Introduction to the NCAA Division I Academic Performance Program

Introduction to the Introduction to the NCAA Division I Academic NCAA Division I Academic

Performance ProgramPerformance Program

Rules Education MeetingRules Education Meeting

University of Louisiana at LafayetteUniversity of Louisiana at Lafayette

September 23, 2009September 23, 2009

OverviewOverview

APRAPR Academic Improvement PlansAcademic Improvement Plans Head Coaches PortfolioHead Coaches Portfolio Trivia QuestionsTrivia Questions

Academic Performance Program Academic Performance Program PurposePurpose

To ensure the NCAA Division I membership is To ensure the NCAA Division I membership is dedicated to providing student-athletes with an dedicated to providing student-athletes with an exemplary educational and intercollegiate exemplary educational and intercollegiate athletics experience in an environment that athletics experience in an environment that recognizes and supports the primacy of the recognizes and supports the primacy of the academic mission of its member institutions, academic mission of its member institutions, while enhancing the ability of student-athletes to while enhancing the ability of student-athletes to earn a four-year degree.earn a four-year degree.

NCAA Bylaw 23.01.1NCAA Bylaw 23.01.1

Academic Progress RateAcademic Progress Rate

Why APR?Why APR?

Real-time rate.Real-time rate.

Includes all student-athletes on a team in a Includes all student-athletes on a team in a given year (as opposed to entering class).given year (as opposed to entering class).

Used in analysis for contemporaneous and Used in analysis for contemporaneous and historical penalties and public recognition historical penalties and public recognition for successful programs.for successful programs.


Points awarded for eligibility/graduation Points awarded for eligibility/graduation and retention.and retention.

Term-by-term measurement.Term-by-term measurement.

Totaled over four years.Totaled over four years.

Includes student-athletes receiving Includes student-athletes receiving athletics aid.athletics aid.


Two available points each academic term.Two available points each academic term. Eligibility (E) point = student-athlete meets Eligibility (E) point = student-athlete meets

academic eligibility standards for the next academic eligibility standards for the next academic term.academic term.

Retention (R) point = student-athlete is Retention (R) point = student-athlete is enrolled full time as of the fifth week of enrolled full time as of the fifth week of classes of the next term. classes of the next term.

# points earned # points earned # points possible X 1000 = APR# points possible X 1000 = APR

Academic Progress RateAcademic Progress Rate Due date for APR data is six weeks after the Due date for APR data is six weeks after the

institution's first day of classes. institution's first day of classes.

Failure to submit will result in an institution being Failure to submit will result in an institution being declared ineligible for postseason competition, declared ineligible for postseason competition, including NCAA championships.including NCAA championships.

Data is submitted electronically for:Data is submitted electronically for: Teams with Division I championships or National Teams with Division I championships or National

Collegiate Championships.Collegiate Championships. Division I teams.Division I teams. Teams the institution considers to be varsity Teams the institution considers to be varsity

sports.sports.

Academic Performance Program Academic Performance Program TimelineTimeline

Data SubmissionPhase

(due six weeks after first day of

classes).

Verification Phase

(NCAA staff).

Correction Phase

(14 calendar days).

APR Adjustment Phase

(14 calendar days to submit).

Penalty Waiver Phase

(14 to 21 calendar daysto submit).

Final Submit(e-mail sent to

chancellor/president).

Delayed Graduation PointDelayed Graduation Point

Point (1/0) awarded in the term for the Point (1/0) awarded in the term for the former student-athlete graduates. former student-athlete graduates.

Restores lost APR "E" or "R" point.Restores lost APR "E" or "R" point.

Point received in the sport reported.Point received in the sport reported. Institution permitted to request delayed-Institution permitted to request delayed-

graduation points for any of the academic graduation points for any of the academic year cohorts that comprise the multiyear year cohorts that comprise the multiyear APR cohort.APR cohort.

Delayed Graduation PointDelayed Graduation Point The criteria are as follows:The criteria are as follows:

• The student-athlete graduates from your institution fall The student-athlete graduates from your institution fall 2005 or later.2005 or later.

• The former student-athlete was not included in the The former student-athlete was not included in the team's APR cohort in the term in which he or she team's APR cohort in the term in which he or she graduated from your institution.graduated from your institution.

