| The position of Athletic Commissioner
was created by the Board of Education during
the 2007-08 school term
as part of Sun West's committment to support extracurricular
sports. The Athletic Commissioner is a 0.2 Full Time
Equivalent teaching
position.
The Commissioner's responsibilities
include scheduling and registrations for playoffs as well
as coaches’ meetings. He mentors new coaches, prepares
grant applications, updates resources and provides leadership
to WCSAA.
Other
aspects
of Sun West's
support for extracurricular sports include funding through
the decentralized budgets of each school for extracurricular
programs. The funding is provided on the basis of a
formula that provides each school with a
base allotment as well as additional funding on a per
student basis. In addition a designated numbers of
days are provided each school to apply to the use of
substitute
teachers to
replace teachers missing school for extracurricular
activities. Schools determine how the funds will be
used to provide
activities with financial support. Schools can still supplement
the school division funding through their own fundraising
initiatives.
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