Organizing First DEC Meeting

The DEC Handbook provides a checklist of actions to be completed during the first DEC Meeting, review the checklist below:

CHECKLIST:

  • First Meeting Agenda and Chair Notes
  • Election of Chair
  • Submit District Chair Confirmation form on UIL website notifying UIL of selection
  • Provide information for all DEC members to register in the UIL Portal
  • Review and sign memo of understanding Word
  • Review of C&CR Sections 21, 28, 29, 1203 and DEC Handbook
  • Required DEC training in the UIL Online portal required for all members
  • Discuss financial reporting requirements and DEC fiscal agent – Section 28(n)
  • Any new amendments to the C&CR will be posted after the UIL council meeting and will go into effect August 2020.
  • Establish district fees for participation
  • Establish ticket prices for athletic contests and establish passes that will be accepted
  • Discuss process for reviewing/approving Previous Athletic Participation Forms (PAPF)
  • Establish athletic district schedules for each applicable sport
  • Discuss Academic spring meet contest, debate, and one act play contests
  • Establish district guidelines for each sport:
  • Establish game administrator responsibilities
  • Establish process for determining district postseason representatives
  • Establish tie breaker procedures for each sport
  • Discuss process for forfeits, postponed games, cancelled games, and games interrupted/shortened by weather
  • Establish lightning procedure
  • Discuss all-district meeting selection process/protocol

This checklist can also be found in the policy section of the UIL website under “Organizing DEC Chairs”.