October 25, 2002
Proposal No. 1
2002-03
Amend
Article 1.310 of the Constitution
Submitted
by Emmett Aubry, Principal, Geneseo (Darnall),
on behalf of the Public/Private Action Team
Article
1.310 currently reads:
1.310
ADMINISTRATION
The
administrative authority of this Association
shall be vested in a Board of Directors of nine
(9) members elected, each for a term of three
years, as hereinafter provided.
The
office of the Association shall be the office of
the Board of Directors.
1.310
ADMINISTRATION
1.310
ADMINISTRATION
The
administrative authority of this Association
shall be vested in a Board of Directors of ten
(10) members elected, each for a
term of three years, as hereinafter provided.
The
office of the Association shall be the office of
the Board of Directors.
Rationale of Submitter
Approximately
25% of the Association's membership is
comprised of private/non-public schools.
There has never been a private school
principal elected to the IHSA Board of
Directors. While the Association has appointed a private/non-public
liaison to the Board, the Action Team feels that
private/non-public schools should be represented
on the Board of Directors.
Proposal No. 2
2002-03
Amend
Article 1.320 of the Constitution
Submitted by
Emmett Aubry, Principal, Geneseo (Darnall), on
behalf of the Public/Private Action Team
Article
1.320 currently reads:
1.320
ELECTION DIVISIONS
For the purpose of electing the members of the Board of Directors and providing equal representation for all parts of the state, the state shall be divided into seven (7) Divisions. Each of these Divisions shall be formed by combining three of the twenty-one (21) Districts of the state established for the purpose of electing the members of the Legislative Commission, these Districts being defined in Section 1.330 of this Constitution. In addition, two (2) members shall be elected from the membership at-large. One at-large member must be a racial minority and one must be a member of the under represented gender. Both must be principals of member schools. At-large members elected to the Board of Directors may not be from the same Board Division.
1.320
ELECTION DIVISIONS
For
the purpose of electing the members of the Board
of Directors and providing equal representation
for all parts of the state, the state shall be
divided into seven (7) Divisions.
Each of these Divisions shall be formed
by combining three of the twenty-one (21)
Districts of the state established for the
purpose of electing the members of the
Legislative Commission, these Districts being
defined in Section 1.330 of this Constitution.
In addition, three (3) members shall be elected from
the membership at-large.
One at-large member must be a racial
minority, one must be a member of the under
represented gender and
one must be a member of a private/non-public
school. All
must be principals of member schools.
At-large members elected to the Board of
Directors may not be from the same Board
Division.
Rationale of Submitter
Approximately
25% of the Association's membership is
comprised of private/non-public schools.
There has never been a private school
principal elected to the IHSA Board of
Directors. While the Association has appointed a private/non-public
liaison to the Board, the Action Team feels that
private/non-public schools should be represented
on the Board of Directors.
Proposal
No. 3
2002-03
Amend
Articles 1.340, 1.350, 1.723, 1.724 and 1.730
Submitted
by Pat Sullivan, Principal, Roxana, on behalf
of the IHSA Board of Directors
Article
1.340 currently reads:
1.340
NOMINATIONS
No
later than September 1 each year, the Board of
Directors shall cause to be mailed to the
principal of each member school in each division
in which a member of the Board of Directors is
to be elected, and to the membership in the
event one or more at-large members of the Board
of Directors is to be elected, a letter
identifying the positions for which elections
are to be held along with a primary ballot
requesting nominations for the appropriate Board
member positions.
Principals
may nominate one principal from a member school
in their Division as a candidate and/or one
principal from any member school in the state as
a candidate for an at-large position.
These nominations must be in the office
of the Association by September 15.
The Board of Directors shall appoint a
committee of tellers who shall count the votes.
The two principals from each Division, or
from the state at-large, as pertinent to the
positions for which nominations are sought,
receiving the highest number of nominating votes
shall be declared the nominees and they shall be
notified immediately of their nomination by
mail. In
case of a tie vote in any Division, the tellers
shall determine the winner by lot.
Article
1.340 currently reads:
1.340
ELECTION
Not
later than September 20, the Board of Directors
shall cause to be mailed to the principal of
each member school in each Division or in the
membership at-large in which an election is to
be held, a ballot on which are the names of the
two nominees.
Principals shall mark their ballots in
the regular manner, voting for only one of the
nominees. Each
ballot shall be returned to the office of the
Association by October 1 in a special envelope
provided for that purpose.
The Board of Directors shall appoint a
committee of tellers who shall meet not later
than October 4, receive the envelopes unopened
and count the ballots.
They shall then certify to the Board of
Directors the results of the balloting.
Within thirty days after the election,
the Board shall meet, canvass the vote and
declare the candidate(s) in each Division
receiving the higher number of votes for each
position to have been elected.
In case of a tie vote in any Division,
the tellers shall determine the winner by lot.
Article
1.723 currently reads:
1.723
NOMINATIONS
Not
later than September 1 each year, the Board of
Directors shall cause to be mailed to the
principal of each member school in each
District/Division and athletic administrator of
each member school in each Division in which a
member of the Legislative Commission is to be
elected, a letter giving the boundaries of the
District/Division and a primary ballot
requesting a nomination for a member of the
Legislative Commission.
