.\u00a0 While nominating petitions are scheduled to be available beginning next week, detailed information will be provided to you prior to that time.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More Guidance for Fall Scholarship Eligibility\/NCAA Eligibility<\/u><\/strong>A reminder from previous guidance last week that the GPA requirement is not an OHSAA mandate (many are not aware of that).While law mandates you have one, it is not used for eligibility or ineligibility in our office (violating a school\u2019s GPA requirement does not result in forfeiture of a contest).Therefore, if you are utilizing Pass\/Fail options for your students, you need not worry how that affects fall 2020 eligibility.The NFHS continues conversation with the NCAA relative to student-athlete fall semester eligibility.The NFHS expects decisions from the NCAA very soon relative to Div. I and Div. II to follow soon after as it relates to Pass\/Fail grades and GPA requirements at the NCAA level.It has been asked that they have a link to easy access for news, updates and FAQ\u2019s and the NCAA has assured this will occur.We will share that as soon as we are provided it. Since the NCAA and NFHS share the same office building in Indianapolis, the dialogue in communication continues efficiently. Much of their info can be found at:ncaa.org\/COVID-19<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Information Relative to Spring Sports & Beyond<\/u><\/strong>First, we continue to stay in close contact with the state\u2019s leadership relative to stay-at-home orders. Additionally, we continue to collaborate with the OASSA to make certain we have each other\u2019s support as it relates to a return to school and activities.A few important updates\/reminders:<\/p>\n\n\n\n