2025-26 Middle School Athletic Director

TITLE:

Director of Athletics and Activities

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Oklahoma teacher certification required
• Administrative certification preferred with a minimum of five years experience as a coach preferred.

REPORTS TO: Superintendent of Schools

SUPERVISES: District Athletic and Physical Education Programs Athletic Coaches and others involved in school athletic programs assisted by Principals when needed.

JOB GOAL: To provide for overall leadership and coordination among the various sports to facilitate programs that provide students worthwhile learning experiences. Encourage and promote participation of large numbers of students in competitive sports. Develop superior standards of sportsmanship competitive spirit and moral character. Recognize the principle that an acceptable standard of class work and general school behavior is a prerequisite to representation of the school on interscholastic teams

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Responsible to the Superintendent of Schools and the Board of Education for compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 insofar as Title IX concerns school sponsored sports.
2. Responsible to the Superintendent of Schools and works in consultation with the Principal in supervising the athletic and intramural programs.
3. Responsible for administering all interscholastic policies and procedures working within the confines of the rules and bylaws of the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA).
4. Serves as school liaison to parent support groups and booster clubs.
5. Monitor fund-raisers by athletic programs.
6. Works closely with the Director of Finance to ensure budgets and expenditures are accurate. Submits a financial report to the Superintendent at the end of each school year.
7. Observes and evaluates coaches sufficiently in order to make future recommendations in terms of job expectancies and to make recommendations. Shall assist in the selection of new coaches.
8. Supervises all athletic facilities and schedules practice use and recommends maintenance repairs.
9. Responsible for the development of all interscholastic game schedules supported by a copy of the contract in his files and approves the publication of all schedules.
10. Responsible for selecting and providing contracts for all game officials.
11. Seeks and finds ways for supporting and financing the athletic programs.
12. Makes arrangements for all interscholastic events such as transportation lodging and meals when required.
13. Serves as a Tournament Manager for all Conference District and State activities that are assigned to the school district.
14. Attends all home athletic contests and/or arranges for proper supervision of home and/or away athletic contests and activities by administrative personnel.
15. Maintains a calendar of athletic events.
16. Informs visiting teams and officials of the pertinent details of their participation time schedule dressing facilities etc.
17. Responsible (after consulting with superintendent principal and head coach) for the cancellation or postponement of contracted contests because of non-playing conditions.
18. Maintains permanent file of players medical examinations insurance forms records consent forms payments etc.
19. Supervises services and maintains records for all vending machines operated by the athletic program.
20. Maintains permanent records for each sport such as wins and losses outstanding records letter-persons etc.
21. Maintains a file of all athletic suspensions and expulsions from teams in regard to giving each athlete Due Process.
22. Responsible for determining scholastic eligibility of all candidates for athletic teams.
23. Coordinates the use of all athletic facilities in the school district with the respective building principals by groups outside the school.
24. Responsible for game management of all home interscholastic contests and when admission is charged and responsible for the safekeeping and deposit of gate receipts.
25. Provides for the cleaning repairing and storing of all athletic equipment and maintaining a perpetual inventory of all athletic equipment.
26. Establishes procedures for the control of the training room.
27. Arranges for medical doctors and/or ambulances as necessary at all home varsity football games and large athletic events.
28. Plans organizes and supervises all athletic awards programs with the coaches.
29. Promotes publicity for all interscholastic sports and assists the school in obtaining from the visiting teams the information to be included in the individual game programs.
30. Coordinates with the Director of Maintenance the repair and maintenance of varsity athletic fields track and gymnasiums including physical education facilities.
31. Receives equipment quotations from authorized coaches requisitions and/or purchases athletic programs supplies and equipment.
32. Manages athletic facilities and controls the use of these facilities by band football team etc. Hires or makes necessary arrangements to provide ushers parking security and others necessary to ensure smooth operation on all fronts.
33. Manages supervises and plans work schedules for athletic work staff and prepares required forms for payroll when appropriate.
34. Makes all necessary arrangements for all non-school facilities needed in the athletic program.
35. Represents the school in all athletic business at League Conference and State meetings.
36. Devises a reasonable and equitable program for the utilization of the concession stands.
37. Responsible for athletic physical examinations in accordance with the requirements of the State High School Association.
38. Responsible for the operation and organization of the press boxes officials tables etc.
39. Assists the administration in the preparation and distribution of complimentary passes for school district employees.
40. Constantly evaluates the program seeking ways of improving interscholastic athletics.
41. Acts as consultant to the administration and coaching personnel on matters pertaining to the athletic program.
42. Presents recommendations for changes in athletic policies to the Superintendent of Schools.
43. Performs such other duties as assigned.

Required Experience:

Director