The meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 10. On Wednesday, June 11, the meeting will start at 8:00 a.m. On Thursday, June 12, the meeting will start at 8:00 a.m.
Discussion regarding classification is initially set to begin on Wednesday morning. This is subject to change.
BOARD OF CONTROL AGENDA
June 10-12, 2008
Franklin, Tennessee
1. Roll Call
2. Approval of Minutes of Last Meeting
3. Drawing for Regional and State Volleyball Tournament
4. Financial Report of the 2007 Football Playoff Series
5. Financial Report of the 2008 State Basketball Tournament Series
6. Financial Report of the 2008 Wrestling Tournament Series
7. Report of the 2008 Athletic Directors Conference
8. Report of the 2008 Cheer Coaches Conference
9. Report of the District and Regional Coordinators
10. Sportsmanship – Review of the 2007-2008 School Year
11. Report of the Finance Committee
12. Budget for the 2008-2009 School Year
13. Emmanuel Christian School Requests Membership in TSSAA
14. Memphis Jewish High School Requests Membership in TSSAA
15. Memphis Academy of Health Sciences Requests Membership in TSSAA
16. Douglass High School Requests Membership in TSSAA
17. Hollis F. Price Middle College High School Requests Membership in TSSAA
18. Class AAA, District 8 Requests Change in the Coach’s Box
19. Status of Clock Controls for Electric Clock Operators in Football
20. District 1AAA Requests Change in Basketball Format
District 1AAA requests that the format for district and region basketball tournaments be changed to allow four games a night to be played on weeknights.
21. Bradley Central High School Requests Change in Hall of Fame Basketball Games
Bradley Central High School requests that Hall of Fame basketball games be changed to allow schools to pay officials from the gross gate and then 75% of what is remaining be sent to the TSSAA for the Hall of Champions.
22. 2008 Date for the State Cross Country Meet
23. Proposals from the Division II Committee
A. The Division II Committee recommends that the Division II Class A and AA schools be allowed to eliminate the Regional Cross Country Meet and all students be allowed to participate in the State Cross Country Meet. This would eliminate extreme travel for the Regional and State Meets as well as increase the number of participates at the State Meet.
B. Requested that the Division II State Football Championships be changed from November 22 to Tuesday, November 25, at 2:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
MTSU has a home football game on Saturday, November 22, and also has a home basketball game on Friday, November 21.
C. In regard to classification, the Division II Committee endorses the plan that would all 375 member schools (the entire membership) into three classes by enrollment first. Then schools would have the option of going into Division II, knowing beforehand that all A classification schools would be placed in Division II Class A. Division II would have two classes in all sports except track and field, wrestling, and bowling: A and AA/AAA.
If the Board of Control decides not to put all 375 schools into three classes by enrollment first, then the Committee then requests that the enrollment number that divides A from AA in Division be used as the enrollment number/dividing line for the two classes in Division II.
24. Appeal from Northeast High School Regarding Enrollment Numbers
25. East Literature Magnet High School Requests Change in Officials’ Fees for Doubleheaders
26. Proposals from Hendersonville High School and the Tennessee High School Soccer Coaches Association
Hendersonville High School and the Tennessee High School Soccer Coaches Association are requesting the Board to look at the following proposals:
A. All TSSAA tournament games be played on a soccer field 60 yards wide and 110 yards long beginning with the 2010-2011 school year.
B. Red card suspensions – The current two-game red card suspensions should only affect the following: fighting, taunting, unsportsmanlike to officials, and leaving bench area.
The following should be a one-game suspension: tactical foul, intentional hand ball, language (not directed to official or other players).
Rationale: Soccer has more opportunities for ejections than other sports. The above criteria would separate the severity of the fouls and keep the game true to the intent of the rules.
27. Bowling Proposal from White Station High School
28. Update on Change in Physical Requirement for Athletics by the State Board of Education
29. Site of 2009 Spring Fling
30. Litigation Update
31. Classification
The Board of Control will need to determine classification plan and format to be used for all sports beginning with the 2009-2010 school year and running through the 2012-2013 school year. Listed below is the information that has been on the TSSAA website:
Highlights of Actions That Have Been Taken
1. The Board, at present, plans to use fall 2008 enrollments of schools to determine classification for 2009-2013. If we are unable to get fall enrollment figures from the State Department of Education, we would use 2007-2008 enrollment figures.
