Phone: 317–846–6601 Fax: 317–575–4244 Website: www.ihsaa.org
Blake Ress, Commissioner
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MEDIA INFORMATION April 19, 2006
Contact:
E–Mail: jwille@ihsaa.org
IHSAA BOARD TO CONSIDER 17 PROPOSALS AT MAY 1 MEETING
The IHSAA
Board of Directors will conduct its annual meeting at 8 a.m. EDT / 7 a.m. CDT
on Monday, May 1, at the IHSAA Office,
Following
the conclusion of the Board of Directors meeting, the monthly meeting of the
IHSAA Executive Committee will be conducted. Commissioner Blake Ress and
members of the board will be available for media interviews for a limited time
in between the two sessions while the commissioner also will be available
during the afternoon after completion of the committee gathering. News media
will not be allowed in the room during the meetings.
Results from the board meeting will be posted to the IHSAA website that
afternoon.
A copy of
the agenda
that is before the board is available in PDF from the IHSAA website. A copy of
the current
by-laws also is available in PDF. Proposals on the agenda are considered in
the order that the rule appears within the current by-laws.
As
outlined in the IHSAA by-laws, any member school principal, any member of the
Board of Directors or the Commissioner may make a proposal for an amendment as
long as it is presented to the IHSAA Office prior to March 1. The board has
four options on each proposal: affirm, deny, table or amend.
IHSAA
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
When: Monday, May 1, 2006, 8 a.m. EDT / 7
a.m. CDT.
Where: IHSAA Office,
Purpose: Annual review of the current IHSAA
by-laws that regulate
Significant
proposals on the Board of Directors agenda include:
·
Creating
a one-time initiation fee for new member schools and requiring new schools to
provide at least one IHSAA sponsored sport for each gender during each sports
season.
·
Creating
one additional seat on the Board of Directors to be filled by a qualified
private school representative.
·
Changing
the enrollment certification date from the fall to May 15 for classification
purposes.
·
Adding
various multipliers to school enrollment figures based on the percentage of
students who are on free or reduced lunches for classification purposes.
·
Adding
a 1.5 multiplier to the enrollment figures of non-public schools for
classification purposes.
·
Returning
football to a two-year classification cycle from the current four-year cycle
(Prior to 2003-04, all sports were re-classified every two years).
·
Altering
the criteria required of non-teaching head coaches in basketball and football
who must obtain a waiver in order to coach beyond one year.
·
Create
an appeals process to the commissioner to overturn an official’s decision
when a player is ejected or disqualified from a final regular season contest or
during a post-season tournament series.
·
Allow
an opportunity for officials to consult among themselves along with a rule book
when a coach feels a playing rule is being improperly enforced during a
contest.
·
Enact
a rule that would prevent a coach from putting together a team with an
unlimited number of freshmen to compete a season or two before the official
season for that sport.
·
Moving
the starting date of the boys soccer contests from Monday, Week 7 to Saturday,
Week 6.
·
Allow
one additional regular season contest to soccer teams which do not participate
in either a controlled scrimmage or jamboree.
·
In
soccer, suspend players or coaches for the next scheduled contest who receive a
total of five cautions in one season.
Significant
items on the Executive Committee agenda include:
·
Annual
review of gymnastics status as an IHSAA-sponsored sport.
·
Discussion
and action on proposals from the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association.
The Board of Directors is comprised of 18 seats
though one seat is currently vacant (North District, Minority). Twelve board
seats are filled by any qualified individual (open seats) from each of the
three legislative districts, and six board seats are filled by two qualified
female representatives, two qualified minorities and two qualified urban school
representatives from the northern and southern districts.
All elective terms are for three years, beginning on
July 1 following election, or for the remainder of an unexpired term in case of
a vacancy. All directors must be administrators or full-time teachers of grade
9 or above from a member school in good standing or central office
administrators.
It is the duty of the board
to establish the rules and by-laws of the Association.
Under the provision of the
IHSAA by-laws, the Board of Directors meets annually on Monday of Week 44 of
the IHSAA calendar. Special meetings may be called as needed.
2005-06 IHSAA BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
|
District, Seat |
Board Member |
School Position |
Year on Board |
Term Ends |
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District I, Class A |
Debb Stevens, Caston |
Athletic Director |
4th |
June 2008 |
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District I, Class AA |
Phil Hoskins, |
Principal |
5th |
June 2006 |
|
District I, Class AAA |
Dick Tobias, |
Principal |
1st |
June 2008 |
|
District I, Class AAAA |
Geoff Penrod, |
Athletic Director |
3rd |
June 2006 |
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District II, Class A |
Phillip Gardner, Wes-Del |
Principal |
11th |
June 2006 |
|
District II, Class AA |
Herb Resler, |
Asst. Athletic Director |
1st |
June 2008 |
|
District II, Class AAA |
Patrick Mapes, Delta |
Asst. Superintendent |
6th |
June 2006 |
|
District II, Class AAAA |
Lee Lonzo, |
Asst. Principal |
5th |
June 2008 |
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District III, Class A |
Roger Weaver, |
Principal / Athletic Director |
5th |
June 2008 |
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District III, Class 2A |
Randy Barrett, Eastern Greene |
Superintendent |
3rd |
June 2006 |
|
District III, Class AAA |
Mike Whitten, Boonville |
Principal |
1st |
June 2008 |
|
District III, Class AAAA |
Bill Amerson, |
Principal |
2nd |
June 2006 |
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North District, Female |
Nancy Alspaugh, |
Principal |
2nd |
June 2007 |
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North District, Urban |
Janis Qualizza, |
Athletic Director |
9th |
June 2007 |
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South District, Female |
Pam Noble, |
Athletic Director |
5th |
June 2007 |
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South District, Minority |
Roy Simpson, |
Principal |
5th |
June 2007 |
|
South District, Urban |
Paul Neidig, |
Athletic Director |
2nd |
June 2007 |
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* President ** Vice-President |
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STATE CHAMPIONSHIP VIDEO CLEARANCE SALE
The IHSAA is currently holding its first-ever Video Library
clearance sale for VHS tapes from 1949-2004.
Contact Mike Wilson at the IHSAA during business hours (8
a.m. – 4 p.m. EDT) at 317-846-6601 to inquire. Visa and MasterCard are accepted.
Clearance
List PDF
SOFTBALL
STATE STATISTICAL LEADERS (as of Tuesday, April 18, 2006)
The
following lists of statistical leaders are compiled from information contained
at Stats & Go, the IHSAA’s exclusive athletic statistics
reporting and publishing service. The IHSAA
encourages each of its member schools to participate by registering for free at
www.statsandgo.com and updating team
and individual statistics by 4 p.m. each Monday of the season.
Batting Average (minimum 12 at-bats and 2
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