Principals
may nominate one principal, not a member of the
Board of Directors, from a member school in
their District as a candidate. Athletic administrators may nominate one athletic
administrator from a member school in their
District as a candidate.
In addition, principals may nominate one
at-large Commission member from their Division. These nominations must be in the office of the Association by
September 15.
The Board of Directors shall appoint a
committee of tellers who shall count the votes.
The two principals from each District and
the two athletic administrators from each
Division receiving the highest number of
nominating votes shall be declared the nominees
and they shall be notified immediately of their
nomination by mail.
In case of a tie vote in any
District/Division, the tellers shall determine
the winner of the tie by lot.
An
athletic administrator or activities director
may not be considered for nomination if the
principal at his/her school is a current member
of the legislative commission and whose term has
not expired.
A principal may not be considered for
nomination if the athletic administrator or
activities director at his/her school is already
a member of the legislative commission and whose
term has not expired.
If
a principal, athletic administrator or
activities director from the same school are
both nominated for the legislative commission,
and the tellers determine they qualify as
official nominees, the official representative
of the principal's, athletic administrator's
or activities director's school shall be
contacted in order for the school to indicate
which nomination will go forward on the ballot.
The nominee not going forward will be
replaced by the respective nominee with the next
highest number of votes.
Article
1.724 currently reads:
1.724
ELECTION
Not
later than September 20, the Board of Directors
shall cause to be mailed to the principal of
each member school in each District/Division and
athletic administrator in each Division in which
an election is to be held a ballot on which are
the names of the two nominees.
Principals and athletic administrators
shall mark their ballots in regular manner, each
principal voting for only one of the respective
nominees. Each
ballot shall be returned to the office of the
Association by October 1 in a special envelope
provided for that purpose.
The Board of Directors shall appoint a
committee of tellers who shall meet not later
than October 4, receive the envelopes unopened
and count the ballots.
They shall then certify to the
Legislative Commission the results of the
balloting.
At the next regular meeting of the
Legislative Commission following the election,
the Commission shall canvass the vote and
declare the candidate(s) in each
District/Division receiving the highest number
of votes for each position to have been elected.
In case of a tie in any District, the
tellers shall determine the winner by lot.
Revise
Article 1.340 to read:
1.340
NOMINATIONS
No
later than September 1 each year, the Board of
Directors shall cause to be electronically
mailed
to the principal of each member
school in each division in which a member of the
Board of Directors is to be elected, and to the
membership in the event one or more at-large
members of the Board of Directors is to be
elected, a letter identifying the positions for
which elections are to be held along with a
primary ballot requesting nominations for the
appropriate Board member positions.
Principals
may nominate one principal from a member school
in their Division as a candidate and/or one
principal from any member school in the state as
a candidate for an at-large position. These nominations must be completed online by September 15.
The Board of Directors shall appoint a
teller to
verify the vote count.
The two principals from each Division, or
from the state at-large, as pertinent to the
positions for which nominations are sought,
receiving the highest number of nominating votes
shall be declared the nominees and they shall be
notified immediately of their nomination by
mail. In
case of a tie vote in any Division, the teller
shall determine the winner by lot.
Revise
Article 1.350 to read:
1.350
ELECTION
Not
later than September 20, the Board of Directors
shall cause to be electronically
mailed to the principal of each
member school in each Division or in the
membership at-large in which an election is to
be held, a ballot on which are the names of the
two nominees.
Principals shall mark their electronic
ballots in the regular manner, voting for
only one of the nominees.
Each electronic ballot shall be submitted electronically
to the Association by October 1.
The Board of Directors shall appoint a
teller who shall meet not later than October 4, to
verify the vote count.
The teller shall then certify to the Board of
Directors the results of the balloting.
Within thirty days after the election,
the Board shall meet, canvass the vote and
declare the candidate(s) in each Division
receiving the higher number of votes for each
position to have been elected. In case of a tie vote in any Division, the tellers shall
determine the winner by lot.
Revise
Article 1.723 to read:
1.723
NOMINATIONS
Not
later than September 1 each year, the Board of
Directors shall cause to be electronically
mailed to the principal of each
member school in each District/Division and
athletic administrator of each member school in
each Division in which a member of the
Legislative Commission is to be elected, a
letter giving the boundaries of the
District/Division and a primary ballot
requesting a nomination for a member of the
Legislative Commission.
Principals
may nominate one principal, not a member of the
Board of Directors, from a member school in
their District as a candidate electronically.
Athletic administrators may nominate one
athletic administrator from a member school in
their District as a candidate electronically.
In addition, principals may nominate one
at-large Commission member from their Division electronically.
These nominations must be submitted
electronically to the Association
by September 15.
The Board of Directors shall appoint a of
teller to verify the vote count.
The two principals from each District and
the two athletic administrators from each
Division receiving the highest number of
nominating votes shall be declared the nominees
and they shall be notified immediately of their
nomination by mail.
In case of a tie vote in any
District/Division, the teller shall determine
the winner of the tie by lot.
An
athletic administrator or activities director
may not be considered for nomination if the
principal at his/her school is a current member
of the legislative commission and whose term has
not expired.