• The former student-athlete lost the "E" or "R" point in The former student-athlete lost the "E" or "R" point in his or her last term in the APR cohort or would have his or her last term in the APR cohort or would have lost a point if the student-athlete departed prior to the lost a point if the student-athlete departed prior to the implementation of the APR in 2003-04.implementation of the APR in 2003-04.

Academic Progress Rate AdjustmentsAcademic Progress Rate Adjustments

Discount lost APR point(s) for a term or terms Discount lost APR point(s) for a term or terms from the denominator.from the denominator.

May request adjustment to lost "E" point, lost "R" May request adjustment to lost "E" point, lost "R" point or both.point or both.

Requests are based on mitigation affecting Requests are based on mitigation affecting individual student-athletes.individual student-athletes.

Guiding principle: Guiding principle: Based on circumstances surrounding Based on circumstances surrounding

individual student-athlete.individual student-athlete. Are circumstances beyond the control of the Are circumstances beyond the control of the

student-athlete and/or team/institution?student-athlete and/or team/institution?

NCAA Division I Academic NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate Improvement PlansProgress Rate Improvement Plans

Teams with a multiyear APR below 925 Teams with a multiyear APR below 925 without the use of the squad-size without the use of the squad-size adjustment are required to create an APR adjustment are required to create an APR Improvement Plan.Improvement Plan. Teams with multiyear APR below 900 are Teams with multiyear APR below 900 are

required to report plan to NCAA national required to report plan to NCAA national office.office.

Feedback provided to all institutions Feedback provided to all institutions reporting plans to the national office.reporting plans to the national office.

APP PenaltiesAPP Penalties

APP PenaltiesAPP Penalties

Two different penalty structures:Two different penalty structures: Contemporaneous penalties. Contemporaneous penalties.

Intended to encourage improved academic Intended to encourage improved academic performance, serve as a "warning" for poorly performance, serve as a "warning" for poorly performing teams and help avoid the more performing teams and help avoid the more serious historical penalties (e.g., rehabilitative in serious historical penalties (e.g., rehabilitative in nature).nature).

Historical penalties.Historical penalties. More significant punitive measure for teams that More significant punitive measure for teams that

habitually underperform academically.habitually underperform academically.

Contemporaneous Penalties – Contemporaneous Penalties – Financial Aid RestrictionFinancial Aid Restriction

Once subject, the team's maximum financial aid Once subject, the team's maximum financial aid limit is reduced by the value of total countable limit is reduced by the value of total countable aid awarded to the student-athlete who did not aid awarded to the student-athlete who did not earn eligibility and was not retained the following earn eligibility and was not retained the following academic year. academic year.

Penalties must be taken at the "next available Penalties must be taken at the "next available opportunity."opportunity."

Automatic waiver of these penalties granted to Automatic waiver of these penalties granted to limited resource institutions.limited resource institutions.

Contemporaneous Penalties – Contemporaneous Penalties – Determining the PenaltyDetermining the Penalty

Teams with a multiyear APR below 925 subject to Teams with a multiyear APR below 925 subject to contemporaneous penalties if:contemporaneous penalties if:

Any student-athlete departed the institution; Any student-athlete departed the institution; andand Did not earn eligibility ("0/2").Did not earn eligibility ("0/2").

Penalty = aid previously awarded to a student-athlete Penalty = aid previously awarded to a student-athlete who did not earn eligibility the next regular academic who did not earn eligibility the next regular academic term and did not return to the institution cannot be term and did not return to the institution cannot be re-awarded ("0/2").re-awarded ("0/2").

Some exceptions apply (e.g., student-athlete with no Some exceptions apply (e.g., student-athlete with no athletics eligibility remaining).athletics eligibility remaining).

A multiyear APR of 925 translates to an approximate A multiyear APR of 925 translates to an approximate 60 percent GSR.60 percent GSR.

"Capping" of Contemporaneous "Capping" of Contemporaneous Penalty Scholarship LossesPenalty Scholarship Losses

Contemporaneous penalties are to be "attention-Contemporaneous penalties are to be "attention-getting" penalties, not "death" penalties.getting" penalties, not "death" penalties.

