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THE LOCKER ROOM

THE LOCKER ROOM. THE SATORI Athletic Organization. OUR MISSION. SAO’s mission is to empower high school athletes and their parents through academic and individual development programs designed specifically for the aspiring athlete. Tagline 1: SAO! Empowering Student-Athletes to Achieve!

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THE LOCKER ROOM

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  1. THE LOCKER ROOM THE SATORI Athletic Organization

  2. OUR MISSION SAO’s mission is to empower high school athletes and their parents through academic and individual development programs designed specifically for the aspiring athlete. Tagline 1: SAO! Empowering Student-Athletes to Achieve! Tagline 2: SAO! An Athletes’ Education THE SATORI Athletic Organization

  3. WHO WE ARE • Founded by a sports mom in December 2006 • Governed by a four member Board of Directors • Serves high school student-athletes throughout New Jersey, with a current focus on at-risk students in the Essex County area. • Hosts four signature initiatives that incorporate service learning on both the high school and college student levels. THE SATORI Athletic Organization

  4. Year One-2007The Workshop Series • Understanding NCAA Eligibility Requirements, provided by Karen Harris, M.A., KFH Educational Services • Understanding College Admissions Process, provided by Kevin Hudson, M.A., The Wight Foundation • Eating for Athletics, provided by Dr. Geraldine McKay, UMDNJ-Dietary Department • Sports Injury & Performance Enhancement, provided by Dr. James Gallucci, JAG Physical Therapy THE SATORI Athletic Organization

  5. Year Two- 2008The Workshop Series • Athletes’ Saves Lives (CPR Certification), provided by David Morgan, Life Safety Services, Inc. • The Rise Magazine Signing provided by the University High School Girls Basketball Team • Sports Parents, Myths & the Athletic Scholarship provided by Simone Bellamy, Founder, SAO • Five Turnovers! Are You Ready for College Sports?, provided by Simone Bellamy, Karen Harris, and Felicia Oliver, Head Coach University High School of the Humanities. Invitation from the Martin Luther King Leadership Commission. THE SATORI Athletic Organization

  6. Year Three- 2009 Pilot of the Athletes Edge Project (AEP) March 2009 Half-day interactive sessions for athletes and parents with: • SAT, ACT, transcript reviews and worksheet calculation assistance • NCAA Eligibility advisement sessions • NCAA Eligibility Center registration assistance THE SATORI Athletic Organization

  7. Year Four- 2010 • April 2010- Charting the Success of Student Athletes with Mr. Glenn Terry, Asst. Director of the Client Relations, NCAA Eligibility Center, Indianapolis, Indiana (Master Class) • 4 School Districts Serviced • 1, 900 student-athletes, 200 School Counselors addressed in a three day visit • March 2010-Pilot of the Online Supplemental Education Program • Online grade and credit recovery courses for student-athletes • Individual test proctoring and progress monitoring • Coordination of grade reporting to the NCAA Eligibility Center and School Counselors • Laptop Loaner Program • May 2010-Tackling Financial Aid: Instructions for High School Senior Athletes THE SATORI Athletic Organization

  8. Service Events • October 2008- Beyond Ball Series for Aspiring Athletes-Sports Conference at Science Park High School • October 2009-Running the Point for Pink Event-Sports Conference and Cancer Awareness Basketball Game honoring: Mrs. Debra Jones, mother of Olympic Gold Medalist, Cullen Jones • November 2010-The Eligibility Triathlon hosted by the service learning students of Seton Hall University’s Center for Community Research and Engagement (CCRE) THE SATORI Athletic Organization

  9. Cancer Awareness Basketball Game The NCAA Eligibility Game Eating for Athletics Honoree Mrs. Debra Jones Rise Magazine Signing Sports Injuries & Performance Athletes Save Lives

  10. Collaborations and Grantors • 2007-SAO becomes a Bonner Scholar Partner • 2008-Partnership with the Center for Community Research and Engagement at Seton Hall University (CCRE) (now in its 3rd year) • 2008-Support from Newark Municipal Council President Donald M. Payne, Jr. • 2008-Grant from the Provident Bank Foundation • 2009- Grant from the Provident Bank Foundation • 2009-Collaboration with Essex County Cancer Coalition and the Breast Center-Saint Barnabas • 2010- Collaboration with Newark Public Schools (NPS) • 2010-Organizatonal Member, NPS-Game Point Task Force • 2010-Collaboration with the NCAA Eligibility Center • 2010-Collaboration with the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Office of Financial Aid • 2010-Grant from the African American Fund of New Jersey THE SATORI Athletic Organization

  11. WHAT’S THE CHALLENGE NOW? • SAO has provided some great services to student-athletes, but….. • Organizational visibility is not were it should be! • During this year of strategic planning we need to remain on the public radar, yet ensure we have time to properly plan for academic year 2012.

  12. THE BIG QUESTION? • The question for the locker room is how can we use technologies to keep SAO in the public eye? • Twitter? • Facebook? • SAO Website? • Newsletter • Other?

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