A principal may not be considered for
nomination if the athletic administrator or
activities director at his/her school is already
a member of the legislative commission and whose
term has not expired.
If
a principal, athletic administrator or
activities director from the same school are
both nominated for the legislative commission,
and the tellers determine they qualify as
official nominees, the official representative
of the principal's, athletic administrator's
or activities director's school shall be
contacted in order for the school to indicate
which nomination will go forward on the electronic ballot. The nominee not going forward will be replaced by the
respective nominee with the next highest number
of votes.
Revise
Article 1.724 to read:
1.724
ELECTION
Not
later than September 20, the Board of Directors
shall cause to be electronically
mailed to the principal of each
member school in each District/Division and
athletic administrator in each Division in which
an election is to be held a electronic
ballot on which are the names of
the two nominees.
Principals and athletic administrators
shall mark their ballots in regular manner, each
principal voting for only one of the respective
nominees. Each
ballot shall be electronically
submitted to the office of the
Association by October 1.
The Board of Directors shall appoint a
teller who shall meet not later than October 4, to
verify the vote count.
The teller
shall then certify to the Legislative Commission
the results of the balloting.
At the next regular meeting of the
Legislative Commission following the election,
the Commission shall canvass the vote and
declare the candidate(s) in each
District/Division receiving the highest number
of votes for each position to have been elected.
In case of a tie in any District, the
tellers shall determine the winner by lot.
Rationale of Submitter
These
proposals would allow the nominations and voting
to be conducted via electronic forms. There would be fewer spoiled ballots from ballots being
returned in the wrong envelopes, nominations for
people from the wrong district, etc.
The electronic balloting process would be
easily accessible to the appropriate people who
are authorized to vote using their passwords and
would be set up so only one vote for each school
would be allowed for the appropriate nominations
and elections.
Schools would be sent a reminder notice
regarding the deadline dates and how to nominate
or vote in the elections.
Proposal No. 4
2002-03
Add
By-law 2.031
Submitted
by Rev. Steve Bartczyszyn, CR, Principal, River
Grove (Holy Cross)
Add
By-law 2.031 to read:
2.031
Cooperative
Team Sponsorship (Competitive Cheerleading)
The
Board of Directors shall have the authority to
approve the formation of cooperative athletic
teams or activity programs by two or more
non-public high schools under the following
conditions:
(a)
The schools are located in the same
geographical area;
(b)
All
schools participating in the cooperative have
students of only one sex and may be allowed to
enter into agreements with more than one
cooperative school;
(c)
The
cooperative team is for Competitive Cheerleading;
(d)
The
combined enrollments of all schools involved in
the cooperative team, calculated according to the
IHSA Classification System, is utilized to
determine the classification for the cooperative
team;
(e)
The
cooperative sponsorship agreement is established
for a period of two consecutive school years;
(f)
The
governing boards of all schools participating in
the cooperative team agreement jointly make the
application to the IHSA Board of Directors for
approval of the cooperative team agreement;
(g)
The joint application includes:
(1) A
statement signed by the principals of all
cooperative schools designating the name under
which the cooperative team will compete;
(2) A
report of the number of students from each of the
cooperative schools expected to participate on the
cooperative team;
(3) A
report of the number of students, if any, from
each of the cooperating schools who have been
participating in the sport involved, in programs
offered on a non-cooperative basis by their own
schools;
(4) A
statement expressing the reasons for the formation
of a cooperative team;
(5) Written
assurance that the cooperative team will not limit
participation opportunities for students in any of
the cooperating schools.
When
a cooperative team completes two years of approved
operation and the boards of education involved
wish to renew the agreement for another two-year
period, the IHSA shall be notified no later than
the deadline for approval of cooperative teams for
the season in which the team intends to
participate.
The cooperative team shall then be allowed
to participate without any other documentation,
provided the cooperative team continues in its
original format for an additional two-year period.
In the event there are any alterations to
the original cooperative agreement, complete
reapplication, accompanied by all documentation
required in items (a)-(f) of this section, shall
be required.
Rationale
of Submitter
All-boys
private schools have traditionally drawn their
cheerleaders from one or more associated all-girls
schools. This
by-law allows these schools to continue their
relationship in the interscholastic sport of
competitive cheerleading.
Proposal No. 5
2002-03
Add
New By-law 2.130 and Renumber Subsequent By-laws
Submitted
by Emmett Aubry, Principal, Geneseo (Darnall),
on behalf of the Public/Private Action Team
Add
By-law 2.130 to read:
2.130
PRINCIPALS' ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS
Each
member school principal or his/her designee shall
be in attendance at an annual principals rules
meeting/town meeting.
Failure to comply with this requirement may
be penalized by the Board of Directors.
Rationale of Submitter
IHSA By-law 2.020 specifies that member school principals shall be responsible to the Association for matters pertaining to interscholastic competition. Topics include new rules, interpretations of existing rules and possible upcoming changes. The principal is the person who is directly responsible to the Association and should be knowledgeable regarding IHSA by-laws and policies.
Proposal No. 6
2002-03
Amend
By-law 2.140
Submitted
by John Martin, Official Representative,
Lincolnshire (Stevenson)
By-law
2.140 currently reads:
2.140
PHYSICAL
EXAMINATION
A
school shall have on file for each student who
participates (including practice) in
interscholastic athletics a certificate of
physical fitness issued by a licensed physician as
set forth in the Illinois School Code not more
than 365 days preceding any date of participation
in any such practice, contest or activity.
