1. NCAA Division III Institutional Performance Program Eric Hartung Nicole Hollomon Erin Irick

2. Institutional Performance Program Intent: To reproduce data provided by institutions in a user friendly and comparative way via a data management system. Data management system contents include:  Academics (student body graduation rate);  Finances (revenues, expenses, dashboard indicators);  Student participation and sponsorship;  Administrators and coaches demographics; and  Resources and best practices.

3. User Experience Data will be comparable by:  Division;  Conference;  Private or public status; and  User defined peer groups. Data will be able to be viewed/“cut” in multiple ways:  Overall;  By gender;  By ethnicity; and  By sport. Data will be viewable by year and via trend.

4. Examples of Current Uses Salary data comparisons for head coaches. Conference realignment considerations. Assessing cost of having a particular sport. Assessing conference membership standards. Student body and student-athlete comparison.

5. System View

6. Enhancements Current development:  Division III platform.  Conference platform. Future development:  The financial dashboard system will be replaced by this platform.

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8. How the Governance Structure Works Legislative Authority and Process Jeff Myers

9. Purpose Gain an understanding of the process and structure for establishing the governing legislation.  Understand Council and Committee structure (i.e. Governance structure).  Understand the membership’s role in the process and structure.  Understand the national office staff’s role in the process and structure.

10. Convention All legislation of the Association that governs the conduct of the intercollegiate athletics programs of its member institutions shall be adopted by the membership in Convention assembled, or by the divisional governance entities. NCAA Constitution 5.01.1

11. White Page Proposals Amendments to Division III legislation may be sponsored by:  NCAA Division III Management Council or NCAA Division III Presidents Council.  Two conferences.  Twenty member institutions. NCAA Constitution 5.3.4

12. Governance Structure Division III Presidents Council (18) Division III Management Council (21) Division III Administrative Committee (5) Division III Championships Committee Division III Financial Aid Committee Division III Committee on Infractions Division III Infractions Appeals Committee Division III Interpretations and Legislation Committee Division III Membership Committee Division III Nominating Committee Division III Strategic Planning and Finance Committee Division III Student- Athlete Advisory Committee Division III Committee on Student-Athlete Reinstatement (9) (12) (5) (8) (10) (8) (13) (6)

13. Division III Legislative Process

17. Blue Pages Official Notice Blue Pages.  Noncontroversial Amendments.  Modifications of Wording.  Incorporations of Interpretations.

18. Noncontroversial The Management Council or Presidents Council, in the interim between annual Conventions, by a three- fourths majority of its members present and voting, may adopt noncontroversial legislative amendments clearly necessary to promote the normal and orderly administration of the division's legislation. NCAA Constitution 5.3.1.1.1

19. Modification of Wording The Management Council, by a two-thirds majority of its members present and voting, may interpret legislation consistent with the intent of the membership in adopting the legislation if sufficient documentation and testimony are available to clearly establish that the wording of the legislation is inconsistent with that intent. NCAA Constitution 5.4.1.1.1

20. Incorporation of Interpretations Management Council may determine that the membership would benefit from including certain Official Interpretations in the bylaws. These Official Interpretations would be converted to proposal form and incorporated into the manual upon a simple majority vote of Management Council. NCAA Constitution 5.4.1.6

21. Division III Official Interpretation Process Issue referred or appealed to Interpretations and Legislation Committee

22. Waivers A waiver is an action exempting an individual or institution from the application of a specific regulation. A waiver requires formal approval based on evidence of compliance with the specified conditions or criteria under which the waiver is authorized. See Bylaw 14.02.12

23. Download the Event App Visit the Regional Rules web page at http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/events/re gional-rules-seminars, or http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/events/re gional-rules-seminars Scan the QR code

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