Thus, number of contemporaneous penalties Thus, number of contemporaneous penalties that apply to a team for any given year is limited.that apply to a team for any given year is limited.

Teams below a 925 APR can earn scholarship Teams below a 925 APR can earn scholarship reductions up to the "cap" amount.reductions up to the "cap" amount.

Cap = approximately 10 percent of NCAA maximum Cap = approximately 10 percent of NCAA maximum team limit, rounded up for headcount sportsteam limit, rounded up for headcount sports

Historical PenaltiesHistorical Penalties Restrict or deny the benefits of the Association for those Restrict or deny the benefits of the Association for those

teams that have a demonstrated history of academic teams that have a demonstrated history of academic underachievement. underachievement.

Teams that habitually underperform academically are the Teams that habitually underperform academically are the primary target of the historical-penalty structure.primary target of the historical-penalty structure.

Penalties are progressive and cumulative in nature.Penalties are progressive and cumulative in nature.

Institutions must demonstrate three "clean" years (without Institutions must demonstrate three "clean" years (without penalty) in order to avoid progression in the historical penalty penalty) in order to avoid progression in the historical penalty structure. structure.

A multiyear APR of 900 translates to an approximate 45 A multiyear APR of 900 translates to an approximate 45 percent GSR.percent GSR.

Historical PenaltiesHistorical Penalties"Improvement Plus" Model"Improvement Plus" Model

Teams scoring Teams scoring belowbelow 900900 are reviewed for are reviewed for historical penalties to determine if they:historical penalties to determine if they: Are making significant improvement; Are making significant improvement; andand

Compare favorably based on one of the following Compare favorably based on one of the following three factors…three factors…

By sport review.By sport review. Institutional characteristics.Institutional characteristics. Comparison vs. general student-body.Comparison vs. general student-body.

Penalties are mitigated or waived based on Penalties are mitigated or waived based on review of these factors.review of these factors.

Historical-Penalty StructureHistorical-Penalty Structure Progressive and cumulative:Progressive and cumulative:

Occasion OneOccasion One: Public announcement for squad.: Public announcement for squad.

Occasion TwoOccasion Two: Public announcement : Public announcement AND AND financial aid and financial aid and practice restrictions for squad.practice restrictions for squad.

Occasion ThreeOccasion Three: Public announcement : Public announcement ANDAND financial aid financial aid and practice restrictions and practice restrictions ANDAND postseason competition postseason competition restriction for squad. restriction for squad.

Occasion FourOccasion Four: Public announcement : Public announcement AND AND financial aid financial aid and practice restrictions and practice restrictions AND AND postseason competition postseason competition restriction for squad restriction for squad ANDAND restricted membership status for restricted membership status for institution.institution.

Penalty UpdatesPenalty Updates

No credit for pre-penalizingNo credit for pre-penalizing Historical penalty financial aid penalties are to Historical penalty financial aid penalties are to

be taken in the academic year following be taken in the academic year following notification of historical penaltynotification of historical penalty

Arguing policyArguing policy Better to emphasize mitigation and Better to emphasize mitigation and

improvement efforts and improvement efforts, improvement efforts and improvement efforts, rather than arguing against committee/APP rather than arguing against committee/APP policiespolicies

APP WaiversAPP Waivers

Penalty Waiver DirectivePenalty Waiver Directive Guiding principles: Guiding principles:

Based on team's academic Based on team's academic performance.performance.

Review of historical-penalty factors.Review of historical-penalty factors. Anomaly or pattern.Anomaly or pattern. Reasonable expectation to improve Reasonable expectation to improve

to 925 within a reasonable period of to 925 within a reasonable period of time.time.

Waiver DecisionsWaiver Decisions

Approve.Approve. Conditional approval.Conditional approval. Partial conditional approval.Partial conditional approval. Deny.Deny.