2.140 PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
A
school shall have on file for each student who
participates (including practice) in
interscholastic athletics a certificate of
physical fitness issued by a licensed physician,
physician's assistant or nurse practitioner
as set forth in the Illinois State
Statutes not more than 365 days
preceding any date of participation in any such
practice, contest or activity.
Rationale of Submitter
On
July 19, 2002, Governor George Ryan signed into
law Public Act 92-0703, granting signature
authority to physician's assistants and nurse
practitioners for school physicals (“Physicians
licensed to practice medicine in all of its
branches, advanced practice nurses who have a
written collaborative agreement with a
collaborating physician which authorizes them to
perform health examinations, or physician
assistants who have been delegated the performance
of health examinations by their supervising
physician shall be responsible for the performance
of the health examinations…”).
As a result, when schools sought
verification of physical examinations based on
By-law 2.140 and its accompanying Illustration
#72, they were met with resistance and refusal.
This By-law revisions will allow schools to
utilize all valid school physical examinations
under this new law.
This
By-law would become effective thirty days after
passage.
Proposal No. 7
2002-03
Add
By-law 2.150
Submitted
by David Marshall, Principal, Meredosia
(M.-Chambersburg)
2.150
Administrative
Pass Cards
Pass
cards will be issued each year to all IHSA member
schools who have paid their annual dues, if
assessed, and are listed in good standing.
One pass card will be issued to the current
Principal and one pass card will be issued to the
current Athletic Director or Activities Director.
Additional
cards can be requested by schools according to
their needs. The IHSA and the school requesting the additional cards will
together determine the appropriate number of extra
cards to be allocated.
That allocation will be based on the number
of administrative positions within the said
school.
These
pass cards will not cover in-season tournaments or
post-season events.
These cards only cover scheduled regular
season contests.
Rationale of Submitter
This
would allow principals and athletic
directors/activity directors to attend high school
events at other venues without a fee.
Proposal
No. 8
2002-03
Submitted
by Joseph Bantz, Official Representative, Galena
(Tri-State)
By-law
3.011 currently reads:
3.011
A
student must attend a member school and may only
represent in interscholastic competition the
member school the student attends. For purposes of this by-law, the term “attend” shall mean
that the student is enrolled at the member school,
and is taking at, or under arrangements approved
by the member school, a minimum of twenty (20)
credit hours of work for which credit toward high
school graduation will be granted by the member
school upon the student's completing and passing
the courses.
The school which enrolls the student shall
be exclusively responsible to verify the
student's compliance with all of the eligibility
requirements of all IHSA by-laws.
The
Board of Directors shall have the discretion to
waive the requirement of this by-law for the
Illinois schools for the deaf or blind. In unit systems having a 6-3-3 or 6-4-2 type of organization,
ninth grade students may participate on senior
high school athletic teams at the member high
school in the district designated by the Board of
Education, provided:
(a)
such participation is approved by the
district's superintendent of schools;
(b)
the senior high school principal shall
certify that the ninth grade students:
(1)
are eligible under the requirements of
these By-laws,
(2)
are students at a junior high school
located in the district which supports the senior
high school, and
(3)
are not members of a grade or junior high
school team in the same sport; and,
(c)
the senior high school principal assumes
full responsibility for the conduct of these
students during all athletic contests in which
they represent the senior high school.
By-law
4.011 currently reads:
4.011
A
student must attend a member school and may only
represent in interscholastic competition the
member school the student attends. For purposes of this by-law, the term “attend” shall mean
that the student is enrolled at the member school,
and is taking at, or under arrangements approved
by the member school, a minimum of twenty (20)
credit hours of work for which credit toward high
school graduation will be granted by the member
school upon the student's completing and passing
the courses.
The school which enrolls the student shall
be exclusively responsible to verify the
student's compliance with all of the eligibility
requirements of all IHSA by-laws.
The
Board of Directors shall have the discretion to
waive the requirement of this by-law for the
Illinois schools for the deaf or blind. In unit systems having a 6-3-3 or 6-4-2 type of organization,
ninth grade students may participate on senior
high school athletic teams at the member high
school in the district designated by the Board of
Education, provided:
(a)
such participation is approved by the
district's superintendent of schools;
(b)
the senior high school principal shall
certify that the ninth grade students:
(1)
are eligible under the requirements of
these By-laws,
(2)
are students at a junior high school
located in the district which supports the senior
high school, and
(3)
are not members of a grade or junior high
school team in the same sport; and,
(c)
the senior high school principal assumes
full responsibility for the conduct of these
students during all athletic contests in which
they represent the senior high school.
3.011
A
student must attend a member school and may only
represent in interscholastic competition the
member school the student attends. If a
student attends a private high school which does
not offer a particular interscholastic activity
that is offered by the public high school in the
school district in which the student resides, then
the private school student shall be permitted to
represent the public high school in his or her
home district in that activity provided:
a)
The private school student meets the
residency requirements of 3.031, and
b)
The private school is an approved,
associate or full member of the IHSA, and
c)
The private school student meets all
eligibility requirements of both the IHSA and the
public school, and
d)
Both schools involved are in compliance
with By-law 3.070 concerning recruitment of
student athletes, and
e)
The public school is willing to permit
private school students to participate on the same
basis as any public school student.
