Athletic Department
Three Year Strategic Plan
The mission of the
This Strategic Plan Began on July 1, 2007
1st-year Update
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Preferred Future: (Next Three Years)
1) Continued improvement of World-class Facilities:
2) Continued improvement in all West High School athletic team’s performance.
3) Increase in the number of three and four sport athletes, thus, improving all teams.
4) Strong connections with all West High School alumni, particularly past athletes.
Using these connections to get monetary contributions towards our long-range
facility planning fund.
5) Community outreach to the West High learning community, West High School
neighbors, and the greater Waterloo community.
Obstacles to Our Goals:
1) Funding resources.
2) Retention of quality coaches.
3) Coaches not buying into our goals or programs.
4) Athletes specializing in specific sports.
5) Lack of information on past alumni and a disconnect due to lack of staying in touch
with them.
Where we are at Now in Regards to our Preferred Future:
1) Facilities:
· $3 million dollar renovation near completion.
· Player’s meeting room will begin in June.
· Coaches Offices and storage space will begin in June, 2007.
· Hall of Fame will be complete in August.
2) Improvement in all
· As of May 2, 2007 all teams have either remained the same or improved over last year’s all-divisional placing, in a tougher divisional.
· As of May 1, 2008 we are in first place in the All-sports standings for the Valley Division for male sports and 5th place in the All-sports standings for the Valley Division for female sports.
3) Increase in the number of three and four sport athletes:
· 2005-06 we had 14 total 3 or 4 sport athletes.
· 2006-07 we have 21 total 3 or 4 sport athletes.
· 2007-08 we have 40 total 3 or 4 sport athletes
4) Strong connections with all West High School alumni, hoping for better fundraising and monetary contributions:
· Connections have made with selected alumni and families.
· Financing secured from selected families for our long-range facility planning.
5) Community Outreach in Waterloo:
· We have started a Student-Athlete Advisory Committee that has one goal of community outreach. We have had several students read at numerous elementary schools in Waterloo.
Specific Needs, Outcomes and Timeframes of our Preferred Future:
1) World Class Facilities
a.Third Gymnasium November 2007/2008
b.Completion of Softball Complex April 2008
c. Completion of Siddens Plaza April 2009
d.Completion of Siddens Entrance Wall April 2009
e.New wrestling room November 2009
2) Continued Performance of all West High School Athletic Teams
a.Improvement in All-Divisional placement of both male and
female teams over last season. July 2007
b.Top three All-Divisional placement of our male teams July 2008
in the Valley Division.
c. Top four All-divisional placement of our female teams July 2008
in Valley Division.
d.Divisional Championship for our boy’s and girl’s teams July 2009
in the Valley Division.
3) Increase in the Number of Three and Four Sport Athletes
a.25 Athletes (* 40 athletes as of May 1, 2008) July 2008
b.35 Athletes July 2009
4) Connections with Alumni, Including Monetary Donations to our
Long-Range Funding Budget.
a.Letters sent specific Alumni inviting them back to our August 2007
Grand Opening of our new facilities.
b.Letters to more athletic alumni inviting them back for a tour May 2008
of facilities, along with our long-range facility goals and the needs
for contributions- targeting older alumni.
c. Build Long-Range funding amount over $250,000. May 2009
5) Community Outreach*.
a.Campus Cleanup. September 2007
b.Neighborhood Spring Cleanup. May 2008
c. Fall raking for the elderly .October 2008
d.Spring Cleanup for groups that sign up. April 2009
* This would be done by the West High School Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and the Letterwinner’s Club.
