WIAA Board of Control conducts September meeting

The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Board of Control approved a limited number of action items, and received customary executive staff and liaison reports at its latest meeting Sept. 20.

Bryan Davis, superintendent of the Oshkosh Area School District, was introduced as the new District 4 representative on the board replacing Dan Retzki, who announced his resignation from the board in August after accepting a principal position at a member school outside the district.

The board voted to authorize the additions, edits and content of association publications, including the 2024-25 handbooks for the Board of Control, Executive Staff, Classification Committee and other committees, and Conference Realignment. In addition, the board approved 2024-25 appointments to the Conference Realignment Task Force, Sports Medical Advisory Committee, Classification Committee and Coaches Advisory committees.

A conference realignment fast-track recommendation that merges the Fox River Classic and Fox River Valley Conference for lacrosse was approved by the board. Other board action included approval of the regular monthly financial statements and general fund payments, as well as the moving of April 2025 board meeting to Wednesday, April 23.

Additional topics of discussion included staff reports on continued efforts to recruit and retain licensed officials, 2024-25 membership renewals, preparations for the fall tournament series and a report reviewing the first three area meetings.

The board also received liaison reports from Paul Manriquez of the Department of Public Instruction, Dan Rossmiller of the Wisconsin Association of School Boards, Brittany Spencer Grant of the Wisconsin Athletic Directors Association. Andy Engel of the Hamilton Consulting Group and Melinda Koski of Platform Communications also presented reports to the board.