For
purposes of this by-law, the term “attend”
shall mean that the student is enrolled at the
member school, and is taking at, or under
arrangements approved by the member school, a
minimum of twenty (20) credit hours of work for
which credit toward high school graduation will be
granted by the member school upon the student's
completing and passing the courses. The school which enrolls the student shall be exclusively
responsible to verify the student's compliance
with all of the eligibility requirements of all
IHSA by-laws.
The
Board of Directors shall have the discretion to
waive the requirement of this by-law for the
Illinois schools for the deaf or blind. In unit systems having a 6-3-3 or 6-4-2 type of organization,
ninth grade students may participate on senior
high school athletic teams at the member high
school in the district designated by the Board of
Education, provided:
(a)
such participation is approved by the
district's superintendent of schools;
(b)
the senior high school principal shall
certify that the ninth grade students:
(1)
are eligible under the requirements of
these By-laws,
(2)
are students at a junior high school
located in the district which supports the senior
high school, and
(3)
are not members of a grade or junior high
school team in the same sport; and,
(c)
the senior high school principal assumes
full responsibility for the conduct of these
students during all athletic contests in which
they represent the senior high school.
4.011
A
student must attend a member school and may only
represent in interscholastic competition the
member school the student attends. If a
student attends a private high school which does
not offer a particular interscholastic activity
that is offered by the public high school in the
school district in which the student resides, then
the private school student shall be permitted to
represent the public high school in his or her
home district in that activity provided:
a)
The private school student meets the
residency requirements of 3.031, and
b)
The private school is an approved,
associate or full member of the IHSA, and
c)
The private school student meets all
eligibility requirements of both the IHSA and the
public school, and
d)
Both schools involved are in compliance
with By-law 3.070 concerning recruitment of
student athletes, and
e)
The public school is willing to permit
private school students to participate on the same
basis as any public school student.
For
purposes of this by-law, the term “attend”
shall mean that the student is enrolled at the
member school, and is taking at, or under
arrangements approved by the member school, a
minimum of twenty (20) credit hours of work for
which credit toward high school graduation will be
granted by the member school upon the student's
completing and passing the courses. The school which enrolls the student shall be exclusively
responsible to verify the student's compliance
with all of the eligibility requirements of all
IHSA by-laws.
The
Board of Directors shall have the discretion to
waive the requirement of this by-law for the
Illinois schools for the deaf or blind. In unit systems having a 6-3-3 or 6-4-2 type of organization,
ninth grade students may participate on senior
high school athletic teams at the member high
school in the district designated by the Board of
Education, provided:
(a)
such participation is approved by the
district's superintendent of schools;
(b)
the senior high school principal shall
certify that the ninth grade students:
(1)
are eligible under the requirements of
these By-laws,
(2)
are students at a junior high school
located in the district which supports the senior
high school, and
(3)
are not members of a grade or junior high
school team in the same sport; and,
(c)
the senior high school principal assumes
full responsibility for the conduct of these
students during all athletic contests in which
they represent the senior high school.
Rationale
of Submitter
This
amendment permits private school students to
participate in co-curricular activities in their
home public school district but only when a
particular activity is not offered by the private
school. For
example, consider Jane Smith, a resident of
Anytown, Illinois, and a student at County Private
School. If
Jane was a talented drummer and County Private
School did not offer Marching Band, then Jane
could march with Anytown High School Marching
Band. Similarly,
she could run on the Anytown High School track
team in the spring, if County Private School did
not offer Track and Field as an interscholastic
activity.
Ultimately,
this amendment provides equal opportunity for all
students to participate in co-curricular
activities that are of interest to each individual
student. This
opportunity ONLY exists, however, within the
Illinois Public School District in which the
student resides, thereby eliminating the
possibility of any school gaining undue advantage
by this amendment.
This
amendment does not force any public or private
school to change
current policy.
It only provides the option for cooperation
when the mutual desire exists.
Proposal No. 9
2002-03
Amend
By-law 3.011
Submitted
by Jill Dillard, Principal, Jacksonville
(Illinois School for the Visually Impaired)
By-law
3.011 currently reads:
3.011
A
student must attend a member school and may only
represent in interscholastic competition the
member school the student attends.
For purposes of this by-law, the term
“attend” shall mean that the student is
enrolled at the member school, and is taking at,
or under arrangements approved by the member
school, a minimum of twenty (20) credit hours of
work for which credit toward high school
graduation will be granted by the member school
upon the student's completing and passing the
courses. The
school which enrolls the student shall be
exclusively responsible to verify the student's
compliance with all of the eligibility
requirements of all IHSA by-laws.
The
Board of Directors shall have the discretion to
waive the requirement of this by-law for the
Illinois schools for the deaf or blind.
