Robert GirvinRobert GirvinFINAL FINAL

PRESENTATIONPRESENTATIONEDL 670EDL 670

WHAT I DIDWHAT I DID This year was my first as Athletic This year was my first as Athletic

Director & Dean of Students at Director & Dean of Students at Merritt Academy in New Haven, Merritt Academy in New Haven, MI. MI.

I spent hundreds and hundreds I spent hundreds and hundreds of hours working as an assistant of hours working as an assistant administrator and learned as I administrator and learned as I went.went.

ResponsibilitiResponsibilities es Athletic DirectorAthletic Director= Scheduling, = Scheduling,

Supervision, Field Prep, Supervision, Field Prep, Transportation Arrangement, Referee Transportation Arrangement, Referee Scheduling, Budget Creation & Scheduling, Budget Creation & management, Fundraising all of our management, Fundraising all of our 50k budget, Eligibility, Uniform and 50k budget, Eligibility, Uniform and Equipment management, Equipment management, Banquets/End of Year items, and Banquets/End of Year items, and many many many more. many many many more.

Dean of StudentsDean of Students= K-12 discipline = K-12 discipline program, Saturday School program, program, Saturday School program, other admin duties. other admin duties.

WHAT I WILL WHAT I WILL REMEMBERREMEMBER 1) To get all information before 1) To get all information before

making a decision (bring in making a decision (bring in stakeholders!)stakeholders!)

2) Keep great communication 2) Keep great communication with staff, parents, and students. with staff, parents, and students. Tell them the “why” of it all.Tell them the “why” of it all.

3) Have a vision of where you 3) Have a vision of where you want to be personally and where want to be personally and where you want the school to be and you want the school to be and work hard to get there.work hard to get there.

PROFESSIONAL PROFESSIONAL GOALSGOALS1) Be a positive role-model 1) Be a positive role-model

for studentsfor students2) Continue to learn each 2) Continue to learn each dayday

3) Stay true to who I am in 3) Stay true to who I am in my decision-makingmy decision-making

4) Have fun doing a job I 4) Have fun doing a job I lovelove