The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors announced the appointment of three new Board members for the 2009-10 school year at its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, June 15, 2009.
The three appointments will fill the vacated Board positions from Oak Lawn (Richards) Principal Ross Cucio (Division 3), Carbondale Principal Vicky King (At-Large), and Gurnee (Warren) Principal Doug Domeracki (Division 2).
Cucio and King will both retire at the conclusion of the school year, while Domeracki has accepted a Superintendent position in Wisconsin.
Frankfort (Lincoln-Way North) Principal Dr. Michael Gardner will replace Cucio in Division 3, Wauconda Principal Dan Klett follows Domeracki as the Division 2 representative and Normal (Community) Principal Dr. Jeanette Nuckolls fills King’s At-Large position.
“This is a good news, bad news situation,” said IHSA Executive Director Marty Hickman. “We are losing some great people who have provided exemplary leadership to the IHSA, but we also have three excellent new individuals coming into the fold who are excited and ready to contribute. Ross, Vicky, and Doug have all been valued Board members. We wish them the best of luck and can’t thank them enough for their years of service.”
All three new appointees will serve out the remaining terms of the Board member they are replacing, as Gardner and Nuckolls will complete their terms in 2010 and Klett’s term will expire in 2011. All three will be eligible for full three-year Board terms following the completion of their abridged terms.
TERMS & CONDITIONS RECOMMENDATIONS
Boys/Girls Basketball
1. The Board approved a recommendation to make the state final start times uniform on Friday and Saturday. Game times on both days will now be 12:15 p.m., 1:45 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 8:15 p.m.
Competitive Cheerleading
1. The Board approved a recommendation to require at least two male competitors per team in order to compete in the Coed Division beginning with the 2010-11 season.
Music Organization
1. The Board approved a recommendation to remove vocal and instrumental sight-reading from the IHSA Music Organization contest.
News Media
1. The Board approved a recommendation to allow any outlet who has paid to originate live audio from an IHSA State Series event to carry that broadcast on the internet.
2. The Board approved a recommendation to change the terminology “radio broadcast fees” to read “live audio origination fee” in the IHSA Handbook.
Boys/Girls Swimming
1. The Board approved the following qualifying standards for the 2009-10 seasons:
BOYS STANDARDS 2010 GIRLS STANDARDS 2009
200 Medley Relay 1:39.79 200 Medley Relay 1:51.60
200 Free 1:46.29 200 Free 1:56.83
200 IM 2:00.27 200 IM 2:12.44
50 Free 22.14 50 Free 24.84*
100 Butterfly 53.59 100 Butterfly 59.80
100 Free 48.58 100 Free 53.99*
500 Free 4:49.75 500 Free 5:13.59
200 Free Relay 1:29.19 200 Free Relay 1:40.19*
100 Back 54.91 100 Back 1:00.41
100 Breast 1:01.84 100 Breast 1:08.49*
400 Free Relay 3:16.53 400 Free Relay 3:39.59
* Indicates the use of last year’s qualifying standard for 2009-10
Boys Wrestling
1. The Board approved a recommendation that place matches for all classes be at the start of Session Four, with any walkovers occurring in the semifinal consolation matches.
2. The Board approved a recommendation to change Regional scoring to be based on the power of two (2) according to weight class.
3. The Board approved a recommendation that all Sectionals will be true wrestle-back to third formats.
ACTION ITEMS
1. The Board approved the audit and financial records for the 2007-08 fiscal year as prepared by Clifton, Gunderson.
2. The Board approved a recommendation to approve Monical’s Pizza as a sponsor for Activities Week.
3. The Board approved the minutes of the Athletic Advisory Committee meeting.
4. The Board approved tentative classification cutoff enrollment figures for the 2009-10 school year:
TWO CLASS SYSTEM
A 0-762.30
AA 762.31-aboveTHREE CLASS SYSTEM
1A 0-762.30
2A 762.31-1719.30
3A 1719.31-aboveFOUR CLASS SYSTEM
1A 0-346.00
2A 346.01-762.30
3A 762.31-1719.30
4A 1719.31-above
5. The Board approved the use of black pants for football officials.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
At each meeting of the Board of Directors, there are certain items the Board discusses, but upon which no action is taken. The following is a report of those items from the March 21, 2009, agenda:
1. The Board recognized Alice Carlson, who will retire after 25 years of service as an administrative assistant at the IHSA.
2. The IHSA Board Treasurer and Executive Director presented a preliminary budget plan for the 2009-10 fiscal year to the Board.
3. The Executive Director updated the Board on the final plans for the NFHS Summer Meeting in Chicago (June 27 – July 1).
4. The Executive Director provided an update on the sport of lacrosse, which is currently listed among the IHSA’s Emerging Sports.
5. Members of Drug Free Sport presented statistical information on the IHSA’s first school year of performance-enhancing drug testing.