In unit systems having a 6-3-3 or 6-4-2
type of organization, ninth grade students may
participate on senior high school athletic teams
at the member high school in the district
designated by the Board of Education, provided:
(a)
such participation is approved by the
district's superintendent of schools;
(b)
the senior high school principal shall
certify that the ninth grade students:
(1)
are eligible under the requirements of
these By-laws,
(2)
are students at a junior high school
located in the district which supports the senior
high school, and
(3)
are not members of a grade or junior high
school team in the same sport; and,
(c)
the senior high school principal assumes
full responsibility for the conduct of these
students during all athletic contests in which
they represent the senior high school.
Revise
By-law 3.011 to read:
3.011
A
student must attend a member school and may only
represent in interscholastic competition the
member school the student attends.
For purposes of this by-law, the term
“attend” shall mean that the student is
enrolled at the member school, and is taking at,
or under arrangements approved by the member
school, a minimum of twenty (20) credit hours of
work for which credit toward high school
graduation will be granted by the member school
upon the student's completing and passing the
courses. The
school which enrolls the student shall be
exclusively responsible to verify the student's
compliance with all of the eligibility
requirements of all IHSA by-laws.
The
Board of Directors shall have the discretion to
waive the requirement of this by-law for the
Illinois schools for the deaf or blind.
In unit systems having a 6-3-3 or 6-4-2
type of organization, ninth grade students may
participate on senior high school athletic teams
at the member high school in the district
designated by the Board of Education, provided:
(a)
such participation is approved by the
district's superintendent of schools;
(b)
the senior high school principal shall
certify that the ninth grade students:
(1)
are eligible under the requirements of
these By-laws,
(2)
are students at a junior high school
located in the district which supports the senior
high school, and
(3)
are not members of a grade or junior high
school team in the same sport; and,
(c)
the senior high school principal assumes
full responsibility for the conduct of these
students during all athletic contests in which
they represent the senior high school.
The IHSA Executive Director, under the guidance of the Board of Directors, may grant permission for athletes from the Illinois School for the Visually Impaired (ISVI) and the Illinois School for the Deaf (ISD) to participate in practice sessions with teams from their home public school districts when the ISVI and/or ISD are on extended home breaks from school.
Rationale of Submitter
The
ISD and ISVI are residential schools that send
their students home for periodic breaks.
These breaks occur throughout the various
sports seasons.
It would be self-defeating and cost
prohibitive to keep the students on campus on home
breaks to practice.
A typical school year would include the
following type of breaks:
about 5 days around Thanksgiving, 10-15
days around Christmas and 10 days for Spring
break.
This
proposal could help eliminate potential litigation
if practices in both the home school district and
the ISD or ISVI were written into the student's
Individualized Education Plan (IEP).
This
proposal is not intended as a mandate for athletes
to practice with their home school district.
The practices in question would have to be
arranged by the coaches of the schools involved
and with the permission of the administrators of
the schools involved.
This
proposal also furthers the interaction of sighted
and hearing peers with individuals who have visual
and/or hearing impairments.
Proposal No. 10
2002-03
Amend
By-law 3.032.3
Submitted by
Emmett Aubry, Principal, Geneseo (Darnall), on
behalf of the Public/Private Action Team
By-law 3.032.3 currently reads:
3.032.3
They
reside full time with their parents, custodial
parent or guardian appointed by a judge of a court
having proper jurisdiction, and attend the private
member school attended by one or both of their
parents or the current spouse of one of their
parents; or
3.032.3
They reside full time with their parents or custodial parent or guardian appointed by a judge of a court having proper jurisdiction, and attend the private member school attended by one or both of their parents; or
Rationale of Submitter
The
committee feels that the legacy provision should
be limited to the biological parents of the
student.
Proposal No. 11
2002-03
Add
New By-law 3.043.6
Submitted by
Emmett Aubry, Principal, Geneseo (Darnall), on
behalf of the Public/Private Action Team
3.043.6
The
student changes attendance from a public school to
a private school which is located within a 30 mile
radius of his or her residence; the student
resides full time with his or her parents,
custodial parent, surviving parent, or guardian;
the student is changing high school attendance for
the first time; and the principals of both the
high schools involved accept the transfer,
concurring that there is no evidence of a) any
violation or avoidance of, or noncompliance with,
any by-law, or b) any recruiting in connection
with the transfer.
Rationale of Submitter
There are numerous situations where students may transfer from a public high school to a private high school that are not related to interscholastic competition. In the event a principal believes there are either recruiting issues or that the transfer is related to interscholastic participation, either principal may withhold concurrence as outlined in IHSA By-law 3.041.
Proposal No. 12
2002-03
Add
By-law 3.108
Submitted
by Jill Dillard, Principal, Jacksonville
(Illinois School for the Visually Impaired)
3.108
The Illinois School for the Visually Impaired (ISVI), may with the permission of the IHSA Executive Director, under the guidance of the Board of Directors, conduct cooperative practices with another team in the immediately geographic area of Jacksonville, Illinois.
Rationale of Submitter
Due
to the extremely small enrollment of the ISVI
(around 40) and the need to have appropriate sized
partners in a sport such as wrestling, it is quite
often impossible to conduct a proper practice.
The ISVI feels strongly about maintaining
their identity which we feel would be lost if the
ISVI formed a coop team.