2. Schools that do not have an athletic team (participate as cooperative programs only) will not be used in determining classification breaks. In the past, we counted schools except TSB.
Decisions to be Made at June Board Meeting
1. Whether to continue to use a multiplier for non-public schools in Division I and, if used, determine the number to use as a multiplier.
2. Whether to classify volleyball and golf into three classes (A, AA, AAA) in Division I.
3. Place all 375 schools (entire membership) in three classes by enrollment. This determines the break for both Division I and Division II. Then allow all schools the option of going to Division II. Presently, schools choose Division I or Division II first and then classification breaks are determined in each division.
4. Classification plans to be considered in Division I
A. Present plan – (Classification 2005-2009)
Rationale: Keep things as they are.
B. Three-class plan is used for football district alignment with AAA being split into two classes (5A/4A) and AA into two classes (3A/2A) for football playoff purposes. Class A remains in one class for football due to the large number of non-football playing schools.
In football (Class AAA) the top two teams from each district (16 districts) would qualify for the playoffs for a total of 32 teams. The upper half (by enrollment) of the schools in AAA would be 5A and the lower half would be 4A. The 32 teams finishing 1st and 2nd in each of the 16 districts would be played in 4A and 5A. The remaining spots in each (4A & 5A) would be filled with wild cards. There would be 32 teams in 5A and 32 teams in 4A for a total of 64 in Class AAA. The playoff brackets would then be set. You would follow the same procedure for AA (2A & 3A). The brackets would then be set in the same manner as 2A football in 2007 (needs link).
Rationale: Places schools in the same districts in F, Bk, B, S…; decreases travel for schools by using three-class plan rather than five; keeps five football classes that have similar make-up to present plan.
C. 4-Classification Plan – We would first divide all schools in three classifications by enrollment. All schools in Class AAA (by enrollment) would become the top classification (AAAA). Class AAA would be all schools in metropolitan areas (as defined by the National Center for Education Statistics) in Class AA and A (by enrollment). Class AA would be all schools in AA classification outside metropolitan areas and Class A would be all schools in Class A outside metropolitan areas.
Class AAAA would be divided into two classes for football only (same as plan B) for a total of five football classifications. This could either be done as present (upper half of schools, by enrollment, in eight regions and same for lower half or follow procedure as outlined in 4B).
Rationale: Provides better competitive equity for AA and A schools outside metropolitan areas. Research over past 20 years shows that the schools in AA and A outside metropolitan areas have had the least successful programs in terms of tournaments, overall.
In this plan, schools isolated, geographically, would be able to appeal to move to another classification (example-Sullivan North, University School)
Division II
Classification plans to be considered in Division II
1. Present Plan – Classification (2007-2009)
Two classes in all sports except wrestling, track, and bowling with schools being split (1/2, 1/2).
2. Place all 375 schools (entire membership) in three classes by enrollment. This determines the break for both Division I and Division II. Then allow all schools the option of going to Division II.
Rationale: Lets all schools know what class they are in, whether Division I or Division II. Presently, schools choose Division I or Division II. Presently, schools choose Division I or Division II, then we set classification breaks.
Note: Division II would then be two classes (A and AA/AAA)
3. Have three classes in football and two in all other sports except wrestling, track, and bowling.
Note: There are many consequences of any classification decision. This is meant to provide an overall picture of the major decisions that will be made in, hopefully, a concise manner. Any further questions should be directed to members of the staff.
30. Martin Luther King Magnet High School Requests Appeal Regarding the Eligibility of Student
31. Review of Financial Aid Information
32. Appeal of Board Regulations Regarding Video Streaming
WBCR, AM 1470 in Alcoa is requesting an exception and permission to video stream Maryville and Alcoa playoff football games.
33. Discussion of 2008-2009 Tournaments, Meetings, etc. with the Gas Prices