High School Conference Affiliation Community Feedback Meeting Oblong High School Gym Monday, May 7, 2012 7:00 PM
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High School Conference Affiliation Community Feedback Meeting Oblong High School Gym Monday, May 7, 2012 7:00 PM The Little Okaw Valley Conference is planning an expansion beginning with the 2014-2015 school year and has formally invited Oblong High School to join the new conference. The Oblong CUSD #4 Board of Education is currently considering this invitation and requests feedback from our stakeholders. Please attend this meeting as well as fill out the attached feedback survey. The purpose of this meeting is to allow Board Members the opportunity to hear the concerns, support, or opposition to this opportunity. Travel Miles Sheet • Total miles by sport for conference games only compare our current Little Illini Conference (LIC) affiliation with the Little Okaw Valley Conference (LOVC). • The LIC information is arranged by fewest possible travel miles and the LOVC is arranged by greatest possible travel miles. • Non-conference games are not included for either. • The purpose of this sheet is to evaluate travel times and cost. Enrollment Sheet • The enrollments used are from ihsa.org for the 2011-2012 season. • The purpose of this sheet is to evaluate enrollments compared to the Oblong High School enrollment of 177. This illustrates potential competitiveness. Feedback Survey • Please return the feedback survey to the Oblong High School or Oblong Grade School Office by Friday, May 4th. • Please include questions, concerns, support, or opposition in this survey. Your feedback is strongly encouraged and appreciated. The information will be compiled and shared with Oblong CUSD #4 Board Members. The Board of Education and Administration will do our best to discuss questions or concerns at the Conference Affiliation Feedback Meeting. We request your feedback to make the best possible decision for our students, school, and stakeholders. No decision will be made at the feedback meeting. A decision is requested by the LOVC no later than June 1, 2012. The acceptance of new members is also dependent on all other invited schools accepting the invitation. Thanks for your consideration. Conference Affiliation Community Feedback Survey Please circle the option that best describes you Student Parent/Community Member Community Member Coach Questions regarding conference alignment - - - - - Support or opposition regarding conference alignment • Please return feedback survey to the Oblong High School or Oblong Grade School office by Friday, May 4th. You may also e-mail feedback to Jeff Patchett [email protected]. Mileage Comparisons LIC Casey-West Cumberland Olney Edwards Co. Flora Hutsonville Lawrenceville Marshall Newton Palestine Red Hill Robinson Best-case away miles (conf. only) Football 28 32 31 16 31 138 Volleyball 28 32 30 55 55 18 31 35 15 31 11 341 Conf. Tourn 0 Boys Basketball 28 32 30 55 55 18 31 35 15 0 31 11 341 Conf. Tourn 28 28 Girls Basketball 28 32 30 55 55 18 31 35 15 0 31 11 341 Conf. Tourn 28 28 Baseball 28 32 30 55 55 18 31 35 15 31 11 341 Softball 28 32 30 55 55 18 31 35 15 31 11 341 Track 28 32 55 62 35 15 62 55 344 Golf 60 55 11 126 Scholastic Bowl 54 62 30 0 22 168 Band/Music 0 2537 Round Trip 5074 LOVC Arcola East Central Martinsville Kansas Villa Grove Heritage Shiloh Oakland Arthur Central A&M Decatur LSA Cerro Gordo Sangamon ValleySullivan Okaw Valley Worst-case away miles (conf. only) Football 70 69 75 114 124 452 Volleyball 70 23 45 75 76 69 358 716 Conf. Tourn Boys Basketball 70 23 45 75 76 69 358 Conf. Tourn Girls Basketball 70 23 75 76 69 57 370 Conf. Tourn Baseball 70 69 23 45 75 282 Softball 70 23 75 76 69 313 Track 70 75 76 69 57 347 Golf 70 75 57 124 75 75 476 Scholastic Bowl 70 23 75 76 69 57 370 Band/Music 3326 Round Trip 6652 The spreadsheet illustrates lowest possible travel miles for LIC conference play and highest possible travel miles for LOVC play. Non-conference mileage is not calculated. The total miles will vary by year and final schedule. School Enrollments LIC Football Other Casey-West 323 Cumberland 292 Olney 636 Edwards Co. 363 273 Flora 552 374 Lawrenceville 374 Marshall 406 Newton 460 Oblong 177 Palestine-Hutsonville 216 Red Hill 271 Robinson 504 LOVC Football Other SouthEast Division Arcola 190 East Central 281 Heritage 156 Shiloh 125 Martinsville 110 Tri-County 149 Kansas 67 Oakland 82 Oblong 177 Villa Grove 175 NorthWest Division Arthur 317 113 LovinGton 78 Atwood/Hammond 126 Central A&M 277 Decatur LSA 214.5 Cerro Gordo 241 191 Bement 114 SanGamon Valley 407 Niantic/Harristown 233 Buffalo Tri-city 174 Sullivan 530 368 Okaw Valley 162 The enrollments are based on information from ihsa.orG and are from the 2011-2012 season.