All the teams in the 2001 PORTA Regional
and numerous coaches at the state tournament were
polled concerning this issue and the results were
all the same; no objections to the ISVI having
coop practices.
Additionally, the interaction among sighted
peers would be an educational benefit to all
individuals/teams involved.
Proposal No. 13
2002-03
Amend
By-law 3.155 to read
Submitted
by John Gregg, Principal, Streator (Twp.)
By-law
3.155 currently reads:
3.155
Schools
may conduct coaching schools, camps or clinics
during the summer, provided:
a)
The event is conducted between the close of
school in the spring and Saturday of Week 4 in the
IHSA Standardized Calendar;
b)
The event is open to any high school
student and is not restricted to students who have
been or expect to be high school athletes; and,
c)
The event provides common instruction and
activities for all participants.
3.155
Schools
may conduct coaching schools, camps or clinics
during the summer, provided:
a)
The event is conducted between the close of
school in the spring and Saturday of Week 4 in the
IHSA Standardized Calendar;
b)
The event is open to any high school
student or incoming freshman residing within the district boundaries
of that school and is not
restricted to students who have been or expect to
be high school athletes;
or, in the
event of a private school, the student has met the
local requirements for registration at the school
and paid the applicable school fees and/or
deposits; and,
c)
The event provides common instruction and
activities for all participants.
Rationale of Submitter
Summer
camps should be restricted to students who live
within the school district boundaries or, in the
case of a private school student, that the student
has met the requirements for registration at the
school.
Proposal No. 14
2002-03
Amend
By-laws 5.021 and 5.241
Submitted
by Dr. Jerry Crabtree, Principal, Normal
(Community West)
By-law
5.021 currently reads:
5.021
Season
Limitations
a.
No school belonging to this Association
shall organize its Boys Spring Baseball teams,
practice or participate in interscholastic
contests earlier than Monday of Week 35 or later
than Saturday of Week 49 in the IHSA Standardized
Calendar.
b.
A member school may conduct its first
interscholastic contest in Boys Spring Baseball no
earlier than Monday of Week 37 in the IHSA
Standardized Calendar.
By-law
5.241 currently reads:
5.241
Season Limitation
a.
No school belonging to this Association
shall organize its Girls Spring Softball teams,
practice or participate in interscholastic
contests earlier than Monday of Week 35 or later
than Saturday of Week 49 in the IHSA Standardized
Calendar.
b.
A member school may conduct its first
interscholastic contest in Girls Spring Softball
no earlier than Monday of Week 37 in the IHSA
Standardized Calendar.
5.021
Season
Limitations
a.
No school belonging to this Association
shall organize its Boys Spring Baseball teams,
practice or participate in interscholastic
contests earlier than Monday of Week 39
or later than Saturday of Week 50
in the IHSA Standardized Calendar.
b.
A member school may conduct its first
interscholastic contest in Boys Spring Baseball no
earlier than Monday of Week 41
in the IHSA Standardized Calendar.
Revise
By-law 5.241 to read:
5.241
Season Limitation
a.
No school belonging to this Association
shall organize its Girls Spring Softball teams,
practice or participate in interscholastic
contests earlier than Monday of Week 39
or later than Saturday of Week 50
in the IHSA Standardized Calendar.
b.
A member school may conduct its first
interscholastic contest in Girls Spring Softball
no earlier than Monday of Week 41
in the IHSA Standardized Calendar.
Rationale
This
amendment is proposed in the best interests of
high school students.
It is designed to make their
softball/baseball experience more enjoyable with
less risk of injury.
It is not bound by summer
preference/commitments of coaches or student
travel team preference/commitments.
It is solely designed for the high school
softball/baseball player.
Moving the start of the season back one
month will significantly diminish the negative
effects of inclement weather on spring baseball
and softball.
It will still allow for a full slate of
both conference and non-conference games.
Schools would have a seven (7) week season
to complete their schedules.
Proposal No. 15
2002-03
Amend
By-laws 5.011 and 5.231
Submitted
by James Antos, Principal, Chicago (Brother
Rice)
By-law
5.011 currently reads:
5.011
Season Limitation
a.
No school belonging to this Association
shall organize its Boys Fall Baseball teams,
practice or participate in interscholastic
contests earlier than Monday of Week 7 or later
than Saturday of Week 16 in the IHSA Standardized
Calendar.
b.
A member school may conduct its first
interscholastic contest in Boys Fall Baseball no
earlier than Monday of Week 8 in the IHSA
Standardized Calendar.
By-law
5.231 currently reads:
5.231
Season Limitation
a.
No school belonging to this Association
shall organize its Girls Fall Softball teams,
practice or participate in interscholastic
contests earlier than Monday of Week 7 or later
than Saturday of Week 16 in the IHSA Standardized
Calendar.
b.
A member school may conduct its first
interscholastic contest in Girls Fall Softball no
earlier than Monday of Week 9 in the IHSA
Standardized Calendar.
Revise
By-law 5.011 to read:
5.011
Season Limitation
a.
No school belonging to this Association
shall organize its Boys Fall Baseball teams,
practice or participate in interscholastic
contests earlier than Monday of Week 7 or later
than Saturday of Week 16 in the IHSA Standardized
Calendar.
b.