APR TrendsAPR Trends

Overview of APR TrendsOverview of APR Trends

Overall number of 0/2’s continues to Overall number of 0/2’s continues to decrease; however, women’s basketball decrease; however, women’s basketball seeing an increase in 0/2’sseeing an increase in 0/2’s

Eligibility rates increased sharply in 2007-Eligibility rates increased sharply in 2007-20082008

Average APR has risen substantiallyAverage APR has risen substantially

Average APRs by Sport for Men's Teams (Four-Year APR)Average APRs by Sport for Men's Teams (Four-Year APR)

SPORTSPORT Four-Year AverageFour-Year Average

BaseballBaseball 946 (+8)946 (+8)

BasketballBasketball 933 (+5)933 (+5)

Cross CountryCross Country 964 (+1)964 (+1)

FencingFencing 974 (-3)974 (-3)

Football (FBS)Football (FBS) 941 (+5)941 (+5)

Football (FCS)Football (FCS) 936 (+5)936 (+5)

GolfGolf 963 (+1)963 (+1)

GymnasticsGymnastics 978 (+5)978 (+5)

Ice HockeyIce Hockey 973 (+3)973 (+3)

LacrosseLacrosse 972 (+5)972 (+5)

RifleRifle 967 +4)967 +4)

SkiingSkiing 969 (+2)969 (+2)

SoccerSoccer 958 (+4)958 (+4)

SwimmingSwimming 967 (+0)967 (+0)

TennisTennis 964 (+3)964 (+3)

Track (Indoor)Track (Indoor) 953 (+2)953 (+2)

Track (Outdoor)Track (Outdoor) 954 (+3)954 (+3)

VolleyballVolleyball 971 (+6)971 (+6)

Water PoloWater Polo 971 (-4)971 (-4)

WrestlingWrestling 948 (+7)948 (+7)Numbers in parentheses are point changes from last year's four-year APR averages.

Average APRs by Sport for Women's Teams (Four-Year APR)Average APRs by Sport for Women's Teams (Four-Year APR)

SPORTSPORT Four-Year AverageFour-Year Average

BasketballBasketball 962 (+2)962 (+2)

BowlingBowling 945 (+4)945 (+4)

CrewCrew 984 (-1)984 (-1)

Cross CountryCross Country 971 (+1)971 (+1)

FencingFencing 979 (+5)979 (+5)

Field HockeyField Hockey 985 (+2)985 (+2)

GolfGolf 976 (+2)976 (+2)

GymnasticsGymnastics 983 (+2)983 (+2)

Ice HockeyIce Hockey 980 (+2)980 (+2)

LacrosseLacrosse 985 (+1)985 (+1)

SkiingSkiing 975 (+2)975 (+2)

SoccerSoccer 973 (+1)973 (+1)

SoftballSoftball 968 (+3)968 (+3)

SwimmingSwimming 979 (+1)979 (+1)

TennisTennis 974 (+3)974 (+3)

Track (Indoor)Track (Indoor) 965 (+2)965 (+2)

Track (Outdoor)Track (Outdoor) 966 (+2)966 (+2)

VolleyballVolleyball 972 (+2)972 (+2)

Water PoloWater Polo 970 (-6)970 (-6)

Numbers in parentheses are point changes from last year's four-year APR averages.

APR Improvement PlansAPR Improvement Plans


Teams with a multiyear APR below 925 Teams with a multiyear APR below 925 are required to develop an APR are required to develop an APR Improvement PlanImprovement Plan

Plans and updates regarding Plans and updates regarding implementation of previously submitted implementation of previously submitted plans must be submitted to the NCAA:plans must be submitted to the NCAA: Teams requesting waiver of an APP penalty: Teams requesting waiver of an APP penalty:

due with waiverdue with waiver Teams with a multiyear APR below 900: due Teams with a multiyear APR below 900: due

January 31January 31


New for 2009-2010:New for 2009-2010: Institution’s chancellor/president must provide Institution’s chancellor/president must provide

written approval of the plan.written approval of the plan. Institution must provide multiyear target APR Institution must provide multiyear target APR

goals if it will take multiple years to achieve a goals if it will take multiple years to achieve a multiyear APR above 925.multiyear APR above 925.

Staff assessment of implementation of the Staff assessment of implementation of the plan sent to institution’s chancellor/president.plan sent to institution’s chancellor/president.

Changes to APR Improvement Plans in portal.Changes to APR Improvement Plans in portal.


