Celebrating Title IX 40 Years Later

ve ! nture ! 2012 UCA SUMMER CAMPS uca.varsity.com t Stay inffoormed. Be a fan on &ffoollow us on t 1.888.CHEERUCA NFHS REPORT Celebrating Title IX 40 Years Later BY ROBERT B. GARDNER, NFHS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND RICK WULKOW, NFHS PRESIDENT This issue completes our fifth year of publishing High School Today In addition to the opportunities that Title IX has provided for girls for superintendents, principals, athletic directors and school board to participate in high school sports, that landmark law was also a members. We hope you have enjoyed receiving this publication every springboard for women to become involved in high school coaching month during the school year. We always welcome your feedback – and administration. visit us at www.nfhs.org/hstoday and let us know how we’re doing. Our feature on the women pioneer leaders in state high school as- In our first issue five years ago (September 2007), Peg Pennepacker sociations on page 16 provides a glimpse of the tremendous contri- wrote our lead article on the 35th anniversary of Title IX. As we now butions that these individuals made to the growth of girls programs look forward to the 40th anniversary next month, we are pleased to in the 1970s. Although legally the door had been opened with the have Peg back as the author of our lead article once again. passage of Title IX, these trailblazers in state offices were met with This issue contains four additional articles on Title IX – one from challenges. the viewpoint of a superintendent, one looking at the female pioneer First and foremost, perhaps, was the notion that “girls don’t play leaders in state associations, another profiling an outstanding female sports.” Dorothy McIntyre, who blazed the Title IX trail in Minnesota, athlete from the 1970s (Geri Grigsby) and Lee Green’s legal article on offered the following pre-Title IX perspective: Title IX compliance. “That attitude (that girls don’t play sports) germinated in the In the school year before Title IX was passed in the summer of 1920s and 1930s when a national attitude swept the country that 1972, there were 294,015 girls participating in high school sports, the lives of girls and women would be better – and more healthy – if compared to 3.6 million boys. By the end of that decade, 1.8 million they played for fun and not with the pressure of winning, intense girls were competing in high school sports and today – 40 years after coaching and excited crowds … Girls sat on the sidelines and the passage of Title IX – that number has climbed to an all-time high watched. The Girls Athletic Association and its recreational activities of 3,173,549. were deemed to be ‘sufficient’ for girls, or perhaps they could be While the rate of growth has slowed from the early Title IX days cheerleaders for the boys teams.” in the 1970s, the number of girls participating in sports has increased Certainly, we are indebted to Dorothy and many others noted in every year since 1988. While there are still 1.3 million fewer girls than the article for their tireless efforts in kick-starting statewide programs boys in high school sports, the gap has closed remarkably from the 3 for girls – led by the incomparable Ola Bundy of Illinois, dubbed the million deficit 40 years ago. “First Lady of America’s Girls Interscholastic Athletics.” And if the sport of football (1,134,000) was removed from the There were trailblazers at the local level as well. In 1968, Barb boys participation totals, the numbers would be almost identical. In Twardus was one of the first female athletic directors when she began those sports in which both boys and girls participate, the chart indi- her 31-year career for the Seattle Public Schools. In 1967, Alice Bar- cates that numbers are pretty similar in most cases. ron became the first female administrator for the Jefferson County Schools in Golden, Colorado, and built the girls program from no Girls Boys Girls Boys sports to 11 by the time she retired in 1989. Both Twardus and Bar- Basketball ............438,933 ......545,844 Swimming & ron are deservedly in the NFHS National High School Hall of Fame. Track & Field........475,265 ......579,302 Diving..................160,881 ......133,900 We urge all leaders in high schools today – superintendents, prin- Soccer .................361,556 ......398,351 Golf.....................71,764 ........156,866 cipals, athletic directors and school board members – to promote eq- Cross Country......204,653 ......246,948 Lacrosse...............74,927 ........95,683 uity and fairness as a priority in our schools across the country. We’ve NFHS | www.nfhs.org/hstoday Tennis..................182,074 ......161,367 come a long way, but there are many more opportunities ahead for 1 girls to continue to make their mark in high school