Athletic Director Edward Little High School

SUPERVISES: All coaches of interscholastic athletics in grades 9 - 12. JOB GOAL: To provide each enrolled student of secondary school age an opportunity to participate in an extracurricular athletic activity that will foster physical skills, a sense of worth and competence, a knowledge and understanding of the pleasures of sport, and the principles of fair play.PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Organizes and administers the overall program of extracurricular athletics, both intramural and interscholastic for grades 9 - 12.
• Provides leadership in the selection, assignment, and evaluation of athletic coaches in grades 9 - 12.
• Supports middle level interscholastic activities and leadership.
• Fosters good school-community relations by keeping the community aware of and responsive to the athletic program, including maintaining relationships with booster clubs.
• Assumes responsibility for the organization and scheduling of all interscholastic athletic events.
• Hires officials, athletic trainer, and police officers, as required, and assumes general responsibility for the proper supervision of home games.
• Arranges transportation for athletic contest participants.
• Develops and places into operation appropriate rules and regulations governing the conduct of athletic activities.
• Participates in the establishment of physical and academic requirements of eligibility and academic requirements of eligibility for participation in each sport, and verifies each athlete's eligibility.
• Prepares and administers the athletic program budget.
• Requisitions, in cooperation with appropriate staff members, supplies, uniforms, and equipment for athletic programs.
• Supervises the cleaning, storage, and care of all athletic equipment.
• Supervises all ticket sales and fund-raising events connected with the athletic program, and assumes responsibility for proper handling and accounting of monies involved.
• Arranges all details of visiting teams' needs as appropriate.
• Makes all necessary arrangements for the use of non-school playing fields and facilities.
• Arranges the practice schedules for the coaches on the fields and in the gymnasiums in cooperation with other staff members who utilize the same facilities.
• Administers the insurance program covering school athletes, and assumes responsibility for all processing of reports and claims.
• Keeps records of the results of all junior and senior high school athletic contests, and maintains a record file of all award winners, stating the date and type of award, including athletic scholarships.
• Plans and supervises preseason and postseason meetings and recognitions of school athletes.
• Oversees and provides for training for coaches.
• Any other duties outlined by the building administrator.