Improvement Strategies:Improvement Strategies: Increased academic review of all incoming student-Increased academic review of all incoming student-

athletesathletes Class attendance policiesClass attendance policies Assessment of individualized needs and development Assessment of individualized needs and development

of support based on those needsof support based on those needs Exit interviews for all transfersExit interviews for all transfers Coach’s performance evaluation based on student-Coach’s performance evaluation based on student-

athlete academic performance and student-athlete athlete academic performance and student-athlete well beingwell being

Use campus resources to help with academic support Use campus resources to help with academic support and retentionand retention

Head Coaches’Head Coaches’APR PortfolioAPR Portfolio

Head Coaches’ APR PortfolioHead Coaches’ APR Portfolio

2009-2010 Pilot year2009-2010 Pilot year Football, men’s and women’s basketball, Football, men’s and women’s basketball,

baseball, and women’s indoor and outdoor baseball, and women’s indoor and outdoor track to be released Summer 2010track to be released Summer 2010

Information for other sports to be collected Information for other sports to be collected Fall 2010 with release scheduled for Fall 2010 with release scheduled for Summer 2011Summer 2011


Summer 2010 release:Summer 2010 release: BaseballBaseball Men’s BasketballMen’s Basketball Women’s BasketballWomen’s Basketball FootballFootball Women’s Indoor and Outdoor TrackWomen’s Indoor and Outdoor Track

Summer 2011 release:Summer 2011 release: All other sportsAll other sports


Data to be collected:Data to be collected: Names of all head coaches employed since Names of all head coaches employed since

August 1, 2003August 1, 2003 Employment dates (i.e., hire and departure)Employment dates (i.e., hire and departure) Contact information, if availableContact information, if available

ID will be assigned to each individual ID will be assigned to each individual coachcoach

Searchable database will be availableSearchable database will be available

Head Coaches’ APR PortfolioHead Coaches’ APR Portfolio Public web site will provide “career listing” Public web site will provide “career listing”

of APR (not a lifetime “batting average,” of APR (not a lifetime “batting average,” but rather a listing of APR scores for each but rather a listing of APR scores for each year)year)

Not a new rate; rather, single-year APR Not a new rate; rather, single-year APR will be provided in portfoliowill be provided in portfolio

Portfolio will also list institution and Portfolio will also list institution and employment datesemployment dates

Only for head coachesOnly for head coaches


In years with multiple head coaches, each In years with multiple head coaches, each individual’s portfolio will include APR for individual’s portfolio will include APR for that year (will not apply to interim coaches)that year (will not apply to interim coaches)

Coaches will be able to confirm Coaches will be able to confirm employment dates and institutionsemployment dates and institutions

No new appellate processNo new appellate process Existing APP procedures provide Existing APP procedures provide

opportunities to appeal cohort definition and opportunities to appeal cohort definition and calculation of team scorecalculation of team score

Head Coaches’ DashboardHead Coaches’ Dashboard

Secure, private site will provide NCAA-Secure, private site will provide NCAA-specific information.specific information. Academic profile of entering student-athletesAcademic profile of entering student-athletes Head coach’s APR analysisHead coach’s APR analysis Major enforcement actionsMajor enforcement actions APP penalty historyAPP penalty history

Password controlled for Athletic Directors Password controlled for Athletic Directors and Presidents searching for coachesand Presidents searching for coaches

Trivia QuestionsTrivia Questions

1)1) What teams are required to create an What teams are required to create an APR Improvement Plan?APR Improvement Plan?

Answer:Answer: Teams with a multiyear APR below 925 Teams with a multiyear APR below 925

are required to create an APR are required to create an APR Improvement Plan.Improvement Plan.


2) What contemporaneous penalty is faced 2) What contemporaneous penalty is faced by a team with a multiyear APR below by a team with a multiyear APR below 925?925?

Answer:Answer: The aid previously awarded to a student-athlete who The aid previously awarded to a student-athlete who

is an 0/2 is withheld from the team scholarship is an 0/2 is withheld from the team scholarship limitations the following year. limitations the following year.


3) What type of information will be listed 3) What type of information will be listed under the Head Coaches’ APR Portfolio?under the Head Coaches’ APR Portfolio?

Answer:Answer: Single-year APR will be provided in portfolio Single-year APR will be provided in portfolio

for each year the head coach was employed for each year the head coach was employed at the institutionat the institution

Portfolio will also list institution and Portfolio will also list institution and employment datesemployment dates

ANY ANY QUESTIONS?QUESTIONS?

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