A member school may conduct its first
interscholastic contest in Boys Fall Baseball no
earlier than Monday of Week 8 in the IHSA
Standardized Calendar.
Member
schools may conduct a tryout for baseball during
the fall-sanctioned season, if they wish.
This tryout would be allowable in the
selection process for teams that a school fields
for fall, spring and summer competitions in that
particular school year.
Schools could opt in the fall to have just
a tryout or to have tryouts and field a
competition squad in the fall.
Revise
By-law 5.231 to read:
5.231
Season Limitation
a.
No school belonging to this Association
shall organize its Girls Fall Softball teams,
practice or participate in interscholastic
contests earlier than Monday of Week 7 or later
than Saturday of Week 16 in the IHSA Standardized
Calendar.
b.
A member school may conduct its first
interscholastic contest in Girls Fall Softball no
earlier than Monday of Week 9 in the IHSA
Standardized Calendar.
Member
schools may conduct a tryout for softball during
the fall-sanctioned season, if they wish.
This tryout would be allowable in the
selection process for teams that a school fields
for fall, spring and summer competitions in that
particular school year.
Schools could opt in the fall to have just
a tryout or to have tryouts and field a
competition squad in the fall.
Rationale
of Submitter
Most
years, spring tryouts occur in late February or
early March and must be conducted indoors due to
weather. A
fall tryout period would be more conducive
outdoors.
With
fall tryouts, coaches would be able to conduct a
more realistic tryout and not have to rely on
factors that technically should not be considered
- for example: previous performances such as
summer baseball.
Orders
for custom uniforms (embroidered names on jersey
backs, etc.) and other specialized/sized equipment
(spikes, hats, etc.) for spring teams would now be
technically legal.
Proposal
No. 16
2002-03
Amend
By-laws 5.162
Submitted
by Jill Dillard, Principal, Jacksonville
(Illinois School for the Visually Impaired)
By-law
5.162 currently reads:
5.162
TEAM LIMITATIONS
No
Boys Wrestling team representing a member school
shall, in any one season, participate in more
than:
a.
eighteen (18) dates and no (0) tournaments
exclusive of the IHSA series; or
b.
seventeen (17) dates and one (1) tournament
exclusive of the IHSA series; or
c.
sixteen (16) dates and two (2) tournaments
exclusive of the IHSA series; or
d.
fifteen (15) dates and three (3)
tournaments exclusive of the IHSA series; or
e.
fourteen (14) dates and four (4)
tournaments exclusive of the IHSA series.
5.162
TEAM LIMITATIONS
No
Boys Wrestling team representing a member school
shall, in any one season, participate in more
than:
a.
eighteen (18) dates and no (0) tournaments
exclusive of the IHSA series; or
b.
seventeen (17) dates and one (1) tournament
exclusive of the IHSA series; or
c.
sixteen (16) dates and two (2) tournaments
exclusive of the IHSA series; or
d.
fifteen (15) dates and three (3)
tournaments exclusive of the IHSA series; or
e.
fourteen (14) dates and four (4)
tournaments exclusive of the IHSA series or
f.
thirteen (13) dates and five (5)
tournaments exclusive of the IHSA series; or
g.
twelve (12) dates and six (6) tournaments
exclusive of the IHSA series; or
h.
eleven (11) dates and seven (7) tournaments
exclusive of the IHSA series.
This
proposal applies to schools that have extremely
small squads and or/are located in regions where
only a few wrestling teams exist within a
geographical area and for wrestlers who represent
their schools as independent individuals.
It
is very hard for small squads to find meets to
compete in. Some
competing schools would see this as wasting one of
their “dates and/or duals.”
This is even more difficult for
independent/individual wrestlers.
In
areas where wrestling is sparse, travel time
becomes greater and the number of forfeits are
great. Traveling
far to receive a forfeit(s) helps no one.
Proposal
No. 17
2002-03
Submitted
by Dr. Craig Zeck, Principal, Downers Grove
(South)
Add
By-law 5.660 to read:
5.660
COMPETITIVE CHEERLEADING
Add
By-law 5.661 to read:
5.661
SEASON LIMITATION
(a)
No school belonging to this Association
shall allow its Competitive Cheerleading squad to
practice or participate in interscholastic
contests earlier than Wednesday of Week 18 or
later than Saturday of Week 39 in the Standardized
Calendar.
(b) A member school may conduct its first interscholastic contest in Competitive Cheerleading no earlier than Monday of Week 20 in the IHSA Standardized Calendar.
(c)
A member school may conduct tryouts and
organize its Competitive Cheerleading squad for
the next school term between Monday of Week 40 and
Saturday of Week 44 in the Standardized Calendar.
Add
By-law 5.662 to read:
5.662
CONTEST LIMITATION
No Competitive Cheerleading
team representing a member school shall, in any
one season, participate in more than five (5)
meets exclusive of the IHSA state series.
Competitive cheerleading is a growing form of interscholastic competition that provides participation opportunities for both girls and boys. Because several of the events conflict with school time and involve inordinate travel and expense, there is a need to regulate competition and standardize the period during which competition may take place. This regulation will conform with the IHSA objective that interscholastic programs “shall not unduly interfere with nor abridge the regular program of teachers and students in the performances of their regular day-to-day school duties.”