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10-28-2005, 08:49 AM
http://www2.ncaa.org/media_and_events/press_room/2005/october/20051027_bod_release.html
Thursday, October 27, 2005 Contact
Erik Christianson
Director of Public and Media Relations
317/917-6117
INDIANAPOLIS --- A package of incentives designed to publicly recognize and financially reward sports teams and their institutions for classroom success has been initially reviewed by the NCAA Division I Board of Directors.
Some of the incentives could also provide funding for need-based grants and programs to institutions to strengthen academics for teams that have been penalized or schools that have a history of poor academic achievement among student-athletes.
The package was forwarded by the NCAA’s Committee on Academic Performance, which is continuing to develop academic reform measures to hold teams and schools accountable for retaining and graduating their student-athletes.
CAP is expected to forward final incentives recommendations to the Board of Directors in January or April 2006.
"The board meeting provided valuable guidance to CAP, and we will continue to develop our final recommendations,” said Walter Harrison, president of the University of Hartford and CAP chair.
The proposed incentives include awards for absolute performance, such as a public recognition program and rewards for team achievement; awards for academic improvements, such as improvement over time by a specific team; and academic improvement grants and academic support partnerships, to assist teams and institutions struggling academically.
Monetary awards will be structured to take into account differences in institutions, such as differences between public and private colleges and universities and schools that compete in various Division I subdivisions.
The package has been initially pegged at $10 million. Funding would come from annual increases in the NCAA’s television contract.
In addition, the Board of Directors agreed to sponsor four legislative proposals related to academic reform for the 2005-06 legislative cycle.
The proposals would allow schools to appeal the public warning penalty under historical penalties; establish playing and practice restrictions for teams not meeting Academic Performance Rate standards for two consecutive years; require transfer students to meet eligibility requirements at their previous school to receive financial aid at their next institution; and require colleges and universities to provide Academic Performance Rate and Graduation Success Rate data in recruiting materials.
The board also discussed establishing a range of scores that would be used to implement historical penalties.
In other academic reform-related issues, the board heard a presentation on the upcoming release of GSR data. The GSR will take into account transfer students into and out of colleges and universities, unlike the current federal graduation rate, and will present a more accurate picture of long-term academic success among student-athletes. The GSR data is not yet complete and is expected to be released later this year.
Harrison, who also chairs the NCAA Executive Committee, added that the second year of APR data will be available in February 2006.
In other action, board members gave final approval to two financial aid proposals that will allow student-athletes to receive certain non-athletics aid without counting toward team financial aid limits.
The proposals require student-athletes to complete at least one year of study at their college or university and earn a cumulative grade point average of 3.3 (on a 4.0 scale) to be eligible for such aid.
Thursday, October 27, 2005 Contact
Erik Christianson
Director of Public and Media Relations
317/917-6117
INDIANAPOLIS --- A package of incentives designed to publicly recognize and financially reward sports teams and their institutions for classroom success has been initially reviewed by the NCAA Division I Board of Directors.
Some of the incentives could also provide funding for need-based grants and programs to institutions to strengthen academics for teams that have been penalized or schools that have a history of poor academic achievement among student-athletes.
The package was forwarded by the NCAA’s Committee on Academic Performance, which is continuing to develop academic reform measures to hold teams and schools accountable for retaining and graduating their student-athletes.
CAP is expected to forward final incentives recommendations to the Board of Directors in January or April 2006.
"The board meeting provided valuable guidance to CAP, and we will continue to develop our final recommendations,” said Walter Harrison, president of the University of Hartford and CAP chair.
The proposed incentives include awards for absolute performance, such as a public recognition program and rewards for team achievement; awards for academic improvements, such as improvement over time by a specific team; and academic improvement grants and academic support partnerships, to assist teams and institutions struggling academically.
Monetary awards will be structured to take into account differences in institutions, such as differences between public and private colleges and universities and schools that compete in various Division I subdivisions.
The package has been initially pegged at $10 million. Funding would come from annual increases in the NCAA’s television contract.
In addition, the Board of Directors agreed to sponsor four legislative proposals related to academic reform for the 2005-06 legislative cycle.
The proposals would allow schools to appeal the public warning penalty under historical penalties; establish playing and practice restrictions for teams not meeting Academic Performance Rate standards for two consecutive years; require transfer students to meet eligibility requirements at their previous school to receive financial aid at their next institution; and require colleges and universities to provide Academic Performance Rate and Graduation Success Rate data in recruiting materials.
The board also discussed establishing a range of scores that would be used to implement historical penalties.
In other academic reform-related issues, the board heard a presentation on the upcoming release of GSR data. The GSR will take into account transfer students into and out of colleges and universities, unlike the current federal graduation rate, and will present a more accurate picture of long-term academic success among student-athletes. The GSR data is not yet complete and is expected to be released later this year.
Harrison, who also chairs the NCAA Executive Committee, added that the second year of APR data will be available in February 2006.
In other action, board members gave final approval to two financial aid proposals that will allow student-athletes to receive certain non-athletics aid without counting toward team financial aid limits.
The proposals require student-athletes to complete at least one year of study at their college or university and earn a cumulative grade point average of 3.3 (on a 4.0 scale) to be eligible for such aid.