CENTRAL FLORIDA OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION

Executive Board Meeting - 10-23-07

The meeting was opened by the president, Jeff Deen, at 6:34 PM, at the law office at 781 Douglas Avenue, Altamonte Springs, Florida.

The meeting agenda centered around providing a solid foundation from which to launch the 2007-2008 CFOA basketball season with a manageable direction and mutual understanding of assignments and evaluations.

Jeff Deen challenged the members of the board to consider any areas of concern that could be improved, and offer corrective solutions that would have the most impact to minimize potential discord within the CFOA officiating membership. Discussion followed, and the methods used to evaluate and rank officials, and how it affected assignments became the main topic of discussion.

The following key points were generally agreed upon as being of highest importance:

1.  Provide guidelines to eliminate any misunderstanding of the tasks and responsibilities of each member of the board and committees. Those committees include the Assignment, Evaluation, Recommendation, Education, and Grievance Committees mandated by the FHSAA Officials Guidebook.

2.  Emphasis must be equally placed on evaluating the least experienced official to those that have achieved a much higher level of officiating skills. It was explained that it was just as important to use the evaluating process to mentor and encourage new and younger officials, and not just focus on officials that have met the qualifications for post-season assignments.

3.  The Assignment Committee must insure the officials that are assigned games that meet the ranking and registration criteria dictated by the level and rating of the contest.

4.  The Assignment Officer and the Vice President of the sport in season shall resolve any ranking discrepancies together. Any unsettled controversy will be decided or corrected by the Evaluation Committee.

5.  The Arbiter software program will be covered by guidelines to insure administrative changes are not made without the full approval of all the using CFOA agencies.

Cary Fields reported on the progress being made to have a banquet to be held at a convenient time in 2008. All CFOA officials will be encouraged to attend. The plan is to honor past and present members whose contributions have resulted in the successful development of the oldest and largest officiating association in the state. This honor will be in the form of members being inducted into the inaugural CFOA Hall of Fame program.

The next scheduled meeting of the Executive Board will be held on Sunday, December 16.

Meeting adjourned at 8:37 PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Roland Taylor, CFOA Secretary 10-24-07