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1.270 APPROVED SCHOOLS
Schools which are not eligible for membership in the Illinois High School Association may be approved by the Board of Directors for competition with member schools. Approved schools are not fully-accredited members of the Association. Approved schools are not eligible to participate in state tournament series sponsored by the Association. Schools wishing to be granted Approved status must apply annually to the Board of Directors.
Illustrations for Section 1.270 of the Constitution
The illustrations and situations it contains are for purposes of assisting in understanding the application of the particular by-law to which they pertain. In the case of any conflict, whether actual or believed, between the illustrations, examples or situations in this publication and the constitution or by-laws of the IHSA, the constitution and by-laws shall control.
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WHAT IS APPROVED SCHOOL STATUS?
Q. Are “approved schools” members of the Association?
A. The Board of Directors may grant approved status to a school only in the event that it is not eligible for membership.
Approved schools may participate with member schools in dual competition only. (Constitution 1.270)
APPROVED SCHOOLS AND ELIGIBILITY RULES?
Q. Must an Approved school abide by IHSA eligibility rules?
A. Since Approved schools are not members of the Association, they are not subject to the requirements of IHSA rules.
However, approved schools must be Registered or Recognized by the Illinois State Board of Education, or the school must be accredited by an organization that evaluates public and/or private schools. The accrediting organization must be acceptable to the IHSA Board of Directors. In addition, schools must substantially comply with the Association’s rules regarding: Scholastic Standing, Age Limitations, Contest Limitations and Participation Limitations. (Constitution 1.270)
Q. May an approved school participate in a tournament against an IHSA member school? A. Yes. (Article 1.270 and By-law 2.050)
1.300 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
1.310 ADMINISTRATION
The administrative authority of this Association shall be vested in a Board of Directors of eleven (11) 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.
1.320 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, four (4) 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 underrepresented gender, one must be a member of a private/non-public school, one must be from an underrepresented school/Equity Position at the time of the election (50% or more student population being Black or Latinx or low-income per Illinois State Report Card data). All must be principals or administrators designated as official representatives of member schools. At-large members elected to the Board of Directors may not be from the same Board Division.
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