23/24 School Year: Athletic Director

Qualifications:
• Demonstrates and applies current knowledge related to assignment in both games and practices.
• Presentation of the fundamentals
• Conditioning
• Game preparation
• Utilizes proper first aid techniques
• Demonstrates continuous professional growth
• Effectiveness: In working with students,staff and parents
• Discipline :Firm but fair and consistent
• Communication with players: Individual and as a team
• Conduct: Conduct of team and set an example of self-control and good sportsmanship for players, parents, and spectators
Job Overview: The Athletic Director shall be directly responsible to the Principal and or Assistant Principal in the performance of all his/her duties. He/she is to assume duties of managing business concerning the athletic program. He/she will assume any other duties the Principal and or Assistant Principal may direct him/her to assume. By accepting the position, the Athletic Director agrees to support and adhere to MCPS Policies and MCPS Athletic Vision and Guidelines
Job Functions:
• Encourage schedules that are educationally and physically sound for the athlete. Originate contracts with schools and officials that are complete and specific.
• Hire registered officials when designated to do so and arrange for their comfort and security.
• Support officials in cases of adverse rulings in the absence of the Principal
• Follow established procedures to maintain contest site condition.
• Maintain sidelines for exclusive use of players, coaches, officials and approved MCPS administration. Plan and execute spectator control so there is no encroachment on playing space.
• Refuse admission to any person to MCPS contests who show or has shown lack of sportsmanship.
• Plan and provide working accommodations for media covering the contest.
• Become familiar with the district's public relations (PR) philosophy, as well as the PR responsibilities of the Administrator In-Charge
• Submit proper paperwork in a timely manner to the MCPS Central Office and the TSSAA.
• Maintain clear, accurate and timely communication with the MCPS Transportation services.
• Overseeing the preparation of playing area:
o Timer's clock
o Scoreboard
o Public address system
o Marking or lining of game area in all sports
• Providing for adequate security and Emergency Medical Technician services (according to district policy)
o Monitor accessibility and functionality of defibrillator/AED, epi-pen, etc. for games and practice
• Accounting for tickets:
o Season tickets
o Pre-game sales
o Sales at gate or door
o Arrange and supervise all ticket-selling or ticket-taking personnel
• Oversee equipment and uniform inventory
o Obtain inventory from head coaches and submit to the Principal and or Assistant Principal at the end of the year
o Reconciliation at the end of each season
• Oversee concession operations
o Purchasing
o Sales reconciliation
o Recruiting staff volunteers to work events
• Arrangements for parking:
o Mark school-ground parking areas
o Arrange for special parking area for teams, officials, bands, and cheerleaders
o Allow for a direct traffic route open at all times to the playing area
• Arrange for game officials:
o Secure substitutes when appropriate
o Secure officials for postponed games or matches
o Provide for dressing space for officials
o Conform to state association regulation concerning officials
• Act as host to visiting team:
o Make dressing facilities available
o Communicate with visiting school one (1) week prior to the game or match to ascertain any needs of the visiting team, band, cheerleaders, or school officials
• Supervise upkeep of play and practice area:
o Continue checks to maintain safety and appearance of the areas
• Collaborate with head coaches and band directors to arrange game or performance transportation
• Oversee interscholastic athletic participant eligibility:
o Maintain files on eligibility
o Monitor filing for eligibility (in accordance with TSSAA and MCPS)
• Monitor interscholastic athletic participant insurance:
o Maintain files on insurance coverage on each participant
o File for claims
o Acquaint coaches, band directors and participants with requirement for insurance coverage and supervise proper filing for parents' permission forms and physical examinations record
• Secure and maintain first aid supplies
• Responsible for collaborating with coaches to ensure reports are accurate and submitted in a timely manner:
o TSSAA Reports
o MCPS district office reports
o Other
• Consult with principal regarding communication plan for interscholastic athletic programs:
o Within school
o Community
o Media
• Attend athletic meetings:
o Fall
o Winter
o Spring
o Tournament