July 18, 2000
BLOOMINGTON -- The 2000 annual three-day summer review of Illinois High school Association (IHSA) operations was concluded by the Board of Directors Tuesday (July 18).
"This regular summer meeting allows our board and staff to discuss a wide range of subjects that impact all facets of the functions and operation IHSA," said Executive Director Dave Fry. "Again this year, there was a good exchange of ideas regarding the organization and operation of our state series, the impact and future of electronics in the daily operation of the IHSA Office with our member schools and licensed officials, the future of our strategic planning, and a number of other subjects."
Board Action
The Board took the following action regarding the general business of the Association:
1. Approved the 2000-01 operating budget of $5.3 million. The budget reflects a projected increase of $100,000 in revenues and a decrease of $100,000 in expenses.
2. Approved a modification in the host school allowances. The change will include in the list of approved payments a fee for use of a computer operator when used in a seeding/scoring program. In other series, the change will include a fee for the host school when it electronically submits results or other data to the IHSA Office for use in the administration of the state series.
3. Approved polices and procedures to be used
in the upcoming elections this fall for new at
large members to the Board of Directors and
Legislative Commission. New members to the Board
will be elected at large from statewide
nominations to fill positions on the board for one
minority and one female. The Board determined the
term for the new minority member will be a
three-year term, and the term for the new female
member will be for one year. The by-law provides
that the terms of these two at large members be
staggered. Nominating instructions will be sent to
member schools in early August.
4. Authorized final version of the form to be used in the process of approving non-school competition during the season. A new by-law provides that students may participate in non-school competition during their sport season only in competition sponsored only conducted directly by the National Governing Body for that sport.
5. Heard status reports regarding future
Strategic Planning, the completion of the IHSA
Office renovation, the site of the upcoming
(school term 2000-01) football playoff
championship games, sportsmanship initiatives for
the upcoming school term, and the negotiations
regarding a new contract for the televising of
state series.
Discussion Items
At each meeting of the Board of Directors, there are certain agenda items the Board discusses but upon which it takes no action. Following is a report of those on the July 2000, agenda:
Electronic Future of IHSA: The Board
discussed the full range of electronic potential
for the Association and its member schools.
Included in the discussion
direction IHSA will take with on-line versus
printed publications, e-mail, and Internet
reporting by state series hosts/sites with one
another, the media and the IHSA Office.
Awards Policy: The Board reviewed the current awards policy regarding both team and individual awards, and the distribution of awards at all levels of competition in all the state series.
Sectional Complex Concept: All aspects of the sectional complex format were reviewed and discussed. Included in the discussion were the rationale for the format's implementation and the impact it has had on the respective sports in which it is in use.