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Emerging Sports Policy, continued
Management Standards Applicable to Schools
Schools sponsoring emerging sports must comply with all provisions of IHSA By-laws.
Annual Report
Member schools sponsoring registered emerging sport programs must file an annual report of participation with the IHSA Office on forms provided by the Association. This data will further assist the Association in determining when a new state series should be conducted.
17. Classification System
In sports and activities conducted in multiple classes, IHSA member schools are divided into classes according to enrollment. The following policy describes the steps required to determine a school’s classification enrollment, the enrollment cutoffs for each class, and a school’s classification.
A. Enrollments`
1. Actual Enrollment
In order to release enrollment figures in December for the following two-year cycle, the classification of a high school is based on the average student enrollment figure (ninth through twelfth grade), as reported to the Illinois State Board of Education on September 30 of the two (2) school terms preceding the release date. For example, classifications for the 2021-22 school term, released in December 2020, are based on the official school enrollments submitted on September 30, 2018, and September 30, 2019. This figure is known as the “actual enrollment.”
The IHSA gathers enrollment data from the Illinois State Board of Education’s annual Fall Housing Report. When a school’s enrollment is not readily determined from the Fall Housing Report, or when the report appears to be in error, the school may be asked to provide its enrollment data directly to the IHSA.
Exceptions
In certain cases, the IHSA may use an estimated enrollment figure provided by a school or school district until the school can provide the Sept. 30 enrollment of the current school term. These situations include, but are not limited to, the following:
2. Official Enrollment
Variances
• a new school that does not appear in the Fall Housing Report.
• a school that undergoes a significant change in enrollment due to the opening or closing of a school in the same
district, the deannexation of a portion of its district, or the deactivation of a neighboring school.
In unusual cases, the Board of Directors may make appropriate adjustments to a school’s enrollment figure.
A high school’s “actual enrollment” is subject to several adjustments. The final figure, after these adjustments have been made, is known as the “official enrollment,” and is the figure shown on the IHSA Web site and in other IHSA publications.
Single-gender schools
The enrollment of a single-gender high school is multiplied by 2 to bring it into line with coed schools having the same number of boys or girls. Example: 1,000 girls (actual enrollment) x 2 = 2,000
Schools with fewer than four grades
The enrollment of a high school with only three grades is multiplied by 1.333 is applied to bring it into line with four-
year schools.
Example: 1,000 (actual enrollment) x 1.333 = 1.333
A school may petition for a variance in its enrollment if it enrolled out-of-district special education students. Any petition to change a school’s enrollment must arrive at the IHSA Office no later than September 1.
In unusual cases (such as when a school is ramping up to full enrollment or being phased out), the enrollment of a high school with only two grades may be multiplied by 2 and the enrollment of a high school with only one grade may be multiplied by 4.
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