sports. HighSchool™ THE VOICE OF EDUCATION-BASED ATHLETIC AND PERFORMING ARTS ACTIVITIES TODAY Contents 10 Welcome We hope you enjoy this publication and welcome your feedback. Please take a few moments to complete the Review Form on the NFHS Web site at www.nfhs.org/hstoday. You may contact Bruce Howard, editor of High School Today, at [email protected]. VOLUME 5, NUMBER 8 COVER STORY EDITORIAL STAFF Publisher.......................Robert B. Gardner Title IX at 40: More Important Than Ever: Title IX compliance and Editor............................Bruce L. Howard enforcement at the high school level could be even more critical Assistant Editor .............John C. Gillis Production.....................Randall D. Orr than at the college level. –Peg Pennepacker, CAA Advertising....................Judy Shoemaker Graphic Designer...........Kim A. Vogel Online Editor .................Chris Boone Cover photo provided by Kim Jew Photography, New Mexico. PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE Superintendent..............Darrell Floyd, TX Principal........................Ralph Holloway, NC High School Today, an official publica- SUBSCRIPTION PRICE tions Committee, but the publisher cannot be re- School Boards ...............Jim Vanderlin, IN tion of the National Federation of State One-year subscription is $24.95. Canada add sponsible for loss or damage. 12 $3.75 per year surface post age. All other foreign State Associations..........Treva Dayton, TX Reproduction of material published in High High School Assoc ia tions, is published subscribers, please contact the NFHS office for Media Director ..............Robert Zayas, NM School Today is prohibited with out written per- eight times a year by the NFHS. shipping rates. Back issues are $3.00 plus actual Performing Arts..............Steffen Parker, VT mission of the NFHS executive director. Views of postage. Athletic Director ............David Hoch, MD the authors do not always reflect the opinion or Athletic Trainer ..............Brian Robinson, IL EDITORIAL/ADVERTISING OFFICES Manuscripts, illustrations and photo graphs may policies of the NFHS. National Federation of be submitted by mail or e-mail to Bruce Howard, Coach ...........................Don Showalter, IA State High School Associations editor, PO Box 690, Indianapolis, IN 46206, Copyright 2012 by the National Fed eration Legal Counsel................Lee Green, KS PO Box 690, Indianapolis, Indiana 46206 <[email protected]>. They will be carefully of State High School Associa tions. All rights Contest Official..............Tim Christensen, OR Telephone 317-972-6900; fax 317.822.5700 considered by the High School Today Publica- reserved. High School Today | May 4 FEATURES HST ONLINE 16 TITLE IX Female Pioneers in State Associations Lead Growth of Girls Sports: Passage of Title IX created opportunities for women in state associations. –Bruce Howard 22 LEADERSHIP Title IX: A Female Superintendent’s Perspective: Superintendents strive to provide equity for both genders. You can access previous issues online –Cheryl Floyd, Ph.D. at www.nfhs.org/hstoday. DEPARTMENTS 28 GIRLS SPORTS 1 NFHS Report Basketball Star Geri Grigsby Quick Hits Beneficiary of Title IX: Kentucky 6 Interesting Facts and Information athlete made the most of opportunity to play sports. –John Gillis Legal Issues 12 Title IX Compliance in Scholastic Athletics Above and Beyond 20 Obstacles Not a Hindrance for 2012 Spirit of Sport Award Recipient 32 24 Performing Arts ADMINISTRATION Theatrical Design Contest Flourishes in Texas A Proactive Approach to Mentoring the Non-teaching Coach: Coaches 26 Did You Know? Handbook is invaluable resource for Strike Zone: Baltimore County’s ‘All-inclusive’ Allied Bowling Tournament non-teacher coaches. –Briant Kelly, CAA and Ted D’Alessio, CMAA Sports Medicine 30 Heat Acclimatization and Heat Illness Prevention Ideas That Work 36 • Increasing Active Participation and Volunteerism in Your Booster Group 12 24 36 • Preparing for Success with Preseason Coaches Meetings 38 In the News 40 Voices of the Nation NFHS | www.nfhs.org/hstoday 5 QUICK HITS Top High School Performances The Cost ATHLETIC TRAINING ROOM Four high schools win both football and boys B basketball state titles E A recent survey of NFHS state associations revealed that four large-enrollment high schools accomplished the rare feat of winning state championships in both football and boys basketball during the 2011-12 school year. Those four high schools and their respective state F associations are: 1) Carmel (Indiana) High School – Indiana High School Athletic Association 2) Louisville (Kentucky) Trinity High School – D Kentucky High School Athletic Association 3) Highland (Utah) Lone Peak High School – C H Utah High School Activities Association 4) Las Vegas

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