NEBRASKA SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION

COMMITTTEE ON SPEECH AND PLAY PRODUCTION

Minutes of June 3, 2008 Meeting

The Committee on Speech and Play Production met on Tuesday, June 3, 2008, at 8:00 a.m. at the NSAA Office. Debra Velder, Associate Director of the NSAA, chaired the meeting. The mission of the committee was to develop the 2008-09 Speech and Play Production judge’s exam, review the Judge’s Manual, make recommended adjustments to the NSAA speech and play production ballots, discuss the tie-breaking procedure, and offer suggestions in regard to the State Speech Championships.

Committee members present were Patsy Koch-Johns, Lincoln High School; Matt Davis, Lincoln East High School; Sally Baldridge, York High School; Diane Schieffer, Fremont High School; Peggy Belt, Battle Creek High School; Mel Shoemaker, Kearney High School; Tracy Peckham, Dundy County-Stratton High School and Jeanne Gentry, Hyannis High School. Jeff Nienheuser, Papillion-LaVista South High School was unable to attend. Ex-officio members included NSAA staff members Debra Velder and Cindy Callaway.

The committee formulated questions for the 2008-09 Speech and Play Production judge’s exam and offered input to the Speech and Play Production Judge’s Manual, which concluded with a revision to the play production ballot. The committee took into consideration the feedback received from

the speech and play production directors who were surveyed in regard to the ballot format. The consensus of the speech directors was that they were satisfied with the new ballot format. Discussion was held on the inclusion of a rubric model to the judge’s manual. It was the feeling of the committee that with so many variations available, samples would be made available to judges and coaches to determine what would best fit their needs.

With no further business, the committee adjourned at 4:00 p.m.

Debra Velder, Associate Director